And the Answer Is...

I imagine some of you have been wondering exactly how this bold, outspoken blogger is going to continue writing so candidly during her Board appointment. The answer is simple, although not easily reached – I’m not. If you look at some of the local blogs over the past 2 weeks and did a search on my name you would most certainly obtain an inordinate number of hits. So just think – I haven’t even gotten into my SERVICE seat and already I’m so POPular…

I’ve been given advice (as we say in my neck of the woods -- up the ying yang), I’ve been issued threats (yep – unreal right!), I’ve been the subject of speculation, misrepresentation, mischaracterization and of course the subject of many hyperbolized situations and the target of anonymous consternation – and all before I’ve even had a chance to warm my seat at the TABLE.

I’ve also been extremely SUPPORTED and LOVED!!!

Well to avoid even the slightest hint of impropriety I think it prudent that I give up the keyboard during my term on the Board of Education. I’ll have to look for opportunities to write on behalf of the Board because when you love to write you can’t just NOT write!

In the meantime and in between time I’m turning over my blogging keys to an individual who I trust and love without reservation or limit. To someone who has a lot of oomph but not nearly as many years experience. Some folks call her MINI Me, some call her MiMi, I call her Lovey and she is none other than my daughter, Milani Anaise Hernandez.

So – I hope you will continue to log onto the blog to read and learn from the perspective of a 12-Year old Plainfield Public School Student. I won’t sensor what she writes, nor will I edit it. Instead I’m using this as a teachable moment to broaden her literary, research and writing skills as well as help to build character such as humanity, humility, compassion, community service and yes – passion.

I’m excited for the both of us as we venture into the area of personal growth, accountability and public service, and we both look forward to serving in our respective roles with honesty, integrity and a bit of humor.

See you at the table!

Making It Do What It Do!

It is My Honor and My Duty!

April 23, 2010

Dear Saints,

Grace and peace to all of you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ;

I would like all of you to join me in congratulating Sister Renata on a very successful campaign for a seat on the Board of Education in Plainfield. This is a win for; Plainfield, Christian Fellowship, the children of our church and city, homeowners of Plainfield, the Hernandez family and the Kingdom of God. I am so proud that she is one of ours and I am her pastor.

Be well advised that the work has just begun for Renata and our church. She will need our support now more than she did in the campaign. Please let us not fail our children now. The powers that be count on us showing up when things are hot and disappear when the day to day work is being done. Please don’t let that be said of us.

Again, CFGC congratulates Sister Renata on a job well done.

In Him,
Pastor Cedric


255 Johnston Avenue
P.O. Box 2823 • Plainfield, NJ 07062
(908) 769-6887 Office • (908) 548-8689 Fax
" Uniting People to God And People to People"

This Is THE DAY!

That the LORD has made and I WILL REJOICE and BE GLAD in IT!

Thank YOU PLAINFIELD the Supporters -- and yes the haters too-- for you both have helped to keep me focused, prayerful and favored.  I know, I know -- separation of Church and State...WELL I'm no CHURCH and I'm no STATE either!

Radical! (That would be ME!)

Ready! (That would be Us!)

Thank You Again Plainfield For the Opportunity to SERVE!!!

The Crowd Is On Their Feet...........!!!

The Bases are Loaded…

                          You are @ Bat…

         This is YOUR Chance To Hit

Hasta Manana!

This time tomorrow we will know the direction of this district...

I look forward to the results and subsequent conversations!

Ciao!

Happy Birthday Lovey!

12 Years Ago…

An April Shower Brought Us A Flower…

And We Named Her Milani Anaise.

Born 5:20 Post Meridian on April the 18th.

Happy Birthday LOVEY

I Pray You Many, Many More To Come!

My Life Has Been Forever Changed, Forever Blessed, Forever Enriched by YOU.



Loving YOU Always and Forever,
Mom

An Endorsement From OUR Community!

