Tim Morgan, elected two years ago to serve the south suburbs from District 6 on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board, sent out a press release this afternoon saying he's got "an announcement" to make on Thursday at 4 p.m. "concerning the upcoming school board race in November."
Morgan, who has been mulling a run for one of the three at-large seats on the school board, will surprise a lot of folks if that's not what he's announcing Thursday. The press release says the announcement will be made at the west end of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government center, on the steps facing the parking deck and the uptown basketball arena.
With the official filing window about to open on July 1, it'll be interesting to how many others jump into the race.
With the official filing window about to open on July 1, it'll be interesting to how many others jump into the race.
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Tim Morgan has done nothing to deserve anyone's vote. He went (100%) along with everything Gorman asked for. We need free thinkers on the new board. He ticked off teachers and parents with his support of pfp. He backed Gorman on everything from budget proposals (note: not cuts)to the continued existence of learning centers and bright beginnings (which Gorman talked about cutting but the board would not). We need new blood.
Has he left district 6 folks to run at large? He is already on board or has he forgotten? Maybe a little education is in order for Gorman Jr..
Why is this a blog when so MANY OTHER unanswered questions about CMS are out there? The Observer has become a joke when it comes to reporting on CMS.
Will anyone do anything about athletic directors only teaching one class and getting a salary plus supplement?
Tim realizes that with old Joe and Trent leaving, the apple cart will certainly be upset. He and his brother figure they can get someone "friendly" to their cause appointed in district 6 and then get Tim elected at large. This mean that they have a better shot at "convincing" the other new person (Kaye will most certainly be re-elected) to go along with the asinine and destructive policies instituted last year.
See bob realizes most people in district 6 see his brother as controlled by the chamber. Moving to at large and using savvy media techniques, they will be able to dupe the populace into voting them in. Or so they believe...I am sure he will have plenty of money backing him up...
Unfortunately they do not realize that the forces that organized to protest summative testing and kill 546 will CERTAINLY have a long enough memory to be actively reminding the voters where Tim really stands. Only question is does he have to leave his current position as district 6 rep before the election?
Good luck...you're gonna need it.
Anon 4:47
Enough of your bit-ching...name the schools and the AD's and something will be done. If you don't have names, then shut up. Your incessant whining needs to stop.
5:11, I don't think he has to leave his old post unless he's elected to a new one. George Dunlap ran at-large and when he wasn't elected he kept his district seat.
celebration time
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2008751/Tasteless-Food-festival-Yulin-China-celebrates-canine-culinary-culture--15-000-dogs-menu.html
The $64,000 question? Will Kaye run?
I'm not a political strategist but I've lived here long enough to know that winning two Republican at-large seats in this city will be nearly impossible.
If Tim wants to win, he needs to change his political affiliation to unaffiliated. I've voted for Tim and Kaye. It will be as difficult for Tim to win an at-large seat (especially if Kay runs) as it would be for a Democrat to win District 6 which Tim currently serves.
Either way, Tim will stay on the board even if he looses.
Never did figure out who's side Trent Merchant was on beside Trent Merchant's.
Tim has a decent shot at winning. Yet if he runs, he'll risk the political aftermath of a loss when he already has a seat on the BOE. So running for this spot would really demonstrate his commitment to what he believes in.
Or what his brother tells him to believe...
Tim has a decent shot at beating Kaye? I'm not so sure about that.
Have there ever been two Republicans at once who have served at-large? Don't get me going on gerrymandered districts.
Tim certainly won't win a majority of teacher votes after supporting a 2 million dollar pay-for-performance compensation plan in Fashion Design, Theater and Yearbook.
My vote is with Kaye on this one.
who cares? He's just using this to move up the ladder. He's a future (and current) politician.
He has been a horrible advocate for his district. Our schools get no money and are stuffed to the gills. Take a look at one of his area's school supply lists and compare it to, oh, Nations Ford or even Cotswald. The difference is amazing. I will not vote for him and doubt people in his district will. He is going to lose.
9000 teachers and many more parents will vote against him. Suburban parents will vote against him for the blatant mistreatment of schools there. He has been useless.
anon 8:44 - he knows those in his own district won't vote for him. That's why is is trying to hoodwink everybody else!
