Bernhards Random Ramblings BACKUP

With the avalanche of propositions and candidates this time around I'm a happy permanent vote-by-mail voter. I take my time with a cup of coffee and do the research. Most of  the races for office were easy since I followed them for the last few months. Others I had to read up a bit more. Some of the propositions, however, left me stumped and required real work to decide which way I was going to go. I've made my marks. The ballot is in its envelope and will go into the mail tomorrow. I'm glad I'm done.

I rarely take political positions in public, in particular not on this blog, and I do so for good reasons... This one is different, and an issue I deeply care about. Apologies to my regular readers. On Tuesday evening , the Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Trustees will vote on whether to extend the charter for the Charter School of Morgan Hill (CSMH) for another 5 years. CSMH has now been operating for almost 15 years. All 3 of our children are -- or were -- students at CSMH and have been happy and successful at the school. While the relationship between the District and the school has often been a little bit rocky, this time the district staff is going too far by asking the Board of Trustees to extend the charter only with onerous and questionable conditions attached. I took a close look at the report prepared by District staff outlining their concerns regarding the CSMH charter extension petition. While the report raises some valid issues, none of them rise to a level...