To Quit Or Not To Quit, That Was The Question!

Recently Ms. Adrienne Braden decided to resign from her position as School Payroll Clerk rather than go to the Financial Management Office. Now, I'm told, she has been re-instated to that position. The question I have is, "Was Ms. Braden really persuaded by Mrs. Vanzant to come back because there is a need to have a person of color in the Financial Management Office to help in the racial discrimination complaint filed with the EEOC and upheld by them? Is there really a thought this action will help in the secret settlement with the EEOC? Allen Barrett

Bonus For Classroom Teachers???

In May Mr. Jackson moved $75,000.00 from one area of the budget into a new line item identified as 72310 299 “other fringe benefits” when this was questioned by Judge Lee and others Mr. Jackson stated it was for possible insurance. He was then told the school board insurance committee had turned down his request for new life insurance for volunteers. Mr. Jackson stated they were still considering obtaining the insurance.

Good news for teachers because of the pressure applied by several people it seems that now the plan is to use the $75,000.00 to give classroom teachers a bonus this year, and you thought no one in the big chair loved you. You earned it.

Allen Barrett

Ghost Staff

The school system on Friday 30 May had seventeen central office staff members not counting the eight clerical staff members. Can anyone explain how it is that the reports going to Nashville list several of these staff members as “classroom teachers” instead of supervisor and assistant supervisors? Mr. Chunn and Mr. Shirey aren’t even listed as central office staff so where are they?

Allen Barrett

Another Bonus??????

Why was Mrs. Ferguson given a $5,000.00 payment to retire? How many “classroom teachers” get a $5,000.00 going away present?

Allen Barrett

School Positions Opened Or Closed?

Were jobs filled at the school system before anyone even knew there was a vacancy? Jobs include asst. principal at GCHS and two positions to replace Mrs Ferguson. Those positions are being filled by none other than Ms. McMasters and Cindy Young wife of school board member Mike Young. Are these positions really necessary after all there are still two assistants to Mrs Ferguson already?

Is Mrs Young qualified for this position, probably. However the real question should be, based on the way this was done, is this a pay back for all the favorable votes board member Young has cast for Mr. Jackson? Why was Mr. Young’s daughter given tenure after being turned down just days earlier? Is she deserving of tenure, probably but again the way it was done leaves many smelly questions to be answered.

How did the school system go from one person doing the job of Supervisor of Instruction to having four people do the same thing with approximately the same number of students?

Allen Barrett