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Fall 2012
President’s Message
By
Randy Boroff
The official campaign season has finally ended, and
as usual there are some winners and losers. It is
refreshing not to see or hear the often negative and
disturbing commercials on the television and radio. I
know that many school districts had issues on the
ballot, and many more than in past years were
successful. Congratulations to you all.
In our world it seems as if we are always
campaigning and trying to educate our communities
about the positive educational opportunities and
services public school districts provide students.
There is no such concept as a "campaign season"
for public education. In this era of great change, our
job has taken on new roles: recruiter and
campaigner. There seems to be a greater need for
local public schools to focus attention on "out
recruiting" private, parochial, charter, voucher, and
on-line schools. We are being challenged by the
private sector and politicians, most of whom have no
understanding of the educational process, about the
effectiveness of public education. They come armed
with little data and no research but bearing biases
and allegations that put us all on the defensive. It is
time that we take the offense and sell our districts
and educational opportunities like never before.
It is imperative that we clearly educate our
communities that everyone does have a choice for
educational opportunities, and the public school
system is an appropriate choice. Regular and
consistent messages to our constituents need to be
shared with the community. We have to re-educate
our staff that our game is no longer the only one in
town. Everything they say and do may impact a
student or parent's decision about where they go to
school. We have to embrace the changes that are
ahead of us and plan to meet the challenges of those
changes. In Revere, I have decided
And once again, the holidays are upon us. As a
child, I used to think the holidays would never come, and
when they arrived, I thought they lasted forever. How
that perspective has changed through the years! What
has not changed is that I still look forward to the holidays
and the time they provide to spend time with family and
friends. I also look forward to a little slower pace and the
opportunity to reflect upon the year that has just flown
by.
My message to each of you at this holiday season is
quite simple. We live in challenging times with ever-
changing expectations, plenty of pressure to make sure
we have ample opportunity for an abundance of stress
and never enough time or resources to accomplish what
we would like to accomplish. That said, there is much
for which each of us can be grateful.
I am grateful for the opportunity to serve you and
work with you each day. Ours is noble work. Ours is
work that makes the difference that everyone can see
but few who see it relate the successes they observe
back to us. Ours is work that opens doors, reveals
opportunity, and offers hope that some would never see
without our leadership. Ours is work that shapes the
future of young men and young women, and in the end,
shapes our communities. Ours is work that frequently is
not acknowledged through outward praise or words of
thanks. Ours is work that makes a difference.
On behalf of the entire BASA staff we would like to
express our thanks to you for the service you provide to
your students and communities. We thank you for
sharing your immense talents with others for their
betterment. We thank you for the difference you make
each day and encourage you to capture a quiet moment
during this season so that you can reflect upon the great
work you do and the many successes you have been a
part of in 2012.
So however you celebrate this holiday season, may
it be a time of peace and happiness for you and your
families.
By Dr. Kirk Hamilton, BASA Executive Director
