The School Board Election That YOU missed!

A Special School Board Election was held on January 16, 2014 at Grieco Elementary School.

SEEK won!

Two sitting board members, all SEEK, and 5 others with 1 abstention voted to move the School Board Elections to November. Page 14 of 20. 14-F-73 APPROVAL - ESTABLISHING THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE ENGLEWOOD BOARD OF EDUCATION AS THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER .

What does this mean?

• Voters will not be able to vote on the budget
• 3 sitting board members with terms expiring in April gave themselves nearly a year more on the board without input from the voters.
• The President just voted himself another year in charge. 
• According to Harley Ungar, a study conducted by David Popkin may have shown that many people will not vote in the school board election. She suggested that the supposed $45,000 saved is more important than voters.
• Taxation without representation - Your taxes pay the tab and you no longer have a say
• The campaign has begun. 
• The School Board Election must remain in November for at least 4 years.

Tuesday, January 28 is going to be a very special day.

Board of Education: Special Public Meeting
7:30 PM

Grieco cafeteria
Meeting will include questions from the public concerning the 2012-13 audit of the financial operations of the district

(Will there be answers?)

The City Council of Englewood is also having a meeting January 28, 2014.

Municipal Court 73 South Van Brunt St. (Courthouse)

• Fire house bond ordinance
• An ordinance amending chapter 8 Boards
• An ordinance amending chapter 425 tree codes of Englewood
• An ordinance amending chapter 191 fees code of Englewood
• An ordinance amending chapter 358 soil erosion
• City Board Appointments 

The State of the Union Address 2014 by the President 9:00pm

                                       How are the children?

ATTENTION PARENTS: ARE YOU AWARE OF THE FACT THAT YOU MAY OPT OUT OF "STAR RENAISSANCE" TESTS?

DID YOU KNOW THAT YOUR CHILDREN ARE BEING TESTED IN KINDERGARTEN?
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THAT?
WHAT IS THE VALUE IN THAT?
WHAT DOES IT DO TO PREPARE YOUR CHILD FOR FIRST GRADE?
YOU MUST BEGIN TO QUESTION SUCH THINGS. NEW MANDATED TESTING IS COMING, BUT THIS IS NOT PART OF IT. THIS SMACKS OF CHILD ABUSE. WHY STRESS OUT OUR CHILDREN AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE? OTHER DISTRICTS ARE NOT DOING THIS.

IS THIS ANOTHER WAY TO SEGREGATE THE CHILDREN BASED ON INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN TAUGHT? CHILDREN WHO DID NOT GO TO PRE-SCHOOL ARE BEING SHAFTED. SOME OF THESE KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN WERE DENIED PRESCHOOL. THINK ABOUT IT. STAR RENAISSANCE TESTING IN QUARLES SCHOOL SHOULD STOP. THE TEACHERS MUST BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO TEACH THEM SOMETHING FIRST. IS THIS TESTING DESIGNED TO TEST TEACHERS? THAT IS CRAP. THERE ARE MANY OTHER METHODS FOR DOING THAT.

PARENTS: BE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT YOU MAY OPT OUT OF STAR RENAISSANCE TESTING WITHOUT ANY PENALTY WHATSOEVER. TESTING OF CHILDREN PRIOR TO 3RD GRADE IS PURELY A DISTRICT INITIATIVE. IT IS A QUESTIONABLE DISTRICT INITIATIVE. THIS TESTING IS NOT MANDATORY. IT IS AN ILL PLANNED EXPERIMENT. WE ARE IN THE PETRY DISH AGAIN.

                                "HOW ARE THE CHILDREN?"

Calling All Student Filmmakers...!

President Obama has an assignment for you.

He would like to see your work in The White House.

Click the link below and find detailed instructions on how to
participate in the first ever White House Film Festival.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/filmfestival?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=email265-graphic&utm_campaign=filmfest

In the Absence of Equity...

Is there conflict of interest?

Recently, the President of our Parent Advisory Council questioned the lack of equity on Dwight Morrow High School Campus.

She asked the Board of Education again why

there is little or no equity on the campus.

She pointed out the fact that some Board Members

have been there long enough to understand how

the question should be answered.

There was silence.

Two Board members have been forbidden from voting

on any and all personnel issues. Our Board President

took credit for eliciting this Advisory Decision from

the School Ethics Commission. He said  that a parent 

had asked a question about "conflict of interest" during 

the Candidates forum.

5 Members of our Board of Education have children

who attend our Vocational & Technical Program

at the high school. 

Why is it not a conflict of interest for these same 5 Board Members

to vote on issues concerning the Vocational & Technical Program?

On Thursday, November 21, the Board voted unanimously to approve

5 field trips spending nearly $6,000.00 for students in the Vocational 

and Technical Program. No trips were presented or approved from 

students in our Comprehensive High School.

The little ones from Quarles were charged 11 bucks a head 

and they will be traveling to Paramus, NJ on a bus we own. 

So the district could not pay the $11 admission for the 55 pre-schoolers?

Oh, the price of gas, so exorbitant.

Field Trip List from the November 21, 2013 Agenda 

Equity is a Half Eaten Pie...!

And there are no more plates or chairs at the table...