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 | More Sneakiness from Crist, Chamberlain and Tschudy |
 fruss881 writes "On August 24, a motion was tabled because Bill Crist unequivocally FAILED in his duties to provide the board with the information they sought regarding "smart table training."
Dave White, Fran Hoefer and Sam Tripp made it perfectly clear at that time that they souight to table this motion because they had no information.
Later within the week, the money was spent anyway, because Cathy Chamberlain, who is quite possibly the stupidest person on the entire face of this planet, and I mean that genuinely and literally, was too busy making quilts in her office on the taxpayer's time, to make a few phone calls and cancel the training.
The board majority voting bloc is to have absolute authority in running the show, and at the present time, that voting bloc is White, Hoefer, Tripp and Dunsmoor. Aside from Dunsmoor due to absence, they ALL made it perfectly clear that they COULD NOT APPROVE SUCH SPENDING, until they had information before them.
Crist went ahead and did whatever he wanted anyway. The money for this nonsense should come directly from the pockets of Chamberlain and Crist because what they did was WRONG on every level. They have absolutely no authority to go around doing whatever they want without informing the board.
The board has every right to fire every single superintendent and assistant superintendent. Aside from the BLANTANT lying that I displayed in yesterday's post regarding the phys ed position - they are now BLANTANTLY sneaking behind the boards back. The district could face a lawsuit due to Crist and Chamberlain taking it upon themselves to perform such an action despite the board's non interest in paying. If a lawsuit comes, the board MUST fire the individuals who were involved in opening the taxpayers up to a liability.
Fact of the matter is - Crist, Colucci, Chamberlain and Tschudy don't like the fact that the 4-3 ruling faction does not approve of their nonsense, and is taking every possible avenue to get around the LAW. "
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Posted by hostmaster on Thursday, September 09 @ 03:58:02 PDT (48 reads)
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| Jim Tschudy needs to resign |
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Anonymous writes "I think Mr Tschundy needs to step aside and let someone you really cares about our school district fill HIS position. Jim wrote an article in the Oswego County Today stating why he walked out of the meeting, and boy he really needs to keep a better note book. I guess and cant remember previous meeting and should watch the tapes if he not taking notes. It is obvious he is up Crist and Colucci's ass so far he cant see the light of day. JIM PLEASE STEP DOWN AND SHOW THE TAX PAYERS YOU CARE!"
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Posted by hostmaster on Thursday, September 09 @ 03:52:48 PDT (8 reads)
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| Bill Crist, Pete Colucci, Jim Tschudy - Can't Keep Lies Straight |
fruss881 writes "If Jim Tschudy is going to be writing editorials and cramming his "facts" down our throats, let's rewind the tape and look at the video evidence.
Tschudy claims, in part:
"With two weeks remaining before the beginning of the school year, stellar candidates presented for these positions were told, in effect, “you’re not in the budget” (which was false)"
On July 6, 2010, the school board held its first meeting of the school year.
After Bill Foley introduced a resolution to post vacancies for athletic coaches, at 67 minutes and 20 seconds into the video of the 7/6/10 school board meeting, the following exchange takes place:
John Dunsmoor: "Have we decided yet what we're doin' with the phys ed position?"
Bill Crist: "At this point, we are not going to fill the phys ed position. Are you talking about the phys ed position thats vacated by the retirement at Fitzhugh Park School?
Dunsmoor: "Right"
Crist: "Right.
Dunsmoor: "At this point? Or...? Forever? I mean, we must know by now, the kids are goin..."
Crist: "We have staff at the other elementary schools that would allow us to do, with the enrollment thats at Minetto elementary, that we would transfer one of the phys ed teachers at Minetto to work full time at Fitzhugh, and there may be a need to move a 0.2 for instance from one of the other elementary schools to Minetto part of the week then. Point two or point four."
Dunsmoor: "Is that a done deal, or...?
Crist: "It appears the...yes. It appears that we don't have a need for the particular position at this time with the present enrollment."
At this point, Fran Hoefer jumps into the conversation.
Fran Hoefer: "We're actually..."
Crist: "We're attriting."
Hoefer: "...reducing some staff, Reducing staff. I like that. I like that."
Crist: "We're attriting, in your words Fran, we're attriting."
Hoefer: "I like that."
At 68 minutes and 30 seconds, the exchange regarding this topic ends. Fast forward 49 days later to August 24, 2010.
At 68 minutes and 40 seconds of the 8/24/10 board meeting video, Dave White and Bill Foley move onto P7 of the agenda.
Bill Foley: "That the board of education accept the following personnel items: probationary, Julia Mosier, physical education, replacing Andrea DeSantis, a salary of $55,099, effective 9/1/2010, tenure date, 9/1/2012. Motion please."
After the motion by DeCastro and Tschudy is made, the following exchange occurs:
Sam Tripp: "Was this position cut in the budget?"
Bill Crist: "No, it was not."
Tripp: "All the sheets I have says it was."
Dave White: "I believe you're right."
Fran Hoefer: "I believe you're right too."
White: "Any other discussion?"
