No wonder our school district is going down, the citizens elect a former member to the board in 2012 after serving and leaving and suing the board, costing our district money. She's more concerned about blogging and against a dress code than she is about the actual education of the students....offering them more than a beautician's way of life!

Really?? I think it's time to clean house- out with the old, in with the new! Everyone on the current school board should be removed and replaced with new faces. Unless, of course, people just want to watch the schools get worse. It's not like we can send our kids to Riggs-LeMar like Kellie Patterson, they closed their doors years ago. Heaven forbid, we want our kids to have the resources and education so they can go to (gasp) an actual college.

Oh, and what on earth are "secondary educatiors"? Does Ms. Patterson not have access to spell check?

Congratulations Kellie!

Congrats Kellie!

Um..the plural for crony is cronies. So glad you're "helping" to improve education.

WOW - Kellie, why are you on here hurling insults back and forth with the bloggers? I have a higher expectation out of an elected offical. I don't know you, never met you and have not formed an opinion yet. Based of what I've seen so far it's becoming negative. Please keep it professional, you represent the city in a very important position, lets not make parody of the position. I am not attacking you either, just trying to be honest with you. Thanks.

I'm sorry you see it that way. I decided a long time ago that politics as usual was not my style. I like to interact with the public. Keep them informed. Let them get to know the person who is asking for their vote. In fact, while I was campaigning, this was what people told me they appreciated the most about me.

You think I should clam up? Leave you guessing where I stand? I just can't bring myself to do it. BTW, what do you consider an insult that I "hurled"? The attorney jab doesn't count...

Are you serious?! I think it's fine to have your own style but to argue like a child and write some of the things you did to another blogger on here does not exactly make you edgey and unique. It makes you look classless and demeans your position not only as a professional and leader but as a person. I am not going to reply to you asking for specific examples.

I can't begin to express my embarrasment and disapointment not only in my city but the board and people that elected you if this is how you openly conduct yourself. I certainly hope you seek feedback and coaching from your peers and colleagues on how to better handle yourself in public going forward.

Good discussion here. Quick note to wmfr: The messages above are technically comments submitted by Patch readers, not blogs. If you're interested in blogging, check out this url to learn more: http://cuyahogafalls.patch.com/blog/apply. Thanks, folks, and have a great holiday weekend. Best, JD

LOL - I know that, I meant messages. Thank you, John.

Congratulations Kellie. I have followed you since you came into the "public eye" and have admired your strength, honesty, openness and what I have viewed as your pursuit of the opportunity for all Cuyahoga Falls Students to receive a good education. As a resident of the Falls and a parent of two students (one former and one current), I am a little concerned with the comments here, and hope you can rise above all of this going forward. I am sure you know that you can never please everyone, but I also believe that you are capable of being a good leader. Good Luck.

Wanda -so sad that you're not bright enough to look at the facts. All I am stating is to conduct yourself based on the position you agreed to and not embarrass yourself or the city on a msg board. It is obvious you know Kelli, so your argument is a joke. Go away and troll somewhere else.

Wanda, Kellie has the right to defend herself, just like you & I do. However, being the president of the BOE, I personally feel she should do it in a more professional manner & not with harsh words attacking others. That does not make her look, in my opinion, to be the best candidate for the position. I am simply asking that she show us why she was elected. Obviously she was voted in because they felt she could do the job as well as conduct herself accordingly. But, unfortunately for her, she is proving otherwise. As someone who has never met Kellie I have formed my opinion solely on her responses. She *may* be able to do the job, but I don't want someone who is so vile & unprofessional in such an important role.

Reality is that a minimum wage full time job will earn you $14,500/year. Reality is that by 2014 almost 75% of the jobs will require a post secondary degree and at least a certificate etc.(Ntl Governor's Assoc.) Reality is that current unemployment rates are 5% higher for those without degrees vs. those with degrees.(USDOL) Reality is that degree holders earn AT A MINIMUM $400 more per week than non.(USDOL) Reality is while MORE THAN HALF of the students who start college finish, the rates are low and our education systems should be looking at ways to help IMPROVE that statistic. We shouldn't accept as reality that any child is limited to getting a job that barely covers expenses, has little/no benefits, maternity leave, sick leave, must work overtime just to make ends meet and w/ wage increases that are significantly less than increases of living expenses. Reality is that while it appears more often than not civility and manners are on the decline you would HOPE that elected officials, especially those elected to help with the education of our children, would want to reverse that trend. Reality is that spelling and grammar DO count and an elected official, again especially one elected to help improve our children's education should care about both and less about spending time "irritating people like you". I believe the realities of NOT trying to better ourselves, our lives and our children's lives through education are far worse than suggesting we actually make the effort.

