tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post2691599052385644309..comments2024-01-08T03:21:35.616-05:00Comments on DeKalb County School Watch: Stop looking for Superman - it's up to us to save our own schoolsCerebrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-75865840611287304052010-09-18T11:09:08.837-04:002010-09-18T11:09:08.837-04:00Here's what "The Hollywood Reporter"...Here's what "The Hollywood Reporter" has to say about "Waiting for Superman" -<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i188fd3103facd85e414747d7d78484d4%22" rel="nofollow">How did 'Superman' fly with the D.C. elite?</a>Cerebrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-90948782785118512732010-08-28T19:30:55.924-04:002010-08-28T19:30:55.924-04:00This "Superman" post mentions "Chec...This "Superman" post mentions "Check Register Online". Fantastic idea -- we need that! A non-partisan committee I am forming, "Citizens Auditing DeKalb Schools" (CADS), plans to get the check register, hopefully through the cooperation of BOE, but if not, through the Open Records Act. Come to our orientation meeting at The Famous Pub on Tuesday Sept 7 at 7:00 PM to decide if you want to participate. E-mail me at me@davidmontane.com for more info.David Montanehtpp://www.lpdekalb.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-16516622890969338592010-08-26T23:06:32.868-04:002010-08-26T23:06:32.868-04:00Also were those people really working for that ove...Also were those people really working for that over time? I often see these guys shooting the breeze in our schools with our janitors, sleeping in their trucks, or coming out of developments where there are not schools. I would want the proof that these guys have been actually working for this money and not just trying to skim money after the pay cut that they have taken again this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-38386702249936057252010-08-26T23:03:32.854-04:002010-08-26T23:03:32.854-04:00Sounds like we need people to better run the Sam M...Sounds like we need people to better run the Sam Moss Center. What are all of those work orders for? Are they for things that our staff is even able to do (having seen these guys in action, this is a very serious question)? If not, why are we not getting rid of these people and hiring a company that can do the work and get it done in a timely matter? These guys had all summer to get work done, why isn't it done? How can PTA's help their schools? How can the foundations that are popping up all over the county help their schools with these maintenance issues? There is no reason why our schools are not in better shape?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-22684861017799863192010-08-26T22:51:09.651-04:002010-08-26T22:51:09.651-04:00This came from someone who works at the sam moss c...This came from someone who works at the sam moss center , they have over 60 thousand work orders not completed. If this is true no wonder they had to pay out all that over time, but how does this help the budget. something is not right about this. That entire center at sam moss need someone to do a overhaul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-37645360112823970242010-08-26T21:33:30.566-04:002010-08-26T21:33:30.566-04:00Emory Lavista Parent Council
Join us at 9:15 am
(r...Emory Lavista Parent Council<br />Join us at 9:15 am<br />(refreshments begin at 8:45 am)<br /> <br /> Wednesday, September 15, 2010<br /> Oak Grove Elementary School<br />1857 Oak Grove Road, NE<br /> Atlanta, Georgia 30307<br /> <br />Our guest speaker Ms. Ramona Tyson,<br />Interim Superintendent for DeKalb County Schools, presents the<br /> <br />State of the System<br /> <br />Upcoming Meetings:<br /> <br />October 20: Briarlake Elementary School<br />Topic: Governance<br /> <br />November 17: Medlock Elementary School<br />Topic: Redistricting<br /> <br /> <br />To receive our notices, send an email to EmoryLavistaParentCouncil@gmail.com<br />or visit our web page<br /> www.emory-lavista.orgCerebrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-37861185087896222112010-08-26T21:10:16.251-04:002010-08-26T21:10:16.251-04:00Anyone have more info. about the 1900 hours in ove...Anyone have more info. about the 1900 hours in overtime over one pay period because Sam Moss staff, MIS, etc. were so far behind getting our schools ready. That's a cool $500,000 for a school system facing a budget crisis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-70727791690500545812010-08-26T21:06:32.557-04:002010-08-26T21:06:32.557-04:00Definite conflict of interest with jeff. He repre...Definite conflict of interest with jeff. He represents the New Birth gang, which is making over $120,000 in rent from DCSS. Let's go name the sleeveless and gay/lesbian basher Eddie Long as superintendent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-17409226990952966942010-08-26T20:59:08.447-04:002010-08-26T20:59:08.447-04:00http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/new-playground-open...http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/new-playground-opens-at-600323.html<br /><br />Of course Briarlake parents had to replace their 20 year old playground. Sam Moss staff is incapable of putting facilities and amenities on a rotation to renovate and replace. The Sam Moss staff is almost as bad at their jobs as is MIS. If you want anything done with your child's school, do it yourself, because the Central Office, Sam Moss, MIS, school police, Dept. of Internal Affairs, are incapable of doing so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-69377037382349714012010-08-26T19:47:40.611-04:002010-08-26T19:47:40.611-04:00What's the saying "as valuable as somethi...What's the saying "as valuable as something on a warthog?" <br /><br />uh huh.Cerebrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-40016948791000416842010-08-26T19:33:26.467-04:002010-08-26T19:33:26.467-04:00Cere --
