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 AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "asburycheech" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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.
>
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