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Tonight's School Committee Foolishness Agenda

http://melrosecityma.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=1&ID=2994&Inline=True This school administration/school committee never fails to produce foolishness for their so-called agenda. For starters: Page 3: $3700 MHS Field Trip Proposal to Haiti, Nicaragua,...

Views: 410 Replies: 4

Last Post: Oct 17, 2017 10:58pm
by Still Outraged

Ed Shea

Patricia Wright Services

Hello all, I just want to thank you all again on behalf of Becky and our family for your support and thoughtful words. We are truly touched. Patty's services will be held in Mansfield on Saturday afternoon from 3 to 5 at Sherman and Jackson Funeral home. I will pr...

Views: 557 Replies: 5

Last Post: Oct 7, 2017 9:54pm
by Memory Patty

Resident

School Lock Down

I just received a phone alert from the city about a lockdown of the school due to an on-line threat made by a student - the lockdown happened during the removal of the student. They said everyone is safe now - no weapons were involved - more information to follow....

Views: 641 Replies: 5

Last Post: Oct 7, 2017 12:06pm
by Reality Check

A friend

Sad

I'm very disheartened to write this missive. As her family has been notified I am hoping it's proper to clarify. My very dear, long-time friend and colleague Patricia Wright had passed away. She ran this site. Please don't post anything improper as her family...

Views: 1096 Replies: 15

Last Post: Oct 7, 2017 10:31am
by Memory Patty

ranking

Melrose High Fails to Make US News & World Report’s Rankings

from wickedlocal: Melrose High Fails to Make US News & World Report’s Rankings The publication’s rankings included the top 63 high schools in Massachusetts. Posted by John Waller (Editor) , April 23, 2014 at 04:58 PM US News & World Report release...

Views: 466 Replies: 3

Last Post: Oct 5, 2017 9:53pm
by Negative

MHS Parent

Melrose AP Scores

Great Article on Wicked Local Melrose today and props to the students who have taken on the challenge and to Principal Merrill and his staff for their support http://melrose.wickedlocal.com/news/20170724/melrose-kids-earn-high-marks-on-advanced-placement-exams...

Views: 1027 Replies: 16

Last Post: Oct 4, 2017 8:21pm
by Over ten years

IT Lapses in Elementary School Internet

School IT Failing to protect our Children

From: "HORACE MANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL" Date: September 29, 2017 at 2:32:33 PM EDT To:xxxxx Subject: A Message From Dr. Cobbs Reply-To: email@blackboard.com A message from HORACE MANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Good Afternoon: Today in fifth grade a student was ab...

Views: 376 Replies: 3

Last Post: Oct 2, 2017 8:38pm
by Melrose

Roos

Hate Crime at Roosevelt: Swastika and SS Symbol Carved into Playground Structure

from MFP: "Police are investigating vandalism at Roosevelt Elementary School that came to light Monday, when students and parents noticed a swastika and an SS symbol carved into a playground structure. A detective is assigned to the case, but so far there are no sus...

Views: 494 Replies: 11

Last Post: Sep 30, 2017 1:42pm
by pass student

Disgusted

SC Votes New Contract and Large Raise for Superintendent

https://vimeo.com/235667415 @ 12:00 And then the genuflecting by each and every member of the committee, ending with MD: "thank you for loving our children" BARF What a revolting and unprofessional display of all that's wrong with this school administration.

Views: 275 Replies: 2

Last Post: Sep 29, 2017 7:24pm
by Willmington Mass

a loving friend

Obituary: Patricia M. (Shea) Wright

Patricia M. (Shea) Wright 9/23/2017 Patricia M. (Shea) Wright, age 54, of Melrose, formerly of Brighton passed away at home on Saturday, September 23, 2017. Born in Verdun, France on October 26, 1962, she was a loving daughter of Paul V. and Anne Marie (Guille...

Views: 501 Replies: 3

Last Post: Sep 29, 2017 12:41pm
by grateful also

Sad news

This site may no longer be available, meaning all of MM not just the SC page. :(

Views: 431 Replies: 5

Last Post: Sep 24, 2017 1:15pm
by Norris neighbor

OMG

School Committee Charade, Large Superintendent Raise Approved

https://vimeo.com/233592565 At the 5 minute mark they are "discussing" the issue of substitute teachers. So apparently it's perfectly acceptable to warehouse middle and high school students with their "pilot" program involving bunching classes of students (into th...

Views: 416 Replies: 7

Last Post: Sep 23, 2017 8:29pm
by Karma Will Punis...

Heads up

Important Safety Message

The following message was recently sent to Middle School parents on Wednesday: A message from MELROSE MIDDLE SCHOOL Dear MVMMS Families, Today I was alerted to an incident that occurred yesterday after school where two MVMMS students were approached by...

Views: 245 Replies: 1

Last Post: Sep 21, 2017 10:37pm
by Safety for all

Mom

This superintendent needs to go.

This superintendent needs to go.

Views: 1539 Replies: 23

Last Post: Sep 19, 2017 5:46pm
by SC#

Anonymous

MHS student, jail time?