Regarding Rom Ramsey, take a look at his ...Cere --<br /><br />Regarding Rom Ramsey, take a look at his sponsored legislation record. It is there for every year he has been in the Georgia General Assembly. You can also see his votes. Go to: http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/senate/ramseybio.php<br /><br />Mostly Ramsey is all fluff. Nothing of substance. Lot of legislative "recognitions", etc.<br /><br />Ramsey is simply there to double-dip and pick up another paycheck for the 40 days a year that he is warming a seat in the Georgia General Assembly -- and NOT on the job at DCSS. DCSS pays Robert Tucker to keep Ramsey's seat warm at DCSS -- his $2,000 seat! <br /><br />Even more amazing, take a look at his "full" bio. He was first elected in 2006. His bio says, "Sen. Ramsey has a successful career as a federal government<br />investigator and attorney." No mention <i>at all</i> of his full-time employment with DCSS.<br /><br />We have asked about this double-dipping and gotten no response. We have asked about his use of a DCSS car and gotten no response.Be True to Your Schoolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-70104509397434065652010-08-26T19:10:19.200-04:002010-08-26T19:10:19.200-04:00As an educator in Georgia the tern union always ru...As an educator in Georgia the tern union always rubs me the wrong way. We have no unions in Georgia. We do have professional organizations with limited membership and even more limited power. In a way the GAE is little more than a lobbying group and a voting block. They also offer legal help in exchange for dues. BUt those systems with real unions are often better overall in regards to education than those without. Critics on the right would like people to believe there are school unions everywhere. I am a NEA/GAE/Ode member but I am often at odds with some of the policies they support. In all bad administrators and boards are more of the cause of lousy education than bad teachers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-81028903438697783382010-08-26T17:16:05.011-04:002010-08-26T17:16:05.011-04:00Was Julie Rhame one of the people laid off? She w...Was Julie Rhame one of the people laid off? She was actually the only really good person in the communications department. Why not just hire her back?<br /><br />Oh, sorry. She's very talented. I imagine that--even in this economy--she's already found another job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-23248294275732381142010-08-26T17:01:14.862-04:002010-08-26T17:01:14.862-04:00To get taxpayers to ignore what's going on in ...To get taxpayers to ignore what's going on in DCSS will take more than PR at this point.<br /><br />Maureen Downey says in Get Schooled today that she's lived in DeKalb County for 20 years. I guess our problems are her problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-51094803286784830192010-08-26T16:20:06.806-04:002010-08-26T16:20:06.806-04:00Well, gee - that's only $3,125 a week... a bar...Well, gee - that's only $3,125 a week... a bargain.<br /><br />;-)Cerebrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-9078579149836872892010-08-26T16:17:47.638-04:002010-08-26T16:17:47.638-04:00I don't know what Dickerson is getting paid no...I don't know what Dickerson is getting paid now, here is the info on his extension:<br /><br />"It is requested that the Board of Education approve an extension of the Memorandum of Understanding with Jeff Dickerson, for its public relations services, beginning September 1, 2010 through October 15, 2010, at a total cost of $18,750."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-45434809696733906542010-08-26T16:13:59.884-04:002010-08-26T16:13:59.884-04:00So was Julie Rhame let go in order to hire Jeff Di...So was Julie Rhame let go in order to hire Jeff Dickerson. I'm confused. Who is he and how much are taxpayers paying him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-34022089185541154572010-08-26T15:28:27.892-04:002010-08-26T15:28:27.892-04:00Jeff was an apologist for Bill Campbell, many time...Jeff was an apologist for Bill Campbell, many times for Vernon Jones and Burrell Ellis. I never knew tthat he represented Dr Hall. He defended her on last wee's Georgia Gang but he did not say that he was being paid by her as a clientAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-77633697037881542032010-08-26T15:18:09.614-04:002010-08-26T15:18:09.614-04:00If we get any cozier with New Birth, Eddie Long wi...If we get any cozier with New Birth, Eddie Long will be the next DCSS Superintendent.