Submitted by John Arbeeny. I just finished reviewing 123 Clover Park School Board minutes from 2016 through 2021. My conclusions are based upon what typically appears to be condensed minutes which do not have a lot of detail. On significant issues, such as school reports, equity, accountability, etc. the communication appears primarily in one direction, […]
Letter: OSPI: Soft selling Critical Race Theory in a District near you…CPSD
Submitted by John Arbeeny. The devil is in the details. The OSPI “ACADEMIC AND STUDENT WELL-BEING RECOVERY PLAN: PLANNING GUIDE 2021” alleges to “Transform K–12 education to a system that is centered on closing opportunity gaps and is characterized by high expectations for all students and educators. We achieve this by developing equity-based policies and […]
Whose kids are they anyway? The Clover Park School District or their parents?
Submitted by John Arbeeny. The Clover Park Education Association (CPEA-local teachers’ union) May 2021 update letter had a entry that was subtle yet profound regarding the District’s relationship with “kids”: “5. ……….Ron (Banner-District Superintendent) was clear that the district is getting a lot of pushback on adopting this (equity) policy. The district’s philosophy is that […]
Letter: The Frauds within a Fraud: CPSD Critical Race Theory ‘Stakeholders’
Submitted by John Arbeeny. I became suspicious of the CPSD Critical Race Theory “stakeholders” the moment that I saw the percentages that made up this group of 83 alleged community representatives as stated in various Youtube videos and District documents. CPSD staff: 24% (20) Teachers: 19% (16) Community members: 31% (26) Students/Alumni: 15% (12…..4 current […]
Letter: Clover Park School Board Report Card
Submitted by John Arbeeny. To quote President Harry S. Truman: “The buck stops here”. So it is with any elective office. It matters not what an elected official says they will do; it only matters what they achieve. This is not the “blame game” but rather the “accountability game”. You’re elected to the CPSD Board […]
Letter: The cat is out of the bag
Submitted by John Arbeeny. The cat is out of the bag… NEA and local teachers unions do a reversal on their denial of CRT. “Oh no! Our equity policy isn’t CRT!” Oh yes it is and we’ve known it was since the start. Protestations to the contrary by current Clover Park School District incumbent Board […]
Letter: Racism as a career option
Submitted by John Arbeeny. Critical Race Theory (CRT) and white supremacy are essentially the same thing… racism, only the color is changed. Reminds me of the quote attributed to John Kenneth Galbraith (economist): “Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it’s just the opposite.” Racism exploits regardless of the skin color of the exploiter or […]
Letter: “All in the Family”… Lakewood’s version
Submitted by John Arbeeny. “All in the Family”… no not the famous old TV series with Archie Bunker but rather Lakewood’ own version with Mayor Don Anderson. It has come to my attention through various sources that the campaign for Clover Park School District 3 has taken an unfortunate turn. Alyssa Pearson, the incumbent, just […]
Letter: Seeing you not hearing you
Submitted by John Arbeeny. I attended the Clover Park School District meeting on 15 June 2021 where there were several public speakers who addressed the District’s “equity journey”, critical race theory and academic performance. Each speaker was limited to 3 minutes which was barely enough time to get their points across unless you can speak […]