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Reader Revisits the “Marty Brooks Fiasco”

“Marty Brooks and his wife were hardcore constructivists. Thankfully Brooks quit before starting as the Ridgewood district superintendent or he and his wife would have turned Ridgewood into a reform math/constructivist education mecca. Regina Botsford, the assistant superintendent in charge of corrupting the district’s curriculum, mercifully quit soon afterwards, seeking greener pastures to satisfy her constructivist bent. The current superintendent, while also a generally ideologically driven progressive liberal (like they all seem to be), never developed a national reputation or following.
So he could never overwhelm the district with pure nonsense the way the Brooks family would have in short order.”

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Superintendent: I’m a consultant for fed govt. Feds: We’ve never heard of this guy

James Bond

By Rebecca Everett | For NJ.com
on March 18, 2017 at 8:35 AM, updated March 18, 2017 at 8:37 AM

On Tuesday, the day that Jason “Jay” Eitner ceased to be the Waterford Township school superintendent via a separation agreement, his Twitter and LinkedIn profiles said that he already had a new job.

“Superintendent-in-Residence, U.S. Department of Education,” they read. Both featured the Department of Education’s official seal.

But on that same day a spokesman for the Department of Education said Eitner does not work anywhere in the department.

“There’s not a shred of truth to anything this guy is peddling,” he said.

Eitner, who is active on social media and also maintains a blog on educational topics that he encourages the public to subscribe to, also wrote a post in January about a two-hour meeting he had with Education Secretary Betsy Devos.

“He’s never met with the secretary,” the spokesman said. “I’ve never heard of him and neither has [DeVos’] chief of staff.”

https://www.nj.com/camden/index.ssf/2017/03/jay_eitner_im_a_consultant_for_fed_govt_feds_weve.html#incart_river_home

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New Schools Chief for Ridgewood

May 12,2017

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Rkidgewood Nj, The Ridgewood school district has hired a longtime schools chief from Long Island as its new superintendent, capping a yearlong search by Bergen County’s largest school system.Martin Brooks, 59, who has been superintendent of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District for the past seven years, will be introduced to Ridgewood residents at a school board meeting Monday night.

Brooks, previously headed the Valley Stream Central High School District and Valley Stream Union Free School District 13, began his career as a teacher and guidance counselor in the South Bronx. He also has served in various administrative positions, including principal and assistant superintendent for curriculum.

Brooks co-authored  the book “In Search of Understanding: The Case for Constructivist Classrooms,” with his wife, Jacqueline, Brooks earned his doctorate in educational administration from Teachers College, Columbia University.

He will be paid a base salary of $212,000, $35,000 less than his current salary in Long Island. Brooks plans to take up residence in New Jersey during the week and commute home to Long Island on weekends. He will have use of a leased car paid for by the district.

Brooks succeeds Superintendent John Porter, who was paid $195,000 a year and was in the fourth year of his five-year contract when he accepted a superintendent’s post a year ago in San Jose, Calif.The board’s meeting on Monday will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Education Center.