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Post by warriormom on Mar 6, 2009 18:00:07 GMT -5
The petition asking for the complete resignation of Mark Metzger was started by Karl and Michelle Cordes. They are Springbrook and Gregory parents who by their own admission have never followed nor attended a school board meeting until recently. They have never had anything to do with the NSFOC. Perhaps you see signatures from former NSFOC folks because they too have seen the way MM has treated taxpayers in the past and this is truely the last straw. They are supporting their fellow taxpayers and parents who see MM's behavior as being unworthy to be a representative of the people. I suspected that there were folks from the NSFOC who were involved with the petition when I read this. You remember Crockett, school board candidate and ex-opening act for the NSFOC meetings? The email I recieved confirmed what I suspected, there is more than the horrible situation at Gregory motivating many people. I was at that meeting and can tell you the only pieces of paper that went around were info. about policies at other school districts and one asking for names of everyone who attended. There was talk about starting a petition but no petition was passed around that evening. Infact, it was stated that it would be done electronically (which it is) so I believe that saying Crockett passed one around is false in my recollection of the night.
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Post by momto4 on Mar 6, 2009 18:00:52 GMT -5
yeparoo. As I said before, take out the expletive of what was supposed to be a private e-mail and it loses it's bite. I think MM stepping down is enough. ETA: I cannot begin to imagine what that family is going through. I agree completely on all counts. I am hoping that this week's actions are huge steps in the right direction for the families involved and that this poor child is healing and getting back to normal life.
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Post by warriormom on Mar 6, 2009 18:04:07 GMT -5
yeparoo. As I said before, take out the expletive of what was supposed to be a private e-mail and it loses it's bite. I think MM stepping down is enough. ETA: I cannot begin to imagine what that family is going through. I agree completely on all counts. I am hoping that this week's actions are huge steps in the right direction for the families involved and that this poor child is healing and getting back to normal life. I completely disagree. MM needs to step down from the board entirely.
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Post by momto4 on Mar 6, 2009 18:12:45 GMT -5
I agree completely on all counts. I am hoping that this week's actions are huge steps in the right direction for the families involved and that this poor child is healing and getting back to normal life. I completely disagree. MM needs to step down from the board entirely. We'll have to agree to disagree. I think we need his experience and expertise as we bring on board 2-4 brand new members and prepare to open new schools, etc.
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Post by sushi on Mar 6, 2009 18:21:04 GMT -5
Absolutely, we need his experience now more than ever.
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Post by eb204 on Mar 6, 2009 18:55:11 GMT -5
Absolutely, we need his experience now more than ever. I agree. Without him, we'll have someone with, at most, 4 years experience. That is not enough for a district this size, IMO. Not to mention the 2 new schools opening, this alternative MS partnership with 203, teacher contracts, etc. By the way, if DiFusco gets elected, will he recuse himself from all contract and personnel discussions? Seems like it would be a conflict of interests since his wife is a teacher and a portion of their income is derived from the salary outlined in her contract.
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Post by warriormom on Mar 6, 2009 19:37:03 GMT -5
Absolutely, we need his experience now more than ever. I would rather take my chances than have MM serve my children.
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fasttimes
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Post by fasttimes on Mar 6, 2009 19:40:56 GMT -5
I disagree. Everything I have seen from m2 since I started getting involved and following SB actons and decisions tells me he does not have the personality or temperment for the position. I dont know if it is burnout or an inate personality trait. He has been electing many times, so one would think he has/had alot to offer and im sure he has made big positive impacts in the past.
Problem is (IMO) is that he is a poor communicator and is intolerant of ANYONE who questions his decisions/direction/authority. Moreover he takes such actions personally. He has isolated other SB members from information in the past. In fact one of the SB members was not even on the email. Is this best practice from a SB president? I think not.
IMO We will stay (EGO will not allow him to step down) and eventually get voted out. There isnt much anyone can do unless the new board takes up the discussions and uses their power to remove him.
