Well, the ball has officially been passed. Dr. McGinley is leaving it up to the board on how to deal with Buist. She says the board "needs to give the administration direction on how to enforce the policy." Well, Doc, you didn't seem to have any problem enforcing the policy at St. Andrews Math and Science, so what's the problem?
Funny to watch ol' Mr. Meyers finally show his true colors publicly. Mr. Meyers, who told these parents they can move? Anyone with half a brain knows that would never stand up in a court of law and you know it.
Mr. Brandenburg? Well I can't help but wonder why his panties are all in a wad. UNLESS, he has something to hide. And what's the deal with this "district document from February 2007"? Parents have "relied on an understanding" they can fake an address to get into Buist, Mr. Brandenburg. That's what they've relied on. And who let them believe that? Well Miss Sallie Ballard, of course. Or was it Dr. Rose? If Dr. McGinley wanted to truly make things right, she should point those "ladies" to the door.
District 20 board chair Pam Kusmider "hopes the board does what is right for downtown residents." Don't hold your breath, lady. Aren't you the one filing lawsuits and civil rights' complaints? Since when do you "hope" the board will do the right thing? Give me a break.
Honestly, Mr. Douglas seems to be the only one who makes sense in the article. He says "students who entered (Buist)...because of their peninsula residence still should be living downtown or be asked to leave the school." Sounds pretty simple to me.
So why does Dr. McGinley need to pass the ball? Enforce it, girl. That is, unless you want to prove what so many of us believe to be right. "We" let people use whatever District 20 address they want and live wherever they want because CCSD wants to keep black District 20 residents out of Buist. You think we all live in the projects and as a result we must be rotten apples. Hey, District 20, where's THAT OCR complaint? Prove us wrong, Dr. McGinley. Do the right thing.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
The Charleston Joe's
Did anyone else read Sunday's paper and notice the irony in it? Okay, I may officially be a cynic...something I don't call myself with any pride attached to it. Chief Mullen has been receiving a bit of bad press and our Mayor Joe is not happy.
So to help him out, did our Rev. Darby actually speak of gentrification as if it was a good thing?
His quote regarding Chief Mullen's progress as "running well" is this: "Its not as bad as it was. We don't have much parking and debris piling up,...This is the effect of progress of King Street. It's a changing place, a neighborhood in transition, going through gentrification." HUH??
His good friend Mayor Joe takes the time to write a whole commentary on how wonderful the Chief is. On the editorial page, Mayor Joe reminds us of how important it is to treat each citizen equally. Well, gee thanks, Mayor Joe. We sure appreciate your willingness to ensure our right to drink a "can of beer or cup of double malt" is just as illlegal as those in the French Quarter drinking a "glass of wine...or "the mythical mint julep on High Battery." It's just too damn bad you don't think those same double malt drinkers are worthy of a DECENT EDUCATION. Yeah, some of us can actually read, Mayor Joe.
So, I guess we should thank you for cracking down on those mint whatever drinkers. I appreciate you making sure we're being treated equally on that end.
So what happened? Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against the Chief. But I can't help but wonder. Did Rev. Darby and Mayor Joe sit down with their mints and malts to come together in support of Mullen?
So to help him out, did our Rev. Darby actually speak of gentrification as if it was a good thing?
His quote regarding Chief Mullen's progress as "running well" is this: "Its not as bad as it was. We don't have much parking and debris piling up,...This is the effect of progress of King Street. It's a changing place, a neighborhood in transition, going through gentrification." HUH??
His good friend Mayor Joe takes the time to write a whole commentary on how wonderful the Chief is. On the editorial page, Mayor Joe reminds us of how important it is to treat each citizen equally. Well, gee thanks, Mayor Joe. We sure appreciate your willingness to ensure our right to drink a "can of beer or cup of double malt" is just as illlegal as those in the French Quarter drinking a "glass of wine...or "the mythical mint julep on High Battery." It's just too damn bad you don't think those same double malt drinkers are worthy of a DECENT EDUCATION. Yeah, some of us can actually read, Mayor Joe.
So, I guess we should thank you for cracking down on those mint whatever drinkers. I appreciate you making sure we're being treated equally on that end.
So what happened? Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against the Chief. But I can't help but wonder. Did Rev. Darby and Mayor Joe sit down with their mints and malts to come together in support of Mullen?
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
She forgot?
Dr. McGinley seemed unaware that we have separate residency verification rules for Buist Academy until Diette Courrege brought it to her attention a few weeks ago. Now Dr. McGinley FORGOT to address these disparities with the board? Are you kiddin' me?
