Resign IS IT TIME FOR ARE Ms. Taymore should be leaving.
If CT leave's hope she take's all the phonies with her that means MA too. Melrose needs a serious make-over and Taymore did not perform well in that needs of the system. PWL she cant find a job or she would have loved to be in another city. It should be time to resign this group that includes Dolan. I would not give a lousy hoot if this city did fail but its my home. Give these teachers what they need they work so hard with the children. Not a easy job like years ago more eyes the better.
Do I even have to say it?
I wouldn't even know where to start. Good grief!
Lesson to be learned: Change the school superintendent . short of this nothing changes.
What signs were teachers holding and outside of which schools?
They weren't picketing, and it had nothing to do with any election. Watch the Nov 22 SC mtg at 3:30. Taymore had to explain it because Dolan was "concerned" (had a hissyfit) that it was a picket. Kind of hard to cover that up, right Rob? Jackass.
And as long as you went there, what's wrong with picketing?
Nothing is wrong with picketing.
What ever it was it looked like you were desperate teachers! From a moms point of view it made me worried more.
Never should of seen teachers standing holding signs when I drove my kids to school last week. I can see why the mayor is not happy with CT for directing this type of picketing in the schools.
So, I did not see the teachers "picketing" or whatever, and I did not watch the school committee meeting- just haven't had time to yet. Can someone just briefly explain what the picketing was all about? I have heard groups of moms talking about it, but I imagine they have the story wrong.
"Never should of seen"
Should have.....
Crikey! What is wrong with so many here that basic English is beyond their grasp?????????
They were not picketing. They were out supporting student diversity. See the SC mtg of 11/22 at 3:31. The Mayor had a hissy fit about it because he thought they were picketing, and he reacted without actually finding out what was going on, as he is prone to do. He was still sulking about it all the way through the SC meeting, because in his mind it made him look bad.
In any case, what's so bad about picketing anyway? There ought to be a full-fledged revolt there.
So, I voted for Trump. I wasn't thrilled with my choices, but I could not/would not cast a vote for Hillary, and I believe that Trump had more of my interests at heart. I also wanted to make sure that he, and not she, would be making the SC nominations. I have a young teenage daughter, and I used the election to show her over and over again that politicians are collectively the worst people on earth. And I believe that completely. I also used the plethora of political articles out there to show her how pretty much everybody involved in politics is a hypocrite. I certainly do not think that either side can claim any sort of moral high ground. A lot of ugliness was revealed, and maybe, in some way, that was a good thing.
But this person talking about "I know who you are and I will never hire you, help you, etc. I will not read your resume. I will tell all my friends..." really sounds like he/she has fallen off the deep end.
Have you really been stewing in this hate of yours since the election? You must have a great life to be able to sit around and do that. Healthy people have moved on by now. I have been working, taking care of my family, caring for a sick relative, and enjoying my friends and families through a wonderful Thanksgiving. Life really is too short for you to sit around relishing the thought of keeping someone else from putting food on their table, because they didn't vote for your candidate (who had many problems of her own). Really, get some help.
Just to correct the previous poster about politicians - I think we can all agree that Trump is not a politician - why? Because he speaks very frankly, unlike politicians, he says what he believes, unlike politicians, he is willing to freely engage reporters until they get bored, unlike politicians, he is a doer - a man that builds things and gets things accomplished in his life, unlike politicians. So - although you may want to lump him in with politicians - he isn't one of them as demonstrated by the primaries!
To be honest - during the primaries - he was not my first choice - heck - he wasn't even my second choice, nor my third choice - but I read more about him and finally figured him out and voted for him in the final election.
He is unlike anything the press or talking heads have ever seen before - his leadership and managerial skills are only exhibited when he is negotiating things in groups or meetings. He is more in the Truman mold - what you see is what you get - only Trump is much smarter and exhibits better managerial skills than Truman ever had. President-Elect Trump is going shake up the political world - when he enters office, so hold on to the furniture and get ready for a wild and exciting ride of your life - Making America Great Again!
Yes - is just another sore loser! I am sure that if Hillary had won - she would want to have her daughters working in the White House with Bill the Rapist walking around - the hypocrisy is incredible with these people! Go back home and try to figure out what happened that got Trump to the Presidency - chances are you people will never figure it out - just too stupid! You all just forgot Middle America - where people take showers after work and not before like the West/East coast elites!
Ms. Wright - will you please open up another thread for people of all persuasions who can't yet let go of the election? That way we can read about the schools and the city government.
You're right. Much more apropos would be tips on surviving the coming Trumpocalypse.
Resign IS IT TIME FOR ARE Ms. Taymore should be leaving.
All schools are falling apart. Melrose handled the election with bad judgment. Hillary did it to herself and we have to move on. Just like people did when Obama got elected. Let It Go!!!
Dec 13 SC meeting: Slipping in more dangerous and costly actions when no one will be looking.
The school committee members feel they are shielded from responsibility.
