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Renata - this was posted on NJFORUMS..I believe this will answer some of Maria's questions. BTW, Maria you never answered the question. If you were present for the meeting and saw Angela Kemp choking Dr. Williamson, WHAT EXACTLY WOULD YOU DO? In the meantime this post was VERY appropriate!
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3451. Maria's Questions Renata
by ppseducator, 2/25/10 19:44 ET
To answer some questions that Maria asked Renata on her blog, the Superintendent removed a principal to the BOE office because he was accused of putting his hands on a student in an effort to break up a fight this year; last year, a very well-respected teacher at PHS would not allow a student to enter his room for rightful reasons and the student began to attack the teacher who pushed him back and, he was suspended; then another teacher was suspended this year because a parent accused the teacher of improprieties that were untrue. Oh, let's not forget AK choking PW and being found guilty this week ... and she is still at the BOE office. What kind of morale is that to work with? SGIII seems to remove people without a fair hearing, yet the children remain in school.
Then, the people who are principals at the BOE office are and were certified as principals in previous positions at schools in our district. The superintendent did not want them to continue in those schools so he brought them to the BOE office to do other jobs for AK. They have worked at what they were given to do but nothing seems to get approved. Oh, but did you see the CURRICULUM BOOK that was distributed at the January BOE meeting? It isn't even accurate.
This BOE was cutting back on administrative positions two years ago and now we are flooded with administrators who are getting paid 6 figure salaries (some of who are not certified in their positions) and could have been in schools - he is bringing in someone from a charter school to be the principal of a Plainfield school - why? Why not use one of our former principals working in the BOE office?
Some of the people who have inside information are writing on this blog - they see it every day!
We don't have enough textbooks (seriously), computers that work, LCD players, laptop carts break and do not get repaired, IT materials are stolen by who I do not know but someone lacks honesty amongst all of us, teachers don't have contracts yet PASA and those who do not belong to PEA or PASA do have contract settlements. We are treated like we are chattel! And we are still teaching, holding the schools together.
Get with the program ... most of the BOE doesn't visit the schools to see our needs and when they do, it's only for show. And why do we ANONYMOUSLY WRITE? Because we are not supposed to make noise. Do you think anyone wants to lose their job in this economy?
Plainfield will have its eyes woken up when their taxes go wild because so much money was mispent in the past 15 years.
And who suffers? The children.
Progress With Purpose!
11 years ago
3 comments:
Renata,
Apparently you and I were talking of two different things; you, of Ms. Kemp, I, of curriculum.
To answer your question, if choking was indeed the case since, remember, the two other witnesses said it was "massaging", but this is what I believe I would had done if choking was the case: I would had asked Ms. Kemp to stop (aside from a "what's wrong with you?") and definitively would had got up from my seat to aid Dr. Williamson. One thing I know, I definitively would not have had the stomach to go on for another hour to finish the meeting and go on and pretend as if nothing had happened. I would had also offered to go with Dr. Williamson to make a formal complain to whoever needed to be and offer a written statement of what I saw. But that's me.
Why do you think they went on with their meeting? I am mystified by this fact, as well as the fact that the meeting was described as jovial, even after the incident.
Maria, if you had gotten up to help you would have felt AK's wrath and been subject to discipline yourself. I have seen enough to know that this school system is (a) top-heavy, and (b) run in a dictatorial way. It's clear that the others in the room were afraid to step up--after all, they have something to lose (their jobs) and they're trying to make the best of a bad situation. If someone like AK can get away with this kind of thing our schools are done for. It's all very well for you to talk about what you "would have" done but you don't work here.
PASA is weak and afraid to speak up for its members. Members of PASA know when it comes to the bottom line the association will not support them against the Gallon Gang!!! In total no one wants to tell the entire facts for fear of what will happen when they go back to work. Well you see Kemp is still running the show and those same people will be evaluated by her!!! Gallon allows Kemp to be out of control!!! PASA's Executive Board needs to support their members and step up to the plate!!!! Gallon's plan divide and conquer appears to be working well in Plainfield. Members in PASA are divided. Members of the Board of Education are divided. PEA is standing up for its members. More citizens in Plainfield need to take a stand and run the Gallon Gang out of town!!!! They have raped the town of educational services to children and tax payers’ dollars for services not performed. The Gallon Gang has taken this town to the dump. Look how many citizens are sending their children out of district to schools and/or happy to see more charter schools in Plainfield. What does that say for the Public Schools of Plainfield? Citizens lets take our school district back and hire people who are qualified to manage the district.
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