You get what you vote for and in my opinion, Kaye McGarry is the only board member worthy of even serving.
The rest are status quo, entitlement, progressive driven spendthrifts.
Dear Mr. Morgan, you will be held responsible at the polls for your inability to exercise control over your Superintendent.
Timbo, if this board is any indication of your popularity you might want to consider making the successful transition to dicatator of a small middle eastern country.
Why does the Observer refuse to identify this man as the brother of Bob Morgan, president of the Charlotte Chamber?
Timmy is just a yes-man for the Uptown Mafia (especially the construction people like Chamber chair Pat Rodgers who built all those unneeded schools that got closed).
Say NO to the Mafia
Say NO to the Chamber
Say NO to the Morgans
Isn't one of Tim's claims to fame the push for outsourcing? There are a lot of examples where government agencies outsourced support and then the taxpayer paid to put the pieces back together. Private sector support agencies often profit by paying people less and cutting benefits. Can paying the people who feed students, clean classrooms and drive buses less than a living wage somehow improve the wellbeing of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community? These people are part of our community and our neighbors. My preference is a stabile trustworthy workforce supporting the community's children. I would like to see Tim wear a great big flower on his left shoulder and speak to the working class sometime.
Let's get wall street types like Mr. Morgan out of here.
Only people with a background in education should be allowed on the board. Everybody else wants to get rid of tenure (which isn't fair).
We need someone who will support ALL the children.
District 6 has had FOUR school board representatives since 2005! Are we tying to outpace school superintendents? What happened to stability and continuity? No wonder constituents in District 6 feel under represented. Has any other distrct had this much turnover? Who replaces Tim if he wins an at-large seat? Not voters in District 6. This is how we got stuck with Liz Downing and a failed school bond referendum.
As a resident of district 6, I assure you I will not vote for Tim Morgan. His constituency was loud and clear in opposition of the number of tests CMS students must take as a result of Dr. Gorman's ill conceived plan to measure teacher effectiveness. Tim Morgan only represented his own views with no concern for the voters's concerns or the students in his district. I want a school board composed of leaders that truly represent their constituents.
Charlotte voters, listen to the people from D6 and DO NOT vote for Tim Morgan. He is a puppet for his brother and Gorman.
It doesn't matter who is elected in District 6, any other district or at-large.
Have you stopped to look at the overall numbers and what has transpired over the past decade and beyond within CMS?
The minority and poverty rates continue to increase within CMS as does the enrollment but the number of whites and middle class blacks continues to decline.
The County is about 60% white yet CMS is only about 33% white.
Mecklenburg County poverty rate is at about 29% yet CMS poverty rate or those on FRL is at 52%.
People who settle here with non-school aged children either move when the time comes to put them in school or send them to private schools. Many just don't move here at all, rather settling in Union County or Ft. Mill.
Rhonda Lennon is my elected representative but my son attended high school in McElrath's district where my vote can't touch him.
I would bet that many people in District 6 could care less who gets elected, as they send their kids to school elewhere or don't have any kids at all.
Wiyle, please run for school board!!!
I think you are mistaken about where parents in District 6 send their children to school. I would bet the vast majority have their kids enrolled in CMS schools. Why? Because after many years of having a school board that refused to build schools where the growth was (Arthur Griffin once stated he would never allow another school to be built south of Highway 51) and after many protracted assignment battles during which the board tried to continue shipping those coveted District 6 kids anywhere but close to home, District 6 finally has good schools throughout the district with fairly reasonable assignment. And why are those schools good--is it because they get all the best stuff or is it perhaps magic? Or is it because, despite extraordinarily large classes and despite receiving the least amount of funding from the system, families and students work really hard to make their schools great.
There are many schools in the other districts which have a community with the same ethos and they succeed as well. Some continue to say that it's unfair to have schools with such communities, that we should spread these families around the system to even things up. I would say that we need to push our less successful schools to model themselves after the more successful schools--won't happen overnight but with hard work and a stable faculty and long term principal I believe any local community can make its schools strong. We need board members who believe this as well. Perhaps then we won't be losing families and students to surrounding areas.
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