3677. UNLESS WE ELECT GRAND SLAM...
by weaponof1, 4/18/10 0:38 ET

Then what was predicted on this blog, may continue to take place!!!!http://www.teachplainfield.blogspot.com/

WE CALLED IT BACK IN 2008. GO READ. BUT MUCH WORK MUST STILL BE DONE. TRUTH SOMETIMES HURTS, BUT WHAT IS PAINFULLY OBVIOUS IS THAT SOME BOE MEMBERS AND CANDIDATES JUST DON'T HAVE IT IN THEIR HEARTS--OR BRAINS--TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

We need dignified leadership, principled leadership and those who will admit to mistakes and rise to the occassion and to the call for true public service!!!

Rasheed, Wilma, Keisha and Renata stand as THE team that collectively speak ultimately for the children, and yes, often by advocating for parent and teacher rights. If anyone thinks there is something wrong with that, I submit that they are a huge part of the problem. Born and raised here, I have seen deterioration and a downward, moral spiraling of our school system. This paralelled the proliferation of gang involvement in the late 70's and early 80's, but we can see the most pervasive case of GANGSTER mentality right there on the BOE, with self-serving, unholy alliances that must be eradicated. I don't doubt that some of them, in their own twisted logic, mean well, but some are cursed with skewed vision, blind ambition, apathy, and the need to feel important, in the eyes of the community--or POCKETS OF IT!

Voting records are important! I've BEEN to many meetings, have spoken and (like others) have been met with venomous retorts by board members and even former personnel director (LET TRUTH BE TOLD!!!) AND return to travel in my circles to help do the good work that MUST be done! No thin skin here, but truth, again, must be told. We must be careful how we choose our "heroes!!!" I choose truth and progress.

I've choosen NOT to be intimidated, bullied, harassed, and scapegoated without defending myself. And as a matter of spiritual and intellectual choice, I choose the GRAND SLAM TEAM. NOT BASED ON LIES OR DECEIT, BUT faith, hope and the respect for those who serve the needs of the community--educational and otherwise.

IT WAS PREDICTED...http://www.teachplainfield.blogspot.com/NOW LET THE PROPHECY UNFOLD. APRIL 20, 2010. VOTE FOR REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE. C'MON, EVEN CHRISTIE HATES CORRUPTION IN PLAINFIELD ENOUGH TO MAKE A MOVE!!! ;-)

http://www.teachplainfield.blogspot.com/

Keep Smiling!

Even When It's the Last Thing You Feel Like Doing!

Another ENDORSEMENT!!!

Alpha Phi Alpha Frat, Inc.

Zeta Nu Lambda Chapter
P.O. Box 1029
Plainfield, NJ 07061

PRESS RELEASE:


Plainfield Alumni Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. endorses the Grand S.L.A.M. Team for Board of Education seats.

The state of affairs of the Plainfield Public Schools is what can only be called an all-time low. The appointment of Dr. Steven Gallon III to Superintendent of Schools by the Board of Education came with enthusiasm and excitement. He was viewed by many as the young savior, to bring the perception of this district back to respectability. Since that time, a number of irregularities have been associated with his administration. The Board of Education, as well as the Superintendent, has lost the confidence of the teachers, staff, students, and the community at large.

The appointment of two former Miami, FL based teachers to high paying administrative positions that did not have the proper credentials, has become a red hot campaign issue. After being told to rescind the contracts of the two unqualified administrators by the Union County Superintendent, the Board of Education, on the recommendation of the Superintendent, immediately voted to appoint these same individuals to similar positions, not recognized by the state that did not require certification, with six figure salaries.

The fallout from this situation, along with other questionable fiscal expenditures, has brought negative attention and embarrassment from around the state to this district by way of newspaper, radio, and television. The actions of the Superintendent now have the immediate attention of the Governor Christie, as well as the State Department of Education. During this ordeal, there has been a disturbingly consistent majority from the current Board of Education that has been complicit with the decisions of the Superintendent.

