Fairly Conservative

From a very astute reader:
I may just be overly sensitive – but it bothers me that Boldt Consulting, C.G. Schmidt Construction and Plunkett Raysich Architects are sponsoring the upcoming Elmbrook Education Foundation Dinner at the SLWC. It seems inappropriate. Like a kick-back.
Evidently our school board and those fearless leaders at the Elmbrook Education [...]

[Read more →]

There’s chatter that three 8th graders were arrested at the Elmbrook middle school.
Anyone know anything?

[Read more →]

MPS just announced they are staying open tomorrow, despite the fact that a foot of snow may fall in the Milwaukee area.
Elmbrook hasn’t announced their decision yet. I don’t think they will close, but you know what they say: each winter, Elmbrook doesn’t close on a day when they should’ve closed, and they close on [...]

[Read more →]

It looks like Bielinski, the most unknown of the Brookfield mayoral candidates, is withdrawing from the race. From the MJS:
In Brookfield, the former police officer-turned-Mayor Jeff Speaker is facing four possible challengers so far in his bid for a third, four-year term – the most competition since the last incumbent mayor, Kate Bloomberg, did not [...]

[Read more →]

Sorry I haven’t done this column in a while, but this story should make up for lost time.
Today in one of my classes, I spoke with a Sophomore at Brookfield East, Elaine Andersen. She is one of the people in the school organizing a new club called Atheist Club.
According to Andersen, the club would focus [...]

[Read more →]

From BrookfieldNow
A new air-conditioning system at Pilgrim Park Middle School will allow Elmbrook’s summer school program to be consolidated there, ultimately saving the district money, officials said.
…
Moving summer school classes to Pilgrim Park from Dixon and Brookfield elementary schools – in line with the district’s long-range plan – would allow the program to grow while [...]

[Read more →]

Elmbrook’s going to start pushing an operational referendum.
Why else would they be pandering stories like this one?
There’s going to be a push for fake enrollment via open enrollment and 220 and 4k. They are going to threaten larger class sizes. (Oh, wait! That just happened.)
The fact is they are using scare tactics. Remember, they budgeted [...]

[Read more →]

Well, I got a copy of my Course Offerings book for today. Those with kids in high school and 8th graders got them too.
I noticed Elmbrook is changing a lot of the courses around and introducing lots of new ones, along with a few other changes.
To start, Composition or any other writing course is now [...]

[Read more →]

They’re gone. Actually – there’s one today, but they’re gone for next year. The board voted the calendar Tuesday night and Elmbrook is back to one-hour early release on Thursdays.
Thank goodness they had the brains to undo their previous damage.

[Read more →]

Our clever leaders can schedule a whole week off for Thanksgiving, but heaven forbid they build in a snow day or two.
Idiots.
She’ll get there when she can, ok? I have 8 inches of very wet snow to get off the driveway.
Update: 6:40 a.m. – Dr. Gibson, can you call Mayor Jeff Speaker and suggest he [...]

[Read more →]