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Post by wvhsparent on Mar 6, 2009 19:51:42 GMT -5
I don't think the SB has the power to remove a member.......IIRC that has to come from the State Level.
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Post by eb204 on Mar 6, 2009 20:37:57 GMT -5
In fact one of the SB members was not even on the email. Is this best practice from a SB president? I think not. CV was left off of the original email by the father. Hopefully, just an oversight. If MM hit "reply all" as it is reported that he did, then it would not have gone to CV either. Not sure that anyone can pin that one entirely on MM.
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Post by momto4 on Mar 6, 2009 21:29:28 GMT -5
Problem is (IMO) is that he is a poor communicator and is intolerant of ANYONE who questions his decisions/direction/authority. Moreover he takes such actions personally. He has isolated other SB members from information in the past. In fact one of the SB members was not even on the email. Is this best practice from a SB president? I think not. So are you saying that when he accidentally did a reply-all that went to someone he would have wanted to exclude, he should have added an e-mail address to the list? He was obviously not looking at the list of people in the original e-mail or would have noticed a) the d204 aol e-mail of the victim's family and b) that Chris was not copied in the original e-mail, and this whole e-mail fiasco would have been prevented.
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Post by drdavelasik on Mar 7, 2009 1:18:07 GMT -5
I completely disagree. MM needs to step down from the board entirely. We'll have to agree to disagree. I think we need his experience and expertise as we bring on board 2-4 brand new members and prepare to open new schools, etc. And that has diminished considerably. Seems more time is being spent lieing and manipulating on his part. Just ask some of his past supporters that were blindsided once they served their purpose. MM may have once been a true leader and mentor to new SB members, but I would not want any new members to model any of his actions at this point.
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Post by drdavelasik on Mar 7, 2009 1:19:49 GMT -5
In fact one of the SB members was not even on the email. Is this best practice from a SB president? I think not. CV was left off of the original email by the father. Hopefully, just an oversight. If MM hit "reply all" as it is reported that he did, then it would not have gone to CV either. Not sure that anyone can pin that one entirely on MM. In this instance I agree with you. However, CV has been left off other important communications in the past by MM.
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Post by drdavelasik on Mar 7, 2009 1:24:02 GMT -5
Another witch hunt originated by the same exact folks involved in the lawsuit. Was the leaked e-mail offensive, absolutely. I think Mark stepping down was appropriate and now it's time to move on. His vast experience will be invaluable with four new board members. While he has been abrasive or whatever, this has been a very turmultuous two years and I am sick of the continued whining about the bridge and the boundaries and all that cr*p. I am very concerned about the motives of this group and the fab four alike....... Mark stepping down means NOTHING. He had a couple months left as President. Big deal. This guy's reputation in the community (and I am not referring to the families of D204) is quite tainted due to his most recent piss poor behavior around the Gregory case. There are people that have read and seen coverage on the news that simply cannot believe this guy is still on the SB. He needs to go. I am very concerned about people like you that seem to brush his actions under the rug. What he did was wrong and inexcusable and certainly not the behavior we want exemplified by our SB.
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Post by eb204 on Mar 7, 2009 9:23:57 GMT -5
We'll have to agree to disagree. I think we need his experience and expertise as we bring on board 2-4 brand new members and prepare to open new schools, etc. And that has diminished considerably. Seems more time is being spent lieing and manipulating on his part. Just ask some of his past supporters that were blindsided once they served their purpose. MM may have once been a true leader and mentor to new SB members, but I would not want any new members to model any of his actions at this point. I question what the lies really are in this case. If you take "this MF" out of that email, and replace it with "Mr. zxxx, it would read " I think it's about time I issued a response and blow up the lies Mr. xxx continues to tell." If he had written that and sent it to Mr. xxxx, there would be a very different story here. Of course, I wonder if that email would have been circulated so quickly through the district or even made its way to the media? I'm still interested in the lies that are allegedly being told. There are many that want to sweep that under the rug.
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