****ers in school telling me, always in the barber shop Chief Keef ain't bout this, Chief Keef ain't bout that My boy a BD on ******* Lamron and them He, he they say that ***** don't be putting in no work SHUT THE **** UP! Y'all ****** ain't know **** All ya **...

Views: 1274 Replies: 8

Last Post: Sep 16, 2017 3:40pm
by LOL

Boston METCO

Guilty of Racially Hostile Environment Taymore Recasts Herself as Civil Rights Activist

According to the Globe and Patch, superintendent and Deselm have signed onto a Supreme Court brief along with officials from a number of other school systems in support of transgender rights of a Virginia teen. Fine and dandy, as it should be. However, this is the sa...

Views: 702 Replies: 12

Last Post: Sep 10, 2017 11:02am
by Dillon

Here it is

Tuesays Executive Meeting

EXECUTIVE SESSION - 9:25 PM 1. To approve executive session minutes of August 1, 2017 2. To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations of Superintendent Cyndy Taymore’s successor contract 8. ADJOURN Note: The listed agenda items are those t...

Views: 521 Replies: 6

Last Post: Aug 28, 2017 10:14pm
by Isn't Odd

parent

Charlatans Leading PD and Torturing Teachers

Go to tweets of dept heads and other admins and soak in the absurdity: "neurodiverse learners"... "proficiency rubrics".... and on and on it goes. What is billed as "professional development" in Melrose is a sick joke, "courses" "taught" by so-called experts, includi...

Views: 357 Replies: 2

Last Post: Aug 28, 2017 9:05pm
by Patronage party

inside

Dec 13 SC meeting: Slipping in more dangerous and costly actions when no one will be looking

from Driscoll's offensive and obfuscating blog: "City Solicitor Van Campen presented an element of the recently passed Municipal Modernization Act that allows school districts to appoint one Committee member to sign warrants (school bills) on its behalf, and repor...

Views: 731 Replies: 17

Last Post: Aug 27, 2017 5:50pm
by yesterday

Concerned

Band in Melrose

Is anyone else alarmed and concerned by the things that students have said about their new band teacher, Matthew Repucci? From my students and their friends, I have heard things that are totally inappropriate for an authority figure in a classroom. He has thrown stan...

Views: 4295 Replies: 66

Last Post: Aug 24, 2017 6:56am
by Bozo Alert

Unhappy with Brent Conway

Get him out

Who else has had it with the bull Mr. Conway spews? Please join forces and get him out to protect the kids of the city. He targets kids and doesn't stop. Parents are leaving the school system after middle school because they can't take it. Join together as a village...

Views: 5415 Replies: 79

Last Post: Aug 23, 2017 11:07pm
by Can't be Fooled...

Sincere Question

Instructional Coaches

Can someone explain to me why we have instructional coaches? What is their actual job? My understanding is that they go into classes and then teach the teachers how to teach. I am sincerely asking if this is correct- not trying to start a big argument about instructi...

Views: 1455 Replies: 34

Last Post: Aug 22, 2017 11:27am
by qualified

Disgusted

MPS Administrative Pots and Taxpayer Swindle

Just drive past MHS/Central Admin almost anytime during the summer and it can be easily observed most of the time that the parking lot is nearly empty. Central Admin (and the various elem principals, all just as useless and corrupt) gives itself huge swaths of time o...

Views: 428 Replies: 5

Last Post: Aug 15, 2017 3:02pm
by Great Time to Mo...

Another violation

school Commitee violation of law

No agenda packet listed for this Tuesday's school committee meeting meeting yet again. Supposed to be posted by yesterday, Friday.

Views: 751 Replies: 23

Last Post: Aug 6, 2017 9:13pm
by Well

Ed Stations

Open position

I was looking at all the open positions for the school and after school program. I noticed the position at ES that Debra Parson deSmet held is open. Did she leave Melrose? I hope so. ES was great when it first began then she came aboard and it all went to sh*t. She w...

Views: 305 Replies: 1

Last Post: Jul 26, 2017 2:50pm
by Mentor

Absolute

Privacy of School Records Laws:

Boston METCO This school board member never voted to force any accountability by this superintendent when she took egregiously inappropriate actions to protect the teacher, further victimize the student. CockroachHunter03/02/17 06:19 AM Especially after the offi...

Views: 779 Replies: 15

Last Post: Jul 24, 2017 8:02pm
by Still apologizin...

MHS parent

Driscoll Arrogantly Shuts Down MHS Robotics Students

This SC chair's rudeness and officiousness has been commented on (accurately) by many. After years of witnessing her disgraceful conduct (the rest are no better in allowing it and contributing), it was shocking to watch her do this to three articulate and deserving s...

Views: 664 Replies: 12

Last Post: Jul 24, 2017 8:00pm
by Watch

Director

Do your job

Instead of supporting our children which is your assigned job you stand back closed mouth to save your job at their expense and not defend our kids. You used to be good. What happened?

