Cash Be Careful

I know it's customary for the new school superintendent to visit all the media sources once they settle down. He made his rounds to all the radio and television stations to introduce himself. Let's hope he doesn't become to regular with the media. Where you see his face every time you watch the evening news. Some people didn't even know who the county school superintendent (Bobby Webb) was, until he asked for a $56,000 raise. Mr. Cash should follow suit. Now that Kriner Cash has made his rounds. He should become incognito to a degree. He needs to make his public appearances few and far between. For the sake of credibility. I hope we have seen the end of his publicity tour. I watched him speak to a star gazed crowd at his welcome rally. People were scrambling to shake his hand or get a picture with him. The crowd was noticeably black and female. If that makes any difference. Let's see if we get the same participation at the PTA meetings.

In my opinion he started out on the wrong foot. You can't be all things for all people all the time. His first executive decision was made under pressure. Kenneth Whalum is playing politics at Kriner Cash's expense. I'm sure Cash knows that Whalum was one of the Mayor's most avid supporters to fill the superintendent job. The plan to open a school devoted solely to training fireman and police is a bad idea. We already have schools like that in place. They're called vocational schools. That idea is old. I've heard a lot of reinventing the wheel. If we had a lot of parent involvement and mentoring programs in the schools, they wouldn't be in trouble. We already know what's wrong. We've known that for years. I think the key to his success lies in his ability to control student behavior. That's where the true test begins. Will he be able to appease those people who are really causing the problem. They weren't at the meeting.