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Board of Education Meeting; Monday, March 20 2006
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anothermom	Mar 20 2006, 10:54 PM Post #16
Principal Posts: 108 Group: Members Member #250 Joined: December 29, 2005	I'm curious, where do you all stand on Bailey these days? Seems he has lots of opportunities to speak in recent months, but says nothing of any value- to anyone. Seems to have continued to play it safe. If you are still Bailey supporters, what has he done that continues to make him a strong BOE member?



4kids	Mar 20 2006, 11:01 PM Post #17
Principal Posts: 526 Group: Members Member #295 Joined: January 29, 2006	Anothermom, Are you looking for him to do something that you can criticize? I know you're just hoping that something will arise. Probably burning you that he doesn't come off like the rest of the BOE. They really lost it tonight. Mr. Freeman, however is a man of many words... many words that will come back to bite him.



anothermom	Mar 20 2006, 11:10 PM Post #18
Principal Posts: 108 Group: Members Member #250 Joined: December 29, 2005	4kids Mar 20 2006, 11:01 PM Anothermom, Are you looking for him to do something that you can criticize? I know you're just hoping that something will arise. Probably burning you that he doesn't come off like the rest of the BOE. They really lost it tonight. Mr. Freeman, however is a man of many words... many words that will come back to bite him. I'm just looking at what others see in him in terms of leadership. From where I sit, it always seemed like Bailey wanted to have it both ways. "I lik the plan, but others do not. I'll vote no, but I like the plan and won't say anything negative about it." Sometimes I hear people critizize LI supporters because allegedly we just sit back and "take what is dished out by the BOE." Doesn't that go both ways? Bailey has not uttered a word of dissent against anything that the BOE has done or voted on in recent months. Does this make him a "rubber stamper"? If not, why not?



insupport	Mar 20 2006, 11:18 PM Post #19
Principal Posts: 296 Group: Members Member #323 Joined: February 28, 2006	Is it not a conflict of interest for Mr Bailey to be attending the meetings of CFLF at St. Mary's. It seems to me that attending meetings of folks that have filed a lawsuit against the schoolboard that he is a member of is rather a conflict. It seems like he isn't willing to be a leader on anything. He said when he voted no that it wasn't that he didn't like the plan but that others didn't. Then he said he will support the board members and the plan implementation. Then he is attending meetings of a group trying to recall his fellow board members. It's hard to figure out where he stands or what he believes in.



NFarquharson	Mar 20 2006, 11:23 PM Post #20
Principal Posts: 4,311 Group: Members Member #103 Joined: November 9, 2005	No one utters a word of decent ever. The one and only time I have seen that happen was when Mr. Bailey voted against the LI. This if just bizzare. I do not understand this board. I've never seen anything like this. Can you imagine a board of trustees of a corporation acting like this? No discussion or deliberation. No tough questions. Nothing all throughout the agenda but pats on the back and thank you's, speeches about how wonderful everyone is and repeated praise of everything and everyone on the agenda, with the exception of course of the "audience communications." Even plans that have achieved no results at all get 30 minutes on the agenda and a myriad of praise. Frankly, it's a freak show. We don't need BOE Trustees reading to our children. We need them asking tough questions of the administration and making sure that they bring forward well-thought-out plans for the future. We need people who can think outside the box and look at benchmark data to find the best practices for our schools, our children and our city.



4kids	Mar 20 2006, 11:43 PM Post #21
Principal Posts: 526 Group: Members Member #295 Joined: January 29, 2006	How is it a conflict of interest? The meeting is open to EVERYONE including the other BOE members. It would be a conflict if HE, Tom Bailey were the one holding the meeting. Nice try!



insupport	Mar 20 2006, 11:52 PM Post #22
Principal Posts: 296 Group: Members Member #323 Joined: February 28, 2006	I realize that the meeting is open to everyone but the purpose of these meetings is to recall the school board and discuss the lawsuit against LPS. It seems that even though Mr. Bailey is not openly bad mouthing the other members that his attendance at the meetings is not supportive of a decision the board made. As a member of the school board he had a right to vote no but when a decision is reached all members need to work together toward whatever was decided. I guess it's just how you look at it.



Administrator	Mar 21 2006, 06:29 AM Post #23
Administrator Posts: 3,069 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 5, 2005	It is my understanding that everyone is welcome at these meetings, as is everyone at the Board of Education meetings.



cmic	Mar 21 2006, 06:31 AM Post #24
Principal Posts: 1,530 Group: Members Member #217 Joined: December 11, 2005	insupport Mar 20 2006, 11:52 PM I realize that the meeting is open to everyone but the purpose of these meetings is to recall the school board and discuss the lawsuit against LPS. It seems that even though Mr. Bailey is not openly bad mouthing the other members that his attendance at the meetings is not supportive of a decision the board made. As a member of the school board he had a right to vote no but when a decision is reached all members need to work together toward whatever was decided. I guess it's just how you look at it. I think it is extremely important for him to go to the meetings. He said NO to the initiative and he is probably as frustrated as everyone else and doesn't know what steps to take next. Even if he doesn't do a thing or say a thing it must be comforting to him to know that others are looking for a way to fight the decision that he also is against and has his hands tied to fight against as well. Just my opinion.



livoniamom	Mar 21 2006, 07:16 AM Post #25
Principal Posts: 322 Group: Members Member #126 Joined: November 15, 2005	The lady who spoke with receipts from St. Gen's in her hand was, by far, the most powerful speaker of the night. There was no way you could not take her seriously!



