The Way School Board Superintendents Are Now, in Areas of Corruption, Did Not Exist In

The way school board superintendents are now, in areas of corruption, did not exist in such pervasivenessas in the past. That is no matter the job, whether religious or not, whether under oath or not, there are always people who like to make things only or foremost better for themselves. No one can ignorethe Ponzi scheme has been around for generations. Bernie Madoff is not self made but he had unfortunately, manypeople who showed him the way. Such is the reason for amajor called Criminology.

Fortunately, I know quite a few very descent, honorableSuperintendents. Most Superintendents arevery ethical and moral people. I know about a few more who are not. Saw a few of them get away with it and do it in other states. As you know, one in New Jersey, came toNJ from another state and in PA, at it again.

There are 2/700, in New Jersey are now under investigation. One, madedeals to get two kids of a woman into his school system, illegally. The other for insurance fraud, with another woman. Why? Don't have a clue.Now our NJ government is on a search for more. Public Money and Public Law are often at cross points, yet the intent is better than written law. The illegal mind is so crafty, to look innocent and act guilty.

Some are managed by others who are crafty got bucks folks. We had presidents under this system.

There is a disturbance of the brain, within several thought patterns: that the Super deserves a salary climb, every year.

Since there was no COLA, this year, and the firstsince 1975, and seniors only received two flat checks that will not increment social security next year, perhaps that needs to be in consideration of discussion re: all non union salaries, not only of the Super. All administrators who are his cabinet level, particularly. I don't think Principals should be in their same category, unless the salaries of the Principals are higher than is the norm. Are your Principals and Supervisors in an association? No consideration is given to reality of the here and now, then when the situation improves, you know dollars will be taken from education for administration if they are doing it now, with the World Language, Spanish program..

Most of all that the super is the CSA or Chief School Administrator who leads by example for the sake of the 21st Century. How is this analyzed and how does the self evaluation by the Super to the Board projecting this? How does the board self evaluate themselves and their full board?

Re: the Super:

S/he is to provide on a daily basis to all students in the district, whether they are there in the district or sent out of district, in order to get the maximal or most optimal form of education as per each child's personal learning styles. Do you believe that is what the Superintendent does primarily?

Then the Super is to give all the tax payers the best bang for the buck and towork so well within the entire district, that cost either are maximized or go down as they give thorough and efficient education to each of their students, while providing a safe, and sensible work environment for all employees. Does your Superintend net do that?

Then the Super is to make such great use of taxes, that the investments improve their savings, and this in turn becomes tax savings for the local tax payers? Does your superintendent do that?

Then the Super is to improve the richness ofpublic education to bring lauds and praise to our students, groups, individually and by class so that the over all learning improves to mastery level as per profiles and portfolios as well as standard grades. Does your superintendent do that?

Then the super is to lead the administrators,faculty, staff, and all who support local public education to such an extent that each one and collectively, these people move from good to great in coordination with district goals, mission statement and policies of the district. Does your superintendent do that?

II your superwho is supposed to be 60/60/24/365 for your district with all designees,and your super does do this, then an increment is included. But the incrementis at the amount the current taxes will allow. There is no magical percentage. S/he must be awarded in concert with the awards the district receives, and this includes prudence with funds used/not used to enhance the overall district. Unless s/he meets all criteria, and the goals the super set and gave to the board, in accordance with the strategic plan, of long term goals, then salary changes are related. The salary should go down if not. That rarely happens. That does not happen while community people have their salaries go down or out. .

If your Super does everything well, then a salary can be incremented. However, in this age, the Super and the Board should not agree to a significant or any increment, if there are deficits, period, in good or bad times, but certainly in bad times.

No she is giving you power of influence.That is:she believes others listen/read/believe what you write is the issue here. She showed it by acting upon her reaction.

Prudence worked when you removed the message.

Shemay seethe word 'bury' in the context of a contract on her life. This also tells you that she is frightened. If she was doing everything correctly then she has nothing to fear. She is not sure of her actions, and is not sure of the actions around her.

Stay cool but not too cool, as she may perceive that she will need to call the police again

She has legal counsel, but there is no way to know if she reacted and called the police or did this post legal counsel.

With this happening to her, shesees you as herald in town, and certainly as a person of influence.

You could ask to speak to her at a public meeting. There, you can remind her that to call the police on her own behalf, withoutunderstanding what you are in constitutional rights. Her actionsrequire you to ask her if she realizes the consequences of her actions: shecreated an issue of power.

That is she struggles against you.You are not struggling against her.

You are struggling for financial fairness or equity or such, in your community. She is flaunting that she has salary increases because she assumes she has job security, and this insults the very people who pay her salary, the tax payers.

In this time of job losses, there is no reason for her to keep giving herself raises or recommending to the board to do so. Especially when the senior citizen population did not receive any increase in social security, inthe first timein 35 years. That is since 1975.Many people lost their jobs, in 08 and 09 and some before as the recession was trickling throughout thiswhole decade and began in the 90s.Among those who kept jobs, a significantnumber of the workers, hadtheir salaries cut; their benefits were decreased. Tor those who found jobs, many are working for salary only, at less than their previous salaries, for example many salaries are 30% of what they made just a few years ago, and they get no benefits.