The district cannot possibly move forward with the current board in place. Therefore, the Plainfield Alumni Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., places its support behind the Grand S.L.A.M. Team of Wilma Campbell, Keisha Edwards, Rasheed Abdul-Haqq, and Renata Hernandez. Not only have these individuals been consistently present at board meetings, they have been actively taking part in questioning the Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools on their decisions. Ms. Campbell is one of only two current board members that dares to question the actions of the Superintendent; Ms Edwards is a former Plainfield educator that now teaches in another district; Mr. Abdul-Haqq is a past board member and community activist; and Ms Hernandez is a PTO leader and maintains a blog on the district’s current state of affairs. All these candidates bring a set of experiences and a passion that we feel will move this district toward getting back on the right track. Upon their election, we must hold them accountable.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was founded at Cornell University, in 1906, and is the oldest Black Greek-letter fraternity for college men, with undergraduate and alumni chapters across the country and throughout the world. The Zeta Nu Lambda Chapter was established in Plainfield in 1956. The fraternity strives to help the needy, and promote education for our young people.

ForEVER This Will Stand!

The TRUTH is the LIGHT  so TEAMMATES Let Your LIGHT SHINE THROUGH and here's some encouragement:

“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” (Oscar Wilde)

“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.” (Galileo Galilei)

“Unless your heart, your soul, and your whole being are behind every decision you make, the words from your mouth will be empty, and each action will be meaningless. Truth and confidence are the roots of happiness.” (Unknown)

“If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.” (Mark Twain)

“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” (Steve Jobs)

“The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is.” (Winston Churchill)

“Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.” (Albert Einstein)

And Finally and MOST POIGNANTLY

“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.” (Albert Einstein)

CONGRATULATIONS: Wilma, Rasheed, Keisha and I!!!

Today We Received...

To My Running Mates!

Beginning Now -- up Until OUR Declared Victory on Tuesday April 20th this Blog will be dedicated to my running mates.

Only comments that support US and OUR Cause will be entertained.

Wilma, Rasheed and Keisha;

"What shall we then say to these things?
 If God be for us, who can be against us?"
Romans 8:31

Don't SLEEP PLAINFIELD

Embedded in the Agenda from last Tuesday was the revamping/creation of Policy number 4119.26/4219.26.

If we followed normal procedures this would not even be entertained until the NEW Board gets seated.  However, if a special meeting is called prior to the swearing in this could certainly be approved by this rubberstamping rag-tag bunch.

Board Members -- Industry-wide Best Practices: Personal Emails are deleted after 1 Year and HR Records are maintained for at least 15 years.

Make HIM show you the precedence for such a policy!  This is NOT the WORLD according to GALLON!

Why the push to delete ANYTHING at this point in time given current CIRCUMSTANCES and the Dr.'s most recent indiscretions.  This would only COMPOUND the mistrust the public already has for the school leadership.

WAKE UP Folks!

AND Another THING!!!

How in the World is KEMP assigned for the 2010-2011 School Year to Manage the Budget for Special Ed???!!!

Do NOT LET THIS HAPPEN Board MEMBERS!!!

Plainfield DO NOT LET the Board Do This!  Call, Email, and or Write To The Judge Who Issued the Directive for Ms. Kemp To Forfeit Her Job Immediately:

Joan Robinson Gross, JMC
908-753-3065 (Office)
908-753-3030 (Fax)
908-659-3690 (M-W-F)
908-659-3877 (Fax: M-W-F)

It's A GRAND S.L.A.M. Campaigning Blitz!

On behalf of my running mates and I, I want to thank ALL of our supporters who have come forth and freely offered their time and their talents to ensure we HIT A GRAND S.L.A.M. for Plainfield Public Schools!

This Saturday (4/17) at 12 Noon at John Campbell Century 21 Office located on Park Avenue across from the Plainfield High School We NEED YOU to come out and support our various campaign efforts.

We need:

• Telephone Canvassers
• Neighborhood Canvassers
• Meet and Greet Sponsors
• Campaign Material Distributors

This is where it all comes together -- and -- WE NEED YOU to help make it happen!

See You Saturday!

Email me should you have any questions: rannette439@verizon.net

Brilliant Deduction!

2 Weeks Ago Bridget shared with the community that she was one of the BOE Members Dr. Bailey informed about the lack of certification for Borge and Kelly.

Last Week Both Lisa and Wilma, when asked by a community member said THEY were NOT told about this matter.

Again yesterday, Wilma advised the audience at the LWV's Forum that she was NOT  one of the BOE members advised of this matter.

Today, Christian-- finally speaks out and post..."I am NOT one of the four board members that 'G.Bailey' claims she told" (Notice the use of his word "claims" when Ms. Rivers already CONFIRMED that what Dr. Bailey said was true.)

