tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post7772183695547386615..comments2024-01-08T03:21:35.616-05:00Comments on DeKalb County School Watch: The Power of This Blog and Jeff Dickerson's Non-Response ResponseCerebrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-21346909086932890502010-12-29T19:10:30.005-05:002010-12-29T19:10:30.005-05:00@ Anonymous 6:13
"Could you provide proof whe...@ Anonymous 6:13<br />"Could you provide proof where Ms. Tyson cut teacher positions?<br /><br />Of course. Why would I post this otherwise?<br /><br />Go to this link on the DCSS website and look at the 2010 and 2011 approved budgets. You will see the number of teacher allotments per school. Compare each school and you will see she reduced teacher positions. Total those teacher points up for all of the schools and you can see the teacher position deduction. <br /><br />You do understand that Ms. Tyson increased the number of students per class - correct? There is no need to increase the number of students per class unless you reduce teacher positions. <br /><br />Exact numbers can be seen by spending some time analyzing the FY2011 Approved Budget and FY2010 Approved Budget:<br />http://oldwww.dekalb.k12.ga.us/superintendent/budget/<br /><br />It makes no difference to children if Ms. Tyson cuts teachers or cuts teacher positions. Suppose I'm a 3rd grader, and I move to the 4th grade. I will be in a much larger class if Ms. Tyson cuts a 4th grade teacher or if that 4th grade teacher leaves and Ms. Tyson doesn't fill that position. If there are 64 in the 4th grade and there are 3 teachers, I'll be a class of 21. If I have a problem, my teacher has the time to help me. If Ms. Tyson cuts a 4th grade teacher position (say a 4th grade teacher leaves), I'll be in class of 32. If I have problems, my teacher will try but she only has so many minutes in the day. Mathematics says she will not have the time for me she would have with 21 in the class.<br /><br />Ms. Tyson does not see the distinction in this because she believes that job preservation is more important than students. Students don't have a voice and can't write letters to the BOE. But for students whether Ms. Tyson cuts teachers jobs or cuts teacher positions, the results are just the same for them - there is less teacher attention available with larger class sizes. The bottom line for students is no different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-11564863798766822862010-12-29T18:39:10.152-05:002010-12-29T18:39:10.152-05:00Jeff Dickerson is still "the spokesman" ...Jeff Dickerson is still "the spokesman" for DCSS and here's the proof from today's AJC.<br /><br />http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-school-workers-could-790624.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter<br /><br />BUSTED!! He's fast-talking to cover up his conflict of interest in speaking on the Georgia Gang without giving a caveat regarding his position.<br /><br />So he and his friend Dick Bowtie are still liars at heart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-66517924105901833892010-12-29T18:32:45.836-05:002010-12-29T18:32:45.836-05:00"And then there are those anti-establishment ..."And then there are those anti-establishment studies showing that more money does not guarantee better results. '<br /><br />Please provide a link to one of these studies. <br /><br />The most recent harvard study concerned reducing student class sizes from 27 to 24. I think raising class sizes from 28 to 36 is quite different. I have had classes that large in the past, and it is physically impossible for students and teachers to move around the classroom. This causes more fights and disagreements and face it - your child will not get any personal attention. <br /><br />I've seen no longitudinal studies that track children throughout their lives. That's what we're interested in as parents - what happens when they grow up. My child had 31 in her Kindergarten, first, second and third grade at a very highly ranked DCSS school in the 1980s. She did fine since she had no problem listening in class and was a fluent reader by 1st grade. However, she has friends who had some reading and math difficulties - not special ed - they just needed extra help. Two of them ended up in general ed classes at Lakeside, had tutors in high school, etc. Three other ones eventually went to private school (costly for their parents). Only two out of those five graduated from college although every one of them had college educated parents (several with post graduate degrees). <br /><br />I attribute their life altering learning problems to being