Either non-renewed or just leaving, but either way, too bad it took 3 years. She wasn't the least bit competent as could be seen clearly from the first Meet the Principal nights. Naturally the administration (like Joe C) could not admit another abysmal hire because they have neither the humility nor the respect for the taxpayers that they are supposed to serve. This one was another that was truly bad news costing much more than the public will ever know, including destruction of innocent families for calling in state authorities on parents in egregious misreading of personal situations. She was a disaster, just as so many others hired by the same cast of villains. Remember Grace? The list of wretched failing hires is, to use Doughboy's favorite word, INCREDIBLE (though he'll surely continue to chalk it all up to more Exemplary the next time he has to "evaluate" CT). But the Lincoln will be happy because Cyndy's favorite pet and ever-perky Designer Principal will be moving to that school, probably requiring another bond to pay for some new window treatments and fancy new office furniture like she's insisted on everyplace else. Hoover will have to buck up and deal with more (perpetual) transition as yet another newbie incompetent will be hired to take the helm there. This will surely get the panties of the K parents who are already in big knots and in further hysterics, especially those who are already whining up a storm and in a snit about not getting their first or even second choice for kindergarten. Fun and games ahead!
This one was another that was truly bad news costing much more than the public will ever know, including destruction of innocent families for calling in state authorities on parents in egregious misreading of personal situations.
Please don't be so naïve. For every family in Melrose that has filed a complaint regarding administrator or educator misconduct or unfulfilled IEPs, there is a family that has also been a victim of the administration's retaliatory and criminal misuse of the State's anti-harassment (MGL 258E)and child abuse prevention laws (MGL 58A) or just a plain old police report against the parents falsely claiming harassment of school personnel. The administration routinely (meaning ALL the time) uses these criminal tactics against parents who file complaints with the administration.
Take a guess who came up with these tactics??
In Cyndy's typical manner (Joe's too), the asst princ from L will now lead the Hoover ship, despite being totally unqualified, as is JC to lead the L, where her gross inadequacies will be brought to the forefront. Heaven forbid that actually qualified educators with a proven record of actual (not trumped-up) success as administrators would be hired by this Peter-Principle continuing disaster of a super. Who cares about the kids or faculty anyway? Certainly not those supposedly in charge!
"Jenny Corduck
@CorduckJenny
Looking forward 2 participating as the incoming Principal in the Meet & Greet being hosted by Lincoln School PTO Thurs 5/11 @7pmt#MelrosePS"
So with zero public process or appropriate notification of the community, the administration continues to take a wrecking ball to the school system.
The first statement sotrue how bad the principals are in the system past and present. I know the district I live in has had many.I know the newest one has had more staff leave her school and go to other places.
So how is it that the Lincoln school principal is removed for allegedly filing non-legit child abuse claims with DCF against parents, but the HM principal gets a three year renewal after being caught filing a retaliatory false police report against the Melrose parents that had just filed a formal complaint against the HM teacher that was terrorizing her students??
So how is it that the Lincoln school principal is removed for allegedly filing non-legit child abuse claims with DCF against parents, but the HM principal gets a three year renewal after being caught filing a retaliatory false police report against the Melrose parents that had just filed a formal complaint against the HM teacher that was terrorizing her students??
If CT hired a principal she will not let them go and she is quickly losing faith in the residents of Melrose.
This principal and a few others should be let go. The super can not change what she has done. When people only do what they want and not try someone's view it's not diverse. Melrose needs more diversity in the city.
The first statement sotrue how bad the principals are in the system past and present. I know the district I live in has had many.I know the newest one has had more staff leave her school and go to other places.
More to come in your district the highlands. I can't stop counting how many have gone with this new principal. Then you will have no experience first year teachers that get paid nothing.
Melrose is not just HockeyTown USA but Gossip Town USA. The turnover in MPS school administrators has done serious damage to teacher morale and educational accountability. The SC and BOA have just gone along to get along. They have let people get away with legal and moral violations for years. The reputation of the schools are damaged and only the bottom of the barrel people apply. The Lincoln School hired a woman with only acting and interim experience in the role of a principal. Two years later she is leaving. She wasn't qualified but hired anyway ( just like her boss Taymore).
I am a hockey parent too. Many parents can not believe what is going on in the city. Parents have no clue unless we are notified. I talked to a former employee and he let me know why he really left MPS. The SC should not get paid a penny for what they allowed CT and PWL to get away with. Melrose has always been highly recommended for special needs students. As parents are hearing the staff are so unhappy working in the schools. You have bad behavior and violations through out the district. As a parent are we asking a lot to have a principal last more than 5 years. Houses are still selling at a high but it will take time for this impact to hurt the housing market.
