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Squash Carrie Attempt

Free Press Letters

Interesting that the Free Press "forgot" to print the letter by SC member, CKK last week. They even acknowledged it was received by their deadline submission time but claim it was overlooked. How magnanimous of them to include it is today's edition! Neutral, unbiase...

Views: 380 Replies: 6

Last Post: Oct 30, 2015 8:41am
by behind the scene...

I Want to Be an Informed Voter

Current Candidates Position on Override

Does anyone have a list of where each school committee candidate running in this November's election stands on the override? Information on the aldermen would be appreciated too. I will post on that board next but if anyone knows, it would be helpful. Which o...

Views: 682 Replies: 16

Last Post: Oct 27, 2015 12:21pm
by Real Facts

Melrose Citizen and Taxpaying Parent

Protesting the Propaganda Piece by MBMM & Editorial of NotFree Press

Would love to know how the editors of the NotFree $2 Press think they are justified in giving one candidate (MBMM) the kind of free advertisement they provided to her with that disgusting gush piece in this week's paper, and then giving an official endorsement of the...

Views: 258 Replies: 3

Last Post: Oct 26, 2015 10:10am
by Using Veterans

The Village Voice

FREE PRESS ENDORSES OVERRIDE

Surprise, surprise. The Melrose Free Press has endorsed the override. Should make their largest advertiser, a real estate agency, happy.

Views: 512 Replies: 12

Last Post: Oct 24, 2015 10:24pm
by Nerve? Beyond th...

Curious George

SHOW ME THE FREAK'N MONEY

Who's pay'n for the Vote Yes Over ride mailings? Is it hard earned tax payer money, or is Jen "Lame Brain" and her fellow moonbats footing the bill?

Views: 399 Replies: 4

Last Post: Oct 24, 2015 8:12am
by MFD

Facts

Facts

Middlesex League Schools · Belmont High School · Burlington High School · Lexington High School · Melrose High School · Reading Memorial High School · Stoneham High School · Wakefield High School · Watertown H...

Views: 647 Replies: 15

Last Post: Oct 23, 2015 4:48pm
by Citizen

Vote

Election

It's no secret that the pro-override people will be out in force on election day. It's crucial that those of us opposed to the override not abdicate our responsibility. We cannot assume that opposition to the override is strong enough that we, each and every one of u...

Views: 492 Replies: 16

Last Post: Oct 22, 2015 8:41pm
by Answer

Melrose Parent

Full Text of CMurphy Article Re Super Evals, Indictment of School Administrative Failures

Full Text of Free Press Article by Colleen Murphy Oct 18, 2015 - 8:16PM Re: CKourkoumelis 2015 Evaluation of Superintendent Taymore I read with interest Paul Lang’s September 3rd letter to the Editor (“Questions for Kourkoumelis”). In his lette...

Views: 717 Replies: 18

Last Post: Oct 22, 2015 12:10pm
by Answer

patricia wright

Another Scare Tactic from the "Say YES to Melrose" Crowd

Since I'm not allowed to post on that site I still read it. Here's a letter to the editor from a parent. I've deleted her name, but feel free to check it out and comment. Down size her desk so she can fit additional seats in the classroom"??? How big is her desk?...

Views: 403 Replies: 11

Last Post: Oct 22, 2015 10:39am
by I Want to Be an ...

Not Trying to be Popular

Wasn't There a Meeting Last Weds about the Override?

I thought there was some kind of information session last week about the override. Since it was presented by people who favor the override complete with prepped answers to any questions, it didn't seem to be the best use of my time. Was it last week? Did anyone go...

Views: 367 Replies: 5

Last Post: Oct 21, 2015 9:20am
by tm

patricia wright

Banned from Melrose Community Facebook Page

Yup folks. I was busy over the weekend and the weekend prior. There's a community face book page that's really not a community facebook page. More like a feel good...lets discuss the importance of all the nail and pizza shops we have (and we have a ton of good one...

Views: 1055 Replies: 14

Last Post: Oct 20, 2015 4:43pm
by True colors

Public Information

CKourkoumelis 2015 Evaluation of Superintendent Taymore

Carrie Kourkoumelis 2015 ckourkoumelis@CityofMelrose.org Melrose School Committee Superintendent Evaluation [Rubric is listed below] DESE Standard I/Goal 1, Instructional Leadership Indicator I-B. Instruction: Ensures that practices in all settings reflec...

Views: 1103 Replies: 25

Last Post: Oct 18, 2015 10:31pm
by Dirty secrets

Nutshell

School district dysfunction exemplified

https://vimeo.com/142334938 School Comm Oct 13 Don Constantine: 1:20 re MCAS... (incomprehensible blather), 2:32 "Those colored-in yellow boxes going away...." WTF? Margaret Adams: 58:00 "You see the number of students in Warning and Failure, which is concern...

