The Gov. comes to GDS.

Governor Doyle visited Glacial Drumlin yesterday morning for a press event to announce the filing of the state's "Race to the Top" application. 

The governor started his remarks with kind praise to the district for providing the high quality facilities of Glacial Drumlin School, the educational leadership that Monona Grove has shown in the past and our enthusiasm for the state's Race to the Top plans.  The Governor noted that 97% of the state district has signed onto to the memorandum of understanding, and that the state's history of quality education would place our application in good stead. 

The governor did note that significant efforts for reform of the Milwaukee system would be required to make the application successful, and he endorsed a "change in governance" i.e. the proposed mayoral take over the MPS school system.

Although the questions from the press focussed on Milwaukee, School board candidate and CG PTO President Jennifer Pickel got to ask the governor what PTO's and parents could do to improve the chances of the application's success.  The governor indicated the importance of public understanding and support for the application.

I did get a chance to have a few words with the Gov. and State Super. Tony Evers, and a change to express my concerns about the current school funding system which, because it doesn't even keep up with inflation, will ultimately undo any work toward educational progress we might propose.  I'm sure they have heard it before!