Does a bigger ComalISD  Administration  INSURE A BETTER EDUCATION FOR OUR CHILDREN? contact: Comal ISD School Board

 Should Comal ISD be including educating our children in the dangers associated with some modern technologies?

Please, TEACH OUR CHILDREN TO BELIEVE IN THEIR EDUCATION.

 SHOULD THE FOCUS BE  ON EDUCATING OUR CHILDREN?

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Does BULLYING EXIST IN COMAL ISD?

Should Comal ISD be including educating our children in the dangers associated with some modern technologies?

 Why did some Comal ISD students GRADUATE at Central Office aka Support Services at 5:00 pm on August 27, 2008?

 Why is Comal ISD purchasing more school buses considering our 'gasoline' shortage?  How doesthis help in educating our childen?  ♦  Is this being responsible with taxpayer money? 

There is a Comal ISD  alternative high school, Memorial High, and the Comal Discipline Center. Does Comal ISD keep renaming buildings as to not be made accountable with taxpayer money?YES- School Board Members and superintendent Marc Walker 

IT'S A PARENT'S RIGHT TO KNOW; IT'S A TAXPAYER'S RIGHT TO KNOW;  How can one know what is going on in our Texas Public Schools? 

 Take ACTION. Ask questions. 

Read →PUBLIC INFORMATION  the brief 'how to' and request access to view copies of  documents, data, information or regarding one's child's education, or request information of how our tax dollars are used in our district; AND/OR go directly to the TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE website→TEXAS Open Government Information Handbook  (An open government is the cornerstone of a free society. The Texas Attorney General is responsible for ensuring that Texas government is open and accessible to all citizens.)     

On any 'Public Information request, Put it in writing, with A SMILE AND Respect.  -A Texas Public School District aka a govermental agency may NOT ask why you request the information. 

Beware, school districts make you wait,and wait and wait for information because unfortunately, they can do that. They tend to be creative with tactics to discourage you and may inflate you with useless paperwork, yet they expect us to pay for it. contact Senator Jeff Wentworth  So, when asking for information one  may want to say in the request the following example........→As per the Public Information Act, I request to ' view ' certain data, and \or 'all' documents regarding my child's special ed program and ask to view them at your child's school. A Texas Public School District should 'want' to work with parents.

Why does Comal ISD look forward to parents 'going away' after our children graduate so as to not be made accountable in how our LOCAL tax dollars were used? Do they look forward to parents going away so one will NOT be any wiser of how the 'additional' STATE and FEDERAL money was used? What a deal.. and with no accountability.Comal ISD wanting the parents to "go away" does not fix the Pork BARREL Spending problem. 

Does taxpayer $$$$ pay for any organizations?YES.  SometimesPTAs (Parent-Teacher Association)  or athletic programs cannot come up with enough money, so the school board approves addtional money$$$.  

COMAL ISD POLITICS OR POLICIES?

 COMAL ISD POLICIES; read more

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Does our COMAL COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY CARE ENOUGH TO PAY ATTENTION? good question.

 Good  Luck in getting the Comal County District Attorney's office to pay any attention to COMAL ISD.  Sometimes it's necessary to make copies regarding our children's education concerns, and forward them to our  Texas State Representatives and our Texas House Representatives  

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It's our Constitutional right and a parents right to monitor our child's education for the sake of our child's success.

A Parent   has the right to ask questions about their child's education. The right to even ask how many times your child goes to the bathroom aka safety issue.  A taxpayer, senior citizen has the right to question how tax money is spent in our governmental entities.  COMAL ISD should be willing to respond PROMPTLY without hestitation.  They usually don't.   

 What is 'exactly' classified as a classroom expenditure when it comes to educating our children, beginning with tutoring? 

"I believe if taxpayers are going to foot the bill, they are entitled to look at every item on the receipt."  Perry said. "School spending ought to be transparent, and simple to understand. Taxpayers deserve to know what percentage of their dollars makes it into the classroom, and  what exactly is classified as a classroom expenditure. Administrative costs should be listed line-by line." -JAN. 29, 2004  - Texas Governor Rick Perry

Why did some Comal ISD students GRADUATE at Central Office aka Support Services at 5:00 pm on August 27, 2008? 

