John, The High School was "dismantled" 10 years ago when they segregated it.
That's not my alma mater. I went to a desegregated school with white kids, black kids, rich kids and poor kids.] That school is gone; there is a racially segregated school there and I have no love for a segregated school. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "apeaexec1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tommy, > > Be real. Your family is from this district and my family is from > this district. You all graduated from the High School. Do you > really want to see your alma mater "dismantled?" And have all these > kids sent all over the county? Some of the comments are right. The > kids in these other towns have no identity to a town that has no > school system; ie: Interlaken. The solution is not to run, the > solution is to get involved. If running is getting involved, than so > be it. I am in the system everyday. I know there is no leadership, > nor has there been any real leadership in the High School and Middle > School for years. Maybe, if some people get involved, and make the > right recommendations, there can be effective change put in place. > that's what it takes. > > Let's get back to the real issue. "Dismantling" is not going to > happen. And it's not just because I represent these members and > would not want them to lose their jobs. We also stand up for the > saftey and well being of the students too. You that we try to get > involved in as many positive projects as possible in this district. > There needs to be a core group of people that come together, > community, clergy, politicians, staff members, and business owners to > begin to come up with solutions to the problems that plague the > district. If getting behind candidates is the solution to fixing the > problems, than that's what has to be done. Everyone needs to be > involved. You know it all comes down to politics. --- In > AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright" <justifiedright@> > wrote: > > > > apeaexec1, > > > > Why is your solution always "run for the board of ed"? Why, so > > another crop of people can fight with the administration while the > > kids go nowhere? > > > > We're way past that. > > > > It's time to end it all. No sense wasting more youth while we > check > > our watches waiting for developments that might come way down the > > road. Been there done that. > > > > We can give these kids better schools by sending them to better > > schools right away. > > > > It's the best plan for the kids. > > > > Don't worry, there will be plenty of placement for union members in > > the other schools. ;-) > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "apeaexec1" <apeaexec1@> wrote: > > > > > > I am glad to see that there is finally a spirited debate in > regard > > to > > > the Asbury Park School District. I guess we can call it > > the "Tommy > > > Plan?" As for the school being "dismantled", that is absolutely > > > insane. It will never happen. We all know it and it is > ridiculous > > to > > > think it will happen. Regionalization may considered way down > the > > > line, but it will take years to happen. Especially with the > > pitviper > > > lawyers out there chomping at the bit to get a piece of this > legal > > > action from the surrounding towns. Tommy, you know that's going > > to > > > happen. It isn't possible for this to happen in "4" months. We > > need > > > to have a plan in place now. > > > > > > The High School, Middle School and Alternative Middle School are > > in > > > chaos. Without strong leadership from the top down, this will > > never > > > be fixed. Lewis was the cause of this entire debacle. When he > > took > > > over in 1999, the scores began to plummett, drastically. There > > has > > > been no strong leadership in this district in any of the years > > that > > > Lewis has been in charge. We need strong leaders in all these > > > schools. He has constantly hired weak links that he could > > control. > > > This is a total recipe for disaster. We need the strong leaders > > in > > > here now to begin to fix the problems. As for hiring a Ferina > > from > > > LB, the staff fear him, they don't necessarily like him. You > > can't > > > run a district on fear and intimidation like Lewis did for all > his > > > years here. > > > > > > I believe that people that are interested in the well being of > the > > > staff and students, they need to run for the BOE. The filing > > > deadline is 4pm today. You need 10 signatures. This is a > pivotal > > > year. 5 seats are up and it can totally change. It's time to > get > > > some stability in here now.--- In > > > AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright" <justifiedright@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Denise you are right to point that out. > > > > > > > > Under my plan, the High School Students get split among 7 area > > > > schools: > > > > > > > > Manasquan, Wall, Neptune, Ocean, Long Branch, Shore Regional > and > > > Red > > > > Bank Regional. > > > > > > > > Also some of the Charter and specialty schools could be > utilized. > > > > > > > > I'm betting we could get the number of students each school as > > to > > > > absorb down to 15 to 20 per grade, so as not to overburden any > > > > school with too much immediate growth. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Denise" <denisemchd@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > -To get to LB do you not have to travel through Ocean? > > > > > -- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Fred" <asburydogma@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "wernerapnj" > > <wernerapnj@> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I would have to agree with you Werner. Keep the K-8 they > > have a > > > > > > chance if the BOE switches to K-8 schools. The High School > > > kids > > > > > > should be bus out to L.B. and Neptune they overbuilt their > > new > > > > > > schools by a couple hundred kids each. But first, both > > Supers. > > > > have > > > > > > to go. They should try and hire the LB Super. He may have > a > > > big > > > > > ego > > > > > > but he has the respect of the Teachers and he gets the job > > > done. > > > > He > > > > > > walks the walk. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Close the HS ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What a terrible idea. The identity of a community's > > children > > > > and > > > > > > young adults is tied to the > > > > > > > educational system. Bus them out of town, make really > feel > > > > like > > > > > > they are not wanted here? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Certainly there are better social solutions that closure. > > > > > > Privatization was discussed here, a > > > > > > > 'high tech' and vocational school was proposed by me. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Werner > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0It09A/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/Y2tolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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! 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