Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "First Day at POB and and the Disappointments Start...":
How about 6th grade at POB? This is the same old excuses for the incompetence. It was the mail etc.... Paperwork arrives today all disheveled in the envelope, 5 teachers listed on the class supply list , no schedule or explanation as to who teaches what and why there are 5 teachers listed with one teacher as HR? Why so many teachers and who teaches what? After 9 years of this , It's really hard to stay positive when even the simple things are disorganized in the start of the year. With my tax bill rising every year, I do have the right to complain and I am not being proactive to do someone else's job!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
First Day at POB and and the Disappointments Start.
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Your Voice is What's Missing...":
Sadly another year on the forgotten side of town has begun. My child started her first year in the middle school with what she called, "a disaster that was unorganized."
A melding of two schools where many did not know each other. Was there any team building games or activities where they could get to know each other? She was invited to a BBQ, what happened with that? Additionally, Plainview is an amazingly diverse town, Muslims, Orthodox Jews, Hindus, what were they supposed to eat? Somehow meat and cheese in a sandwich doesn't serve all.
Sign Up was total chaos. My daughter told me it took her 20 minutes to find her group and then she got to hear the same speech and see the same video that the principal presented last year at her elementary school. For this we came home early from vacation? And what about knowing who my child's teacher is so that she could meet others in her class? Finally, what about school supplies? My elementary school son got his in July when everything was 25cents, or a dollar. I leisurely shopped the drug stores and Wallmart looking for bargains in this tough economy. Nope, we now sit ten days before school, 3 days before a major three day weekend, and seven days before a major religious weekend, so that I can rush my car around and fight through Staples and the like to pay top dollar and hope that the supplies she needs are still on the shelves.
If this is an indication of how the administration runs POB Middle School, everyone on the neglected side of town, entering this new school in hopes of finally getting the great education we are paying for, is in for yet another 4 years of school devoid of planning, thinking and expertise.
I wonder if the do nothing Board will address this?
Sadly another year on the forgotten side of town has begun. My child started her first year in the middle school with what she called, "a disaster that was unorganized."
A melding of two schools where many did not know each other. Was there any team building games or activities where they could get to know each other? She was invited to a BBQ, what happened with that? Additionally, Plainview is an amazingly diverse town, Muslims, Orthodox Jews, Hindus, what were they supposed to eat? Somehow meat and cheese in a sandwich doesn't serve all.
Sign Up was total chaos. My daughter told me it took her 20 minutes to find her group and then she got to hear the same speech and see the same video that the principal presented last year at her elementary school. For this we came home early from vacation? And what about knowing who my child's teacher is so that she could meet others in her class? Finally, what about school supplies? My elementary school son got his in July when everything was 25cents, or a dollar. I leisurely shopped the drug stores and Wallmart looking for bargains in this tough economy. Nope, we now sit ten days before school, 3 days before a major three day weekend, and seven days before a major religious weekend, so that I can rush my car around and fight through Staples and the like to pay top dollar and hope that the supplies she needs are still on the shelves.
If this is an indication of how the administration runs POB Middle School, everyone on the neglected side of town, entering this new school in hopes of finally getting the great education we are paying for, is in for yet another 4 years of school devoid of planning, thinking and expertise.
I wonder if the do nothing Board will address this?
Your Voice is What's Missing...
We have only ourselves to blame. Look at the last election we had in the district. All the incumbent board members should of been voted out. This may sound like a broken record , I only repeat this because people continue to question why nothing ever gets done. Community activism and participation. That is what is missing . On the positive side , it is nice to see the interest in doing something about the bullying issue that confronts us.
Vote with Your Wallet in Mind; It's Time for some Teacher Give Backs
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Parents: Speak Up to the Administration and Becom...":
As we get ready to start the new school year we are reminded of last summer's debacle of negotiating the teacher's contract. In today's Newsday on page 5 we see how Copiague teachers gave givebacks to their district, saving their district 7 million dollars. Why our Board chose to say on one hand we didn't have the money for raises and then settle, giving the teachers their raise without any givebacks is just preposterous! The raises were very generous considering the settlements and givebacks throughout Long Island. The article mentions nine other districts that negotiated concessions from their teachers.
Please remember this as you make changes in your lifestyle to be able to continue to live here in Plainview, and remember this as you enter the voting booth in May. Ms. Lieberman and Ms. Bernstein hope you forget, because they were two of the four board members who chose to give the teachers their very generous raises and are up for reelection.
Newsday article:
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/copiague-teachers-salary-givebacks-save-7-million-1.2247678
As we get ready to start the new school year we are reminded of last summer's debacle of negotiating the teacher's contract. In today's Newsday on page 5 we see how Copiague teachers gave givebacks to their district, saving their district 7 million dollars. Why our Board chose to say on one hand we didn't have the money for raises and then settle, giving the teachers their raise without any givebacks is just preposterous! The raises were very generous considering the settlements and givebacks throughout Long Island. The article mentions nine other districts that negotiated concessions from their teachers.
Please remember this as you make changes in your lifestyle to be able to continue to live here in Plainview, and remember this as you enter the voting booth in May. Ms. Lieberman and Ms. Bernstein hope you forget, because they were two of the four board members who chose to give the teachers their very generous raises and are up for reelection.
Newsday article:
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/copiague-teachers-salary-givebacks-save-7-million-1.2247678
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