tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post4680378855167080332..comments2024-01-08T03:21:35.616-05:00Comments on DeKalb County School Watch: Letter B... by Tom Bowen and the DeKalb Board of EducationCerebrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-16614590635360716262010-08-17T11:40:10.048-04:002010-08-17T11:40:10.048-04:00This is why parents must send commendations of tea...This is why parents must send commendations of teachers that are doing a good job with their child to everyone concerned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-2782939777550894212010-08-17T10:22:36.561-04:002010-08-17T10:22:36.561-04:00I posted the following comment on a different thre...I posted the following comment on a different thread last night, but it fits here as well. Teachers need to know what Dr. Beaseley is up to. He has put so many new policies in place and now we're being monitored and observed AND he is the deciding vote for promotions. I've heard that he is going to use our students' data in deciding who gets ahead. In theory that sounds like a great decision. However, what data? Collected by whom? Is this just another way to justify hiring his own "friends and family"? We need clearly stated WRITTEN expectations so we can know all of the new rules. I started DeKalb in 1991. I've never seen anything like this guy! I really can't do this anymore. <br /><br />Cere- can we have a thread just related to Dr. B. and his new policies? Maybe I can glean from my colleagues what's going on. My administrators have said they are not "allowed" to say anything against Dr. B. Everyone just seems to be scared. This is not a working environment conducive to excellent instruction. Isn't that supposed to be my goal? <br /><br />@Anon 7:23<br /><br />Are you by any chance one of the central office administrators who will now be observing classrooms each week? I had an unfamiliar administrator in my room today doing an observation. It wasn't like our traditional evals. The admin didn't know me or my students. Yet, this person is observing me. Why? When I asked for a copy of the eval, I was told there was no way for me to have a copy. What??? To whom does this observation get sent? My principal? Dr. Beasley? What is this new process? How will the info. be used? <br /><br />I've heard rumors that Dr. B. is now controlling the hiring process. Apparently he gets a final say on who gets what position. So is HR doing away with the group interviews? Is Dr. B. going to use these observations to decide who to promote?<br /><br />How has one man come in so suddenly and been able to commandeer so much power? Is Tyson answering to him now? Has she not seen the complaints? If you thought morale was low last year, just wait. It's only the second week of school and I'm planning my exit strategy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-13131566398069309702010-08-17T09:46:58.582-04:002010-08-17T09:46:58.582-04:00the "directives" and other messages (inc...the "directives" and other messages (including the no 'i' in 'team' but a 'u' in 'unemployed' comment) were delivered in our dept. meeting by an administrator who sat in and said that the comment is what dr. beasley said; the administrator repeatedly said "don't shoot the messenger; this is from dr. beasley." and, yes, i do fear for my job, what with working with a principal who at a previous school tried to fire a whistle-blower teacher. in fact, this principal yesterday at faculty mtg. said we must now give weekly assessments, make a spreadsheet indicating which students missed which questions, and then indicate what remediation strategies we will use to reteach those concepts to the students; and this has to be done weekly, on top of our new 2 page lesson plan forms, and other weekly reports and evaluations. sheesh. in the past, when asked how we were supposed to do all this, he smiled and said "get here earlier, and leave later." oh, really? on top of furlough days and pay cuts, we should work even more than we do? to say nothing of the out-of-pocket money we spend to finance our own classrooms. i love my kids and i love teaching, but working here is increasingly discouraging.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-88417613770890635632010-08-17T09:26:09.690-04:002010-08-17T09:26:09.690-04:00RE: NOTHING FROM MORCEASE BEASLEY IS IN WRITING ....RE: NOTHING FROM MORCEASE BEASLEY IS IN WRITING ...<br /><br />But you are aware of it somehow.<br /><br />How are you getting Beasley's directives? <br /><br />If it is verbally, from your principal, then write it down -- word for word -- and post it on this blog. <br /><br />Does your high school have a business education teacher who knows speedwriting or shorthand? Ask that person to write down all verbal directives that come from Beasley and transcribe them. Then post the transcriptions on this blog.<br /><br />If the directives come in e-mail from your principal, follow the directions that were posted earlier on this blog to safely copy and send the e-mail to this blog.<br /><br />Help us help you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-45588814521472898222010-08-17T08:42:46.956-04:002010-08-17T08:42:46.956-04:00NOTHING FROM MORCEASE BEASELY IS IN WRITING direct...NOTHING FROM MORCEASE BEASELY IS IN WRITING directly to teachers...hmmmmmmmmmmm...THE POSTING OF LESSON PLANS IS ON AN EMAIL PLATFORM...how inadequate and archaic! ZEPORA ROBERTS BELONGS IN ANOTHER DECADE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-87803193350840853002010-08-14T23:21:50.426-04:002010-08-14T23:21:50.426-04:00Beasley's directives have been verbal...from A...Beasley's directives have been verbal...from APs. Principals, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-50698902869180285512010-08-13T20:00:05.054-04:002010-08-13T20:00:05.054-04:00Perhaps Dr. Beasley is sending emails to principal...Perhaps Dr. Beasley is sending emails to principals, and they are filtering his directives since he knows teachers may post his emails. DCSS has so many layers, directives may go to the principal and then to APs and coaches, etc. before the marching orders even get to the teachers. I think at this point the DCSS administration is very careful about what they put in emails since they know it may show up on the Internet here or at AJC Get Schooled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-21584766092369323592010-08-13T19:54:07.833-04:002010-08-13T19:54:07.833-04:00It's Dr. Beasley ...
