--- In [email protected], "apoojo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "apeaexec1" <apeaexec1@> wrote: > > >
Long Branch and Neptune both said they over built their High Schools. first let me commend any volunteer for serving on any bd. with no pay > no bendits, too many problems and very little help from the people > above you, in this case the state of n.j. since the 80s to the > present every state supt. has made a photo op., repeated how they are > going to help, yet we continue to be slipping backwards. while the > bd. cannot put items on the agenda they can make motions directing > the administrators and professionals to look into situations or > problems and report back to the bd. i am happy this has started. > while it may seem impossible to remove tenured employees, it is not > especially if the have purposely supplied false data to the state, or > feds. several years ago the bd. refused to take actions on the > supts. requested appointments of top administrators, they were > faulted and replaced, the next bd. acted on the supt. appointments, > and both the union and some bd. members say they were terrible > appointments. which bd. was right? who knows. Again i put a majority > of the blame at the state level, local bds. have so many mandates, > with almost no flexibility. I am against a totall state takeover, > for several reasons, the most important being their results in other > districts they have taken over are worse then ours. that being said i > offer a ballsy solution to part of our problem, the bd. make a > motion at the next meeting putting the state on on notice that on > June 30, 2007, they are closing the high school, and operating a > preschool to grade 8 system. this would do several things, mostly > positive, it would give you more time to focus on fewer problems, it > would stop segregation, it would certainly provide the students a > better shot at an efficent educational system. and it really wouldnt > be that hard for the state to divide 300 students, between > surrronding districts. > it almost sounds too easy, oh yea the state is not going to be to > happy with this, but what are they going to do take away your pay and > benefits? > > think you need to get as many people as possible to attend these > > meetings and express their frustration in a broken system that the > > administration does not want to fix. The staff members,namely the > > teachers, can not do their job if there is no administrative > > support. I will be posting the full text of what was said at the > > board meeting so that you can see exactly what the reasons are for > no > > confidence. We have been trying to straighten this mess out for > > years. > > > > I am in full agreement with you that Frank and few others truly > have > > nothing to gain personally by being on the board. They really want > > to fix the mess. This is going to be a pivital year with five > seats > > up for election. It takes strong people to stand up and fight for > > what is right. Attending these meetings and demanding answers as a > > resident, parent, taxpayer and even staff member is what everyone > > should be doing at these meetings monthly. > > > > I believe that umless something is done extremely fast, we may > never > > be able to fix these problems. With the right person in charge, > this > > mess can begin to be fixed. There are some links in the chain of > the > > union that of course, like any other organization, need some > > assistance. But they, in no way, cause the amount of the problems > > that the administration has done over the past 8 years. Like I > have > > said, you need good administrative support to advise you what you > are > > doing wrong and how to correct the problems. Right now, in the > high > > School and Middle School, you don't have that. > > > > --- In [email protected], "2fine4u" <sharon_b283@> wrote: > > > > > > Dear Frank and other friends, of AP: > > > I am very proud of the Effort, made by you and other caring > adults, > > > of this community, to solve what appears to be, "the > unsolvable"! > > I > > > applaud The efforts of the Board President, its' officers and > > > concerned parents, of a broken system, not by the board, but by > the > > > administration, whose calculated moves, hurts the kids, the > parents > > > and the board. It makes us look like a bunch of uncaring, > > > unconcerned, individuals. What is the solution? What safeguards > > > does our board possess, to rid ourselves of these miscreants, > bent > > > on "having it their way", instead of the RIGHT way, so that the > > > children of this community, can build self esteem, self worth and > > be > > > proud to say, that they are from Asbury Park? Are their any > > avenues, > > > by which, the teachers union, rid itself of individuals, who wind > > up > > > having this community, in an untenable situation? What do we get > > as > > > a community, for ineptness? Do we have the right to fire, > indict, > > > sue them, for creating a losing situation? What can I do, > outside > > of > > > attending board meetings, that turn into shouting matches? I > hate > > > conflict, mostly because it doesn't solve, anything. Maybe it's > my > > > age, because all of the fight, seems to have blown out of me. I > > > don't know, but if the board has an attorney, what does he/she > say, > > > for all of the legal fees, paid for their advice? What I'm > asking > > > is, what can I do or collectively, what can the concerned parents > > and > > > friends of these kids, do? I know you don't have all the > answers, > > > (the legal ones); I had to chuckle, 'cause I know what I'd like > to > > > do! Does a firing squad, come to mind? Seriously, I just had to > > > commend you, because I know how tough, it is. Still, praying. > > > Sharon > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "asburycheech" <asburycheech@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Sharon, Fred, et al., > > > > Last night's BOE meeting was quite an event. We were > > supposed > > > > to start at 6:30 since Commisssioner Davy wanted to address the > > > > community and answer some questions. She kind of got lost, so > we > > > > started when she arrived at about 6:45 or so. Lots of > questions > > > from > > > > the audience (they had been written in advance on index cards, > > but > > > > she also took a lot of questions directly, too). She had been > > > > scheduled for a half hour, but ended up speaking for two > hours. > > > > Sorry to say, most of it was generalities, (in my opinion, > which > > is > > > > not necessarily the board's), but her presence there for the > 2nd > > > time > > > > in a few months shows they are watching. She even promised to > > > return > > > > to speak with a group of parents next time at a non-board > meeting > > > > setting. > > > > Frankly, again in my opinion, nothing is going to change > > until > > > > certain people are fired, retired, indicted, or whatever. The > > > meeting > > > > ended past 11:30, which is unusual for a BOE meeting. Robert > > (who > > > > conducted the meeting extremely well past a few icebergs) > offered > > > the > > > > motion--over administrative objections--that the board attorney > > > > investigate the falsification of student enrollment data so > that > > an > > > > administrator might actually be held responsible and suffer the > > > > consequences. Glad to say, it passed unanimously. Maybe I'm > > being > > > > too optimistic, but I really think that the whole situation is > > > coming > > > > to a head, and heads are what are needed to roll. The > > > Commissioner's > > > > favorite word last night was "accountability", but she, more > than > > > > anyone else--again my opinion--is the person responsible for > our > > > > being unable to sever the suspended Super. from his continuing > > > > paycheck. > > > > Among the speakers last night was the APEA president who > > > > announced that the staff at the high school had overwhelmingly > > > voted > > > > no confidence in their administration. Having been a union > > person > > > > myself, I can tell you that such a move is one used extremely > > > rarely, > > > > and indicates how desperate the situation must be. He > indicated > > > that > > > > the Middle School might well be next. A parent, very > > emotionally, > > > > and that was understandable, stated that she could not send her > > > child > > > > to the Middle or High School because of what she perceived as a > > > > chaotic learning environment. Had the suspended Superintendent > > > > offered the board more than lip service three years ago, we'd > be > > > well > > > > on the way to solving at least the Middle School problem, since > > > there > > > > wouldn't be a Middle School today, but a 4th K-8 elementary > > school > > > > there, but one of the charter variety with its own special > rules > > > and > > > > programs. But that's a missed opportunity that can never be > > > > retrieved. I do have to say, on a positive (!!) note, that > Greg > > > > Brewington and I attended this morning's assembly at the Middle > > > > School about the contributions of African-Americans throughout > > our > > > > history. McDonald's every year sends a troupe of four very > > > talented > > > > performers. The program was great, and the students in the > > > > packed "cafetorium" could not have been better behaved or more > > > > attentive. It was truly a great experience, especially after a > > > rough > > > > night at a BOE meeting! > > > > Frank D'A. > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