Views: 521 Replies: 4

Last Post: Oct 15, 2015 10:54am
by HM

Confused Newbie

Dolan

I recently stumbled upon this board and see nothing but slamming of Mayor Dolan. I really don't get it. He's done a lot for the community. During the time of Guerrero, nothing was done. He used the post to try to launch a failed national career. Yet we constantly...

Views: 692 Replies: 17

Last Post: Oct 11, 2015 12:58pm
by Real Facts

patricia wright

Birthday

I'm usually one to be humble, but my birthday is coming up and as I'm sure you all know I have done a lot for our community. It would be nice if the members of the board chipped in and showed me their appreciation for my contributions in a form of a gift. Please d...

Views: 411 Replies: 2

Last Post: Oct 10, 2015 4:42pm
by MFD

Basic American Rights

Sec'y of State's Office Backs Kourkoumelis Appeal after School Committee Denies Access to Member

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/AppealsWeb/AppealsStatus.aspx Apri 14, 2015 C Kourkoumelis Appeal Read the whole decision and see how brazen the administration with its idiotic lawyers really is! Finally some truth about the investigation into a "racially hostile...

Views: 7783 Replies: 132

Last Post: Oct 9, 2015 7:17pm
by Melrose Taxpayer

patricia wright

Times They are a Changin!

I have to admit I’ve been very sad and disheartened by all the recent ugly events that are destroying this City, but yesterday the Universe threw me bone. Actually it was more along the lines of a ray of hope. Help is coming. The outside world is looking i...

Views: 505 Replies: 4

Last Post: Oct 9, 2015 10:19am
by Hassan Ben Sober

Boston Globe

Another Boston Globe Piece: Melrose faces second civil rights violation allegation

Melrose faces second civil rights violation allegation By Steven A. Rosenberg Globe Staff September 18, 2015 A former Melrose teacher has filed a federal complaint against the Melrose public schools, alleging that she was fired in June for refusing a superviso...

Views: 1943 Replies: 39

Last Post: Oct 8, 2015 9:52pm
by Clown out..

MHS parent

Discriminatory National Honor Society 8:30 a.m. Induction Ceremony

from another string: "Anybody else count all the ways of Wrong for that latest picture of the National Honor Society induction that is now on the high school website? Why didn't they just "induct" the whole school, for starters?" Most importantly, from my family's...

Views: 1081 Replies: 35

Last Post: Oct 8, 2015 12:34pm
by Wondering

patricia wright

Porn Link to Melrose Minors Banned

This morning I removed a post from a purported “outraged parent” providing a link to a site that in fact did have nude pictures of Melrose teens. I have banned this person’s IP address from posting. If you are truly an “outraged parent”...

Views: 538 Replies: 13

Last Post: Oct 7, 2015 5:26pm
by RATT

Public Comment

Public Commentary: Citizens Speaking Nail It

https://vimeo.com/139418547 School Committee meeting September 15, starting around 2:15 with Mr. Kenney, then Mr. Kaynor and Mr. Mroz. This is the meeting where Thorp bullies TK and tries to tell him where his eyes can go when he's speaking, since apparently Marg...

Views: 766 Replies: 12

Last Post: Oct 3, 2015 11:14am
by agree

Community Member

FreePress re Override Essential Issues Not Understood

By Aaron Leibowitz aleibowitz@wickedlocal.com October 02. 2015 12:01AM Pro- and anti-override camps have their say On its surface, the proposed $2.25 million property tax override on which Melrosians will vote Nov. 3 is simple. Do you agree with Mayor Rob D...

Views: 486 Replies: 21

Last Post: Oct 2, 2015 7:51pm
by parent of 3

patricia wright

Margaret Driscoll Claims District Took "Corrective Actions" to Civil Rights Investigation.

I encourage all the readers of this board to visit School Committee member Margaret Driscoll’s Blog “Taking Notes in Melrose” and read her response to the Office of Civil Rights’ ongoing investigation of racism in our district. It is a pathet...

Views: 1421 Replies: 35

Last Post: Sep 28, 2015 12:09am
by Here We Go

patricia wright

Time to Reflect

Recent revelations on this board have had a profound impact on me spiritually, intellectually and even physically to the point where I actually feel weary. Melrose is indeed in a battle for its very soul. I don’t know how all of you are processing what ha...

Views: 803 Replies: 8

Last Post: Sep 26, 2015 7:36pm
by Occupied

The Critic

School Committee Votes

Surprise, Surprise. The School Comlmittee voted in favor of the override. That’s like thinking the Boston 2014 Committee would ever have voted against the Olympics. Fortunately, the Mayor of Boston and the Governor saw it was a house of cards and blew the whi...