Tom DeCastro: "I don't remember whether it was cut or not, but I think we have to remember that we're in a position where some of these positions we're looking at, the position is driven by student population. To just flat out say no, we're not going to approve this position, and then leave the kids hanging, this certainly doesn't address our mission statement or what we're here for."
White: "Anyone else?"
Tripp: "Well I'm just wondering, when you make cuts in the budget and you don't put that money in the budget to fund that position, then you turn around and put the position back in, I wonder where the money comes from, that doesn't look to me like you gave the community a very fair budget if you found money to put positions back in after takin' em out, and submitted a budget, that's..."
Crist: "Mr. Colucci, am I incorrect? I...I don't..."
Pete Colucci: "I...I believe that there was always going to be staffing for at least more than one phys ed teacher at Fitzhugh school. At the same time, it's, in order to accomdate the needs of that building, there's a shifting of staff, from health in the district, to phys ed, to make sure the students in that building have enough phys ed time to meet the requirements of the state. So I don't think its so much a financial situation, cause the money is in the budget for this person, where they are assigned as a duty that they're gonna perform based on our student need, is defining this resolution."
At this point, 71 minutes and 35 minutes into the video, the discussion ends, and a roll call vote results in Sam Tripp, Fran Hoefer, and Dave White voting against the resolution, and Jim Tschudy, Kathleen Allen and Tom DeCastro voting in favor of it.
All of the above says all you need to know. Crist & Colucci believe that lying to their bosses - and by extension, to the public - is an acceptable practice. Next time these "administrative professionals" want to tell bold faced lies at board of education meetings, they should probably make sure they haven't already contradicted themselves on tape.
And next time Tschudy feels he wants to be big, bad and tough in the newspaper, he should go back and review the videos - and find out who is REALLY lying and who is telling the truth. Despite his infatuation with the incompetent administration, he'd find the results very surprising!
Thanks to Hoefer, Dunsmoor, Tripp and White for having the gall to stand up for what was right and refuse to be spoonfed lies by the corrupt group that so desperately desires to cause harm to the taxpaying public."
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Posted by hostmaster on Wednesday, September 08 @ 04:30:18 PDT (108 reads)
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| Board Member Tschudy |
Anonymous writes "Any time Jim Tschudy opens his mouth to babel his nonsensical drivel, all you need to remember is this:
JIM TSCHUDY VOTED FOR A 22% RAISE
JIM TSCHUDY VOTED FOR A 22% RAISE
JIM TSCHUDY VOTED FOR A 22% RAISE
JIM TSCHUDY VOTED FOR A 22% RAISE
JIM TSCHUDY VOTED FOR A 22% RAISE
JIM TSCHUDY VOTED FOR A 22% RAISE
JIM TSCHUDY VOTED FOR A 22% RAISE
Get the picture? The above tells you all you need to know about this man! A disgrace on every level."
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Posted by hostmaster on Wednesday, September 08 @ 04:18:03 PDT (19 reads)
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| Jim Tschudy the Liar |
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Anonymous writes " I did some of my own research regarding Tschudy's ridiculous editorial. First of all, positions from the 8/24 board meeting were not voted down because the dissenting board members had a friend they wanted in the position. That is a preposterous allegation that has no ground in reality. Despite what Crist and Tschudy have to say, the positions were NOT budgeted for.
Look at the video of the 8/24 board meeting. Crist and Colucci did an entire song and dance about the phys ed. position being budgeted for all along. Then look at the 7/6 board meeting video. There was an exchange between Crist and Fran Hoefer in which Crist tells Hoefer that the phys ed. position will not be replaced, and that the school district is finally attriting. Hoefer says he never thought he'd see the day. There is SPECIFIC VIDEO EVIDENCE to show that Crist and Colucci were either lying, or have short term memory loss, in regard to the phys ed position.
The other positions that Tschudy complains about, were also cut from the budget, just like 4 administrators, but everything was snuck back in. Sneakiness is typical of the school district administration, and Tschudy takes everything they say as gospel truth.
The school district has a very healthy balance of checks and balances and it appears its Tschudy who has a problem with the process. For some reason, he feels his vote should count more than 1/7th of the total decision, and if it is not this way, he gets up and leaves? Very unprofessional.
If Tschudy truly cares about the educational wellbeing of the children, he surely has not showed it in the past 3 years. Increasing the number of administrators and increasing the pay of administrators and teachers directly tightens what is left for the children. So Tschudy has demonstrated that he prefers less educational opportunities for the children so the staff can get their 22% raise, and/or wants to drive the children of the district into poverty by increasing taxes on their parents for the benefit of the staff.
If Tschudy truly wants whats best for the kids, he would resign from the board. He is far too bought and paid for by special interests and his judgment is terribly clounded. He has caused immeasurable harm to the school system, especially with the 22% raise. The only people who benefit from Tschudy's corrupt nature are teachers and administrators, who are, completely overpaid and ineffective, contrary to Tschudy's deluded opinion.
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Posted by hostmaster on Tuesday, September 07 @ 05:04:53 PDT (31 reads)
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| A Request for the School Board |
Anonymous writes "I'd ask the school board, for the sole sake of the comedic effect, to continue to vote down all positions for teachers and administrators so that the public can enjoy watching the ensuing meltdown of Jim Tschudy! I watched the video of the 8/24 school board meeting and hilarity ensued when Tschudy had a conniption upon finding out that the majority of the board realized that money does not grow on trees!!
