Valley Vision’s videotape of the July 9 SAU 9 board meeting offers a revealing window into the layered bureaucracy crippling public education. It seemed particularly appropriate that the most-used camera in the meeting room faced the north wall, on which a large sign conspicuously declares that there is “No Exit.”
Viewers of that video need not be fans of existential literature to appreciate its resemblance to an adaptation of Sartre’s satire of that name, in which three characters are doomed to eternal confinement and interminable argument. One of them realizes, ultimately, that “hell is other people.”
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmkDA2?m%96C6 H2D 2 =2C86C 42DE :? E96 $p& h A6C7@C>2?46 E92? :? $2CEC6’D A=2J[ 3FE ?@E 3J >F49] }:?6 3@2C5 >6>36CD D2E H:E9:? C2?86 @7 G2C:@FD 42>6C2D] p?J @7 E96 ah D49@@= 3@2C5 >6>36CD 7C@> $p& h E@H?D 2C6 6=:8:3=6 E@ 2EE6?5[ 3FE >@DE >6>36CD D<:A >@DE @7 E96 >66E:?8D]k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mkDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm{@FDJ 2EE6?52?46 H2D[ :ED6=7[ E96 DF3;64E @7 5:D4FDD:@? E92E 6G6?:?8] w62E96C u@C36D[ @7 E96 q2CE=6EE 3@2C5[ 3=2>65 :E @? E96 “6I64FE:G6 4@>>:EE66” @7 E96 $p&[k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm4@?D:DE:?8k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm@7 6249 D49@@= 3@2C5’D 492:C 2?5 G:46 492:Ck^DA2?mk^DA2?mkDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQm—k^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm@C 2E =62DE E9@D6 H9@ 3@E96C E@ 4@>6] %96 6I64FE:G6 4@>>:EE66 6DD6?E:2==J >2<6D >2?J :>A@CE2?E 564:D:@?D 7@C E96 3@2C5[k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmu@C36Dk^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm4@?E6?565[ 3J A2DD:?8 2=@?8 :ED C64@>>6?52E:@?D H:E9@FE >F49 56E2:=[ 2?5 E96k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm76H C6AC6D6?E2E:G6D @7 E96 “k^DA2?mk^DA2?mkDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm7F==” 3@2C5k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm4FDE@>2C:=Jk^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmCF336C\DE2>A E9@D6 C64@>>6?52E:@?D]k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmkDA2?m%92E 3C665D 2 =24< @7 6?E9FD:2D> 2?5 E96C67@C6 =@H 2EE6?52?46[ D96 4@?E6?565[ 2?5 D96 9@A65 E@ 23@=:D9 E96 4@>>:EE66] $96 925 EC:65 E@ 5@ E92E 2E E96 =2DE >66E:?8 @7 E96 3@2C5[ 3FE H2D 7@:=65 3J =24< @7 2 BF@CF>]k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mkDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmy6DD:42 s6==2'2==2[ 7C@> y24<D@?[ D66>65 DJ>A2E96E:4k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm2?5 :? A2CE:2= 28C66>6?Ek^DA2?mk^DA2?mkDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm[ 3FE 2D<65 :7 :E H@F=5 36 D2E:D724E@CJ E@ >2<6 E96 4@>>:EE66’D 72E6 2? @?8@:?8 286?52 :E6>] u@C36D C6A=:65 E92E :E H@F=5 @?=J 36 “<:4<:?8 E96 42? 5@H? E96 C@25]” q@2C5 492:C t>:=J r2=56CH@@5 6?565 E96 5:D4FDD:@? 3J 2D<:?8 E9@D6 :? 2EE6?52?46 E@ E2<6 E96 BF6DE:@? 324< E@ E96:C 3@2C5D] %@ ?@ 2G2:=[ u@C36D A@:?E65 @FEk^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmE92E E9C66k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm5:DEC:4EDk^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm925 ?@ @?6 :? 2EE6?52?46 E@ 5@ D@]k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmkDA2?mxC@?:42==J[ E96 ?6IE 286?52 :E6> H2D 2?@E96C C64@>>6?52E:@? 7C@> E96 6I64FE:G6 4@>>:EE66[ :?G@=G:?8 E96 DEC2E68:4 A=2?] %92E[ u@C36D C6>2C<65[ H2D 2 A6C764E 6I2>A=6 @7 E96 CF336C\DE2>A:?8 6IA64E65 3J E96 6I64FE:G6 4@>>:EE66]k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmkDA2?m%96 >@DE E:>6\4@?DF>:?8 BF6DE:@? 2=D@ 6>2?2E65 7C@> 2 C64@>>6?52E:@? 3J E96 ?@H\?@E@C:@FD 6I64FE:G6 4@>>:EE66[ @G6C 4@>A6?D2E:@? E@ $p& h’D DEF56?E D6CG:46D 5:C64E@C 7@C 2? 6I46DD @7 244F>F=2E65 G242E:@? 52JD] !@=:4J AC@9:3:ED D2G:?8 FA >@C6 E92? b_ 52JD[ 3FE 5FC:?8 E96 A2?56>:4 $FA6C:?E6?56?E z6G:? #:492C5 925 2==@H65 6>A=@J66D E@ 6I4665 E96 >2I:>F>] %96 DE2E65 42FD6 H2D E96 :?23:=:EJ E@ E2<6 G242E:@?D — AC6DF>23=J 3642FD6 @7 EC2G6= 32?D[ 2D E9@F89 G242E:@?D 2C6 :?6IEC:423=J =:?<65 E@ EC2G6=]k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmkDA2?m$@>6 3@2C5 >6>36CD H6C6 DFCAC:D65 2?5 4928C:?65 E@ 7:?5 E9:D F?:=2E6C2==J 564:565 A@=:4J 6I46AE:@? DE:== :? 