Views: 279 Replies: 0

Last Post: Sep 19, 2015 12:01am
by The Critic

Truth Time

The enemy of truth in Melrose

from today's Boston Globe, Joan Vennochi: "As visitors enter the John F. Kennedy Library, the first stop is a biographical film that includes the late president speaking at Yale University’s commencement in June 1962: “The great enemy of truth is very oft...

Views: 390 Replies: 2

Last Post: Sep 18, 2015 9:43am
by Action in the Vo...

Old Melrosian

Better Choice for Mayor

I am all in for a write-in mayoral campaign, but my choice will be Don Conn who I will also be supporting as Alderman-at-Large. I will support Monica for the aldermanic race but feel Don has far more experience in municipal budgets. We need a mature leader who know...

Views: 316 Replies: 3

Last Post: Sep 16, 2015 10:52pm
by disgusted

disgusted

Write in Campaign

This has also been cross posted in the alderman section: Since the mayor is unopposed in the upcoming election and given the OCR finding amongst all the other bad decisions and vicious behavior, I cannot stomach Dolan feeling that he is loved by all because he is...

Views: 239 Replies: 2

Last Post: Sep 15, 2015 8:20pm
by Need change

Van GO

Fine Arts Chair has got to go

You think the Science Chair was bad. She looks like Darwin compared to the Fine Arts Chair. I will ask all of you your opinion. Do you think telling and writing in evaluations to teachers that students of color need to be separated is a racist remark? Well, the Off...

Views: 842 Replies: 15

Last Post: Sep 13, 2015 11:02am
by MFD

Free Press Headlines

Taymore

Free Press Headline promotes Paymore. What a great job she does!!!!!!.... Threatre of the Absurd equals No on The Override.....! I didn't know Brigid was still writing for the Free Press....

Views: 1081 Replies: 26

Last Post: Sep 12, 2015 11:48pm
by MFD

mhs

Boston Globe: Melrose student found to be harassed based on race

Globe finally has it! Gee, does this say anything? "Taymore did not return a call from the Globe seeking comment. Melrose Mayor Robert Dolan, who is a member of the School Committee, declined to comment." Where is the ever-blogging Brigid now? What a zip code!...

Views: 1238 Replies: 32

Last Post: Sep 12, 2015 11:32am
by Victims

Middle School

Teacher’s actions under examination

http://melrose.wickedlocal.com/article/20140416/NEWS/140416955 Teacher’s actions under examination By Jessica Sacco Posted Apr. 16, 2014 @ 4:32 pm Updated at 6:47 PM A Title IX investigation is underway at Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle Schoo...

Views: 5320 Replies: 54

Last Post: Sep 6, 2015 10:11pm
by 15 months ago...

New Dictionary Entry for Wicked

Linguist

WICKED: the LOCAL superintendent, the LOCAL mayor, and the LOCAL school committee.

Views: 309 Replies: 9

Last Post: Sep 4, 2015 6:51pm
by MFD

Good Grief!

SC Candidates

This just boggles my mind. Are you kidding me? Weekly News - "O’Connell, Incumbent Driscoll Jump Into SC Election Fray With the September 11 deadline approaching to obtain nomination papers for seats up for election November 3, recent political action...

Views: 528 Replies: 10

Last Post: Sep 2, 2015 9:18am
by To Pretend-Carer...

Serious News

Feds Find Melrose Schools Guilty of Racist Conduct: Schools in Violation of Federal Civil Rights Act

Melrose Weekly News | Local Headline News http://wp.localheadlinenews.com/?page_id=132 Schools in Violation of Federal Civil Rights Act Published in the August 28, 2015 edition Following is a press release from Supt. of Schools Cyndy Taymore. Officials would...

Views: 872 Replies: 27

Last Post: Sep 1, 2015 8:17pm
by Dad

parent

ALeibowitz/MFPress: Taymore's evaluation

By Aaron Leibowitz aleibowitz@wickedlocal.com August 28. 2015 8:12AM Taymore receives mostly high marks in evaluations Members of the School Committee submitted their annual evaluations of Superintendent of Schools Cyndy Taymore at a meeting on Aug. 18. All b...

Views: 256 Replies: 3

Last Post: Aug 28, 2015 3:49pm
by MFD

Serves her right

4 Lawsuits against Taymore

4 lawsuits against Taymore. Words directly from her mouth. One for sexual harassment of an employee. Lots of grievances within the school and complaints from within and out. This ones a bute. Then she'll move on and leave Melrose with the mess just like Casey.

