IMPORTANT NEWS

In an effort to make accessing my blog less complicated I have a new and easy to remember web address (url).

You can now access it with http://aprilgriffinblog.com/ . When sharing this site with friends and co-workers it will be easier to remember.

For those of you who don't like change you can continue to access this blog at http://soundoffandbeheard.blogspot.com/.

Tell me what you think

I represent all Hillsborough County schools and voters...I represent you. Tell me what you really think.

I have 2 rules. They are.

1. Don't curse or be vulgar.
2. Don't waste my time with mean-spirited insults.

Be honest, give constructive feed back but be mature and productive. If you think something is wrong, then tell me how it can be better. If you have information that would help our children, employees, or taxpayers, this is the place to share. I will use this blog to listen to your comments. Please also note that this is my personal blog, not the board's. Furthermore, the opinions expressed by posters on this blog may or may not necessarily reflect my opinions or those of the School Board.

If you don't want me to know your name, that is fine. Post anonymously.

You can also write me at
april.griffin@sdhc.k12.fl.us or call 813-272-4045.

At your service,

April Griffin,
Hillsborough County School Board Member,
District 6 (Countywide)

Monday, November 10, 2008

The election is over...

And I want to congratulate Carol Kurdell for her victory. Now let's move forward and work toward student achievement.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you, April, for supoorting the Alafia parents in their right to speak the full 3 minutes.

I'm disappointed in Mrs. Kudell. She should have known better. Dr. Lamb obviously knew better, but failed to get vocal about it until he saw that one of the parents had the rule printed out.

Please post this.

Anonymous said...

April--you are gracious. We regret that the facts weren't known by enough voters and that you and Susan have to try to function in the snake pit. Our thoughts are with you both--you are so much appreciated.

Goader said...

Kudos to Kurdell for allowing the speakers to go over their 3-minute allotted time limits. It was nice to see a bit of flexibility from the board chair. I do not think it caused any great degree of harm to be a little flexible with the speakers. The world didn't end, and the meeting wasn't extended too much because of it.

Goader said...

April—

Thanks for drawing attention to the protocol. I thought it was understood the time limit reduction was for speakers on the same subject, not speakers in general. It just goes to show you never can tell how some people will perceive otherwise routine things.

Anonymous said...

It's a shame we can't get more folks like yourself on the board.