in 30+ classes at a critical time of their lives. I remember their difficulties so well. The teachers just couldn't do the remediation necessary and still keep the rest of the class at a good pace. Make no mistake, class size matters for those who have any difficulties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-20061187121006429682010-12-29T18:13:57.815-05:002010-12-29T18:13:57.815-05:00Could you provide proof where Ms. Tyson cut teache...Could you provide proof where Ms. Tyson cut teacher positions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-86930264470730367702010-12-29T18:11:08.163-05:002010-12-29T18:11:08.163-05:00Barnes may have been arrogant, but he had the righ...Barnes may have been arrogant, but he had the right idea. He reduced class sizes requirements dramatically. The superintendents screamed and cried that they could not hire all those teachers. But he told them to reduce outside the classroom. In the end, the admin and support had to be cut so they could hire enough teachers to have smaller class sizes (without an increase in expenditures). That's the only time I've seen DCSS admin and support reduced. I've come to the conclusion that's the only way. They will continue to figure out a way to siphon the money from the classroom unless you hold the line on classroom and make them cut in the admin and support side. already Ms. Tyson cut personnel in the schoolhouse and cut teacher positions resulting in larger class sizes. That's just the way they think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-78824971414781812442010-12-29T17:34:15.299-05:002010-12-29T17:34:15.299-05:00@ 12/28 4:41 and 4:43 PM
"Consider that 5% o...@ 12/28 4:41 and 4:43 PM<br /><br />"Consider that 5% of your income is deducted from your pay every month for 30 years, and your employer contributes another 10%. Put this money out in the market, and it should grow substantially over time."<br /><br />TRS is a defined benefit plan. If the<br />market goes bad the taxpayers are ultimately responsible to pay the benefits. Private sector 401Ks are defined contribution plans. Most employers will make only a 1:1 match compared to TRS 2:1 match. In a <br />401K if the market goes South, only the employee loses (personal experience on this). He has no guarantee. Also, while the 401K guy is suffering his losses he will be paying taxes to keep the TRS defined benefits going.<br /><br />"Often admin and support personnel get a "bump" in into a higher paying position right before they retire so they get 60% of those highest two years. This is impossible for teachers because - again the salary schedule is set for teachers."<br /><br />This is the perk being given by our generous BOE to Ms Tyson. I did not know that it was endemic in DCSS. It is out and out thievery of taxpayer money. They do this in NY and California. Both are going bankrupt.<br /><br />"Because benefits are such an enormous cost, Ms. Tyson and the BOE need to be cutting, consolidating and outsourcing every admin and support job possible in order to reduce the large numbers of admin and support personnel."<br /><br />No disagreement here. But it is contrary to the real mission of DCSS which is ... protecting and increasing administration jobs, paychecks and pensions. <br /><br />"We need MORE highly qualified teachers, not less. We need SMALLER class sizes, not larger class sizes. Pay our teachers on par with the rest of the metro area, and for gosh sakes please pay them as much as a Kitchen or HVAC Mechanic."<br /><br />Teachers of DCSS are reputed to be paid comparably to teachers in other Metro area schools. Maybe Cere could get some real numbers on this.<br />As to "more highly qualified teachers", how do you define that? Teachers are educated in the liberal tradition where all are (supposed to be)equal. A teacher educated at a fourth rate GA ed college is supposed to be just as qualified as one educated at an Ivy League school.<br /><br />Last but not least taxpayers, many of whom work in the private sector or live on fixed incomes, do not have an infinite amount of money to support smaller classes, higher pay, etc. Even if you gave a school system an infinite amount of money it still wouldn't be enough. (Partial Joke...I do know the mathematical definition of infinite, but true). And then there are those anti-establishment studies showing that more money does not guarantee better results. CLew was improving results as his budget was declining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-66031782532600742152010-12-28T22:12:00.326-05:002010-12-28T22:12:00.326-05:00Cere: "I hate to be a Debbie Downer..."
