Late night update on marathon meeting

I just got home from the RUSD meeting and they were still going strong when I left... Tonight's meeting was poetry in dysfunction.

As suspected, the Paullin Group update item on the agenda made for what could have been kind of ugly. The school board president did reign in a couple of board members, but not before the configuration of the schools came into question. As you may know, the board directed the Paullin group to configure the schools K-6, 7-9 and 10-12. The results of the 1.5 million study did not reflect these changes, and some board members are understandably concerned.

Another concern, is that many board members thought that detailed blueprints would be included in the study. The initial RFP was supposed to get detailed building specs, the board members (and me included) assumed that meant blueprints. This detail was in the initial bidding process, but we did not get the blueprints, simply a detailed list of what each classroom should have. All in all, the study may be a thorough one, but I do not think that it was worth $1.5 million. The price tag was an issue of concern also, as The Paullin Group was not the lowest bidder in the initial bidding process.

Somehow, I do not think this issue is a dead one...

Do we just need to move on? Part of me says this is the right thing to do...