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Comment by John Boutet on August 31, 2012 at 4:18pm

Some interesting news from Dan: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Southwestgoodnews/permalink/4137344...

Comment by Eleanor Coleman on August 27, 2012 at 3:57pm

A good friend sent me these links on (1) reasons to opt out of standardized testing:  http://12most.com/2012/04/09/unconventional-reasons-to-opt-out-stan...  and (2) why to consider home-schooling: http://12most.com/2012/02/07/compelling-reasons-to-homeschool-child....  So I have a question:  If a single parent has no choice but to work, can they still take advantage of home-schooling in some way?

Comment by John Boutet on August 26, 2012 at 2:50am

Candice Lucas, parent representative to the Facilities Master Plan Committee (FMP) for the RCSD, will meet with us at 2:00 PM Sunday at Boulder Coffee to discuss our concerns and plans for the School 16 revitalization effort in the 19th Ward.  She has a Monday meeting with the Facilities Master Plan Committee and wanted to meet with us beforehand.  The FMP Committee will make recommendations to Superintendent Vargas in mid September on the future use of the RCSD facilities.

Comment by Diane Watkins on August 24, 2012 at 3:51pm

The FMP meeting is this coming Monday @ 2 pm. Candace Lucas is willing to share our voices. She is the parent rep on the committee.

Comment by Margy Meath on August 14, 2012 at 9:55am

Those are some mighty hefty salaries!! The amount of money spent at the RCSD is astounding.... our tax dollars at work with really poor outcomes for our local youth! 

Comment by Eleanor Coleman on August 14, 2012 at 9:31am

A Message from Lori Thomas:  http://educabilityrocs.wordpress.com/

RCSD Transparency and accountability.

SEG Title and Member Current Salaries
Chief of Youth & Family Services- Gladys Pedraza-Burgos
$108,000.00
Director of Security Operations – Lori Baldwin
$98,600.00
Deputy Superintendent of Administration – Anita Murphy
$160,000.00
Chief Financial Officer – William Ansbrow (9/1/12)
$150,000.00
Interim Chief Financial Officer – Vern Connors
$120,000.00
Information Technology Officer – Annmarie Lehner
$120,000.00
Directors Human Capital Initiatives:
Harry Kennedy - $87,500.00
Anne Brady - $85,000.00
Alpha Daly-Majors - $111,500.00
Derrick Jones - $84,000.00
Confidential Secretary to the Superintendent – Celina Agron
$74,525.00
Sr. Director of Communications – Linda Dunsmoor
$76,000.00
Deputy Superintendent for Teaching & Learning- Beverly Burrell-Moore
$160,000.00
Internal Control Specialist – Jerry Rose
$102,000.00
Associate Counsels
Michael Davis - $118,750.00
Cara Briggs - $118,750.00
Rashondra Martin - $116,000.00
General Counsel- Charles Johnson
$137,000.00
Chiefs of Schools
Shaun Nelms - $135,000.00
Anne Brown-Scott - $135,000.00
Chief of Staff – Patricia Malgeri - $155,000.00
Senior Director of Operations – Jerome Underwood
$126,000.00
Labor Relations Directors:
Elizabeth Camp - $85,000.00
Jamie Warren - $88,750.00
Director of Recruitment – Maurice Snipe
$85,000.00
Director of Benefits – Deborah Berardi
$85,000.00
Certification Specialist – Daisy McFarland
$75,500.00

TOTAL:  $2,997,875; with the superintendent, the SEG grand total is more than $3 million dollars in salary alone.

The question is, what are the roles and responsibilities of these individuals. What makes them worth more than some of our highest paid, longest working teachers who are responsible for the future educational lives of our children?

The next question, what evaluative process exists to hold the individual in the position accountable to their roles and responsibilities?

Next, has the individual successfully performed the duties of their position to the capacity negotiated within the level of expectation?

Finally, does the individual holding this position represent the beliefs and attitudes of the district?

Holding people accountable is not a difficult proposition, the most difficult aspect is first holding yourself accountable. It means reclaiming integrity and role modeling it for our children.

We change society by first changing ourselves.

Comment by Eleanor Coleman on August 13, 2012 at 2:19pm

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Comment by John Boutet on August 10, 2012 at 5:00pm

SW Community Members interested in the School 16 revitalization,

A discussion with Ralph Spezio, former Principal of School 17, will take place at a 6:00 to 7:30pm meeting at the Arnett Branch Library, 310 Arnett Blvd.  this Monday August 13 th.   Ralph was able to turn School 17 from a failing school into a model school during his years as principal there.  We need to learn from this experience and apply this information to accomplish the same thing at School 16.  Reviewing the first part of this video is an excellent introduction for the meeting with Ralph:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSwHSE6_ZoI

This is a very important discussion to have and is an excellent prep session for the August 15th meeting at the SW Community Center.

Deb Leary has been good enough to keep the library open for this Monday meeting.
Thanks Deb.
John

Comment by Diane Watkins on August 9, 2012 at 6:45pm

Dear  Interested SW Community Member,

 Next Wednesday, August 15th at 6 pm at South West Community Center, 275 Dr. Samuel McCree Way,  

the SWCC education Committee will host a one-hour community conversation about our vision for the reopening of school number 16.

The conversation may include the facility and/or the academic and social programming.

 

The Principal Matthew Laniak will spend 15 minutes sharing his vision; he will then hear ideas from community members. The last 30 minutes will be spent comparing and contrasting ideas and measuring the viability of them. This is a very important first step in our commitment to helping to improve the quality of schooling in the SW.

 

You are invited and encouraged to bring a SW friend who has not been involved but needs to be a part of this very important discussion.

Comment by Diane Watkins on August 9, 2012 at 9:53am

No response from #16 Principal or VP about meeting with us yet; maybe it's vacation week. Next, I will follow Lori Thomas' lead to find out who is responsible for keeping community members involved. Still attempting to set up meeting w/in the next week or so...

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