Let me give you a brief review. Buist is flooded with false addresses. The District 20 board turns the names in two years ago. The County board creates a new policy to send parents to jail if they use fake addresses. Nightline comes. Principals are overwhelmed with ridiculous paperwork. (That is, everyone except Principal Ballard at Buist...she's getting her hair done). The false address folks remain at Buist. No one goes to jail. No one is even fined. Why? Because the CCSD board creates stupid policies and then doesn't enforce them. We kick a few kids out of St. Andrews. All the while pretending we've addressed the problems at Buist.
Sorry, Dr. McGinley, I'm not buying it. We pay you too much to forget something like this. Maybe if we had a consequence (like denying your car allowance for a month), you wouldn't be so forgetful.
Those of us in District 20 won't forget. We're still waiting...
Let me give you a brief review. Buist is flooded with false addresses. The District 20 board turns the names in two years ago. The County board creates a new policy to send parents to jail if they use fake addresses. Nightline comes. Principals are overwhelmed with ridiculous paperwork. (That is, everyone except Principal Ballard at Buist...she's getting her hair done). The false address folks remain at Buist. No one goes to jail. No one is even fined. Why? Because the CCSD board creates stupid policies and then doesn't enforce them. We kick a few kids out of St. Andrews. All the while pretending we've addressed the problems at Buist.
Sorry, Dr. McGinley, I'm not buying it. We pay you too much to forget something like this. Maybe if we had a consequence (like denying your car allowance for a month), you wouldn't be so forgetful.
Those of us in District 20 won't forget. We're still waiting...
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Time will tell...
So if everyone's petitions are certified, we have Toya Green, Russell (what was his last name?) and Marvin Stewart running for our District 20 seat on the County board.
No offense to the Russell guy, but I honestly don't remember your last name. Miss Toya "I don't represent District 20, I represent the County" makes me want to vomit.
So my vote goes to Marvin Stewart. Thank God we have a choice for a decent representive on the county board. Why the hell is the Toya chick running again? Are her strings still being pulled by the Mayor? Her husband Dwayne was smothered by Robert Ford in the primaries. Did that impact her decision? Oh, if those walls could talk. Anyone with half a brain can see she's absolutely miserable during those board meetings. So why go through the pain?
Time will tell as to how this plays out. From what I understand, Marvin Stewart wants all schools to receive the funding certain magnet schools receive. He's also in favor of charter schools. What a breath of fresh air. He actually wants EQUAL EDUCATION. Toya seems to have no problem sending her daughter to Buist Academy while the rest of us wonder if our child will have a certified English teacher in the classroom...never mind PE, Music or oh, yeah...Spanish, French, and SAIL! I guess Miss Toya thinks magnet schools are okay...so what about charter schools? We don't have any charter schools testing kids for admission and EXCLUDING certain children like your magnet school, Miss Green. I look forward to the debates when you attempt to explain yourself.
Thank you, Mr. Stewart.
No offense to the Russell guy, but I honestly don't remember your last name. Miss Toya "I don't represent District 20, I represent the County" makes me want to vomit.
So my vote goes to Marvin Stewart. Thank God we have a choice for a decent representive on the county board. Why the hell is the Toya chick running again? Are her strings still being pulled by the Mayor? Her husband Dwayne was smothered by Robert Ford in the primaries. Did that impact her decision? Oh, if those walls could talk. Anyone with half a brain can see she's absolutely miserable during those board meetings. So why go through the pain?
Time will tell as to how this plays out. From what I understand, Marvin Stewart wants all schools to receive the funding certain magnet schools receive. He's also in favor of charter schools. What a breath of fresh air. He actually wants EQUAL EDUCATION. Toya seems to have no problem sending her daughter to Buist Academy while the rest of us wonder if our child will have a certified English teacher in the classroom...never mind PE, Music or oh, yeah...Spanish, French, and SAIL! I guess Miss Toya thinks magnet schools are okay...so what about charter schools? We don't have any charter schools testing kids for admission and EXCLUDING certain children like your magnet school, Miss Green. I look forward to the debates when you attempt to explain yourself.
Thank you, Mr. Stewart.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
What's going on?
Once again, I'm reading The Chronicle wondering what Dr. McGinley is thinking. She's reading it, right? I can't help but think Pren Woods a former Burke graduate, turned Burke teacher and Marvin Stewart (also a Burke graduate) have more sense than our administrators. Their words are harsh, but they speak more truth than our top paying CCSD officials. We throw gimmicks at our low-performing schools as if we still can't figure out what it's going to take to educate them. It's not rocket science. How about READING, WRITING, and ARITHMETIC?
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