tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post3430324104041966099..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: London check: Cut but not sentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-3171399851670248842012-10-21T15:30:32.727-04:002012-10-21T15:30:32.727-04:00I wonder what Ms. Bentley and Mr. James think of a...I wonder what Ms. Bentley and Mr. James think of all of this. Just more 3 ring circus I guess. Hopefully, at the BOE meeting tonight and at the next BOCC meeting, someone can sort through all of this and figure out if any or none of the restricted funding BOCC designated for teacher pay raises is needed. If not, maybe a fullout audit of CMS can be kicked off.Roberthttp://johnechau.soup.io/post/282109926/If-you-are-on-a-limited-budgetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-85644634070803489522012-06-28T12:40:01.335-04:002012-06-28T12:40:01.335-04:00Let's get back on track here:
Break into 3 sch...Let's get back on track here:<br />Break into 3 school districts. Meck Cty will continue electing idiots like Ericka E-S. If certain parts of the county can continue to run roughshod over the south and north, then things have got to change. Last I looked distr 1 & 6 have less representation per capita. If this occurred in some other districts there would be lawsuits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-9366411758332579352012-06-27T09:29:45.959-04:002012-06-27T09:29:45.959-04:00Anon 4:40 et all. Please give me a call, because ...Anon 4:40 et all. Please give me a call, because the comments you have made don't ring true,unless you are one of 2 people who has sent emails similar to what you post here. And in that case we have never actually spoken, I have just received emails from you periodically and when offered to meet in person you back away. I am also waiting to see the quote you continue to mention. It doesn't exist! <br />I won't provide my cell phone here, but its readily available and I have sent it to you numerous times.<br />Please feel free to attack my voting record or anything factual relating to my public service, but there is no purpose in your foray into my personal life. You are way off base. I am a public servant, but first and foremost, I am a mother, daughter and sister of members of this community.<br />Debate me on issues, be respectful that people have different opinions and tell the truth. I may not agree with you but I will listen to your thoughts, ask Ms Mast as she I speak regularly.....<br />Rhonda Lennon <br />CMS Board of Education D1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-22117649805851853272012-06-27T00:06:55.111-04:002012-06-27T00:06:55.111-04:00I wonder if this is on the summer reading program:...I wonder if this is on the summer reading program:<br /><br /><i>London Bridge is falling down, <br />Falling down, Falling down. <br />London Bridge is falling down,<br />My fair lady. <br /><br />Take a key and lock her up,<br />Lock her up, Lock her up. <br /><br />Take a key and lock her up,<br />My fair lady. <br /><br />How will we build it up,<br />Build it up, Build it up? <br /><br />How will we build it up,<br />My fair lady? <br /><br />Build it up with silver and gold,<br />Silver and gold, Silver and gold. <br /><br />Build it up with silver and gold,<br />My fair lady. <br /><br />Gold and silver I have none,<br />I have none, I have none. <br /><br />Gold and silver I have none,<br />My fair lady.</i>Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-76790721967817296612012-06-26T21:33:19.311-04:002012-06-26T21:33:19.311-04:00Ah classic, gotta cover my sista's statement n...Ah classic, gotta cover my sista's statement non-statement.<br /><br />And of course the board is not in legal jeopardy, that was never the question. <br /><br />The question is now not so much the bad decision made by Ericka against board and CMS policy but the ensuing deception and dodging of questions and inquiries. <br /><br />And even more troubling is the involvement of another "family" with so much connection to the past.<br /><br />I believe the web is getting wider.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-44266088616540426442012-06-26T21:18:24.979-04:002012-06-26T21:18:24.979-04:00Good grief.
