The Englewood Board of Education and Superintendent have ignored "every single concern and/or suggestion made" by Parents/Guardians and Residents since his hiring.
In reference to this, it seems that we have a serious Attendance problem in this District and the High
School in particular. When you notice the term "Blended Learning" it means that students are making up "seat hours" or at least this is what we have been told. All of this is supposedly about Attendance. Students are making up for absences from the school year in specific courses. They sit in a room with a computer and a Teacher (who may or may not be certified in the content area) who is paid $30 an hour to babysit. There have also been guidance personnel not certified in any content area serving as Teachers in "Blended Learning" sessions.
It is imagined that these students will graduate from high school sometime before September. We don't know for sure.
There has been a great deal of speculation about how many students out of 200 did not graduate. We have been given many conflicting numbers, none of which I believe. Numbers as high as 124 not graduating have been thrown out.
Okay, let us get back to the subject, which is Attendance. Read the State's Mandates from ESSA regarding student Attendance. Using "Blended Learning" in this fashion is contrary to State Law. We need an Attendance Officer. We have been begging for the "state mandated Attendance Officer position" for over 10 years. They look at us as if we are from Mars.
Consider the cost of the "Blended Learning" idea below.
July 19, 2018
1. "Blended Learning" instructors are ONCE again on the agenda. This time an additional 18 teachers are being approved for 200 hours! THAT'S $109,800!
FOR WHAT?!
*When you add up all of the "Summer Blended Learning" Instructor's payouts, the district will have spent OVER $200,000 IN TOTAL.
May 17th agenda -- 9 teachers at 120 hours = $32,940 (for work done July 9th to August 3rd)
June 14th agenda -- 17 teachers at 100 hours = $51,850 (for work done June 16th to June 30th)
June 14th agenda -- 2 teachers at 100 = $6,100 (for work done July 9th to August 3)
July 19th agenda -- 18 teachers at 200 hours = $109,800 (for work done August 6th to August 31st)
GRAND TOTAL: $200,690
This is the summer of "Blended Learning"! What are the outcomes of this? You could have allowed
for 4 of the 25 people that were let go for reasons of economy to come back and do their jobs. These people now have jobs in other Districts and we are left with no VPs in the high school. Good Teachers are resigning every meeting. Hmmmmmm!
3. With this amount of spending, the board is also allowing the Superintendent to hire all extra comp positions between board meetings! Lord only knows what other hires he is going to make that will allow him to secretly spend more of the tax payers money! Why did the Board approve this recommendation last night ?Another thing, why were the police in high alert last night? A uniformed and armed policeman was in attendance. He was also presumably paid with your tax dollars.
It should also be noted that there is included in EPSD POLICY already permission for the Superintendent to make an EMERGENCY executive decision to hire personnel between Board Meetings. It is stipulated within the policy, that the Resolution for hiring SHALL appear on the very next meeting agenda. On July 19, 2018, our School Board gave the Superintendent permission to hire personnel between meetings when there is no apparent emergency. Why would he need to do that?
The Salary of the "State Mandated Attendance Officer" is less than half the cost of "Blended Learning" expenses.
My question is this:
In reference to this, it seems that we have a serious Attendance problem in this District and the High
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| An armed police officer was on hand for what?../ |
It is imagined that these students will graduate from high school sometime before September. We don't know for sure.
There has been a great deal of speculation about how many students out of 200 did not graduate. We have been given many conflicting numbers, none of which I believe. Numbers as high as 124 not graduating have been thrown out.
Okay, let us get back to the subject, which is Attendance. Read the State's Mandates from ESSA regarding student Attendance. Using "Blended Learning" in this fashion is contrary to State Law. We need an Attendance Officer. We have been begging for the "state mandated Attendance Officer position" for over 10 years. They look at us as if we are from Mars.
Consider the cost of the "Blended Learning" idea below.
July 19, 2018
1. "Blended Learning" instructors are ONCE again on the agenda. This time an additional 18 teachers are being approved for 200 hours! THAT'S $109,800!
FOR WHAT?!
*When you add up all of the "Summer Blended Learning" Instructor's payouts, the district will have spent OVER $200,000 IN TOTAL.
May 17th agenda -- 9 teachers at 120 hours = $32,940 (for work done July 9th to August 3rd)
June 14th agenda -- 17 teachers at 100 hours = $51,850 (for work done June 16th to June 30th)
June 14th agenda -- 2 teachers at 100 = $6,100 (for work done July 9th to August 3)
July 19th agenda -- 18 teachers at 200 hours = $109,800 (for work done August 6th to August 31st)
GRAND TOTAL: $200,690
This is the summer of "Blended Learning"! What are the outcomes of this? You could have allowed
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| That is Board Member Elizabeth Schwartz standing in the corner. She is on her cell phone. The rest of the Board is engaged in a training session conducted by the NJ School Boards Association. The Board Members are learning about Goal Setting. At the time of this meeting, there was on the agenda Merit Goals for the Superintendent. Mrs Schwartz is obviouisly not interested in this training. Those Merit Goals cost the taxpayers over $30,000.00. |
3. With this amount of spending, the board is also allowing the Superintendent to hire all extra comp positions between board meetings! Lord only knows what other hires he is going to make that will allow him to secretly spend more of the tax payers money! Why did the Board approve this recommendation last night ?Another thing, why were the police in high alert last night? A uniformed and armed policeman was in attendance. He was also presumably paid with your tax dollars.
It should also be noted that there is included in EPSD POLICY already permission for the Superintendent to make an EMERGENCY executive decision to hire personnel between Board Meetings. It is stipulated within the policy, that the Resolution for hiring SHALL appear on the very next meeting agenda. On July 19, 2018, our School Board gave the Superintendent permission to hire personnel between meetings when there is no apparent emergency. Why would he need to do that?
The Salary of the "State Mandated Attendance Officer" is less than half the cost of "Blended Learning" expenses.
My question is this:
Is all of this a lie?
What is the REAL PURPOSE of "Blended Learning"?
Do you want to know the real deal?
Do you want to know the real deal?
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