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Gunter Education Forum |
"Opening the door to communication" |
"With greater transparency in our schools, parents will be empowered to demand change if needed at the local level." -Texas Gov. Rick Perry |
"...we should never forget this one simple phrase: 'It is all about the kids' " -Kevin Worthy Asst. Superintendent of GISD |
"...we should never forget this one simple phrase: 'It is all about the kids' " -Kevin Worthy Asst. Superintendent of GISD |
"Any school that becomes satisfied with how well they've done, is a school that will start sliding backwards." - GEF Organizer |
Frequently Asked Questions: |
1. How do I submit a question or suggestion to GEF? |
Submissions may be sent in the following ways: Email: gef@gunteredforum.com Mailing Adress: P.O. Box 875, Gunter Texas 75058 Voice mail: available soon |
Note: Please do not contact any GEF organizers personally to submit questions or suggestions.Submissions may be made by e-mail or U.S. mail. 2. Do I have to include my name with my submission? No. Names of those who send in comments will never be included nor revealed. 3. Is GEF associated with the Gunter ISD? No. While we consider ourselves partners with the school, and while the school has our enthusiastic support, no one at Gunter ISD was involved in the creation, planning or implementation of GEF. However, Superintendent Rick Cohagan and Assistant Superintendent Kevin Worthy have both expressed their support of GEF. 4. Will every question be answered? Probably not. Every reasonable question will be dealt with, but those involving complaints regarding teachers or coaches which can be handled between the parent and the school will be considered none of the public's business. Any comment which slanders an employee of the school will be tossed out. Here are the steps followed in processing submissions: a. Questions and suggestions are submitted to GEF via e-mail, mail, or voice mail. b. GEF organizers combine, edit, or rephrase submissions, and dispose of inappropriate comments. c. GEF submits questions to GISD. d. GISD responds to the questions, and GEF posts the answers to this website. 5. How will you handle it within your group if gossip or rumors are spread from concerns that are sent to you? GEF refuses to post any questions that can be interpreted as slanderous. Rumors do not flourish due to transparency and information, but rather due to secrecy and misinformation. GEF is proud to help open the door to communication. 6.Will you be limiting how many questions you send to the school? It seems that it could take valuable time from employees who already have a very busy schedule GEF organizers are sensitive to this potential issue, which is why this concern has been previously discussed with GISD. The administration has agreed to notify GEF in the event our questions become too time consuming. 7.Does the Gunter ISD website not already answer any questions we may have for the school? Come to your own conclusions based on what you see here. |