A trip DID occur, short lived as it w...Good grief.<br /><br />A trip DID occur, short lived as it was.<br /><br />They were taxiing to the runway until a maintenance issue forced them back to the gate.<br /><br />Only then was the trip scratched.<br /><br />Mr. Battle, you'll have to do better than that.<br /><br />The "situation" has not been resolved.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-7061978098706432902012-06-26T21:09:10.216-04:002012-06-26T21:09:10.216-04:00Reply from Mr. Battle tonight:
Christine,
I hop...Reply from Mr. Battle tonight:<br /><br />Christine,<br /> I hope you are well. The Board was not in any legal jeopardy and, although I prefer not to speculate, (especially given that no trip occurred)I am confident that the situation would have been resolved appropriately. <br /><br />GeorgeChristine Mastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-43801873372359209862012-06-26T19:28:02.942-04:002012-06-26T19:28:02.942-04:00I wonder what Ms. Bentley and Mr. James think of a...I wonder what Ms. Bentley and Mr. James think of all of this. Just more 3 ring circus I guess. Hopefully, at the BOE meeting tonight and at the next BOCC meeting, someone can sort through all of this and figure out if any or none of the restricted funding BOCC designated for teacher pay raises is needed. If not, maybe a fullout audit of CMS can be kicked off.Bill Stevensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-13687754060724949942012-06-26T19:24:32.866-04:002012-06-26T19:24:32.866-04:00Christine , Natalie will say oh we paid it , BUT b...Christine , Natalie will say oh we paid it , BUT billed BOE/CMS for the ticket. If it was not made public the ticket would have gone unnoticed by BOE/CMS. Point being Ericka should have never booked the trip without means to pay. Even it if it came from her own personal funds. Keith W. HurleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-15721207444586139172012-06-26T19:19:00.149-04:002012-06-26T19:19:00.149-04:00Anon 3:15, I am with Wiley on this one. The purpo...Anon 3:15, I am with Wiley on this one. The purpose all along sold to Ericka and by Ericka and others was that she would have a "captive" audience to work her Jesse Jackson on. There was no purpose for going to London for a CMS face. I believe it is right for CMS BOE members to have a travel budget. If I were like Larry Bumgardner and on the board, I would have funded my own travels if it meant I could put that money directly into a classroom/school. However with the way CMS operates, it would have just been sucked up in to the void.<br /><br />Bottom line with organizations like this with common problems across the country, it is good to go for training and knowledge sharing. So as you see, who goes must be able to contribute. However, many of these meetings end up as only how to suck more up out of the taxpayer instead of how to make K-12 education more effective, more efficient, and more flexible for families.<br /><br />For example, at a BOE meeting, the chair talked about what a super teacher this Mr. Khan (of Khan Academy) must be. Well, she missed the entire point of the presentation. It was not about him being a teacher, it was about how to turn a classroom upside down and accelerate learning and have it on a more personal level.<br /><br />So bottom line, that was a wasted trip for CMS taxpayers.Bill Stevensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-61695710868326850592012-06-26T17:56:56.543-04:002012-06-26T17:56:56.543-04:00Anon 3:15...
I stated in a previous post that I a...Anon 3:15...<br /><br />I stated in a previous post that I am against sending 80 to 150 people on these trips, many of whom don't need to go.<br /><br />From a CMS standpoint, I feel the Superintendent to should go IF there is a valis reason and that there is a direct benefit to the school system as a result of these trips being made.<br /><br />To simply state we're going to "partner with or look at partnering with whomever" isn't a good enough reason.<br /><br />If the superintendent can't go nor any other top CMS personnel, then send the BOE Chair, pending approval by the rest of the BOE.<br /><br />I believe there are valid reasons for the Chamber to go to other cities and countries, but not with a gazillion people in tow on the taxpayer's dime. If businesses who are members of the Chamber want to pay for it, fine.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-91411830825701010572012-06-26T17:25:01.807-04:002012-06-26T17:25:01.807-04:00Christine: Go get them!Christine: Go get them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-58321638650035938832012-06-26T17:15:26.063-04:002012-06-26T17:15:26.063-04:00Bill, 2:55pm
So, you and Wiley are not against, t...Bill, 2:55pm<br /><br />So, you and Wiley are not against, the Chamber trips. You are all for the trips as long as they are within the budget.<br /><br />It occurs, to me, that if this was such a departure from normal operations; Why, then, does the BOE have a policy for it in the first place? Policies aren't really meant for the one-offs. <br /><br />Also, there were at least two options: 1.)asking other members to move unspent money or 2.)a vote. Read Ann's articles. It looks like she asked others so no vote was needed. Besides doesn't it make more since for her to ask fellow members to transfer funds and stay within the Board's total budget instead of seeking to have the Total Board budget increased for this trip? Even I would have been upset about that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-92113346217160180252012-06-26T17:15:05.862-04:002012-06-26T17:15:05.862-04:00Emails to Natalie English and George Battle have b...Emails to Natalie English and George Battle have been sent.<br /><br />As always, if and when I hear back from either of them, I'll post it here.Christine Mastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-78168281054991733442012-06-26T17:04:18.440-04:002012-06-26T17:04:18.440-04:00Thanks for the email address... I knew I could fin...Thanks for the email address... I knew I could find out quicker here :-)<br /><br />Bill, to date, NO, Ericka has not answered my email. I'll be sitting front and center at the Board meeting tonight, though, so maybe she'll remember that I'm anxiously awaiting an answer.<br /><br />And thanks for reminding me about Mr. Battle. I've been wanting to send him some questions, too.Christine Mastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-78544225945063153572012-06-26T16:55:31.961-04:002012-06-26T16:55:31.961-04:00nenglish@charlottechamber.comnenglish@charlottechamber.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-15774673323788150452012-06-26T16:55:17.177-04:002012-06-26T16:55:17.177-04:00Anon 4:40...