Do Comal ISD security cameras serve for our children's safety or solely to protect the school district?Is It just coincidental that security cameras never seem to have any corroborating footage? 

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Does Comal ISD abuse the Rule of law? 

Feb.2010-What are the details of ComalISD superintendent Marc Walker's extended employment contract? Does our Comal Independent School District  Board President Carol Kendall Keller care about Transparency  for our Comal County Taxpayers? 

Will Comal ISD still have a BALANCED BUDGET after they finish installing and begin maintaining the three (not-competition size) swimming pools at Canyon Lake High School, Canyon High School, and Smithson Valley High School?

• Kids go online almost anywhere. They surf the Internet and send messages from a home computer or one at a friend’s home, library, or school.

• Kids connect at coffee shops and other “hotspots” using laptops and wireless connections.

• Internet-enabled, video-game systems allow them to compete against and chat with players around the world.

• Wireless devices enable kids to surf the Web and exchange messages, photographs, and short videos from just about anywhere.

• Kids may come across websites containing adult images or demeaning, racist, sexist, violent, or false information.

• It is hard for kids to distinguish reliable sources of information from less reliable ones. Some believe because information is posted online it must be true.

• Choose search engines carefully. Some are specifically designed for kids, and others offer kid-safe options.

• Tell kids when they come across any material making them feel scared, uncomfortable, or confused to immediately tell you or another trusted adult.

• Help kids find information online. By searching the Internet together you help them find reliable sources of information and distinguish fact from fiction.

• Kids are able to set up private accounts through free Web-based, e-mail services without asking permission from parents or guardians.

• Anyone using e-mail is vulnerable to receiving “spam,” messages from people or companies encouraging recipients to buy something, do something, or visit a particular website. Spam may be sexually suggestive or offensive in other ways.

• Senders sometimes disguise themselves, pretending to be someone else — a friend or acquaintance, a well-known bank, a government agency — for illicit purposes. This is known as phishing.

• Talk with your kids about their e-mail accounts, and discuss the potential risks involved. Remind them to never share passwords with anyone but you, not even their closest friends.

• Before you sign up with a service provider, research the effectiveness of its spam filters. You may also purchase spam-filter software separately.

• Teach kids not to open spam or e-mails from people they don’t know in person. Remind them not to respond to any online communication in a sexually provocative way. Ask them to show you suspicious communications.

• If your kids receive e-mail containing threats or material making them feel scared, uncomfortable, or confused, report it to your service provider. Your provider ’s address is usually found on their home page.

• Remind kids to IM only people they know in real life and who have been approved by you.

• Use privacy settings to limit contact to only those on your child’s buddy list. Make sure other users cannot search for your child by his or her e-mail address and username.

• Make sure both your kids and you are familiar with the blocking features available on most IM services. Tell your kids to block any sender they don’t know who IMs them.

• Take the time to learn the online lingo used by kids so you understand what they are talking about with each other.

• What’s a P911? It’s shorthand for “parent alert”— a code some kids use to let others know a parent or guardian is watching. If you have trouble translating your kids’ online “lingo,” visit www.NetSmartz.org. There you’ll find a list of popular terms and abbreviations used in IM and chatrooms.

• Some websites and services ask users to post a “profile” with their age, sex, hobbies, and interests. While these profiles help kids “connect” and share common interests, potential exploiters may pretend to be someone else and can and do use these profiles to search for victims.

• Kids sometimes compete to see who has the greatest number of contacts and will add new members to their lists even if they don’t know them in person.

• Kids can’t “take back” the online text and images they’ve entered. Kids may post information and images that are provocative and inappropriate. Once online, “chat” as well as other Web postings become public information. Anything posted online may be saved and forwarded to an unlimited number of users. Remind kids once images are posted they lose control of them and can never get them back.

