Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 22:16:06 -0500 Message-ID: <55c84cc30902041916t68a464c0mc5b5dacd9efb50d7@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Meeting with Superintendant From: Michael Boyd To: "twiley@roselleschools.org" , "aosterhoudt@roselleschools.org" , "mdupont@roselleschools.org" , "kfaison@roselleschools.org" , "kfarrell@roselleschools.org" , "dsully@roselleschools.org" , "lwood@roselleschools.org" , "pweber@roselleschools.org" , "evil@roselleschools.org" , "gvasi@roselleschools.org" , "jcook@roselleschools.org" , "dmccrimmon@roselleschools.org" , "stobin@roselleschools.org" , "mludwig@roselleschools.org" , "vperez@roselleschools.org" , "jclarke@roselleschools.org" , "ycherry@roselleschools.org" , "ejones@roselleschools.org" , "msandidge@roselleschools.org" , "aroberts@roselleschools.org" , "ebraxton@roselleschools.org" , "arobinson@roselleschools.org" , "cbarton@roselleschools.org" , "lpope@roselleschools.org" , "ephillips@roselleschools.org" , "hgaspar@roselleschools.org" , "iarbulu@roselleschools.org" , "kbaker@roselleschools.org" , "pirwin@roselleschools.org" , "laraujo@roselleschools.org" , "mboyd@roselleschools.org" , "mayor@mayorsmith.com" , "seaton@thelocalsource.com" , "jamelholley@hotmail.com" , Christina Hinke , "jdennan@starledger.com" , "garwady@starledger.com" , "esteinhart@roselleschools.org" , "dsmith@roselleschools.org" , "bshanno@roselleschools.org" , "nrivera@roselleschools.org" , "mpatel@roselleschools.org" , "amyerson@roselleschools.org" , "vmoultry@roselleschools.org" , "tmingo@roselleschools.org" , "mlowry@roselleschools.org" , "tlewis@roselleschools.org" , "pkrynicky@roselleschools.org" , "ehansen@roselleschools.org" , "agrassi@roselleschools.org" , "lgomez@roselleschools.org" , "sfagan@roselleschools.org" , "eevans@roselleschools.org" , "sbrown@roselleschools.org" , "rblum@roselleschools.org" , "ryacabonis@roselleschools.org" , "jsiegal@roselleschools.org" , "asethi@roselleschools.org" , "tpetracca@roselleschools.org" , "dloquet@roselleschools.org" , "rgreen@roselleschools.org" , "fgranderson@roselleschools.org" , "rgiannotti@roselleschools.org" , "pconway@roselleschools.org" , "kvargo@roselleschools.org" , "ksandberg@roselleschools.org" , "jpowers@roselleschools.org" , "cfialkow@roselleschools.org" , "mdenone@roselleschools.org" , "talves@roselleschools.org" , "shwilliams@roselleschools.org" , "swilliams@roselleschools.org" , "kwhite@roselleschools.org" , "dwalker@roselleschools.org" , "ktanner@roselleschools.org" , "jsurgeon@roselleschools.org" , "cspencer@roselleschools.org" , "msmith@roselleschools.org" , "asimpkins@roselleschools.org" , "csatterfield@roselleschools.org" , "mruggiero@roselleschools.org" , "nrice@roselleschools.org" , "jrella@roselleschools.org" , "lraven@roselleschools.org" , "gramirez@roselleschools.org" , "jpisauro@roselleschools.org" , "apintauro@roselleschools.org" , "dpeneno@roselleschools.org" , "apatterson@roselleschools.org" , "lpalin@roselleschools.org" , "npacker@roselleschools.org" , "moropeza@roselleschools.org" , "mnevarez@roselleschools.org" , "mmoffitt@roselleschools.org" , "jmitchell@roselleschools.org" , "rmirthil@roselleschools.org" , "dmiler@roselleschools.org" , "mmendes@roselleschools.org" , "amcmahon@roselleschools.org" , "rmccall@roselleschools.org" , "dlobozzo@roselleschools.org" , "slingenfelter@roselleschools.org" , "flewis@roselleschools.org" , "blesiak@roselleschools.org" , "eleite@roselleschools.org" , "mkrakowski@roselleschools.org" , "dkaspereen@roselleschools.org" , "lhowlett@roselleschools.org" , "ghess@roselleschools.org" , "mhernando@roselleschools.org" , "aharry@roselleschools.org" , "lgonzalez@roselleschools.org" , "lglanton@roselleschools.org" , "sgelardi@roselleschools.org" , "ngehman@roselleschools.org" , "dfrylewicz@roselleschools.org" , "dfranklin@roselleschools.org" , "nfischer@roselleschools.org" , "dfields@roselleschools.org" , "cfields@roselleschools.org" , "pfellner@roselleschools.org" , "efranks@roselleschools.org" , "kduryee@roselleschools.org" , "jdorsey@roselleschools.org" , "rdingle@roselleschools.org" , "bdaves@roselleschools.org" , "mdaniels@roselleschools.org" , d