from the 10/10/13 BCSD Press Release:
Trustee Kathryn Graves stated, “We recognize that this is a substantial sum of taxpayer money, but felt that the leadership considerations outweighed the financial consideration.”
Former vice chair Don Nurge kept saying in School Board meetings that we were “getting full value for our money.” I differed in my opinion with him then and I continue to do so now. Continue reading
The BCSD Trustees are calling it a “Separation Agreement” while the Mt. Express keeps calling it a “Termination.” Here are the paper’s articles thus far, from newest to oldest:
Barber contract valued at $680K – October 4, 2013
School board goes meeting crazy – October 4, 2013
Getting in front of the news – October 2, 2013
Schools superintendent leaves his post – October 2, 2013
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Public announcement via email:
“September 30, 2013
“Blaine County School District Board of Trustees Announce Separation Agreement with Superintendent Dr. Lonnie Barber
The Blaine County School District and Superintendent Dr. Lonnie Barber have mutually agreed to a separation, effective Monday, September 30, 2013. The Board voted unanimously on Friday, September 27, 2013 to a separation agreement reflective of the Superintendent’s contract. Continue reading
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Here is one parent’s nightmare come to life…
As reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Justina Collins said she knew something was wrong when her daughter, in third grade at Cascade Elementary, scored poorly in reading but had exceptional scores on the standardized Criterion-Referenced Competency Test. Confused, Justina said school administrators told her that they couldn’t help her daughter improve her reading and that she simply did well on standardized tests.
“As a parent who wants the best for her child, I’m very disappointed,” said Collins, whose daughter is now in the ninth grade, but reads at a fifth-grade level. “She wasn’t where she needed to be. To try to help her catch up, I did the best I could as a parent with the resources that were at hand.”
Caring educators and parents across the nation were shocked and dismayed at the recent indictments of teachers, principals and Atlanta…
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A new blog, NoOnBarber.org, was developed two days after Superintendent Barber’s received another contract extension by the BCSD Board of Trustees. There have been some interesting articles posted. Go check it out: noonbarber.org
noon…
High Noon?
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Parents of Blaine County Students 