So now we have 3 NO's and 1 YES

We all know that neither Peterson nor Gilbert were members of the Board just yet, so by deduction they are eliminated.

So now we have:  5 NO's and 1 YES

OK folks stick with me here... Now how many people do we need to make up the 4 informees?  You Give?

3 -- That's how many... And who are these 3?

Who's left... Barksdale, Cathcart and Cox that's who!

Need we say more!  Actually Yes I should -- thanks Christian for helping us figure this out!

KE on the BOE

Will Was April 13, 2010 be a day of unity for the Plainfield B.O.E and its community?


As I sat through Tuesday’s 2+ hour Work and Study meeting, which discussed the OFAC findings, I could only wonder if this hiring and certification nightmare would ever end. The frustration, disgust and/or embarrassment of the people attending the meeting was palpable. People were demanding answers, yet were limited to 2 questions by the President of the Board. People wanted some straight talk and solutions, but were met with the CSA’s double speak and criticisms of the investigation findings. Current and past board members even spoke of everyone needing to work together and become unified, although 4 of them were informed of this situation by Dr. Bailey and did nothing and 7 voted “no” to RICE the CSA in order to get to the bottom of this mess as a unified board, without the state intervening. Where has their unity been with this community?

Under the current CSA, job titles and descriptions were changed and lowered, forcing out valuable employees, who were knowledgeable of the issues facing our city. Qualified members of our community and employees (50 applicants) were overlooked for positions that would later be filled by 2 Miami women, who did not possess the proper certifications or qualifications from DAY 1. New positions were created without approval from the County Supt. and given to the 2 Miami women investigated without ever posting the positions for current staff or members of the community to apply. Reimbursements and travel were approved at a cost that could have gone toward hiring a new teacher or much needed textbooks. The Assistant Superintendent was convicted for assaulting an administrator and ordered to forfeit her position (no proof that she has). Qualified and dedicated members of our community resigned from both administrative and teaching positions from physically becoming ill from all the deception and corruption occurring in PPS.

I know this physical pain all to well. I resigned on 6/30/2009 from my tenured position as the speech therapist at PHS, Maxson, Barlow and Evergreen after a 33 pound weight loss and illness brought on by the stress of hostile working conditions. The decision was not easy. The economy was bad and working less than a mile from home, was a perk for this mother of 3 PPS students. But more importantly, this decision meant leaving the students, who referred to themselves as my kids from another mother, and co-workers, who worked tirelessly to educate our students despite the madness. This was my second time working where I lived. There’s nothing like seeing the fruits of your labor grow in your own community.

Many people have been negatively impacted, financially, physically and emotionally from these decisions. Our community’s name has been run through the mud on television, newspaper and radio because of the actions of the CSA, the ladies he recommended from Miami and the complacent board members, who stuck their head in the mud, rather than handle this situation as a unified board. If the members of the B.O.E. truly want to see this community work together and be unified then they can start the unification process by asking for the resignation of the Superintendent at the April 13th B.O.E Business meeting. Next, the 2 ladies investigated and found not to have possessed the proper credentials and qualifications from DAY1 should be fired IMMEDIATELY. As for the 3 current board members, who were informed of this situation by Dr. Bailey and did nothing, they should resign. Councilwoman Bridget Rivers, who was the past President of the board, acknowledged being one of the 4 members warned by Dr. Bailey. Our district is about to terminate 100+ workers, we’ve wasted over ½ million dollars on this fiasco and the councilwoman believes the investigation report was a good thing! Unbelievable! I suppose the other 3 feel the same way.

I feel these 3 steps are the only actions that will bring closure to this matter and help to unify our community. These actions will demonstrate that the B.O.E. is serious about their hiring practices, serious about having certified staff, serious about being fiscally responsible, serious about addressing the concerns of the community and most importantly SERIOUS ABOUT LEARNING. No alibis, no excuses, no exceptions. The B.O.E. must have forgotten those mottos when the CSA came along with his “Yes, we will.”