Views: 1211 Replies: 6

Last Post: Aug 23, 2015 9:20pm
by No

again

Patch: MHS now not even on the list of Newsweek and other rankings

Massachusetts High Schools Ranked Among Nation's Top 500 Nineteen schools in the commonwealth made the list, and Dover-Sherborn cracks the top 20 in the country, according to Newsweek's rankings. By Patch Staff (Patch Staff) August 19, 2015 By PATRICK LUCE (Patc...

Views: 382 Replies: 10

Last Post: Aug 23, 2015 7:10pm
by Real Facts

Moving

special needs

My child has special needs and we are thinking of moving into Melrose. What are parents experiences with the SPED department in the high school?

Views: 316 Replies: 3

Last Post: Aug 22, 2015 1:57pm
by Sad to say

Parent of special needs

PPS useless

Any other parents out there who are not receiving back the calls, emails, and letters you've written about the needs in your child's IEP or 504 not been met? I don't want to hear she is away. This has been going on the entire year. I am not the only one. Friends w...

Views: 367 Replies: 5

Last Post: Aug 20, 2015 2:32pm
by SPED dysfunction

Deja Vu All Over Again

Science Chair Leaving

Heard the SCience chair leaving. Interesting. These people come here a few years, take lots of money, make lots of promises, claim they're doing great things for students. They take off before you can say boo. Lots of talk. Not much improvement. Not saying scienc...

Views: 431 Replies: 8

Last Post: Aug 20, 2015 2:25pm
by Vote No

MFD

School Superintendent Taymore Gets Poor Evaluation from School Committee Member

Did you see the school committee meeting on Tuesday, August 18th when members presented their evaluation of Ms, Taymore? As usual, most members gave a "thumbs up” to Taymore with little documentation to support their results. We see this event play out several...

Views: 259 Replies: 2

Last Post: Aug 20, 2015 1:28pm
by How?

realtor.com

Hottest zip code in America

Something to make us all happy! http://www.realtor.com/news/trends/top-10-hottest-zip-codes-in-america/ The Hottest of the Hot: What Are the Top 10 ZIP Codes in America? 1. 02176 – Melrose, MA Welcome to the hottest ZIP code in the U.S.! Close to bo...

Views: 610 Replies: 6

Last Post: Aug 20, 2015 12:28am
by Tori

Asbestos in High School

Learning Commons Project MIS-management

With all the planning years and money spent they didn't perform a competent hazardous materials and abatement survey prior to beginning the work.

Views: 169 Replies: 1

Last Post: Aug 19, 2015 7:41pm
by High School

Real Facts

Hottest Zip Code Bonanza

With the Melrose housing market allegedly going through the roof, shouldn't the increased assessments on inflated purchase prices be filling the city coffers to overflowing? Why would we need an override?

Views: 368 Replies: 7

Last Post: Aug 19, 2015 12:44pm
by MFD

MFD

Sunday Boston Globe Article on Melrose Override - Globe North Section

Did anyone see the article in today's Sunday Globe - Globe North section on the Melrose Override? They quoted among others, Jennifer McAndrews, chairwoman of "Yes for Melrose", on how this added money is needed for investments for parks and playgrounds - does this wo...

Views: 341 Replies: 5

Last Post: Aug 16, 2015 9:27pm
by Accountability

Dillon

Override

"Melrose Public Schools Administrative Offices 360 LYNN FELLS PARKWAY, MELROSE, MA 02176 CYNDY S. TAYMORE Superintendent of Schools Email: ctaymore@melroseschools.com To: Melrose School Committee From: Jay Picone, Director of Finance and Administrative Affairs...

Views: 762 Replies: 16

Last Post: Aug 15, 2015 3:41pm
by MFD

Community Advocate

MFP: Melrosians recently participated in a five-week crash course on racism

Sad that this is so necessary here, but glad to see that this happened. Wish the school administration were doing this! With federal civil rights investigations going on, they ought to have been spearheading this kind of cultural awareness instead of fostering the ho...

Views: 451 Replies: 6

Last Post: Aug 15, 2015 9:58am
by melrosian

Reads

Globe article re Override

"JAG4908/14/15 05:42 AM "We're one crisis away from having to make really tough decisions?" Isn't that what city leaders are suppose to do?" Melrose voters to weigh $2.25m override By Brenda J. Buote Globe Correspondent August 12, 2015 Mayor Robert J. Do...

Views: 264 Replies: 7

Last Post: Aug 14, 2015 11:11am
by The Village Voic...

Damian

FB Page with interesting thread on schools

If you haven't seen the Melrose MA Community Group FB page it's worth taking a look at it. There is an interesting thread on it about the schools.

Views: 358 Replies: 0

Last Post: Aug 14, 2015 9:02am
by Damian

Melrose Cares: Open Community Dialogue