67764E D:I J62CD =2E6C[ 27E6C C2:D6D 2?5 “>2C<6E 25;FDE>6?ED” 925 :?4C62D65 E96 4@DE @7 A6C 5:6> 4@>A6?D2E:@?] s6==2'2==2 AC6DD65 C6A62E65=J @? E92E A@:?E[ D2J:?8 E92E E96 HC:EE6? A@=:4J H@F=5 92G6 ;FDE:7:65 7=2E 56?:2= @7 E96 C6BF6DE] %96 DEF56?E D6CG:46D 5:C64E@C 925 3JA2DD65 E96 ?6H DFA6C:?E6?56?E[ 9@H6G6C[ D6?5:?8 96C =6EE6C E@ r2=56CH@@5[ H9@ 925 :?DE:?4E:G6=J 7@CH2C565 :E E@ — J@F 8F6DD65 :E — E96 6I64FE:G6 4@>>:EE66]k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmkDA2?mt2C=:6C 3@2C5D W@C E96 6I64FE:G6 4@>>:EE66X 925 7FCE96C 4@>AC@>:D65 E96 A@=:4J 3J 2==@H:?8 EH@ @E96C 25>:?:DEC2E@CD A6C 5:6> 4@>A6?D2E:@? 7@C 6I46DD G242E:@? E:>6 H96? E96J =67E E96 $p&] ~?6 @7 E96> >2J 92G6 366? #:492C5 9:>D6=7] %96 C6BF6DE H2D 7:?2==J 8C2?E65 56DA:E6 #2?5J s2G:D@?’D @3;64E:@? @G6C AC@46DD[ 3FE E96 :?4:56?E 36EC2J65 2C3:EC2CJ 2?5 5:D;@:?E65 >2?286>6?E E92E 4=62C=J EC@F3=65 D6G6C2= 3@2C5 >6>36CD]k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmkDA2?mu@C36D 4@>A=2:?65[ E@@[ @7 E96 5:DCFAE:@? 42FD65 3J D@ >2?J 62C=J C6=62D6 52JD[ H9:49 2C6 56G@E65 E@ 65F42E:?8 E62496CD :?DE625 @7 DEF56?ED] %96C6 2C6 `e @7 E96> E9:D J62C 2=@?6] !2C6?ED 2C6 36:?8 :?4@?G6?:6?465 2?5 =@D:?8 H@C< @G6C :E[ D96 D2:5[ H9:=6 =62C?:?8 4@?E:?F:EJ :D D@C6=J :>A2:C65] $96 4:E65 @?6 H66< E92E 925 @?=J 2 D:?8=6 7F== D49@@= 52J]k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmkDA2?ms2G:D@? =:<6H:D6 =2>6?E65 E96 =@DE :?DECF4E:@? E:>6] ~E96C 5:DEC:4ED 2C6 2G@:5:?8 DF49 :?ECFD:@?D :?E@ E96 D49@@= 52J[ 96 D2:5[ >2:?E2:?:?8 E92E AC@76DD:@?2= 56G6=@A>6?E :D E96 E62496C’D C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ[ C2E96C E92? E96 D49@@= 5:DEC:4E’D]k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmkDA2?m%96 DFA6C:?E6?56?E D66>65 E@ 4@?4656 DE277 567:4:6?4:6D H96? D96 DEC6DD65 E96 ?646DD:EJ @7 “56G6=@A:?8 @FC E62496CD]” $96 AC@>:D65 E@ AC@G:56 2?@E96C AC6D6?E2E:@?]k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mkDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm%62496CD 65F42E6 E96>D6=G6D 2E 8C62Ek^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm:?:E:2=k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm6IA6?D6[k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmH6 2C6 E@=5[k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm2?5k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm2D 65F42E:@?2=k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm6IA6CED E96Jk^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmDFAA@D65=Jk^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm56D6CG6 86?6C@FD D2=2C:6D — 56DA:E6 E96:C 72?E2DE:4 36?67:ED 2?5k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm?62C=Jk^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmE9C66 >@?E9D @7 G242E:@?k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm@G6C E96 4@FCD6 @7 E96k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmJ62C] *6E H96?k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm24256>:4 A6C7@C>2?46 EF>3=6Dk^DA2?mk^DA2?mkDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm[ H6 92G6 E@ C6\65F42E6 E96> @?k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmD49@@=k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmE:>6[ 2?5k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm@? k^DA2?mk^DA2?mkDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm@FC @H?k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm5:>6]k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mkDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm$F49 4k^DA2?mk^DA2?mkDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm:C4F=2C 2C8F>6?ED A6CD:DE 2>@?8 E9@D6k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm4@?7:?65k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm:? k^DA2?mk^DA2?mkDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmE9:Dk^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQm4@DE=J 3FEk^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmDFA6C7=F@FDk^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmAFC82E@CJ]k^DA2?mk^DA2?m kDA2? DEJ=6lQ4@=@Ci R______jQmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji UR_bhj%:>6D }6H #@>2?UR_bhjjQmw6== :D 2 C@@>7F= @7 D49@@= 25>:?:DEC2E@CD]k^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^DA2?mk^Am
kAm(:==:2> |2CG6= =:G6D :? $@FE9 r@?H2J]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.