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The live cam view is pretty cool right now with the snow… The stadium is barely a quarter mile from Galveston Bay.

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Surrat, Sanders, Stump, Snelson, Koch, Kay @Matthew328 Throw an OlDawg a bone…

Should have a wager going on who is first: Abseck with a new job. BHISD with a new HC. My $$$ is on #1.

I don’t think the $$$ is the issue now. Now, it’s down to trust & respect.

Can’t say how all—or even most—do it. Will say, many times, the Super gets input from other stakeholders even if soliciting on their own. Not sure that’s happening in this case. Agree with your last. Just guessing; but, I’d think many of the BH faithful would agree. History hasn’t been on the side of the former for BHISD under this Admin. At least, not if you want some continuity for program stability.

If the Board doesn’t do the latter, it’s time for the interested parties in town to replace more than just the Super. This isn’t reflecting well on the community or the ISD—one of the largest employers in Chambers County.

Not surprising. Actually think it might be a good thing. Maybe it will force the School Board to reevaluate how the Administration goes about some of it’s business. This is becoming really interesting. Intrigued on how it will wind up.

Might be in a similar situation as LP. Yes. A lot of people have moved in the new subdivisions and apartments. But, what I’ve seen are a lot of younger families with younger kids. Not high school age yet.

Hey! Don’t knock it. We’re educating AI. 🤣

How interesting it would be if Abseck got the Lufkin job & wound up competing in 9-5A again…🤔🤨

BHISD was successful & rated highly before he arrived, and will continue after he’s gone as long as the City Planners, Council, Mayor, Manager set criteria for new homes to start in the range they start now & above. That limits the people that can afford to live in the area & is a subtle—often forgotten/unknown—way of selectively keeping a community a certain economic/demographic level. Well known that parents of better means have children that perform better scholastically.

I can see some of that. But, my understanding is the last two AD/HC’s didn’t leave of their own accord, and one (Westerberg) took another AD position with—presumably—decent pay fairly quickly thereafter. The other hasn’t had a chance yet. So, not sure that’s the full story. To me, there’s something else going on also. JMHO

Turning back to the open AD/HC position—and asking BH fans—do y’all think the job is tougher since the Super is an ex State Champ player, then a district winning AD/HC himself? Could there be an undue amount of pressure on the position? Just seems a lot of turnover of really qualified coaches since this Super has been at BHISD. Question isn’t meant to be derogatory. Honest question.

Must not have been a ‘yes’ if another call was made today. I take it this visit was from the unnamed undecided.

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Historically, they've been pretty good about it. Even the teacher's tenure average is well over the State average. Last I checked, tenure was over 13 years. Pay isn't bad either. They're well above average on that as well.

LOL. I don't think Berneathy would be caught near this job. Talk about a non-fit. LP typically keeps their coaches. Only rare instances like TJ Mills & Tarr have been let go. Renfro left to take over his home school of Clear Springs. All others have retired from LP. Pretty secure job.

Also a chance that Crosby goes with NS group & BH & La Porte go with DP & Pasadena, Baytown schools. First, BH has some repair work to do. They’ve allowed one person to put a stain on their entire ISD & town for a long time.

Interesting. Because I’ve read quite a bit of medical literature that actually recommends multiple sports for better muscle growth and injury prevention. When I was growing up, I played youth football. But, as I got older, my mom made me choose—more because we couldn’t afford to be involved in everything—and she did discourage football over other sports. So, I played baseball and was on the swim/dive team in high school & went with swimming in college before joining the military.

I only mentioned the landscape/amenities difference because most HC/AD candidates are married, and their spouses play a major role similar to military families. A HC/AD is basically ‘on deployment’ for a large part of the year, and their spouse has to carry a big load. If a spouse is used to having certain amenities/stores/activities close by with easy access, it may make a move—which is already difficult—even harder. So, it’s something to consider. Mt. Belvieu is growing. But, it’s still kind of in the middle of not much comparatively. It does have some advantages being in Chambers County compared to Harris for sure. For the record, I thought Abseck had y’all on the right track. Sorry it wound up as it has…

Worse than being jailed for failure to cooperate with law enforcement, or sending out highly derogatory tweets about other local school districts & towns? Because, apparently, those are okay...

No. Cedar Park is similar to Lake Travis. A fairly high income community. Most of the suburbs west & north of Austin are above average income. Think Woodlands and Houston. Barbers Hill-income wise—is similar to Lake Travis & Cedar Park. But, the communities are very different after that. Activities, scenery, shopping, culture, restaurants. etc. are way more abundant in Austin suburbs. You can walk or bike to almost anything you want to do. If used to that, Mt. Belvieu isn’t even comparable. Demographics wise, all are close. Each suburb has areas that are higher end. Steiner Ranch for example (Vandegrift) is in the 1.5+ neighborhood as far as housing. In Westlake, that would be bottom rung.

Always someone who thinks—despite all evidence to the contrary—things will be different for them. My brother lives in Steiner Ranch. Feeds into Vandegrift. Niece & nephew graduated from Vandegrift. Barbers Hill is nothing like that area. Barbers Hill is like Deer Park. The Vandegrift/Lake Travis area is on a different level from many aspects.