...Cere: "I hate to be a Debbie Downer..."<br /><br />Now you're drinking my brand of liquor! So much truth and history on this thread to support our drinking habit, too ...<br /><br />I've been away for a bit but I'm ready to bring up the call to arms I did a few weeks ago ...<br /><br />Digging into the gritty details is a great role for a public blog like ours and should continue. Serving as an instant distribution point for breaking news on our public schools is an invaluable service and continue. Providing reference information and networking opportunities is also a great service of this blog I hope continues indefinitely.<br /><br />What I would like to see our community do, though, it to get a few good brains together with some willing hands and hammer out some long-term key performance indicators (kpi) that we can hang our hat on as a community. I do not claim to know what the right kpi are for public education but I am sure we can find a reasonable consensus on one half dozen or so that will hold water.<br /><br />To pscexb's comment above about complexities of analysis, yes - so true! Yet I also believe what my statistics professor taught me decades ago during MBA when challenged by a student ...<br /><br />We spent over an hour watching the prof as he chalked out an arcane (to us) analysis on probability and certainty. In the end, the conclusion was something like, " ... so, in this way we can say with 85% confidence that 75% of the observed behavior is explained by 'x'" ... a student quickly barbed, "75%? How can a business make a $1m decision based on knowing only 75% of what is really happening 85% of the time?"<br /><br />The professor's response was crisp and on point, "What did you know before the analysis?"<br /><br />Even though kpi's will certainly only provide an approximation of reality, we will benefit from tracking them.Kim Gokcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01855554437157990110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-36974775831489010022010-12-28T20:21:50.231-05:002010-12-28T20:21:50.231-05:00I really think that it is important to understand ...I really think that it is important to understand why the new delay is happening. Dr. Lewis' attorney works for a firm that also represents Parsons, the employer of Barbara Colman. Colman will be testifying on behalf of the prosecutor, I am guessing showing the wrongdoing of Pat Pope. Lewis, Pope etc are all being tried together.<br /><br />Judge Becker believes that if Lewis goes to trial with his current attorney and loese, he will have grounds for an appeal by arguing that his attorney did not provide the best defense because of conflict of interest. Dr. Lewis disagrees and has filed an appeal with the GA appeals court. <br /><br />Once the appeals court rules, depending on their decision, either side can then appeal to the GA supreme court.<br /><br />That is why there is the possibility of such a long delay. If no one appeals, the appellate court's ruling, the case may start sooner.<br /><br />I think Keys was worried about losing and what that would mean for her future and she orchestrated this transfer. By no means is this an easy case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-7306690598551158412010-12-28T19:21:34.678-05:002010-12-28T19:21:34.678-05:00Just a side thought to the trial post -- anyone wo...Just a side thought to the trial post -- anyone wondering like I am if somehow someone in DC got G. Keyes removed from DA to impact whether the prosecution goes forward, then a new DA comes in (there was only one obvious choice to vote for) -- if this new DA is too well connected to NB and others, the delay may be a way to "make it disappear." Just wonderin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-55345505185447936212010-12-28T18:05:56.806-05:002010-12-28T18:05:56.806-05:00Sorry. My comments of 4:41 pm and 4:43 pm go toge...Sorry. My comments of 4:41 pm and 4:43 pm go together (last two posts are really one long post).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-11740344965602341822010-12-28T16:43:50.327-05:002010-12-28T16:43:50.327-05:00Often admin and support personnel get a "bump...Often admin and support personnel get a "bump" in into a higher paying position right before they retire so they get 60% of those highest two years. This is impossible for teachers because - again the salary schedule is set for teachers. <br /><br />I agree that benefits are getting very tight to provide, however it's really not teachers that are causing the problem. The admin and support group numbers 8,500, and they have no published salary schedules so their placement is quite fluid and many collect overtime. Teachers number only 6,500, their raises are modest - it takes 6 years for a physics teacher with a masters degree to increase his/her pay by $1282 (that's $213 a YEAR in raises). <br /><br />I think anyone who has been in both groups (admin and support versus teacher) will agree that the teacher group is infinitely more difficult in terms of stress and hours worked (f.y.i. most support personnel get overtime - but not teachers).