Ms Barnett- would you consider running for the school board???

I fully understand that not everyone wants or is able to have the college experience. However, I would think that a person tasked with a leadership role in a school district would encourage each student to achieve as much as they possibly can, rather than settle for "good enough" at such a young age. Instead, we have a school board president who I can only hope won't embarrass the district AGAIN by showing up at commencement in academic regalia.

Wow. Classlessness at the top of the school board as is evidenced above.

I don't think anyone has to worry about a levy passing. She'll be the levy's worst enemy. Good job, I guess. Keep it up. Try and insult more people. Do it on a wider range, though, so there's no question the levy will fail at your hands.

Very well written Erin Barnett. Even by Earl :) who never agrees with me!

Wanda, you're really making yourself look like a fool on this board. I am vicariously embarrassed for you.

Lol, yea I am ashamed of myself alright. You have managed to keep a thread going and your friend keeps getting more negative attention and feedback by several people here! I guess it's just a conspiracy right? If you truly are here friend stop posting and defending her, she looks bad enough with her comments and does not need you posting and making herself and you look even more ignorant. Kellie made a mistake on here and showed a lack of character, honor. There's a saying - watch your thoughts, for they become your actions. Watch your actions for they become your character, watch your character, for it becomes your destiny. Kellie Patterson should write that down.

wmfr- Very well put.

Wow, what an embarrassing display by this BOE President and her "crony" here. She thinks it's "edgy" but in reality just immature banter. Not what I'd expect either from a professional in the education field. At least it appears she's dropped out of the conversation. Good move. Now if the "crony" would do the same, all this bad behavior would have a chance of being forgotten.

@John- Last year at commencement Kellie showed up wearing a robe, etc that would lead one to believe that she had achieved a master's degree or Phd.

I am curious as to why the more aggressive comments from Kellie have disappeared. Damage control perhaps? Funny thing about the internet, once you put something out there you can delete it all you want, but it's never really gone. Surely there is someone out there that saved a copy. I think it would have said more about her character if she would have posted an apology as opposed to simply deleting those comments and hoping it all goes away.

Oh IMHO, surely Kellie wouldn't assume that deleting her vitriolic comments from a forum would guarantee that they're erased forever..that would be a naive mistake perpetrated by your average 12 year old! Not a 40 something educated woman elected to help guide children through school and influence such weighty matters like curriculum and education reform.

I hope someone can get a copy of the comments and mail them to the school board,superintendent and anyone else that needs to see it. All parents should see it too. Makes it even worse now that she deleted her comments. She needs to publicly apologize.

I hope someone can get a copy of the comments and mail them to the school board,superintendent and anyone else that needs to see it. All parents should see it too. Makes it even worse now that she deleted her comments. She needs to publicly apologize.

To anyone that was offended by my comments defending my profession, I apologize. To my colleagues and friends that are upset that I removed the comments, I also apologize. I didn't realize that questioning the posters haircut experiences would be taken so hard by them. But in the spirit of trying to please those complaining, I removed the 3 references to bad haircut and coloring experiences. The remainder of my comments remain the same.

I don't understand why some are complaining that I removed them when it seemed that is exactly what they wanted.

For some reason, sadin, wmfr, not impressed and others think it's acceptable to to begin this thread with insults and disparagement's, then cry foul when I ask about their beauty experiences. To insinuate that they were anything more than jibing rude people about their hair is ludicrous, as not impressed has pointed out, nothing is truly gone from internet forums.

Worst apology I've ever heard. So basically you're saying you are sorry that the rest of us are so easily offended. Lol! You really don't get it do you? Your true colors have been put on display and your " apology" is a prime example of your immaturity. Yea everyone is just wrong and you are just being victimized. Whatever you have to tell yourself to justify your behavior.

That's the most ridiculous fauxpology I've ever read.

Rest assured, wmfr, anyone with Google Chrome can preserve it forever as a PDF.