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Re: More Staff Leaving the High School?????

Notice how many teachers give notice in July or August leaving the superintendent and principals in the lurch? This is what happens when an administrators disrespect their teachers. Teachers do talk and then the word gets around the educational community that Melrose administrators disrespect their teachers and students as well as parents. Or they could watch this all play out on MMTV school committee meetings as the school committee chair disparages members of the public who speak during public comment.

Re: More Staff Leaving the High School?????

Boston schools all got pink slips and they can reapply for the position. This is what Melrose should do to get rid of the group of principals that CT placed and bad staff.

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Lesson to be learned: Change the school superintendent . short of this nothing changes.

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The shysters are looking to grab more than $6 Million Dollars for a few modular classrooms and some reconfiguation at Horace Mann school. The mayor said the modular classrooms had a useful maximum life of 10 years but the bond is 20 years.This is not good for Melrose.

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Dolan's Godfather Arrested

Wasn't he also Rob's "Chief of Staff" in the past?

"MELROSE, Mass. - A former Melrose cemetery director conned several people out of tens of thousands of dollars by re-selling burial plots, according to the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office."

"John Michael Hughes, 70, faced several charges of larceny over $250 and receiving outside compensation by a municipal employee.

Hughes worked for the city until 2015 and was allegedly selling unused plots owned by the city to unsuspecting buyers.

“As a municipal employee, the defendant was tasked with overseeing the care and maintenance of a cemetery owned by the city of Melrose,” said District Attorney Ryan. “Instead, the defendant allegedly used his position to not only defraud those looking for burial plots, but also the city that had placed its trust in the defendant.”

Hughes started working at the Wyoming Cemetery in Melrose in 2007. Prosecutors say he started re-selling previously sold burial plots in the cemetery at discounted rates. He allegedly split the fund with the people he had pose as sellers – none of whom ever owned the plots that were sold, the DA says.

Hughes is accused of selling 13 burial plots for about $75,000."

Re: More Staff Leaving the High School?????

Call for the resignation of Cyndy Taymore?

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It was nice the staff finally received a email on the death of Ms. Taymores mother. Our deepest sympathy to her and her family.

Re: More Staff Leaving the High School?????

The Message of the last election was Change and local pols need to start paying attention. It is not business as usual.

Re: More Staff Leaving the High School?????

What is so alarming is that now, thousands of nosy people that read the Free Press have been alerted they can now peruse the MPS website and view the private student information, whereas before the article appeared, only a couple of dozen people, including school committee members may have accessed the information. All thanks to Taymore's carelessness in lying to the reporter that they "took immediate corrective actions as soon as we became aware of it." when in fact, no corrective actions had taken place. Meanwhile, four years worth of students' private information is publicly available on the MPS website to any snoop who cares to look.

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Free Press is an article that AL wrote about the administration's practice since 2012 of listing the initials of the special needs students next to the charges on the Warrants that the School Committee reviews for payment at their public meetings. These documents are in the IQM2 packets, the online posting system for the public meetings.

Taymore did her usual dancing around the issue and claimed a "computer glitch" implying this was a one-time little blip, totally disrespecting the concern about what amounts to another violation of federal law, this time FERPA. This wasn't a little diss, though, because Mr. Leibowitz' article points out that this has been going on since 2012 when Taymore had Picone start listing things this way. That's hardly a "computer glitch"! That's 4 years of violating federal laws by identifying (ask the DOE, they confirmed this) students via their school and initials. Taymore's assertion that this was a little "glitch" is an outrageous lie, plain and simple. Go look at the online warrants and see for yourself!

This is a Class Action case waiting to be filed, if it hasn't been already. (Forget the useless DOE! They're in the bag with administrators and have a long history of proving they couldn't care less about students or their rights under the law.) This surpasses that fiasco several years ago when previous super and SC discussed in public (making it a public document) a document handed out at the meeting by super that listed all the private information of the charter school students from Melrose in response to the SC's witchhunt to go after them with a public campaign. In this case the SC has been totally complicit, allowing this for the whole time, hardly a "glitch"! Of course it's obvious the SC does not read their materials, let alone do any sort of mandated due diligence. This is really very serious.