<br /><br />Teachers should have a decent retirement or we will have to end up paying them considerably more. You do realize that Georgia produces less than a dozen physics and chemistry majors in education each year. Ask a chemist or a physicist how much he/she is worth on the open market. Do you think they get raises of only $200 a year? Do our children really need to learn math, physics, chemistry, and biology? <br /><br />My mother who is 90+ years old was a nurse, and she says what's happening to teaching is just like nursing. They drove women out of nursing like crazy in the 70s and 80s with long hours, lots of stress and low pay. Then when they needed them back, nurses (who are generally quite bright) had moved on into other areas of the economy. To get them back, we now have to pay nurses $80,000 to $100,000 on average, and they set their own hours. My mom says teaching will end up the same way. That's a pretty astute analogy for a nonagenarian.<br /><br />Because benefits are such an enormous cost, Ms. Tyson and the BOE need to be cutting, consolidating and outsourcing every admin and support job possible in order to reduce the large numbers of admin and support personnel. We need MORE highly qualified teachers, not less. We need SMALLER class sizes, not larger class sizes. Pay our teachers on par with the rest of the metro area, and for gosh sakes please pay them as much as a Kitchen or HVAC Mechanic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-13775083183046339672010-12-28T16:41:23.953-05:002010-12-28T16:41:23.953-05:00Part 2 of post
@ Anonymous 3:33
I'm the one ...Part 2 of post<br /><br />@ Anonymous 3:33<br /><br />I'm the one who posted those pension figures you're quoting, so let's look a little more in depth at the figures.<br /><br />To be fair the pension fund in Georgia is quite large, and it is invested in vehicles like mutual funds, individual stocks, money market funds, Treasury bonds, corporate bonds, etc. So it's like any pension fund - managed by professionals, invested in the market, and generally providing a good return. Pension funds are a mainstay of our stock market and provide much of the capital for investment in private industry. <br /><br />Teachers by and large are NOT wealthy. I was a teacher for a number of years in DCSS and left to make more money in the private sector. I was employed by a large company in Atlanta. I worked my way quickly up the corporate ladder and was making 4 times the income I made as a teacher within 5 years as an account executive with many large account corporate customers. It was pretty easy since I just applied my teacher work ethic to the workplace. I returned to teaching after many years, and my pay cut was quite substantial. I was married by then so money was not such an issue (and I always loved teaching).<br /><br />Consider that 5% of your income is deducted from your pay every month for 30 years, and your employer contributes another 10%. Put this money out in the market, and it should grow substantially over time. <br /><br />Remember that teachers accept greater security in lieu of higher pay. I can remember when Dr. Lewis didn't give teachers any raises at all for 2 years even though the state funded teacher raises because DeKalb had to use so much of the extra money to fund TRS. <br /><br />Much of the problem with DeKalb is that teachers are on a set salary schedule, and teacher pay is quite low compared to the admin and support group. And of course, the administration has created positions that are on a higher pay scale, and then placed personnel there in order to give them a raise. That's impossible for teachers since the salary schedule is published.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-31762779020363772742010-12-28T16:40:39.508-05:002010-12-28T16:40:39.508-05:00Part 1 of post
@ Anonymous 3:33
I'm the one ...Part 1 of post<br /><br />@ Anonymous 3:33<br /><br />I'm the one who posted those pension figures you're quoting, so let's look a little more in depth at the figures.<br /><br />To be fair the pension fund in Georgia is quite large, and it is invested in vehicles like mutual funds, individual stocks, money market funds, Treasury bonds, corporate bonds, etc. So it's like any pension fund - managed by professionals, invested in the market, and generally providing a good return. Pension funds are a mainstay of our stock market and provide much of the capital for investment in private industry. <br /><br />Teachers by and large are NOT wealthy. I was a teacher for a number of years in DCSS and left to make more money in the private sector. I was employed by a large company in Atlanta. I worked my way quickly up the corporate ladder and was making 4 times the income I made as a teacher within 5 years as an account executive with many large account corporate customers. It was pretty easy since I just applied my teacher work ethic to the workplace. I returned to teaching after many years, and my pay cut was quite substantial. I was married by then so money was not such an issue (and I always loved teaching).