It is time for the Superintendent and all her non union staff, who are in leadership positions, and/or make over x amount of $ for example $100,000. to take no increase or take a percentage cut.

That she is afraid of that, means she does not understand or get they come firstbefore her own comfort. That is taught to all Superintendents, at the local, state and national levels.Her community is her employer, with thevotes of the board members, who represent the community.Their need to protect their children and their homes is to be that all adults, especially her, care first and foremost for her students, employees and their teaching/learning milieu. It is as basic as that. If not, then any salary she takes, is not working in the school community, at all. All people need to know that she understands this and lives this with them. It is called character, in maturation, and moral turpitude.?sp

That may help her to understand that her fear is the reality of her losing her desire for a great salary and benefits. She drew a line against the community by keeping the fears rather than to deal with them. She could really be a leader if she could grasp and live within this new reality called marked recession that has only to compare to the 29 crash and the 30s depression.

Suggest she Join the rest of the population to know how to become a miser, with one self. It is good self discipline.

But shefeels threatened by you, as illustratedwithher call to thepolice.As she is a public figure, and so licensed to be and so agreed to her position to be. Shewas far more realasan affront to you and the community to whom she is to serve, as she educates and sees to that her students get a full, 21st Century education withgreatleadership for the entire school district.Her interpretation of what was written on the blog is hers, but she needs to know her actions were most public and more damaging to herself than anyone else. You are giving her this advise and counsel..

Youexplainthather socialnaiveteborders onincompetency to understand the community and their children's needs. Those of the community expecther leadership 60/6024/7/365 to students,staff, and community. She needs to give her 100% to the PASD first and foremost,then to her own needs.

Shemay mean that but to ask for and get from the school board another salary increment at 6% andhas such a defensive reactions, tells the community that she will be buried inpaper work justifications in the world of public opinion.What she intended to do to you, and others who question, observe and report, shedid to herself.Calling the police upon you, says all of this.

speakwith consultative and well intended tone and substance. Then end this is a new era andincome is the one most significant among the losses of self esteem and self worth to far too many in our community. Ask her what she can offer in ways to conserve in the district, while giving a thorough education with efficient tax uses. To do that will begin a better way to communicate. Words are far less meaningful than are actions, and that is why youmake these recommendations. Your hope and prayers is that she will hear you as intended.

Non Composmentis: Latin for can not grasp the meaningor the contextof life as it is in 2010.

She/They do not grasp thereason you have the blog. She/they need to be part of the community, not exempt. Reality in the communityis in the world's financial situation; andis what they don't get; or don't want to get. They are insulated. How much are the board members in such a like minded thought process?

That is she acts as if you are affronting her, whereas she is affronting the entire community and you are expressing this. Think: Everyman, or thisis how she should see you.

She put her salary ahead of other compensatory use of local, state and Federal taxesfor the district. That is for the children to learn, public education is ahigh ratio of educators in a labor intensive curriculum of teaching and learning, in a safe and facilitating environment.

That is why people call the schools, facilities, not just buildings. The children's learning and the faculty teaching is facilitated in each school and each classroom, media center, gym, cafeteria, assembly hall.

Is she unaware that:Spanish reduction/elimination, isno cultural/language/literature/linguistics program?

Her whole salary is not what you are asking her to give up. You point toa fact, that she has gotten a significant salary increase, that is well above COLA.If she tookthe6%this year,and what she had last year or another 6%; then hadher leaders to do the same, then they would magnanimouslycontinue the World Language program. They still have all their percs and benefits. Far better than most employed people and definitely multiple times better than the unemployed or partially employed or lowly employed tax payers.

World Languageis required by the Secretary of Education of both US and PA.The ESEAuses the NCLB roles for teacher/administratorfor adequacy assessment ofyour district.Her reputation is on the line. Spanish is a requirement for adequate schools.YOU are saving her job, in essence by explaining this. It is for her to act, to do,recommendations ofyour advise. If she does, theneveryone wins. Don't and shehas consequencesto taxpayers, as citizens; and as our federal and state governments require her to do in her capacity of Superintendent.

This democratic republic, USA,isfounded on thedocuments, Declaration of Independence,the Bill of Rights and the US Constitution, are based up the politics of democracy,begun inGREECE.GREECEis the home ofthe first thinkers, theinitiators of education, i.e. Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.Now GREECE wentinto financial collapse because they paid their workers too handsomely with national funds, thus went broke

She is in the same predicament. Look to the lessons of Greece and change her paradigm of entitlement.

Then, she,the Superintendent needs to understand, she lives on money, paidby tax payers who don'thave any more funds.

Recommend kindly, shereview the courses in the curriculum for K-12 syllabusor curriculum units for Current Events in Social Studies. It is a part of World Culture, thus one of the reasons that Spanish understanding and usage is so VIP to our children's continuum of learning.Soft peddle this, as she is a Marie Antoinette, that is unaware of the level of security starvation in society. She is certainly blase` to the many choices people now make for avariety of home/personal situations that are moreconsidered/doneon adaily basis, than she does. She must have a lot of disposable income.