Momforone	Mar 21 2006, 09:23 AM Post #26
Principal Posts: 127 Group: Members Member #131 Joined: November 16, 2005	insupport Mar 20 2006, 11:52 PM I realize that the meeting is open to everyone but the purpose of these meetings is to recall the school board and discuss the lawsuit against LPS. It seems that even though Mr. Bailey is not openly bad mouthing the other members that his attendance at the meetings is not supportive of a decision the board made. As a member of the school board he had a right to vote no but when a decision is reached all members need to work together toward whatever was decided. I guess it's just how you look at it. I think that everyone has a right to attend the meetings @ St Mary's. I would to see Dr. Liepa attend and listen to what the community is saying. The meetings are NOT just for the recall efforts. Most importantly they are to stop the LI! We wouldn't be going through the recall efforts if the BOE would just work for us. Let me tell you that we give the BOE more respect than what they are give us! They forget who they really work for, it's us and and our kids! Not just the employees of LPS.



fyi	Mar 21 2006, 09:23 AM Post #27
Principal Posts: 2,738 Group: Members Member #206 Joined: December 9, 2005	Did anyone understand Morgan's comment about democracy, the LI, and the students at Hull?



Grant	Mar 21 2006, 09:54 AM Post #28
Principal Posts: 362 Group: Members Member #139 Joined: November 18, 2005	livoniamom Mar 21 2006, 07:16 AM The lady who spoke with receipts from St. Gen's in her hand was, by far, the most powerful speaker of the night. There was no way you could not take her seriously! Well, at least the Pope is happy!!!!



for our kids	Mar 21 2006, 10:15 AM Post #29
Principal Posts: 106 Group: Members Member #109 Joined: November 11, 2005	Grant Mar 21 2006, 09:54 AM livoniamom Mar 21 2006, 07:16 AM The lady who spoke with receipts from St. Gen's in her hand was, by far, the most powerful speaker of the night. There was no way you could not take her seriously! Well, at least the Pope is happy!!!! I am the one who spoke about my kids being enrolled @ St. Genevieve. You cannot imagine what a hard decision this was. Roosevelt has been a HUGE part of my life for the past 5 years (my oldest is now in 4th grade). I have been @ the school weekly helping out in the classroom, walking my kids to and from school on my 2 days off per week, getting to know the staff by name. Enrolling my soon to be 5th grader was a no-brainer, as I will not subject her to this ill though out plan. But to decide to take my 1st grader away from his friends, the school he traveled towith me to pick up big sister, stay with me @ parties while he was a toddler/preschooler, which also means that I will not be a part of Roosevelt anymore is very heart wrenching. For anyone for or against this proposal, if you think that was an easy decision, think again. I can only hope the board took me seriously, and anyone else who has made this difficult decision, please step up, and let them know.



Rose	Mar 21 2006, 10:22 AM Post #30
Principal Posts: 759 Group: Members Member #171 Joined: November 30, 2005	for our kids Mar 21 2006, 10:15 AM Grant Mar 21 2006, 09:54 AM livoniamom Mar 21 2006, 07:16 AM The lady who spoke with receipts from St. Gen's in her hand was, by far, the most powerful speaker of the night.� There was no way you could not take her seriously! Well, at least the Pope is happy!!!! I am the one who spoke about my kids being enrolled @ St. Genevieve. You cannot imagine what a hard decision this was. Roosevelt has been a HUGE part of my life for the past 5 years (my oldest is now in 4th grade). I have been @ the school weekly helping out in the classroom, walking my kids to and from school on my 2 days off per week, getting to know the staff by name. Enrolling my soon to be 5th grader was a no-brainer, as I will not subject her to this ill though out plan. But to decide to take my 1st grader away from his friends, the school he traveled towith me to pick up big sister, stay with me @ parties while he was a toddler/preschooler, which also means that I will not be a part of Roosevelt anymore is very heart wrenching. For anyone for or against this proposal, if you think that was an easy decision, think again. I can only hope the board took me seriously, and anyone else who has made this difficult decision, please step up, and let them know. I watched the meeting last night and I think you did a great job and your message was loud and clear. I am sure it is not easy taking your kids out of LPS. Thank you for showing the Board that you mean business. I just don't understand how a group can be so hard headed. Do you think they are really listening?


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