<br /><br />At least we wouldn't have to worry about bad PR a la Beverly Hall and her personal driver -- he can take his lear jet from South to North DeKalb county. Imagine the per diem the taxpayers would pay on that baby!<br /><br />Is Dickerson a freelance PR guy who has New Birth as a client or the staff PR guy for New Birth? Sad to think a church has a PR staff...No Duhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14462063673391668451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-520751548141924042010-08-26T14:52:48.003-04:002010-08-26T14:52:48.003-04:00I am not sure the meeting tomorrow is for specific...I am not sure the meeting tomorrow is for specifics, I think it it to provide a broad overview and an update on current SPLOST projects and where we stand today and where we are going from here. <br /><br />More than demographic projections, which will be hard to do in this economy, I want to make sure that our facility inventory is well done. Prior to SPLOST III, the system asked principals to do their own facility needs forms. Some principals did a bang up job, some did ok, and some did nothing. There was no follow up from Pope and her people. None.<br /><br />My understanding is that construction professionals will do the needs assessment this time. We must make sure this happens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-27697301297811241102010-08-26T13:59:21.497-04:002010-08-26T13:59:21.497-04:00Obviously -- OBVIOUSLY - Ron Ramsey is in a confli...Obviously -- OBVIOUSLY - Ron Ramsey is in a conflict of interest. He needs to go. Somehow it just doesn't add up -- he works his magic at the Capitol as a state senator - often involved in educational issues. Then, the remainder of the year, he supposedly investigates the school system he works for. I don't know - I just don't see any big deal investigating that can be traced back to Ramsey. All we hear about is him blocking investigations. He is a major impediment to clearing the corruption and bloat.Cerebrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-37306397464023543832010-08-26T13:51:02.111-04:002010-08-26T13:51:02.111-04:00Yeah, really, Jeff has done a real bang-up job for...Yeah, really, Jeff has done a real bang-up job for Beverly Hall and APS....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-46061192923328501792010-08-26T13:50:04.993-04:002010-08-26T13:50:04.993-04:00Lay off Jeff. He is a stakeholder since he lives ...Lay off Jeff. He is a stakeholder since he lives in the community. he has worked for the AJC and is a regular on the Georgia Gang. We should want DCSS to have someone like Jeff handling the media now as those who were in that role earlier did not do a good job of crisis management. He may be able to leverage past relationships to help with the stories that appear in the AJC. At the end of the day, no citizen should want bad news about our district constantly in the media since we live here. If it does appear, there should be a balance with the story.<br /><br />So what he has New Birth as a client. That has nothing to do with him helping the school district with their messaging to the community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-79159848294688696732010-08-26T13:09:00.859-04:002010-08-26T13:09:00.859-04:00Take a look at Maureen Downey's ajc Get School...Take a look at Maureen Downey's ajc Get Schooled blog - new article:<br /><br />State enters DeKalb mess, but is the help needed? Can’t county deal with its own school problems?<br /><br />http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2010/08/26/state-enters-dekalb-mess-but-is-the-help-needed-cant-county-deal-with-its-own-school-problems/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-42823995095512349212010-08-26T12:40:18.203-04:002010-08-26T12:40:18.203-04:00Cere has asked so many not to refer to New Birth a...Cere has asked so many not to refer to New Birth as a mafia. I concur, however it's really tough to not think that the fine leadership at New Birth controls what Tyson and her gang at DCSS does!<br /><br />It's amazing to me that these folks have not figured out that we're watching so closely. No wonder Jeff has not been the front man of the responses by DCSS. Jeff is obviously behind the scenes helping out Ms. Tyson with her responses. I'm glad she found someone with experience in crisis PR management, but did she have to go to New Birth to find that person?<br /><br />Do these folks ever figure it out? Sometimes I think they do not read this blog as well as others. Hey Jeff, want to find out the pulse of the community? Just come here and read for yourself!<br /><br />NEW BIRTH! UGH!<br /><br />Hey BOE you are on notice and I suggest you start looking for people outside DCSS and DeKalb County. What is the DCSS leadership thinking?<br /><br />I wonder if Ms. Tyson has talked to DeKalb PLanning about their 202o Vision PLan? As of 2 years ago, no one at DCSS has ever spoken to DeKalb planning about their zoning changes. it took my wife and I to actually go to Decatur and talk with those folks about the lack of communication between DCSS and the County Planning Dept. Cere, we have proof!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com