tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post4206000146872846825..comments2024-03-29T18:23:05.484-07:00Comments on The Turner Report: Sarah Stevens: Teacher morale will suffer if expensive consultant not retainedRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760019501046060231noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-85766319735646621782015-06-23T09:39:25.069-07:002015-06-23T09:39:25.069-07:00Even at the "discount" price of $87,150 ...Even at the "discount" price of $87,150 it is still going to cost almost $1500 per hour (30 days x 2 hrs per day) for this clown and his entourage. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-2970049210443948882015-06-23T09:26:32.536-07:002015-06-23T09:26:32.536-07:00This link should take you to the full proposal: ht...This link should take you to the full proposal: https://eboard.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Attachment.aspx?S=236&AID=37198&MID=1902Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760019501046060231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-18589523984560210412015-06-23T09:14:06.099-07:002015-06-23T09:14:06.099-07:00Randy, do you have access to the full proposal, an...Randy, do you have access to the full proposal, and if so, can you post it? I'm curious what positive reasons are given for hiring Bloomberg. Other than the apparent loss of millions of dollars and the ridiculous claim about morale, the consequences of not hiring them sound more like benefits to me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-79657319658888745702015-06-22T20:07:06.181-07:002015-06-22T20:07:06.181-07:00I don't think teacher morale can get any lower...I don't think teacher morale can get any lower. We have been brow beaten, threatened with our job and put thru the ringer so many times we are dizzy. Yes, I am a Joplin teacher, but sadly must post as Anon for fear of losing my job. Treat us like the educated professionals we are...give us a decent raise and some latitude to judge what is best for our students. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-6863558774761398082015-06-22T18:10:15.722-07:002015-06-22T18:10:15.722-07:00As of today, morale is as low as it can get, thank...As of today, morale is as low as it can get, thanks to Lynda Banwart. Sending Bloomberg and Sarah down the road might perk up staff a tiny bit. It won't help pay for milk and bread, but it would make our jobs less hellacious. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-90165238273430688072015-06-22T16:30:33.754-07:002015-06-22T16:30:33.754-07:00I have never commented on this blog before. But as...I have never commented on this blog before. But as a teacher in Joplin with considerable <br />experience seeing what information is being represented to the board has me very upset.<br />I don't know if board members read these comments or not, but once, JUST ONCE, I would <br />love it if the BOE actually took the time to ASK Joplin teachers what lowers morale instead of<br />relying solelyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-22631285056829395512015-06-22T15:40:41.420-07:002015-06-22T15:40:41.420-07:00Bloomberg promised Stevens if she could get it pas...Bloomberg promised Stevens if she could get it passed he would take her to Del Rio for one of those giant burritos. Dusty Roadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02352206097794510507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-15422440014616679502015-06-22T15:17:15.140-07:002015-06-22T15:17:15.140-07:00There's a lot of money at stake in this "...There's a lot of money at stake in this "consulting" deal, and the salesmen aren't going to let a vote by the board impact their livelihood. According to Paul Bloomberg's husband, Corwin Press named Bloomberg one of it's top sales persons in May (Twitter @costaltony, May 12) I wonder what had Sarah Stevens so fired up on June 1. She tweeted a lot that day (at stevens3).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-40886392870731077762015-06-22T15:04:02.300-07:002015-06-22T15:04:02.300-07:00APPLAUSE TO 12:27pm. Well said. Ahh the hidden ...APPLAUSE TO 12:27pm. Well said. Ahh the hidden agendas of so many. I am ashamed of this school district admin along with the BOE and the Commissioners and now a judge. Not too mention all those on those elite committees. Would bet their kids go to TJ or College Heights, or McAuley...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-7600611391337515722015-06-22T14:38:58.317-07:002015-06-22T14:38:58.317-07:00This proposal was brought to the BOE and the vote ...This proposal was brought to the BOE and the vote was no. How is it possible that it is again on the agenda for reconsideration? Because the $ has been lowered, is it considered a "new" action?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-43941207598322255052015-06-22T13:45:45.551-07:002015-06-22T13:45:45.551-07:00All I know of Sarah is the presentation she gave. ...All I know of Sarah is the presentation she gave. I don't particularly know what she said, just a lot of jargon. It was priceless when Dr Fort brought up her speaking engagement. I wanted her to ask more questions. That whole thing just didn't pass the sniff test. While I suppose she technically wasn't doing anything illegal, it just seemed shady that the school is paying for her to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-30530885142575244212015-06-22T13:29:39.081-07:002015-06-22T13:29:39.081-07:0011:45,
Maybe we could bring back the experienced, ...11:45,<br />Maybe we could bring back the experienced, knowledgeable people who have left and pay them to do the PD sessions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-83416943034534686512015-06-22T13:24:54.442-07:002015-06-22T13:24:54.442-07:00Why can't the curriculum director DIRECT the P...Why can't the curriculum director DIRECT the PD for the district? Why can't she offer the materials needed for each building to use that will help them with their building plans? Wouldn't it be better to purchase books that the teachers can use to meet their needs? Aren't the coaches supposed to work with their principals to do all that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-54470025013899011902015-06-22T13:06:27.952-07:002015-06-22T13:06:27.952-07:00Morale will go up when Stevens and all the other H...Morale will go up when Stevens and all the other Huffers are gone.<br />And for the record, he isn't really gone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-64176297245595407962015-06-22T12:31:35.199-07:002015-06-22T12:31:35.199-07:00Send to training around the United States?? Ther...Send to training around the United States?? There are plenty of training programs close to home (which to be fair, is technically still "around the United States", though not the impression they are trying to get across). There are numerous workshops offered at the SW Center in Webb City, not to mention all of the opportunities in Springfield. In addition, you can bring many Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-67345736355473674132015-06-22T12:27:26.918-07:002015-06-22T12:27:26.918-07:00I started to laugh, but then after this morning...I started to laugh, but then after this morning's outcome with the judge I have little sense of humor left. I don't wish to waste it on this load of crap. The ONLY grasp of hope we had was when Bloomberg was voted down last spring. That bullying idiot is a horrendous waste of money. Teachers will suffer no loss of morale from telling Bloomberg goodbye at all. Our loss of morale comes fromAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-44646522045183244902015-06-22T11:45:33.016-07:002015-06-22T11:45:33.016-07:00She is so clueless as to what our (teachers) moral...She is so clueless as to what our (teachers) morale is! We need to be using the people and the resources we already have in place. There are still many excellent teachers and administrators in our district...albeit that number is dwindling. Why is their knowledge and real world experience being ignored? Possibly because they truly DO have the experience and education required to do their jobs (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com