Holy moly, it’s only Thursday, and I’m dealing with a BAD case of whiplash.
My whiplash stems from multiple channels. First, the daily barrage of mind-bogglingly cruel executive orders, statements, and policies coming from the Broligarchy has my head swiveling like someone watching the Australian Open.
Then, in the last two weeks, I tracked both the Peoria (PUSD) meeting that lasted over eight hours, and the Deer Valley (DVUSD) meeting that lasted fourteen minutes. Spoiler alert: they both showed the incompetence of their “leaders.”
So let’s get to the “long and short of it,” shall we? In an earlier post, I shared that the PUSD board held an eight-and-a-half-hour long meeting last week. President Rooks felt like this was a great accomplishment for some reason. Maybe that has to do with losing her lawsuit against the district she’s supposed to be serving or something.
JEANNE CASTEEN has a bachelor’s degree in human communication and history from the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at ASU and a master’s in education, also from ASU. Jeanne has over 11 years of experience teaching in Maricopa County’s public schools. In 2011, Jeanne completed the Emerge Arizona program and in 2012 became a school board member of the Creighton School District. She served as Board President from 2016 through 2020. In 2020, Ms. Casteen ran for Maricopa County School Superintendent, and came within 12,000 votes of winning. She has been awarded the Arizona School Public Relations Association Award for Excellence in Advocacy and Political Contributions to Education as well as the Arizona School Board Association’s All-Arizona School Board Member Award.
Author: Jeanne Casteen, Secular AZ Executive Director
JEANNE CASTEEN has a bachelor’s degree in human communication and history from the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at ASU and a master’s in education, also from ASU. Jeanne has over 11 years of experience teaching in Maricopa County’s public schools. In 2011, Jeanne completed the Emerge Arizona program and in 2012 became a school board member of the Creighton School District. She served as Board President from 2016 through 2020. In 2020, Ms. Casteen ran for Maricopa County School Superintendent, and came within 12,000 votes of winning. She has been awarded the Arizona School Public Relations Association Award for Excellence in Advocacy and Political Contributions to Education as well as the Arizona School Board Association’s All-Arizona School Board Member Award. View all posts by Jeanne Casteen, Secular AZ Executive Director →
