tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post5989581017883488394..comments2024-03-28T18:18:51.975-07:00Comments on The Turner Report: Joplin Globe: Joplin R-8 School District has no financial problemsRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760019501046060231noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-55073393317736397052014-04-05T21:25:46.758-07:002014-04-05T21:25:46.758-07:00Are we sure that they did not get any money from F...Are we sure that they did not get any money from FEMA yet? After all we only have their word they did not, and we know what that worth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-55493709179681311812014-04-05T20:37:32.759-07:002014-04-05T20:37:32.759-07:00Dear 9:58,
I was so honored by the generous g...Dear 9:58,<br /> I was so honored by the generous gifts that donors allocated directly to my classroom and activity that I was director of; I was given a check and was asked to submit receipts ASAP and to send thank you cards to the organizations and to specific donors. I was more than happy to do so. I was able to completely furnish my high school mall classroom with the supplies I needed. IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-64976791620822989622014-03-30T21:17:15.540-07:002014-03-30T21:17:15.540-07:00There's no point in listening to the current b...There's no point in listening to the current board and administration self-delusions - the numbers regarding student performance have been bad extending back beyond the tornado.<br /><br />Nearly every district in the immediate area is outperforming Joplin. If that is the case, why debate? Why not do what Carl Junction or Webb City does? We're not talking different cultures here; if Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-1211351750761414862014-03-30T15:01:27.822-07:002014-03-30T15:01:27.822-07:001:49--
It the TLCs were paid with Title One, then...1:49--<br /><br />It the TLCs were paid with Title One, then the law was broken for any secondary TLCs. I believe this post has covered that before. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-1578899890806629822014-03-30T14:20:29.542-07:002014-03-30T14:20:29.542-07:00Thanks to today's Globe, I now know how long t...Thanks to today's Globe, I now know how long the candidates have lived in Joplin and where they work. I have no idea what they stand for, what they plan to do, or what they know. In other words, it's once again nothing better than bird cage lining. I will vote for those who worked in the schools first, then Koch. The rest are just part of the problem and no solutions are being offered, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-42697250940785850982014-03-30T13:49:40.041-07:002014-03-30T13:49:40.041-07:00TLCs salaries were paid with a combination of fund...TLCs salaries were paid with a combination of funds, including Title 1, and the TARP money was used for conferences. There are still original TLCs left in the district, but they're all in administrative positions now. Some teaching positions were eliminated so that a full time TLC could be in each building. Those were mostly Title 1 reading teachers.<br />I know that Besendorfer was very Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-32645695859833192822014-03-30T13:34:18.304-07:002014-03-30T13:34:18.304-07:00The current state of the district is a failed expe...The current state of the district is a failed experiment. There are some new buildings but that is all that has been accomplished. Time to hold folks accountable on April 8.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-70125450286249462702014-03-30T12:04:02.873-07:002014-03-30T12:04:02.873-07:00I agree with 11:11. If all of the spending had hel...I agree with 11:11. If all of the spending had helped our children make great gains, I think most of us who are able would be willing to pay. But the fact of the matter is that schools are here to educate children, and our children have lost a lot of ground. I resent that. I have to trust that when my kids get on the bus they will be safe ( last week disproved that hope), that they will be in theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-5186295459087542442014-03-30T11:11:27.599-07:002014-03-30T11:11:27.599-07:00I've been going back and looking, and I can fi...I've been going back and looking, and I can find no evidence that predicted such a precipitous fall in the district's reserve funds. In fact, there is evidence of the opposite. When the bond issue was being ramrodded down our throats (thanks, Lynda Banwart), Huff promised that any extra funds from the bond would be returned to the patrons. It was even proposed at one time that leftover Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-33353550947144646722014-03-29T22:57:59.182-07:002014-03-29T22:57:59.182-07:00What happened to all the trolls and apologists? To...What happened to all the trolls and apologists? Too busy on sign patrol to post here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-6580201854071884822014-03-29T20:10:56.958-07:002014-03-29T20:10:56.958-07:00I wonder what they could have gotten for the kids ...I wonder what they could have gotten for the kids that they could really use if they hadn't wasted money on stairs to nowhere and a flock of career path people that have done us no favors. it's infuriating. I will not vote for Flowers, Steele, McGrew, or Banwart. It's time to make a change!!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-75827032530730997962014-03-29T20:08:34.888-07:002014-03-29T20:08:34.888-07:006:13--