Who's more naughty or nice Mayor Dolan or Cyndi Taymore during the month of December? I will have to go to the last SC meeting to see which one gets the coal.
We will have to compare the results of the current DESE Review of SPED and Civil Rights programs for Taymore (ouch) and compare this against the DA's investigation of the cemetery scandal to see if there is any connection to the Dolan camp (again, ouch).
This superintendent needs to go. What is wrong with the SC not to let her go?
Taymore has something on Dolan and has held it over his head for years. There are numerous theories of what the blackmailing knowledge contains. CT's "gotcha" must be substantial. Otherwise she would have been shown the door years ago. Dolan and Taymore HSTE each other.
"If he hated her so much - his evaluations of her would been more measured!"
Now there is the foolishness and lack of insight into RD. His rhetorical praise of CT is in spite of his total contempt for her simultaneously, and that's because of his notion of pride. He voted for this monster, and he would never admit he made a mistake. He's had plenty of opportunities to titrate his displasure during the evaluation process, thereby making it credible that she just didn't measure up, as it were. "Measured" is not a word RD understands. It's always "incredible" with him, or the opposite (nothing in between)--vicious mockery (which is directed at virtually everyone, probably his own kin included, the moment they walk away and he's brandishing his ego at the next gullible fool). He really is our own Trump, all ego and self-serving BS, just no billions to back it up. He does just fine with this INCREDIBLY gullible population in this stupid little burb, though, having had a free pass for many years now. He continues to bully and berate at will, along with making one bad and costly decision after another. He does it because his power is never checked by those who have an oath and responsibility to do so. They just lick his boots and he keeps his vicious cackling and irresponsible decisions going year after year. The corruption and contempt is rising to the surface, though, where even the MEF mommies can't stop it from creating yet another special toxic waste zone, this time the Wyoming Cemetery, in addition to the MPS and Water/Sewer fiasco, Retirement, and so many others. Wonder when the indictable offenses linked with other aspects as yet unexposed will surface... (there are many!) PDR and RVC must be getting ready to announce their retirement or new positions elsewhere so that they won't have to be in the fray (or so they might think....).
Incredible indeed. Unfortunately there are two sets of meanings for that word. There's the way Dolan constantly uses it, but people forget that it also means unbelievable, beyond belief, hard to believe, unconvincing, far-fetched, implausible, improbable, highly unlikely, dubious, doubtful, inconceivable, unthinkable, unimaginable, impossible, hard to swallow, cock-and-bull, bull$hit. The last is the most apropos.
The revolving door at MHS and it will never stop because Melrose is not nice to parents, teachers and staff.
Lesson to be learned: Change.
MF is taking over Judy Connors job. What a joke the city of Melrose is. Judy is leaving very fast wonder if its on her own or forced.
The KK should be leaving the schools soon they stink.
The KKK Margaret Driscoll is BACK. This is such a corrupt city Melrose.
Lesson to be learned: Change the school superintendent . short of this nothing changes.
Don't tell me the SC signed CT for 3 more years please no. All the kiss asses are all over Melrose along with the fake principals. If she is signed for 3 more years something is wrong in this city.
They gave her a new contract a year ago (and several months before they had to do so), with sickening gushy remarks about this "exemplary," "incredible" horror show from Dolan and Driscoll, as per usual.
On the other hand, CT granted a three year contract to an elementary school principal even after having knowledge that she admitted to filing a false police report against a family in retaliation for their filing a misconduct complaint against one of her teachers. One dirty and washes the other.
It sounds like you are still talking about the HM principal. Is there also another out of control principal in Taymore's stable?
Roosevelt Principal is a piece of work
CT's "stable" of principals are consistent in their lack of qualifications, proven track record of incompetent, costly actions (each of them has cost the district heavily in legal expenses for their arrogant and ignorant actions or lack thereof). Truly there isn't a good one in the bunch. They are just plain awful. But too many parents here have eagerly abandoned their critical thinking abilities (or even their simple powers of observation) and become part of the administration's little army of suck-up sycophant parents. This is most unfortunate for the children of these foolish parents, whose children are being cheated out of the high-priced education their unreasonably inflated taxes (local corruption) are paying for. These parents have suspended reason in favor of going along with the mistaken view that their children will have a more favorable chance of doing well the more they suck up to administration. They are wrong, but it will be too late before or if they discover it, and their kids will be paying the price the rest of their lives. Many have already experienced this and could tell them, if only they cared enough to listen (but they don't).
Maybe there are some more cemetery plots these parents could buy, too, and perhaps a bridge or two....
MBM is truly a piece of work and not a collectable. She picks favorites who will do her bidding. Doesn't matter if they're teacher, para or parent. She's a kiss ass to admin telling them what they want to hear. Selling out anyone they want. That fake smile with a stick up her ass. Worst principal and bullying school ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lesson to be learned: Change the school superintendent . short of this nothing changes.