No, I'm not focusing on the presidential race - at least not yet. Today, the Oswego County School Boards hosted a legislative breakfast at the Mexico High School. I had hoped to have pics but a) I forgot my camera and b) I was at the podium. We had at least 50 board members take time out on a Saturday morning to listen, ask questions and network. Senator Aubertine and Assembly Townsend and a representative Assemblyman Barclay's attended. This was Mr. Aubertine's first official visit to Oswego County as our senator. I had not met Mr. Aubertine previously and given the negative aspect of the recent campaign I honestly wasn't sure what to expect. I found him to be very gracious, open and friendly. He seemed genuinely pleased to be invited. Mr. Townsend also indicated that he preferred our smaller less formal format as opposed to the larger breakfasts. We started the meeting with a PowerPoint presentation of the Statewide School Finance Consortium proposal which stresses equity of state aid based on need with a simpler formula. We then asked 3 questions and then took questions from the floor. Despite 2 small technical malfunctions - one with the projector which we finally got working and one involving the microphones (which we did not resolve), I think that it went quite well. It is so important for communication between school districts and legislators. We heard some interesting ideas today and I truly look forward to continued dialogue with our elected officials.
Our next event is the end of this month when we will host a panel discussion for anyone who may be considering running for a school board.
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