The Plainfield community can take action as well on April 20th by casting their votes for Wilma Campbell, Renata Hernandez, Rasheed Abdul-Haqq and me, Keisha Edwards of A Grand S.L.A.M for Plainfield. Four individuals, who’ve been fighting for months against this corruption. Four individuals that will rid Plainfield of this wasteful spending. Four individuals, who will tell Dr. Gallon, NO, “WE WON’T!”


Keisha Edwards
Candidate running for 1 year unexpired term on the B.O.E.
Member of A Grand S.L.A.M. (School Leadership Advocacy Movement)

Plainfield YOU did the DARN THING!

STAND UP PLAINFIELD and Take a Bow!

I am SO PROUD of the Show up the Speak Out and the Unity LAST NIGHT!

We came together on one accord and the Prayers of RIGHTEOUS AVAILETH MUCH!

Have a Wonderful Day MY PLAINFIELD!

Hope to see YOU at the LWV's Forum Tonight  | 6:30 PM | EMERSON SCHOOL!

Big UP!

Angry Nah…Passionate ABSOLUTELY!

I’ve been reading all the stuffesses about how angry I am. How disrespectfully etc… I have even been accused of using my daughter to propagate the negativity.

How many of you have gone to the schools I’ve worked at and have spoken to the children? How many of you concerned citizens have spoken to the teachers, district employees and administrators of the schools I have partnered with and volunteered at over the past 6 years?

Talk to the teachers and administrators who have taught my daughter. Talk to her classmates. Find out how well grounded she is and respectful and RESPECTED!

Go there!

Talk to them and then tell me about me and mine! But you won’t!

You’ve all ready checked with former associates and acquaintances and you can’t for the life of you dispel what I have said I’ve done. Ooh how you have tried. Really! The truth is amazing like that – it doesn’t get any better!

You don’t have to guess where I stand, who I support, what my motives are as is the case with other candidates who haven’t been around long enough for you to vet them or JUDGE them –YET! The first time you heard of me wasn't when I announced my candidacy! Everyone puts their best foot forward – and then as my Grandmother would say – then you take them in and they come up with all these other feet you never knew they had.

I am not afraid of who I am, of making mistakes or of making folks accountable!

Paint me how you wish just as long as you PAINT me PRESENT because that’s where I’ve been and that’s where you will find me!

Again I say;

They whispered, conspired, they told their lies (God favors me)
My character, my integrity, my faith in God (He favors me)
Will not fall, will not bend, won’t compromise(God favors me)
I speak life and prosperity and I speak health (God favors me)

And on this I stand!

Angry Nah… I come before you with RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION that only those seeking righteousness will understand and I KNOW and AFFIRM that there are MORE OF US than there are of you!

It's Our Turn Plainfield!

I’m praying that the Board Members prepare the room to receive the outpouring of public who will be in attendance tomorrow. I know they didn’t advertise it, but they don’t have to – people are tapped/wired/radioed in!


Bring your own chair just in case…

Tomorrow is the beginning or the ending --depending on how you wish to view it! I look forward to moving this district forward.

By any means necessary – Be there the life of OUR Children DEPEND on IT!

Why???!!! -- Please Allow Me to Show You...

No Need to Make Up, Fake It or Shake Down...

When You ARE

 ACTUALLY DOING THE DARN THING!

Preparation 101

Listening...

               Watching!

                             Reading and Studying.

                                        Praying!

Skullduggery & the PLAINFIELD Board of Education -- PERFECT Together!

Yesterday’s WORD of the day certainly captures what occurred (or didn’t occur) last night. We the public were subjected, yet again, to Dr. Gallon’s spin on the situation. I’d like to call your attention Board Members -- it is EXACTLY his spin on this city that has gotten us in this pickle!

Questions were asked of the Board Members but the President deflected most of them and informed the public that the Superintendent would be responding to questions about the OFAC report because he was the one to whom it was addressed. The report was addressed to YOU Mr. President. Did the Board VOTE to allow the CSA to respond on behalf of the board?

There was a visitor there last night from 101.5 (David M.) who was denied the right to tape the proceedings, but he stuck it out, and more amazingly he was able to peg the double-speak, deflecting buffoonery of Dr. Gallon within 15 minutes of hearing him speak. If a total stranger can come in and get it then someone please tell me what is wrong with the seven board members who continue to buy into this non-sense?