<br /><br />Consider that 5% of your income is deducted from your pay every month for 30 years, and your employer contributes another 10%. Put this money out in the market, and it should grow substantially over time. <br /><br />Remember that teachers accept greater security in lieu of higher pay. I can remember when Dr. Lewis didn't give teachers any raises at all for 2 years even though the state funded teacher raises because DeKalb had to use so much of the extra money to fund TRS. <br /><br />Much of the problem with DeKalb is that teachers are on a set salary schedule, and teacher pay is quite low compared to the admin and support group. And of course, the administration has created positions that are on a higher pay scale, and then placed personnel there in order to give them a raise. That's impossible for teachers since the salary schedule is published.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-52124784770892097172010-12-28T15:33:14.635-05:002010-12-28T15:33:14.635-05:00Employees pay 5% of their salaries and TAXPAYERS p...Employees pay 5% of their salaries and TAXPAYERS pay 10%.<br /><br />Unlike a 401k, the pensions are defined benefit (number of years served x 2% x 2 years of highest salary) GUARANTEED BY THE TAXPAYERS if the fund does not perform<br /><br /><br />Average pension per current retiree<br />(based on lower salaries)<br /><br />DeKalb<br />175,827,370 total benefits paid<br />4,133 ÷ number of retirees <br />--------------------------<br />42,542.3106702153399 = per retiree<br /> <br />Fulton<br />213,870,755 <br />5,169 ÷<br />--------------------------<br />41,375.6538982395047 =<br /> <br />Gwinnett<br />101,545,940 <br />2,528 ÷<br />--------------------------<br />40,168.4889240506329 =<br /> <br />Cobb<br />132,141,269 <br />3,533 ÷<br />--------------------------<br />37,402.000849136711 =<br /> <br />Who pays the medical benefits? These will increase because of Obamacare.<br /><br /><br />Has the DCSS forecast withdrawals as the aging workforce retires and the increased salary scale?<br /><br />I heard Wes Moss the financial guru on WSB on a Sunday morning remark (part in jest)that Georgia teachers were some of the wealthiest people in GA. A caller was trying to figure the best way to combine two TRS pensions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-75653280570241273372010-12-28T14:03:01.460-05:002010-12-28T14:03:01.460-05:00Here is the funding:
1. School system employees c...Here is the funding:<br />1. School system employees contribute a little over 5%<br />2. DCSS contributes a little over 10%<br />The TRS fund itself is managed by fund managers who invest in different financial instruments and this adds to the fund. During good investment years the fund adds a lot by investments. During this recession the fund decreased, but now is on the upswing again. <br /><br />DCSS has a lot of older employees who are retiring, a lot of highly paid employees (admin and support), and a lot of more employees PER STUDENT (we're have a tremendous number of admin and support - less so with teachers). This results in DCSS (taxpayer money) paying more than other systems for TRS (i.e. a greater percentage). <br /><br />We desperately need to decrease our admin and support and right size our salaries so we are more in line with other systems who contribute to TRS. We know DCSS teachers are not responsible for our inflated retirement per employee figures because our teachers are paid on par and lower than other metro systems so their retirement is on par or lower than other systems. Who is left to "bump up" our retirement per employee - admin and support?<br /><br />Look at these figures. Divide the Annual Gross Benefit by the number of retirees and you will see what I mean:<br /><br />Dekalb:<br />4,133 Retirees<br />$175,827,370 Annual Gross Benefit Payments<br />13,365 Active Members<br /><br />Fulton:<br />5,169 Retirees<br />$213,870,755 Annual Gross Benefit Payments<br />17,559 Active Members<br /><br />Gwinnett:<br />2,528 Retirees<br />$101,545,940 Annual Benefit payments<br />17,440 Active Members<br /><br />Cobb:<br />3,533 Retirees<br />$132,141,269 Annual Benefit payments<br />15,334 Active Members<br /><br />(source: http://www.trsga.com/stats-at-a-glance.aspx)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-1778252961137317372010-12-28T13:34:06.429-05:002010-12-28T13:34:06.429-05:00When I was a lowly secretary at Georgia State I wa...When I was a lowly secretary at Georgia State I was required to make contributions to Teacher's Retirement. We weren't given the option of not contributing. It is my understanding that anyone who works in public education in Georgia is required to pay into the system. There might be some job categories that are excluded, but I would be surprised if an upper-level administrator is in such a category.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-79372792142687195512010-12-28T12:25:33.000-05:002010-12-28T12:25:33.000-05:00Anon 12:00 must be someone from the Central Office...Anon 12:00 must be someone from the Central Office, because everything listed in that post is wrong.