This is a man, who had absolutely no mercy for the taxpayers or for the students when he voted to award raises on countless occasions. His intentions to inflict such harm on this community when he voted for 22% raises have now come back to haunt him. The taxpayers are not a bottomless pit to provide Jim with whatever he wants.
Who knows, if his fellow board members continue to blantantly ignore his empty headed ramblings, maybe he will do us all a favor and resign from the board. If only the taxpayers and children were so lucky!"
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Posted by hostmaster on Thursday, August 26 @ 02:00:49 PDT (45 reads)
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| OHS craziness |
Anonymous writes "My child has yet to get a class schedule in the mail. Apparently they're not available yet. Rumor has it that the principal has given up her job. Should I be concerned with all this craziness?
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Posted by hostmaster on Wednesday, August 18 @ 01:40:03 PDT (205 reads)
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| Graduation Rate |
Anonymous writes "What's the graduation rate for the Class of 2010? Remove the students who moved out of the district since their freshman year and those who never come to school and you'll find it to be a very high percentage. Kids who come to school and put in just a small amount of effort graduate. That's all you need to know.
And for the person who wants to start a private school, there's a reason private school students are more successful. Students who attend private schools have parents who value education. These parents read to their children when they're young, check their homework and insist that they attend school and behave appropriately. Private schools also have the luxury of permanently dismissing unruly students and are not required to have special programs for students with special needs.
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Posted by hostmaster on Thursday, July 01 @ 15:52:05 PDT (515 reads)
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| OHS Principal |
Anonymous writes "I see more Oswego immature mud-slingig and name calling toward this principal. I didn' hear anyone laughing at her during her OHS graduation ceremony speech, lets try to be adults regarding this issue. The facts? This woman should not hold her position due to her own personal issures and clear inappropriate behavior toward students along with poor decision making.
Another position, you might give the employee a few chances. Workling directly with our students? She's stepped beyond the line too many times and the rest of the administration is well-aware of numerous situations, some where they stepped in to remove the student from her rage in order to protect the student. Whatever credentials she holds, it means squat. She cannot handle the position and students in our district have been negatively effected by her inapproriate behavior. Personally, I dont think she'll be around for too long. "
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Posted by hostmaster on Wednesday, June 30 @ 08:19:05 PDT (396 reads)
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| PRINCIPAL |
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Anonymous writes "How unappropriate for all of you to comment on her grammar skills! She has been an exceptionable principal and is truly worth the $101,000 we pay her!"
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Posted by hostmaster on Monday, June 28 @ 06:00:26 PDT (325 reads)
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| Graduation |
Anonymous writes "3 questions
Will the principal be there?
Will anyone be able to understand her ramblings when she gives her speech?
Will the board finally figure out that she must go? The teachers all but gave her an official vote of no confidence with the director of personnel. What's it going to take?
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Posted by hostmaster on Saturday, June 26 @ 04:31:00 PDT (325 reads)
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| Setting the Record Straight |
Anonymous writes "You may read this article and see it say "Oswego Superintendent William Crist has a 3.5-year contract that expires June 2012. He made $142,000 this year and also declined a raise for the 2010-11 school year."
The phrasing makes it sound like Mr. Crist took a hit for the benefit of the school district.
Bill Crist did not "decline" a raise. He was DENIED a raise. He demanded, begged, pleaded, kicked, and screamed, as the school board members told him NO over and over again.
For Mr. Crist to say he "declined" a raise would insinuate that he had the option as to whether to take a raise or not. The school board majority never gave him the option.
Mr. Crist campaigned for months to find 4 votes for raises for himself and lackeys Colucci, Chamberlain and Myles. There isn't a way in the world any of these do-nothing bloodsuckers would decline anything offered to them. Now that they get nothing, they want us to stand and applaud them for "declining" and "making sacrifices."
The school board has an item on their agenda for July 6 to cut 3 administrators from our school district. Give the school board members a call and urge them to pass this resolution to eliminate the jobs of three people who make entirely too much money and do absolutely nothing for the children or taxpayers of the school system. Sam Tripp, Kathleen Allen and Dave White will be key swing votes on this resolution, as Dunsmoor and Hoefer are key opponents of massive waste while DeCastro and Tschudy are fervent supporters of liars, gluttons and theives."
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Posted by hostmaster on Tuesday, June 22 @ 03:05:11 PDT (71 reads)
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| Closing a school - BOE policy |
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Anonymous writes "hey isn't there a policy in the BOE handbook about closing a school? I wonder if that policy is being followed? If it is not being followed, don't you think the taxpayers should know why? Ask a BOE member to explain the policy that from what I understand is in the BOE handbook? And why did it seemed so rushed and we did not receive all of the appropriate info on closing a school? Why were taxpayers not told what this comittee suggestted or what people on the committee recomended."
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Posted by hostmaster on Wednesday, June 09 @ 04:25:13 PDT (63 reads)
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