Plainfield -- WE NEED TO DEMAND a response from our BOARD MEMBERS. Dr. Gallon no longer has the credibility to respond to the concerns of this community and according to its OWN POLICY it is the Board's RESPONSIBILITY to respond to issues that cannot be resolved between and among the public and the CSA.

I know this may be hard for you all (BOE) but YOU will actually have to work this out! You can not allow Gallon to sanction his own behavior. He obviously doesn’t get it!

Plainfield Community -- Speak OUT, Show UP and HOLD these “ELECTED” official accountable!

LOLOLOLOLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Word for Today: SKULLDUGGERY -hanky panky, hocus-pocus, jiggery-pokery, slickness...

Laughing to keep from crying!

Ok FOLKs -- Now is YOUR Chance!

The report is in...

The facts are indisputable...

There are no questions, but there is an answer -- in a word "TERMINATION" and other words "With Cause"!

There are very few opportunities in life to correct an error, 2nd chances are rare --here's yours BOE Members -- Do the RIGHT thing for the RIGHT reasons!

Terminate for Cause:

1. Dr. Steve Gallon, III
2. Angela Kemp
3. Lesley Borge
4. Lalelei Kelly

It really is JUST THIS SIMPLE!

Get e'r DONE folks!!

A Good Cause...Please Help!

See YOU TUESDAY!!

OFAC Report Readout

TOMORROW's

Work & Study Meeting

  6:30 PM! Make that 7 PM!

Correction -- Looking more like 8 PM!

Hope to See YOU there!

Make SURE to be A PART of OUR FUTURE!

NEW VISION FOR PLAINFIELD

If you missed the Saturday, March 27, 2010 Visioning Session, please send an email to events@plainfield.com with the SUBJECT - VISIONING LIST. We will place you on the email list for updates and meeting notices about our NEW VISION FOR PLAINFIELD. If you would like to comment on the Visioning Session please send an email to events@plainfield.com with the SUBJECT - VISIONING COMMENT. Thank you.



•Introduction and Heritage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxVQ4T0l0gI

•Transportation & Transit Oriented Developement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNcmR1cKB3g

•Study Area Introductions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKT2hvND7iM

•Netherwood: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xs07LTqlTY

•Downtown: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghk2x4M8lKg

•Plainfield West: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnlaoYwG
 
DON'T sit back and wait on ANYONE ELSE to decide what your CITY SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
 

Sign-up To Be A Part of the

 

VISION!

Ooooh Weeee!

You all should see the stuff I'm getting behind the scenes -- All kinds of nasty grams!

The writing is so laden with grammatical errors, ignorance and non-sense -- and as "she" projected one part right -- IT will never get printed...At least not on my blog!

Anywho Teamies, Plainfield -- HOLD YOUR HEAD UP!

The election is drawing near so it's about to get real raw.  Get PRAYED UP!

See you soon!

A Call To Action!!

As Suggested by Laura Shoemaker -- please follow through:

I think everyone needs to e-mail them and demand results...feel free to copy and paste it:

 

As a resident of Plainfield, I would like to know when the Board of Education will be calling a special meeting to RICE Dr. Steve Gallon for the following reasons:

 

1. Failure to follow the directives of his superior,
2. Failure to inform the Board of his superior's request thereby putting the Board in a precarious legal position
3. Theft by deception
4. Failure to follow the laws of the State of New Jersey in the hiring practices at Plainfield Public Schools
5. Failure to abide by a court order to remove Angela Kemp from her position.

I not only look forward to an answer to this question, but I expect an answer as I plan to take this to the media and state government officials. The NJDOE Office of Fiscal Accountability will not be the only office THIS administrator or THIS board will have to answer to.

 

 Here are the e-mail addresses:

lcathcart@plainfield.k12.nj.us;

mcox@plainfield.k12.nj.us;

cestevez@plainfield.k12.nj.us;

pbarksdale@plainfield.k12.nj.us;

lloganl@plainfield.k12.nj.us;

wcampbell@plainfield.k12.nj.us;

blgilbert@plainfield.k12.nj.us;

kpeterson@plainfield.k12.nj.us

 

 

Keep YOUR Eye on the Bouncing Ball!