As a parent and taxpayer this is a glaring issue demanding accountability and consequences. Beyond the concern about the shoddy trampling of student privacy rights, we are all on the hook the moment anything becomes a potential or actual legal matter. You can be sure that the moment Mr. Leibowitz sent questions to administration, Taymore and Driscoll probably already used taxpayer dollars for attorneys but not informed or asked permission in any sort of public or accountable way. If there are settlements, we won't see them in any accounting documents because they'll be buried in Special Ed "redacted" warrants. The SC and super will make sure to redact the hell out of everything that is supposed to be transparent, while shoddily revealing what is supposed to be protected, confidential information.

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Respect The Rights Of Others. Treat others as you want to be treated.

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This superintendent needs to go. What is wrong with the SC not to let her go?

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IT IS WHAT IT IS.This is Melrose Mass 02176.

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You know it's not true that Melrose is "doing well" but a good try at misrepresenting the truth.

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The only thing nice in melrose is down-town sorry.

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Taymore did her usual dancing around the issue and claimed a "computer glitch" implying this was a one-time little blip, totally disrespecting the concern about what amounts to another violation of federal law, this time FERPA.

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Do I even have to say it?Lesson to be learned: Change the school superintendent .

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The info violative of the Federal FERPA laws is STILL on IQ2M on the school website months after CT acknowledged the violation and that she immediately took action to correct the violation. What a joke this city is. Where is the school committee? where is the city solicitor? Where is CT? How long will the violation persist? Are they actually going to wait for someone to file a Civil rights complaint to Dept of ED?

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Home for Little Wanderers
The info violative of the Federal FERPA laws is STILL on IQ2M on the school website months after CT acknowledged the violation and that she immediately took action to correct the violation. What a joke this city is. Where is the school committee? where is the city solicitor? Where is CT? How long will the violation persist? Are they actually going to wait for someone to file a Civil rights complaint to Dept of ED?


Are you serious? Of course we have a rogue school committee run by a tyrant and violator of open meeting laws! CT and the school committee could care less for the kids and less for parents - as long as they have this cabal of parents supporting them - nothing will change. Liz, Ed, Jamie, and Jessica have been corrupted and now clearly will not ruffle feathers which may endanger their kids in the system.

Re: More Staff Leaving the High School?????

Shame on CT & SC
Home for Little Wanderers
The info violative of the Federal FERPA laws is STILL on IQ2M on the school website months after CT acknowledged the violation and that she immediately took action to correct the violation. What a joke this city is. Where is the school committee? where is the city solicitor? Where is CT? How long will the violation persist? Are they actually going to wait for someone to file a Civil rights complaint to Dept of ED?


Are you serious? Of course we have a rogue school committee run by a tyrant and violator of open meeting laws! CT and the school committee could care less for the kids and less for parents - as long as they have this cabal of parents supporting them - nothing will change. Liz, Ed, Jamie, and Jessica have been corrupted and now clearly will not ruffle feathers which may endanger their kids in the system.
What a joke

Re: More Staff Leaving the High School?????

It is time to Call for the resignation of Cyndy Taymore?

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Mom
It is time to Call for the resignation of Cyndy Taymore?


Folks - stop this ridiculous discussion! She is an arrogant, egotistical bureaucrat who will leave when she finishes her current term so that she can maximize her retirement benefits - and the school committee will not let her go and admit they made a mistake.

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The school committee did make a mistake.It is time to Call for the resignation of Cyndy Taymore.

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Shame on CT & SC
Mom
It is time to Call for the resignation of Cyndy Taymore?


Folks - stop this ridiculous discussion! She is an arrogant, egotistical bureaucrat who will leave when she finishes her current term so that she can maximize her retirement benefits - and the school committee will not let her go and admit they made a mistake.
Perhaps the solution is a new School Committee. There's an election in the fall.

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Solution
Shame on CT & SC
Mom
It is time to Call for the resignation of Cyndy Taymore?


Folks - stop this ridiculous discussion! She is an arrogant, egotistical bureaucrat who will leave when she finishes her current term so that she can maximize her retirement benefits - and the school committee will not let her go and admit they made a mistake.
Perhaps the solution is a new School Committee. There's an election in the fall.
Keep on electing these idiots on the school committee and this stuff will only get worse- wake up people - the SC hires the super.

