Comments on: Despite hopes to the contrary, OUSD rejects Lazear charter

By: Jesse James

Jesse James — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:36:43 +0000

When?

By: Katy Murphy

Katy Murphy — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:11:58 +0000

Yes, of course!

By: Jesse James

Jesse James — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:15:35 +0000

Katy, I’ve been asking about all the administrators who are getting jobs unnecessarily. I don’t think it has anything to do with contracts–principals are on year to year contracts. The Grass Valley principal is only on her second year in OUSD. The school populations are small so needing two principals is unnecessary at both merged schools. Could you pleeeaaase look into it?

By: Peach

Peach — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:49:16 +0000

Again, Education for Change worked with the administrations of Learning Without Limits and Ascend to ensure that students from Lazear and other schools could not enroll in those schools. Education for Change and the principals of the two schools publicly stated such.

And, Education for Change has a charter close by in the Fruitvale, Hawthorne Elementary. This school became a charter immediately after the district spent millions demolishing its moldy portables, built an additional two story building, renovated the historic original building, and refurbished the yard.

The current situation is a win-win for the charter community, and a lose-lose for the Lazear students and their families who have been steered to low performing schools.

By: J.R.

J.R. — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:41:13 +0000

Del,
Maybe she’s upset because these kids are now stuck in a system that has never cared much about them(aside from certain teachers), and it shows in the policies and performance of the district record going back decades.

By: del

del — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:05:36 +0000

Hae-Sin Kim Thomas crying at a board meeting over opening a charter? I hope she gets an oscar nod. Or at least that the people who were crossing the various bridges she’s burned in the district taped the meeting so they can watch it again and again.

By: J.R.

J.R. — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:54:52 +0000

Funny you should bring up fiscal mismanagement, here is a good read on OUSD’s greatest escapade of fiscal mismanagement(up to now, that is).

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/gyrobase/name-em-and-shame-em/Content?oid=1069272&storyPage=1

By: Harold

Harold — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:06:47 +0000

@#35 – two Principals is just touching the surface of the fiscal mismanagement from OUSD. Too many Consultants and former Administrators on “special assignment” (TSA’s).

By: Observer

Observer — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:12:11 +0000

@#35—–Really?! It’s got to be contract obligations

By: Jesse James

Jesse James — Tue, 01 May 2012 08:14:05 +0000

Katy,
Could you please find out the rationale and the “savings” amount that is explaining the fact that Grass Valley will have TWO principals (the current one plus Marshall’s) and Burckhalter will have TWO principals (the current one plus Lakeview’s). How is that a savings?