The Hoover principal is going to straighten out the Lincoln school.
Sure, you betcha. Ms. Pert 'n Perky Pants formerly the incompetent assistant director and then director of the ECC, and next Cyndy's pet promoted a la Peter Principle to her Hoover Principalship is a joke, just like every other administrator in this now ruined district. The Lincoln principal was booted for being the abysmal failure the superintendent was warned that she was before she was even hired; she cost the district in too many legal fees for illegal actions she took, some of which required that Cyndy had to send her lame "apology" letters. Of course the other administrators have also outdone themselves in breaking laws, regulations, treating parents, students, and community members with the contempt they feel empowered to display thanks to the SC and CT setting such a fine example. Ms. Perky Pants will not fix anything at Lincoln; she will just get a pass, and even glowing feedback, from her god-awful boss, and no one will really care anyway (or not enough to take meaningful action), because it's Melrose. But at least the Lincoln office is sure to be redecorated (at taxpayer expense) once Perky arrives to bounce her curly coif and stomp around in her clicky heels. The education of Melrose children is all just a pathetic, expensive and sick charade.
Show melrose the money Cyndy. You would not have all this half a$$ principals! Sadly you can never train them to the standards Melrose deserves. Melrose needs to pay out to get back what it's lacking and that is educators. Pink slip them and have them reapply. It is a way of getting rid of unwanted teachers. Show some strength and maybe you will get some respect if its not to late.
Its sad the long term teachers have to be force out of the schools. This is so first year teachers from a cracker jacks box can take the job for very little pay.
I think that the Lincoln principal has a bad rep ONLY BECAUSE nobody helped her. She came in after a terrible year with the interm principal who was not organized and didn't know the job. The new principal did the best she could with little support! She should have had a mentor/helper/buddy - and from what I understand was JC from Hoover - but it doesn't seem like that happened. CT should have helped her more. The secretary wasn't warm and helpful and without proper support how can she succeed. I think it's terrible that she was "asked to leave"
Maybe she called DCF because she's a mandated reporter and needed to call DCF.
Its sad the long term teachers have to be force out of the schools. This is so first year teachers from a cracker jacks box can take the job for very little pay.
Its all about the money they do no care about the students get the picture.
The two schools will work together. As PTO parents we are hearing such mixed emotions. Schools can not hold onto a principal for 5 years. The Roosevelt principal is leaving too. A student said that Ms. Maronto is going to the Hoover school.
Good evening to you all, after reading this post I am not surprised that school administrative teachers are asking students, 'do the parents post on the message board?' The truth of the whole thing is, it is none of their business. Apparently the message board is doing the job it's supposed to be doing. That's the freedom of speech. Because when you get down to it, going to a melrose school committee meeting, participating, or speaking at the meeting, if they don't like what you're saying. or talking about you'll never get to talk for five minutes. A real concern here is, why are they asking the students, they play a lot of games here, getting back at students and parents. My message to the school administration and the school committee and our superintendent; if you folks aren't retaliating against other folks that file these complaints, people probably wouldn't go to the message board, but I guess we're at the point, that the message board is having an impact. Because the truth is being spoken, and maybe that is starting to bother the administration folks, our superintendent and probably making our mayor a lot more nervous now. There concern should be, what is the next scandal that is going to happen, if it isn't a scandal, or do we have more corruption coming our way? Maybe the one thing that you should keep in mind is, social media will sure as hell not shut it down. So you need to all grow up, and realize that a lot of the bull that has been going on for sometime now, needs to end. Maybe the best example look at the high turnover of principles. We're almost at the end of the year, how many more teachers are going to leave? Because this isn't about teaching in Melrose, this has to do more with what our superintendent want and some folks on the school committee. Let's add one more thing to this; How many IEP's were on a compliance? Basically in simple language, how many children were missing the services that they deserve and that they should have with their IEP. You folks should be worried about all of us in the community because we're all talking. Not only the folks with children in the school system but also folks with children that are long gone out of the school system. My message to mayor dolan, superintendent; start doing your jobs, teach our children and stop worrying about retaliation against the children and the parents. Sooner or later, someone will take you to court over the possibility of false charges. You all have a great evening, look forward to comments.
Staff knew it because she is doing what ever hurricane Cindy wants. We at roosey need to watch her actions. As long as she listens to CT and PWL she will not rock the boat.
