PitBull May 19, 2013 at 09:26 pm
Good point Sab, they didn't listen to the last Superintendent I don't have much faith that they will…Read More listen to the new one. Can anyone tell me where the High School Principals and the District AD stand on this issue, because for the last 7 years have not heard from them. These are there building are they for, or against. That is the BIG Question
Sab Caponi May 19, 2013 at 09:02 pm
OK so now the board is serious ? I'm sorry if I'm a little skeptical but to me it seems like this…Read More issue has been raised in the past, they say the same thing till the people "back off" then they don't do anything about it. Kind of like the boy who cried wolf. What would make me think they are serious about doing something this time ? June 5th is the board of Ed meeting, I hope they have a well thought out plan and are prepared to present it that night otherwise it will seem like more empty promises....
Ann May 19, 2013 at 09:14 am
As a college professor, we know that many of the students are not "adults" but LEGALLY we…Read More are not allowed to discuss the student with the parent. We know that it is the parent that is most often paying for college, but without a signed letter of consent. signed by both the parent and the student, we are LEGALLY NOT ALLOWED to discuss the student with the parent....no matter how much we want to.
Stacy May 19, 2013 at 09:00 am
I completely agree with you...and that's my point. Our system does define adulthood by age (and too…Read More young of an age in my opinion) when it shouldn't be. And personally, I think talking on your cell phone or texting while driving should be an immediate loss of license.
Michael G. May 19, 2013 at 08:38 am
Age does not determine adulthood. Maturity does. There are plenty of non-adult 30 year olds…Read More wandering around. You can see them on their cell phones while driving at 70 mph.
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All Boards » Greg Bashaw May 20, 2013 at 12:50 am
Well for starters, why not give candidates 401K's and only pay a proportion of their benefits...Hire…Read More teachers and adm that actually live in our district...... Has anybody proposed dismantling the high school district......From the way I understand they have tried unsuccessfully to combine, well then how about saving moneu and splitting up the 3 high schools...This was we wont need 2 administrations...... I will try and I will think out of the box!
Dan DeLilla May 18, 2013 at 10:40 pm
So Lu Scala never had any children so it might be safe to say you have never been to a PTA meeting…Read More or a School Board meeting or a budget presentation so then you would have no idea how the money is spent good or bad. I'm sorry that your neighbors make more than you but like anything else you get what you pay for there are educational requirements for teaching and administration jobs, I'm sure you would be happy if all the school personnel could be replaced by minimum wage earners or better yet we could close all the schools after all you have been out of school for 40 years so you don't need them anymore, but thats not how it works. Why is always the uninformed that speak loudest and longest?
Lu Scala May 17, 2013 at 08:49 am
I never had any kids.. and am the last kid who went to to the Bellmore Merrick school system.....its…Read More been almost 40 years since I was a Mempham grad..and it is very disharting to hear that my many many high tax dollars..are not enought for these kids I have been sororting all these years!!! Who is getting all the money??? Its all bull.. aI live inbetween teachers.. how is it they can afford high end cars, housekeepers, landscapers, ect??????... the money is being spent in the WRONG WAYS TO THE TEACHERS, AND MOST OF ALL THE ADMISTRATION, THE SCHOOL BOARD ECT... I AM CALLING FOR A MASSIVE AUDIT AND GET0 per year.. they afe not worth any more then that.. THE MONEY BACK FROM ANYONE WHO WAS PAID MORE THEN $75,00....
patti May 16, 2013 at 08:28 pm
A bit of a surprise considering kids come home with a supply list a mile long (and average $40-$75).
Michael Ganci (Editor) May 14, 2013 at 01:34 pm
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