That's why we have elections, fo...Anon 4:40...<br /><br />That's why we have elections, for people to exercise their opinion through voting.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-26978201090676765132012-06-26T16:53:30.416-04:002012-06-26T16:53:30.416-04:00Christine, has Ericka answered your email?
By the...Christine, has Ericka answered your email?<br /><br />By the way, be sure to ask for emails to/from Mr. Battle about all of this hulabulu (?) about Ericka's travel budget and the London trip. See if he has ben advising her any.Bill Stevensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-62284943585896892682012-06-26T16:40:52.590-04:002012-06-26T16:40:52.590-04:00nenglish@charlottechamber.comnenglish@charlottechamber.comWiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-26307572120421456642012-06-26T16:40:04.648-04:002012-06-26T16:40:04.648-04:004:00 - As a parent I have spoken with Rhonda about...4:00 - As a parent I have spoken with Rhonda about her lack of leadership. As a community leader I have also been told and shown (emails) of her acting very unprofessionally in public. I have addressed her on this basis in person as a poor BOE member. She knows that. She has dont 0 for D-1 for years and now all of a sudden is speaking out for fear of losing her seat/check. I just state the fact that she cannot win the seat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-37255071883801261242012-06-26T16:39:51.415-04:002012-06-26T16:39:51.415-04:00Anon,
YOUR facts are showing....
...still waitin...Anon,<br /><br />YOUR facts are showing....<br /><br />...still waiting on the quote and why the quote was made....if it exists.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-18348640194959414332012-06-26T16:37:08.242-04:002012-06-26T16:37:08.242-04:00On a different note, who's got Natalie English...On a different note, who's got Natalie English's email address for me? I want to ask her why the Chamber fronted the bill for Ericka's trip... Thanks.<br /><br />PS Yes, I know you can get to her email from the Chamber website, but my computer is giving me fits about it...that's why I need help, please.Christine Mastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-20169762843599639752012-06-26T16:33:58.240-04:002012-06-26T16:33:58.240-04:00Wow. Y'all need to give me a break. What par...Wow. Y'all need to give me a break. What part of "funny" and "just an observation" got missed? I was joking about that picture being "proof" of a connection... I KNOW a lot of people in that picture are elected officials.<br /><br />Just tried to inject some humor into this gorgeous day...Christine Mastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-29583742690720527192012-06-26T16:16:50.976-04:002012-06-26T16:16:50.976-04:00Nope the campaign records are 3 years old. The qou...Nope the campaign records are 3 years old. The qoute with her and Natalie was last month printed in the big CO. No beef just the facts man. What brought the lemmon into it was the link with EES and Chamber. Stay connected to it moving ever so fast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-19389196101842533652012-06-26T16:00:57.562-04:002012-06-26T16:00:57.562-04:00Anon 3:40 Is that where the quote you referenced a...Anon 3:40 Is that where the quote you referenced a few times is? In her campaign records??? What ever you personal vendetta is against Lennon, take it up with her. its quite clear you have a beef and it seems likely its personal based on your bringing her personal life into this blog post about Ms E-S and her travel budget.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com