So how is it that the Lincoln school principal is removed for allegedly filing non-legit child abuse claims with DCF against parents, but the HM principal gets a three year renewal after being caught filing a retaliatory false police report against the Melrose parents that had just filed a formal complaint against the HM teacher that was terrorizing her students??
If CT hired a principal she will not let them go and she is quickly losing faith in the residents of Melrose.
Do not forget the lunatic principals at Winthrop, Roosevelt, HM, Hoover, and the ECC principal DR. Not sure yet on the High School they might have got to him.
"Jenny Corduck
@CorduckJenny
Looking forward 2 participating as the incoming Principal in the Meet & Greet being hosted by Lincoln School PTO Thurs 5/11 @7pmt#MelrosePS"
So with zero public process or appropriate notification of the community, the administration continues to take a wrecking ball to the school system.
Hello Lincoln school parents this is not what the system needs. She will ruin the school in so many ways. Its Hurricane Cindy's trophy and not one principal is reliable to run a school in Melrose.
So many teachers and paras leaving before their time because of the MPS system.
Can't blame the paraprofessionals for leaving. The Kindergarten paras are used all over buildings then cover cafeteria, teacher meeting, etc all for a very small paycheck! Do we have permanent subs in any schools in Melrose?
I would like to know how a teacher can get a not so good evaluation from a principal? First the teacher allowed her para to sub. most of the school year. Paras have no say if they are told to sub. but, teachers can refuse to let the para go. This student can not tell the family my para left for the day.
No permanent subs. in Melrose. The paras get paid so little they can't even stretch there paycheck. Do not know how they survive over the summer with no pay.
So many teachers and paras leaving before their time because of the MPS system.
Can't blame the paraprofessionals for leaving. The Kindergarten paras are used all over buildings then cover cafeteria, teacher meeting, etc all for a very small paycheck! Do we have permanent subs in any schools in Melrose?
No cafeteria duties, no teachers meetings, outside duties, come in late leave early, park where ever you want, and subbing, if you have brown on your nose.
The Hoover principal is going to straighten out the Lincoln school.
Sure, you betcha. Ms. Pert 'n Perky Pants formerly the incompetent assistant director and then director of the ECC, and next Cyndy's pet promoted a la Peter Principle to her Hoover Principalship is a joke, just like every other administrator in this now ruined district. The Lincoln principal was booted for being the abysmal failure the superintendent was warned that she was before she was even hired; she cost the district in too many legal fees for illegal actions she took, some of which required that Cyndy had to send her lame "apology" letters. Of course the other administrators have also outdone themselves in breaking laws, regulations, treating parents, students, and community members with the contempt they feel empowered to display thanks to the SC and CT setting such a fine example. Ms. Perky Pants will not fix anything at Lincoln; she will just get a pass, and even glowing feedback, from her god-awful boss, and no one will really care anyway (or not enough to take meaningful action), because it's Melrose. But at least the Lincoln office is sure to be redecorated (at taxpayer expense) once Perky arrives to bounce her curly coif and stomp around in her clicky heels. The education of Melrose children is all just a pathetic, expensive and sick charade.
Deval Patrick did the same thing when he took office with the redecorating. But, he was Governor, she is just a principal, who allows this to be put on the taxpayer expense?
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Paras are used by administration to tell all the information from employees. The administration will zero in on a person or person's to find out the real facts. Most of the time it is a para that will do this type of work. They are in all the schools and they will get favors for providing any information to administration. The paras and all employees were in a telephone book and the agenda books would have the teachers and where they attended college. Loved receiving the information now you have Ms. Taymore Paymore ruining the district.
Paras are used by administration to tell all the information from employees. The administration will zero in on a person or person's to find out the real facts. Most of the time it is a para that will do this type of work. They are in all the schools and they will get favors for providing any information to administration. The paras and all employees were in a telephone book and the agenda books would have the teachers and where they attended college. Loved receiving the information now you have Ms. Taymore Paymore ruining the district.
Schools have staff including teachers, admin, nurse, secretary but no paraprofessionals. Why ? They are staff !
The YMCA needs serious construction. I pay a lot of taxes and would like to take out a year pass for my family. My husband and I could not understand the neglect for the city to not update the YMCA.
This is a sad day to hear the para's are not anywhere to be found in the Melrose staff directory. It's sad to think how we are treated just like the pay. It's around 85 para's and 30 will sway to management to gain jobs, jobs, and more jobs! It never rotate's to other para's so it sends a negative message to other para's.
Teachers, have no say anymore in the schools. In the hallways at the Lincoln a boy would bounce his ball everyday. Parents were ok with this bad behavior and allowed it to continue. The reason is because they would take legal action if not.