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It used to be that Harvard Business School was known for teaching students how to find faults and criticize, but not how to create and build. Lisa Hals presented an option for a survey that would cost the school district a minimum of $5 per voter (based on those who did vote).

Is that a punishment? Then she presented an option which she says “… isn’t the administration’s recommendation …”. Even after presenting a third recommendation, she still does not state what is the administration’s recommendation, at least as reported. Leadership in America talks a lot but seldom states what they really think.

The Moore option would have a phone and email survey. The email survey would be of 700 Lake Pend Oreille School District staff members (that seems like a very large staff) and 550 parents. I wonder how that survey would turn out?

The phone survey would be of those who recently voted. Now, if the staff members and parents were also included in the phone survey and the email survey, roughly 15 percent, that would be double counting. Is that how it is done to win votes?

Ms. Hals contends the in-house survey would make a “… phone survey not available.” Why? Because it would include those who actually voted? Because it would be too much effort? Is this option an attempt to justify contacting those who did not vote, and we pay for it?

Does this explain the failure of the levy? All students, and voters, matter.

JEREMY CONLIN

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