I don't know if you can get that infor...6:13--<br /><br />I don't know if you can get that information with a Freedom of Information Act request or not, but I can promise you that CJ will make you pay big for it. The alternative is to comb through DESE data about staff for several years. It will take a while, but it is one way to find out who had what jobs in what years. You can also get their certification on DESE. DESE is a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-81847561312291096642014-03-29T19:50:39.220-07:002014-03-29T19:50:39.220-07:00I guess if the district is going to be flush with ...I guess if the district is going to be flush with cash after the FEMA check arrives that I can expect my kids to bring home books. After all, we've been told that the district couldn't afford to replace all of those insured texts that were lost in the silver lined funnel cloud, but now they will be able to because FEMA will be fixing us right up. <br /><br />Thank you, CJ and the Globe, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-68248430212988573062014-03-29T19:03:19.753-07:002014-03-29T19:03:19.753-07:00I don't know why anyone anywhere would be surp...I don't know why anyone anywhere would be surprised that the R8 school district would diminish their teachers and not allow them any personal touches in their rooms. They place no importance on teachers and consider them a necessary evil. They can't deny it. When Anson Burlingame slammed teachers last week, did anyone see CJ or the high school administration defending the teachers of R8? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-18755852101535182532014-03-29T18:58:51.869-07:002014-03-29T18:58:51.869-07:00If teachers have to have plain rooms for the camer...If teachers have to have plain rooms for the cameras, there should not be any decor in admin offices or on the hallway walls, either. If plain Jane is good enough for the teachers it's good enough for everyone. Anything else sets up a double standard, and goodness knows, R8 doesn't want it to appear like their administrators are treated better than the staff, no way...oh wait, there'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-13578663915483615462014-03-29T18:31:42.281-07:002014-03-29T18:31:42.281-07:00I want to encourage all parents who care about the...I want to encourage all parents who care about their kids's education to vote against Huff & Co on April 8th. I am voting for Koch, Fort, and Guilford. At the forum, only those three struck me as having any experience or true knowledge about schools, especially Fort and Guilford, but Koch struck me as having done his homework. After being on the board for several years, Flowers and SteeleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-68257822391912239582014-03-29T18:28:15.010-07:002014-03-29T18:28:15.010-07:006:13--
I know what you mean. At conferences, I saw...6:13--<br />I know what you mean. At conferences, I saw almost none of the teachers my older kids had. They all retired or quit. It used to be I knew who my kids' teachers were, what they would expect, and how I could count on them to help my kids learn. I loved those people, especially the tough ones. Now I have no idea who the teachers are, and my daughter tells me most of her teachers are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-5257372952242700662014-03-29T18:24:41.696-07:002014-03-29T18:24:41.696-07:00The TLCs were originally paid with TARP funds (Oba...The TLCs were originally paid with TARP funds (Obama money, for slang). The original proposition was to close some job positions around the district and redistribute that money to create six TLC positions. As soon as the TARP funds hit Angie's hot little hands, the number of TLCs jumped to 13. Then they all flew all over the country to go to one workshop or another, while 13 teachers were Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-25138140190622238902014-03-29T18:13:14.139-07:002014-03-29T18:13:14.139-07:00I want a list of all the teachers who have left si...I want a list of all the teachers who have left since Huff & Co. came in. I also want a list of all the people who have suddenly been moved into those administrative positions.<br /><br />Meanwhile, teachers are losing jobs or running away before something happens to them. Money is being spent on all kinds of things that make for a good show but the kids are losing. They're losing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-21192021294146355712014-03-29T17:53:42.064-07:002014-03-29T17:53:42.064-07:00Teachers in the new buildings aren't allowed t...Teachers in the new buildings aren't allowed to have any of their own things. It's all about the show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-89343868310836707702014-03-29T17:49:50.427-07:002014-03-29T17:49:50.427-07:00Teaching and learning coaches were originally paid...Teaching and learning coaches were originally paid from a combination of Title 1 funds and some other title funds. Some of the money came from rearranging how department heads and grade level representatives were paid. At least that's the story district employees were told.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-40587759850829364202014-03-29T17:45:45.286-07:002014-03-29T17:45:45.286-07:00I don't understand why the new buildings had t...I don't understand why the new buildings had to be so over the top, from the German furniture on up. It isn't fair to the kids who are still in old buildings through no fault of their own. While they and their teachers go on every day in old buildings, sitting in old furniture (or belongings taken from teachers at East and Soaring Heights), while in the new buildings there is no limit at Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-7067228849997572142014-03-29T17:45:25.639-07:002014-03-29T17:45:25.639-07:00The Globe used to always print negative articles a...The Globe used to always print negative articles about the school district all the time. They seemed to love to twist the truth to make the district look bad and never seemed to want to find anything good that the district was doing. Now they can't find anything to print but excuses for all the mess. Why can't they just print the truth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-30160982008628900872014-03-29T17:37:29.685-07:002014-03-29T17:37:29.685-07:00The people from Germany came to Joplin to talk abo...The people from Germany came to Joplin to talk about the furniture. Several people spent the day listening to the man from Germany explain how the designs work and how they came up with them. They even brought samples. I think they did that before the trip to Germany.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-78722398121604220602014-03-29T16:51:16.715-07:002014-03-29T16:51:16.715-07:00I wasn't trying to cleverly avoid the question...I wasn't trying to cleverly avoid the question. Bear forget did not buy furniture in Germany. She did, however recommend that the board buy furniture from the German company. The Board bought the furniture on her recommendation. Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760019501046060231noreply@blogger.com