"I was not the Plainfield Superintendent of Schools in June 2008, and therefore could provide no direction to district staff," Gallon wrote via e-mail.

Don't YOU All DRINK
this Kool-aid!

I've spoken with Dr. Bailey, and I will have the actual emails for your personal perusal as soon as get back to work next week.

Then -- will you come up with another need for more factual information that proves this man does NOT have the truth in him?

So who will you believe HIM or Your Lying Eyes? Hmmm.

I really don't know which is worse him, or the turning of our backs on what is right in front of us?

The TRUTH is the LIGHT!

Dr. Bailey was forced to leave her home (HER HOME) her family (HER FAMILY) and her community (HER COMMUNITY) because 4 Board Members (And you don’t need their names just look at who was in position, what was the protocol (as Dr. Bailey always followed protocol), who was the in-charge ‘chair’ for the area(s) in scope and you will KNOW EXACTLY who these people were/ARE!) – They FAILED to act and a DISINGENUOUS Dr. Steve Gallon came marching in and created his own Miami Oz right here in Plainfield and stole the BRAINS, HEART and COURAGE of “OUR” elected BOE.

{Funny how DISINGENUOUS is Steve's favorite word -- scripture tell us -- Out of the Mouth speaks the ABUNDANCE of the Heart! PROFOUND! PROPHETIC! POIGNANT!}

Look at the voting records PEOPLE!

It's not about WHO sat on the Board. That’s just ridiculous to put that type of falsehood forward. It is ABOUT who and HOW people voted. REMEMBER an individual is ONLY as powerful as the VOTING BLOCK of FIVE (5)! That is why, unlike what many have been putting out there, it IS VITAL that a TEAM (and TEAM being the operative word here – not just four folks on a ticket – BUT a TEAM!) gets voted in on April 20th.

One person – CANNOT make the NECESSARY CHANGE. TWO people CANNOT make the Necessary CHANGE! THREE PEOPLE – Get us a little closer BUT it does NOT equal the 5 Votes needed to MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGE.

Folks – It will take A GRAND S.L.A.M.!
                     and That’s not just a slogan – that's WHAT IT WILL TAKE!

Are You READY for THIS??!!

PLAINFIELD – I am grateful for Dr. Gallon!

He has AWAKEN a SLEEPING GIANT – A QUEEN CITY -- THE QUEEN City!

EVERYBODY has a reason!

As my husband’s Grand Mother use to say: No Hay Mal…Que Por Bien No Venga!

Couple Gallon's actions, the budget crisis, the ineptitude of the current board and PLAINFIELD is in a prime position for the COURAGEOUS, the SINCERE and the PREPARED to TAKE BACK OUR SCHOOLS!

The question is: ARE you REALLY READY for the WORK AHEAD?

We’ve seen what INACTION gets us. Now Let’s see what PROACTION Delivers!

I'm Here Yall...Trust Me and...

Stay Tuned!

Very Fitting...

WHAT DO TEACHERS MAKE?


The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life.

One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, "What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?"

To stress his point he said to another guest; "You're a teacher, Barbara . Be honest. What do you make?"

Barbara, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, "You want to know what I make? (She paused for a second, then began...)

"Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.

I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor winner.

I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can't make them sit for 5 without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental.

You want to know what I make? (She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table)

I make kids wonder.

I make them question.

I make them apologize and mean it.

I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.

I teach them to write and then I make them write. Keyboarding isn't everything.

I make them read, read, read.

I make them show all their work in math. They use their God given brain, not the man-made calculator.

I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know about English while preserving their unique cultural identity.

I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.

I make my students stand, placing their hand over their heart to say the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, One Nation Under God, because we live in the United States of America.

Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life ( Barbara paused one last time and then continued.)

Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn't everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant.

You want to know what I make?

I MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

What do you make Mr. CEO?

His jaw dropped, he went silent.

THIS IS WORTH SENDING TO EVERY TEACHER, EVERY CEO, EVERY PERSON YOU KNOW.
Even all your personal teachers like mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, coaches and your spiritual leaders/teachers.

A profound answer!!!

Compliments of Mr. El-Amin