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New FED violations continue
same
Same thing that's wrong with most of the staff is what is wrong with Melrose. Clean the swap and its not what it is you idiot grow up and teach yourself a lesson. You must be one of the ones that spread all the rumors.
This school committee, school superintendent and city solicitor are so stupid (or openly brazen) that they continue to this day to illegally expose personally identifiable information to the general public about specific outplaced SPED students, their outplacements and tuition fees on the school department's website (IQ2M ) in violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) as pointed out several months ago in an article by Mr. Leibowitz (Free Press). Oddly enough, Cyndy Taymore admitted to this and falsely stated that they immediately took action to correct the mistake'" That was months ago and the violative information is still on the Melrose School Department's website for the world to see. FERPA is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records and information. Schools risk federal funding if they fail to take action to protect student's and family's personal information.

Does the school committee care?

Does the superintendent care?

The answer is no.
The phone number is 781-2160 and her name is Patricia White-Lambright or 781-979-2294 that is the Superintendent Of School and her name is Cyndi Taymore.Call.

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Truth


Does the school committee care?

Does the superintendent care?

The answer is no.
The phone number is 781-2160 and her name is Patricia White-Lambright or 781-979-2294 that is the Superintendent Of School and her name is Cyndi Taymore.Call.[/quote]

Don't bother calling them - you will only get a busy signal! Out to lunch!

Re: More Staff Leaving the High School?????

The administration needs to clean up on new policies. Many other districts have this in place. How can a elementary school be involved in a Swastika? More questions are waiting for the superintendent to return this week.

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The phone number is 781-2160 and her name is Patricia White-Lambright or 781-979-2294 that is the Superintendent Of School and her name is Cyndi Taymore.

Re: More Staff Leaving the High School?????Safety first

Just came in from shoveling. Heavy, wet snow. It's gonna rain and be a sheet of ice. Even if it doesn't snow after the rain the ice, branches and unshovelled sidewalks make it a hazard. The surrounding cities and towns have called it. What the hell is wrong with the mayor and school officials. Safety first, at least that's how it should be but apparently Mayor Dolan and Cyndi Taymore don't give a $hit about our kids.

Re: More Staff Leaving the High School?????Safety first

The phone number is 781-2160 and her name is Patricia White-Lambright or 781-979-2294 that is the Superintendent Of School and her name is Cyndi Taymore.

Re: More Staff Leaving the High School?????Safety first

There will be a major scandal.It is cumming soon.

Re: More Staff Leaving the High School?????Safety first

England Smith
There will be a major scandal.It is cumming soon.
We all belong to the schools because our property taxes fund it!

Re: More Staff Leaving the High School?????Safety first

This superintendent needs to go.It is time fire her.

Re: Call for the resignation of Cyndy Taymore

Call for the resignation of Cyndy Taymore.

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The one that none of them can hide a major scandal.So may be it is time for the Call for the resignation of Cyndy Taymore.

Re: More Staff Leaving the High School?????

Stop what's going on at the Roosevelt School. Time to let this principal go with all her building reps that only want the information to tell there friends. The principal has caused such dishonest among her staff and she can never be trusted or loyal to anyone. Bye!

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Parent from the Melrose Highlands area. I bought my home three years ago in this area. The neighbors are very friendly and children seem well mannered. My friends son came home from school and said the principal was so mean to him and his friend in the cafe. We ask them what are you revering too. She had come over to me and my friend and screamed so hard for not being in the line to go outside. This is the fourth principal in six years my friend just informed me of this. Listening to my friend she tells me the superintendent loves the work MBM is doing because shes getting staff to leave with long employment. I enjoy Melrose and will watch the schools turn of events.

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The one that none of them can hide a major scandal.So may be it is time for the Call for the resignation of Cyndy Taymore.

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Thinking before you speak .

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The school committee did make a mistake.It is time to Call for the resignation of Cyndy Taymore.

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That is an untrue and unfair statement about building reps.

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Do I even have to say it?Lesson to be learned: Change the school superintendent.

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The lawsuits on the city of Melrose all from the schools and how they tried to cover up all the mistakes.The one that none of them can hide a major scandal.

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Scandal
The lawsuits on the city of Melrose all from the schools and how they tried to cover up all the mistakes.The one that none of them can hide a major scandal.
We all belong to the schools because our property taxes fund it.

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Building reps
That is an untrue and unfair statement about building reps.




You are not for real! Building reps are in it for something called POWER! Get a life.

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Wow.

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You forgot to change your name Sharon you wrote it twice. People have done that when they are answering ther own questions like you. Get it correct Sharon watch what you are doing. Maybe you are one of the staff they are after.

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The Message of the last election was Change and local pols need to start paying attention.

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Will the superintendent Taymore is going to be fazed out soon?

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