>It’s only June and four public school superintendents in our area have already gone down for the count. What’s the rest of 2007 likely to bring?
Here’s the scorecard thus far:
Brooks, Marty – Ridgewood; parental dissatisfaction with TERC – declined to accept position
Calabro, Joanne – Fort Lee; plagiarized speech to National Honor Society students – contract not renewed
Dime, Janis – Paramus; tainted soil cover up – out on paid administrative leave
Nuccetelli, Maria – Wayne; clash over management style with BOE – contract not renewed
>Interesting.
What’s also interesting is this is the third time Marty’s backed out of a superintendent position in the last year.
>this is why we pay so much tax,s the schooland the police.come on when is this going to stop when a cop makes 200000.wake up and see the light..
>Here’s a podcast from WOR, where they discuss Ridgewood’s troubles:
Listen to podcast
(It’s an MP3.)
I hear there will be more coverage Monday morning on WOR.
>6:37 You mean it wasn’t the “housewives” or the nasty Ridgewood residents that chased him away?
>you could be right.the schools are all in a mess. but look what he was going to make,that sounds like a bit to much.i gess the bord is very much in need.
>If you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen. Board of education members should be relieved that Brooks bailed instead of coming here and adding fuel to the fire. He did us a favor. Thank you, Dr. Brooks!
>In June 2006 he backed out of a Roslyn, New York position amidst controversy and citing lack of unanimity.
In March 2007 he backed out of a Louisville, Kentucky position amidst controversy and citing personal reasons.
In June 2007 he backed out of a Ridgewood, New Jersey position amidst controversy and citing personal reasons.
Read It’s Getting to Be a Habit with Brooks.
>Joseph G. Rosenstein, a math professor at Rutgers University who supports reform math, said that it is often the more educated parents who grow angry and frustrated at the approach because they do not understand it. “They want their children’s education to resemble their education because they are successful,” he explained. “They say, ‘It worked for me, why won’t it work for them?’ ”
Hmmmh, only the more educated rebel…we’ll take this one as a compliment.
>I just heard the term “passing the trash.” Maybe school officials are beginning to realize “recycling” isn’t a smart move when hiring a superintendent. They should look closely at the trashy history of candidates interviewing for the school’s top job. Have board members ever heard about “Google?”
>Add one more to the list:
Bogota
Who: Jose Negron
What happened: Was not granted a new contract.
The turmoil: The school board voted 4-3 last Tuesday against renewing Negron’s contract when his current three-year deal expires on June 30, 2008. That’s one vote short of the five needed to renew a superintendent’s contract. One board member could not vote because his wife is a teacher in the district and another board member was absent. Negron came to Bogota in 2005 to bring stability to the 1,200-student district. Prior to his arrival, there had been three interim and two full-time superintendents in five years.
What’s next: It is unclear whether those who support Negron will be able to force a public hearing and new vote on the contract.