<br /><br />And do the math: For being the interim supt. for 19 months, Tyson will receive an EXTRA million in retirement if she works another eight years. Not a bad gig if you ask me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-17046749332666195932010-12-28T12:17:19.664-05:002010-12-28T12:17:19.664-05:00The TRS is funded out of EMPLOYER contributions as...The TRS is funded out of EMPLOYER contributions as well. Employer contributions currently exceed employee contributions by roughly 100%. Where do you think this money comes from? In addition, why do non-teaching personnel have access to the system, which, like so many other defined benefit programs, is sailing into the rough waters of underfunding and underearning. The ignorance in display here at times is frightening. No wonder Georgia ranks so badly in public education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-44160468595643261482010-12-28T12:00:56.732-05:002010-12-28T12:00:56.732-05:00Taxpayers will not pay for any pension increase Ms...Taxpayers will not pay for any pension increase Ms. Tyson gets. The Georgia Teacher Retirement System is self funded out of employee contributions. It has clearly defined rules. Nor would Ms. Tyson get millions in pension money-this is very bad math. She would have to work eight more years to get 60% of the average salary of her highest two years of pay. However, whatever she would get would come from the pension fund which is not funded by tax payers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-53227582280087783422010-12-28T01:26:50.450-05:002010-12-28T01:26:50.450-05:00Thanks Cere for this great post. It seems to me t...Thanks Cere for this great post. It seems to me that some folks are beginning to understand why I have been asking for the resignations of Moseley, Turk, Berry, Thompson, Mitchell-Mayfield, Ramsey, Guilroys and others. These folks kept their mouths shut while CLew and others were having fun in the Bahamas and Reynolds Plantation Ritz. It's tough being King....<br /><br />Plus, they build a 50 million dollar facility using funds that should have been used on the school houses and instead bought $5000 chairs for their big bu... you understand.<br /><br />It's also amazing to me how they can be so surprised by the public's reaction. Really? Surprised? Please, these folks are calculating and know exactly what they're up to. They can't be that stupid.. can they? Hmmmmmm..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-59187667386234695292010-12-27T23:46:34.676-05:002010-12-27T23:46:34.676-05:00And now they are saying the trial could be postpon...And now they are saying the trial could be postponed as late as 2012. Sigh!Cerebrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161868015604029471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-89807356987349146252010-12-27T23:31:34.681-05:002010-12-27T23:31:34.681-05:00@ Anonymous 10:27
"This will all come out dur...@ Anonymous 10:27<br />"This will all come out during the trial."<br /><br />So will the high ranking DCSS administrator who received promotions due to an improper relationship come out during the trial? Are students and teachers going to have to wait until the trial until this person can be terminated from DCSS? Why is the BOE allowing educational policy to be set by a woman who received her position due to an improper relationship with the superintendent? If DCSS needs to go to court, this would be a good reason to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-90740941530921445662010-12-27T23:15:19.777-05:002010-12-27T23:15:19.777-05:00"Turk only starting "singing" when ..."Turk only starting "singing" when he thought his butt was on the line to be indicted. This will all come out during the trial. "<br /><br />So Turk stayed silent while he knew Lewis was illegally using student funds for personal use? Why is he still head of DCSS Finance? He reported to Ramona Tyson. Did he inform her of this? Why haven't Ms. Tyson and the BOE fired him if he stayed silent when he knew Lewis used the P card illegally?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-80340737211407431292010-12-27T22:27:02.536-05:002010-12-27T22:27:02.536-05:00Marcus Turk is not the one who turned in evidence ...Marcus Turk is not the one who turned in evidence that got this whole investigation against Pope and Lewis started. It was one of Pope's employee's who went to internal affairs with evidence. Turk only starting "singing" when he thought his butt was on the line to be indicted. This will all come out during the trial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151096942903989101.post-66843970259240468422010-12-27T20:00:12.055-05:002010-12-27T20:00:12.055-05:00Could we come up with a list of administrators who...Could we come up with a list of administrators who embody this new slogan? The most inept and overpaid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com