Wayne Blanton
Wayne Blanton
biggest districts moral various
That's the biggest issue. Various districts have different definitions of moral turpitude.
count learn
First, you need to learn to count to three. Then, you need to learn to count to five.
level local schools
At the local level we know where the schools are. We can go out and see them. We can plan.
believe board control dates either local press problem school starting
You either believe in local control or you don't. If someone has a problem with starting dates of school they should go before their local school board and press that.
administer amount beginning bigger fair issue
There's a fair amount of coordination beginning to go on. The bigger issue is how to administer it once it happens.
chicken good sky
You don't want to be Chicken Little and say, 'The sky is falling,' because right now we're in pretty good shape.
budget education seen
It's the most outstanding education budget I've seen in my 31 sessions.
agree creates debate disagree emphasis engaging provided public school whether
Whether you agree or disagree with his policies, he has provided a lot of emphasis on public schools. Engaging the public in the school debate ... creates a better atmosphere.
dictate education improvement leadership seen time
I have seen it time and time again. You dictate what you want that leadership to do. When that happens, you will see an improvement in education in this county.
fixed legislate policy rather
We think we're going to get it fixed legislatively. It has always been our policy that we'd rather legislate than litigate.
behind both capital class dollars far growth meeting money size spent
We would like to see some of that money spent as pay-as-you-go for capital expenditures. We are so far behind both in our growth for capital outlay and meeting class size that we've got to come up with some substantial dollars in this year, and that would be one way to do it.
attractive florida
When you set that criteria, you will get it. Florida is an attractive state.
bad couple critical face housing next prices shortage
We'll face a critical shortage in the next couple of years if we don't do anything. We thought housing prices would have cooled by now, but they haven't. And that's bad news.
excellent
Overall, it's going to be an excellent year.