The editorial points out that the MV-Whisman District's response to the Grand Jury's criticism was UNTRUE. The administration of this District appears to lack effective adult supervision from the elected Board (majority).

MVWSD Admin, we can do no better?

It is an odd spectacle I watch when Superintendent Rudolph, whom I helped choose and voted to hire, tries to dance a jig showing that he cannot possibly improve his administrative chops. This week’s Voice editorial mentions another case (not nearly as bad as the Teach To One fiasco). Rather than just have his administration admit - “we can improve this” he seems to prefer straight denial that improvement, to his organization’s process and it’s product, is possible or needed.

It is a bit sad to me, because he is capable of administering though land-mine issues like school boundaries and fair community-wide access to school facilities. Anyone who reads the administrative lawyer-talk reply to the Civil Grand Jury Report, then reads the Report and looks at the MVWSD web site, can very clearly see the problem. Superintendent Rudolph, by his written reply, almost sets out asking us to deny simple reality!

The reality, as the Voice pointed out, is that it should be relatively easy - and quick - to fix all the small similar improvements that the Report found were needed across multiple districts in the county.

Superintendent Rudolph, almost never seems to be able to man-up, and admit that he can administer a particular aspect better. And unfortunately he is sometimes abetted in this by members of the Board. (Board President Gutierrez especially in the Teach To One fiasco).

Steven Nelson is a retired MVWSD Trustee