dallah , "bclarck@roselleschools.org" , "lcampana@roselleschools.org" , "dcamacho@roselleschools.org" , "pcaballero@roselleschools.org" , "rbullock@roselleschools.org" , "Tbauknight@roselleschools.org" , "bbalok@roselleschools.org" , "Yves_aubourg@yahoo.com" , "oallen@roselleschools.org" , "Knapoleon@roselleschools.org" , "csimmons@roselleschools.org" , "ecedano@roselleschools.org" , "jmoore@roselleschools.org" , "stanner@roselleschools.org" , e webster X-Security: MIME headers sanitized on leader See http://www.impsec.org/email-tools/procmail-security.html for details. $Revision: 1.129 $Date: 2001-04-14 20:20:43-07 I would like to thank Mr. Webster for taking the time to sit down with me last evening. After many phone calls, letters and e-mails it was finally rewarding to meet the man responsible. My goal was to get an assessment on the state of Roselle Borough`s educational system and secondly to see what he is currently doing to resolve the major issues. From the beginning of our meeting he promptly told me that he was doing the best that he could and I should cease my attacks on him. Ernaldo Webster my frustrations with the inadequacies of the Roselle Public school system have never been directed specifically at you but at the Board of Education as a whole. Ernaldo Webster then confided to me that the board of education was divided 5 to 4 with him getting the majority of the vote. If this is the case, if whatever agenda you bring to the Board is guaranteed to get passed then you should focus more on "in class" academics and less on "after school" recreation. In my opinion security guards, motivational speakers and a midnight basketball league are not academic/instructional programming. Our meeting ended abruptly when I asked him why was the class size so high in my child's class and asked about teacher's aide being placed in her class. I was told that even though the class size was high it did not meet the state requirement for a teachers' aide. Furthermore I was told that the teacher mismanaged the class and that she could not handle the children. At this point I left the room. Ernaldo Webster with that statement if I had a sliver of respect for you it was eternally lost. You are looking for a scapegoat and an easy way out of your problems. My answer to you is NO ERNALDO WEBSTER IT IS NOT THE TEACHERS WHO ARE MISMANAGING THE STUDENTS BUT YOU WHO ARE MISMANAGING THE COMMUNITY! I am not saying that all teachers are great and that some don't have their personal agendas for teaching in Roselle. What I am saying is that with good leadership, strong administration and adequate teaching equipment and materials, the individuals who do not have the children of Roselle best interest at heart will be easily singled out. I have yet to see a group of teachers squabble back and forth unproductively in a class room environment nor have I ever witnessed a teacher's conference broken up by the local police. I cannot say the same for the Roselle Borough Board of Education Meetings. Ernaldo Webster, I just want to ask you one more question. If you always get the majority vote and your agendas always get passed then why are the teachers contracts not signed? IT IS TIME FOR THE RESIDENTS OF ROSELLE TO STAND UP AND DEMAND THAT THE POLITICS ARE TAKEN OUT OF THE CLASSROOM! Michael S. Boyd