• Kids have been reprimanded by their school administrators and families; denied entry into schools; and even not hired because of dangerous, demeaning, or harmful information found on their personal websites or blogs.

• Urge kids to use privacy settings to restrict access to profiles so only those on their contact lists are able to view them.

• Remind kids to only add people they know in person to their contact lists. location.

• Encourage them to choose appropriate screennames or nicknames—such as those that refer to sports and interests, but are not sexual, violent, or offensive. Make sure the name doesn't include information revealing their identity or location.

• Visit social-networking websites with your kids, and exchange ideas about what you think is safe and unsafe.

• Ask your kids about the people they are communicating with online.

• Insist your kids never give out personal information or arrange to meet in person with someone they’ve met online without first checking with you.
• Encourage your kids to think before typing, “Is this message hurtful or rude?” Also urge your kids not to respond to any rude or harassing messages or ones making them feel scared, uncomfortable, or confused. Have them show you such messages.

• Cellular telephones make it easy for kids to communicate with others without their parents’ or guardians’ knowledge.

• Kids are increasingly using cellular telephones/wireless devices to take sexually explicit photographs of themselves and send them to their friends. Once these photographs are sent, there is no way of getting them back. In some instances children have been prosecuted for production of child pornography for taking these pictures.

• Kids may also take embarrassing or revealing photographs of others and post them to the Internet, leaving victims few options to defend or protect themselves from this form of bullying.

• Create rules about the appropriate use of cellular telephones/wireless devices and set limits, including who your kids may communicate with and when they may use their cellular telephones/wireless devices

• Review cellular-telephone/wireless-device records for any unknown numbers and late-night telephone calls

• Teach your kids to never post their cellular telephone number anywhere online

• Talk to your kids about the possible implications of sending sexually explicit or provocative images of themselves or others
• Think about removing the Internet features from your kid’s cellular telephone/wireless device through your service provider or consider creating settings to control or prohibit access to the Internet, e-mail, or text messaging

• Webcam sessions and photographs may be easily captured and saved, and users may continue to circulate those images online. In some cases people believed they were interacting with trusted friends but later found their images were distributed to others or posted on websites.

• Capturing, sending and posting sexually provocative and inappropriate images may lead to legal implications and other unexpected offline consequences.

• Kids should use webcams or post photographs online only with your knowledge and supervision.

• Remind your kids to ask themselves if they would be embarrassed if their friends or family saw the pictures or videos they post online. If the answer is yes, then they need to stop.

• Remind kids to be aware of what is in the camera’s field of vision and remember to turn the camera off when it is not in use.

• Caution kids about posting identity-revealing or sexually provocative photographs. Don’t allow them to post photographs of others — even their friends — without permission from their friends’ parents or guardians. Remind them once such images are posted they lose control of them and can never get them back.

• There is never any guarantee your kid is communicating with other kids, those they know in person, or those approved by you

• As with IM or social-networking websites, kids may be exposed to inappropriate language, harassed, threatened, or asked sexually explicit questions

• Keep the gaming console and computer in a common area of the home so you are able to more easily supervise

• Set rules, including how long your kids may play, who they are allowed to play with, and what types of games are appropriate

• Check out rating systems to help you decide which games to allow in your home
• Look into what types of protections or parental controls the gaming console allows and make use of them

• Begin a dialogue with your kids about safe Internet use and supervise their online activities

• Consider rating, blocking, monitoring, and filtering applications for your computer

• Make Internet use a family activity

• Encourage your kids’ critical-thinking skills

• Set reasonable rules for going online

• Encourage your kids to tell you when they encounter problems online
• If they come across lewd, obscene, or illegal material or if they are contacted by someone who attempts to engage them in sexual conversation, make a report to NCMEC’s CyberTipline at www.cybertipline.com or 1-800-843-5678

• Family-discussion starters about online and real-world safety
• A blog about current and developing Internet and real-world safety issues

• Informative statistics about kids’ Internet use
• Tips for addressing risks to kids on- and offine
• Commonly used chat abbreviations and acronyms

• At-home activities for talking about safety during teachable moments