@ Anonymous at 7 PM
My ...It's Dr. Beasley ...<br /><br />@ Anonymous at 7 PM<br /><br />My heart goes out to you. Really. Beasley is a charlatan and he has got to go. <br /><br />So, can you help me understand why no teachers have posted copies of the demands they are getting from Beasley -- even if it comes through your principal or vice principal? Instructions for safely posting -- so you are not at risk -- have been posted twice on this blog.<br /><br />What are we missing? How can we help you?<br /><br />Please keep in mind that it's not enough to say teachers are going home crying or going home furious. Of course they are! But, to motivate the public, we must be able publish specifics on this blog. <br /><br />Teachers! How can we help you? Help us to help you!Be True to Your Schoolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-90594253342114220022010-08-13T19:01:37.025-04:002010-08-13T19:01:37.025-04:00DeKalb County voters: Please, please elect BOE me...DeKalb County voters: Please, please elect BOE members who aren't embarassing clowns, such as Zepora Roberts, or spineless pushovers, such as Tom Bowen, or lackeys for special interests, such as Gene "Sembler" Walker. Never ever anywhere else has such a small number of unqualified, incompetent people been allowed to oversee a billion dollars a year of public money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-50739168532887960812010-08-13T19:00:43.848-04:002010-08-13T19:00:43.848-04:00The next time you go to your child's school, ...The next time you go to your child's school, take a peek at the teachers' sign in sheet. You may be surprised to see most the teachers are working 11 hour days. What you don't see is that we go home and keep working. You wonder why we're stressed? Wonder why most of the dedicated teachers are going home cursing or crying at the end of a long day? It's not your kids, it's Dr. Beasley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-54925446745640028222010-08-13T15:43:46.318-04:002010-08-13T15:43:46.318-04:00I was hoping someone would take those interviews a...I was hoping someone would take those interviews and put a "you tube" twist to them. Is that remix actually on the CBS website?No Duhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14462063673391668451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-7948797499673286512010-08-13T15:23:30.024-04:002010-08-13T15:23:30.024-04:00Execellent! Certainly sums up Roberts and Bowen t...Execellent! Certainly sums up Roberts and Bowen to a "B"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-53754921794906780602010-08-13T14:48:15.820-04:002010-08-13T14:48:15.820-04:00Sorry, Ramona Tyson is just very unimpressive:
ht...Sorry, Ramona Tyson is just very unimpressive:<br /><br />http://www.wsbtv.com/video/24561452/index.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-10741156357125792352010-08-13T14:07:39.387-04:002010-08-13T14:07:39.387-04:00Though they did get rid of that stupid "Premi...Though they did get rid of that stupid "Premier" motto and logo. For that alone I'd give Tyson a $2K chair and a year's free membership to the DCSS Wellness Center.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-60302724741668929152010-08-13T14:06:43.679-04:002010-08-13T14:06:43.679-04:00Think they'll play the remix at the next BOE m...Think they'll play the remix at the next BOE meeting? Thanks for the chuckle.Mary Kay Woodworthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-25809342927538881072010-08-13T12:57:18.164-04:002010-08-13T12:57:18.164-04:00Just shows you that the people in charge are not p...Just shows you that the people in charge are not putting children first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-61308837428774963582010-08-13T12:48:29.633-04:002010-08-13T12:48:29.633-04:00I noticed that 'schools' is located under ...I noticed that 'schools' is located under 'staff' not 'students'... (which is where I first looked).Cerebrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-72049868006922036552010-08-13T12:46:59.117-04:002010-08-13T12:46:59.117-04:00Oh the remix is so funny! When I thought that vid...Oh the remix is so funny! When I thought that video was already priceless, this makes go up many notches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-50083786315689423912010-08-13T12:40:17.652-04:002010-08-13T12:40:17.652-04:00The front web page is new, and the category column...The front web page is new, and the category columns appropriate to the way the district runs -- First you see "News", then "Community", then "Staff", and what's last... "Students".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-11572099913688350832010-08-13T12:26:10.469-04:002010-08-13T12:26:10.469-04:00Just got onto the Dekalb website...is the front pa...Just got onto the Dekalb website...is the front page new? <br /><br />Went in to look at jobs and had to do a double take at the tabs on the left hand of the site...under "View Job Postings" is the option: "By Job Families."<br /><br />On first glance I thought it read," By Job for Families."<br /><br />Just havin' Friday fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-66630484328093193952010-08-13T12:23:29.399-04:002010-08-13T12:23:29.399-04:00That is hilarous. Love the rap!That is hilarous. Love the rap!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-30069297716037812572010-08-13T12:23:13.434-04:002010-08-13T12:23:13.434-04:00Oh my. The remix is classic.Oh my. The remix is classic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com