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 Post subject: Hammond School Board Meeting 2-27-2012
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:58 pm 
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Here are the highlights of a very interesting meeting:

Becky Ward was absent this evening.

Presentation:

Clark High School had a presentation on "Business Professionals of America". The student from Clark who gave this presentation was absolutely excellant.

Unfinished Business:

Ms. Murphy broached the subject of the salary discrepencies of the ACC Bilingual Program staff. She said that the Board has a informational paper on the discrepencies, and something needs to be done. The State Board Of Accounts has given their input on this, and reportedly there will be a meeting with them in the near future. Ms. Murphy gave an example of some of the extreme discrepencies. she said that some staff is greatly underpaid, and some staff, for example, are getting over $26 an hour, when they should be getting $8 an hour. The discussion on this subject got lively, and then out of hand. Ms. White tried to regain order, Mr. Janiec was citing "point of order" to get things back on track, and Ms. Mamala threw her hands up in the air, and yelled, "this is the Cindy Murphy Show". Eventually, order was restored.

Calender:

There will be a Public Work Session Tuesday February 28,2012 6pm 41 Williams Street. The next regular School Board Meeting will be on Monday March 12, 2012 at 5:30pm at 41 Williams Street.

Public Expression 2nd Session(no speakers 1st session)

There was a mixture of speakers this evening, mostly concerned with the problems ongoing with the Bilingual program at the ACC. Also, dissatisfaction was evident about the resolution of the previous problems at Clark. There were allegations of racism brought up tonight, and dismay at the lack of minorities employed by the SCH, in contrast to the demographics of the student population.

My Take:

I was very impressed by the young lady from Clark, who gave such a well planned and presented display about the Business Professionals Of America. I predict this young lady will be a CEO of a very large company she started, years into the future. :D

CAT FIGHT !!! UNREAL !!! From what the rumor mill has to say, there has been an extensive "friends and family plan" going on, and it has come to light. This is just the tip of the iceberg, from what I heard. Get the popcorn ready. This show is going to get an Academy Award. :shock: :shock: :shock:

The discontent among the Latino population is growing. They feel that they have been slighted, and pacified, with no real solutions. :shock:


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