Views: 243 Replies: 1

Last Post: Jul 24, 2017 7:22pm
by Choices

patricia wright

Katherine Clark and Paul Broduer…Where are you?

Why is it that Clark and Broduer remain silent about the civil rights violations that have occurred in our district? How is it that Clark can sit on the chamber floor in Washington demanding a vote on gun control yet remain silent on the civil rights abuses that occ...

Views: 3021 Replies: 74

Last Post: Jul 24, 2017 7:17pm
by Ramparts

Our very own Crime family

Melrose School Committe found in violation of OML laws...AGAIN!!

Robert Van Campen, City Solicitor City of Melrose City Hall, 562 Main Street Melrose, MA 02176 March 6, 2017 RE: Open Meeting Law Complaint Dear Attorney Van Campen: This office received a complaint from Gerry Mroz, dated December 1, 2016, alleging that th...

Views: 647 Replies: 11

Last Post: Jul 23, 2017 6:28pm
by Control

Liz DeSelm - Looking to be Offended - the Liberal Way of ife

Absolute Nonsense - Get Over It!

The liberal left progressives in this city have a history of looking for reasons to be offended – and this is nowhere more evident than in our school committee. School committee Liz DeSelm,at their meeting of Tuesday, November 15 took advantage of the oppor...

Views: 4458 Replies: 94

Last Post: Jul 22, 2017 4:37pm
by satisfied

inside

Another Disastrous Hire Promoted by CT to Take over Math/Science

Another stellar ruinous decision by this Peter-Principle disaster of an administration: Laurie Dorr Greenwood has been appointed to chair Math and Science in the predicted exodus of former chair, Jon Morris to Tewksbury. This woman is well known as one openly display...

Views: 579 Replies: 11

Last Post: Jul 22, 2017 4:16pm
by priority

Crazy Driscoll

PR Firm Buys Another Award

Driscoll was just named to the State "All Star" SC. This is proof that the PR firm gal (former Free Press Hack and RD "flirting partner") Jessica is doing her job. Last year the PR firm bought CT the "Super Superintendant" Honor. Now, we have MD named to a state w...

Views: 462 Replies: 12

Last Post: Jul 19, 2017 9:37pm
by Ethics-fail for ...

Class parent of Roosevelt studento

Roosevelt teacher suspended

Fifth grade teacher KM was so out of control with a student she angrily grabbed the student's desk and flipped it upside down. Some of the items in the desk hit the student. The student was physically unharmed. Word is she is suspended pending an investigation. What'...

Views: 3508 Replies: 58

Last Post: Jul 19, 2017 8:31pm
by Families

Outraged

No agenda or packet

Tomorrow is the SC meeting. Just checked the web site and there is no packet or agenda. How many times does the SC have to violate the law, get caught and be able to get away with it? Margaret Driscoll you SU℃K!!! Get that good for nothing bit©h out!

Views: 340 Replies: 8

Last Post: Jul 19, 2017 8:24pm
by Residents.

The facts speak for themselves

Mayor & SC member in Mystic Valley lottery?

Is it true or a rumor that the mayor entered his children into the charter school lottery? And didn't get in? Management over there wouldn't want another politician around who isn't from Malden. Is it true that McAllister Grande did too and that her kid got in and...

Views: 550 Replies: 12

Last Post: Jul 19, 2017 7:54pm
by Announcement

resident

Horace Mann renovations

With construction and renovation started on Horace Mann elementary school. I don't see anywhere that the plans have been posted. What exactly is being done. In addition since the building is being renovated doesn't that require that it now meet the current ADA handic...

Views: 203 Replies: 1

Last Post: Jul 19, 2017 7:48pm
by Worried

Hate Crimes in Melrose

Teen graffitied swastikas in Melrose

from wicked local Officials: Teen graffitied swastikas in Melrose By Jessica Sacco jsacco@wickedlocal.com Posted Apr. 17, 2014 @ 7:32 pm Updated at 8:15 PM MELROSE A high school student is facing consequences after authorities say he drew inappropr...

Views: 727 Replies: 10

Last Post: Jul 19, 2017 8:55am
by Cmon

Be alert

Teachers asking students if parents go on Melrose Messages

I have heard on a couple of occasions this school year that students are being asked by certain corrupt educators if their parents go on Melrose Messages. There is every reason to believe administrators have asked teachers to do this and report back. There is a goo...

Views: 1380 Replies: 37

Last Post: Jun 18, 2017 1:07pm
by insane

MHS

AP courses/Driscoll's opinions

http://takingnotesinmelrose.blogspot.com/2014/05/to-ap-or-not-to-ap-that-is-question.html#comment-form Saturday, May 24, 2014 To AP, or not to AP, that is the question..... Heard around town: why is Melrose High now offering Advanced Placement (AP) classes to un...

Views: 999 Replies: 12

Last Post: Jun 17, 2017 11:58pm
by Dragon

Peon

NEW ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION INVENTED

Administration just posted a position for DIRECTOR OF STEM. Guess Margaret Adams can't handle the same amount of work Pat Muxie did. This is why they Margaret Adam's previously proposed to the school committee for layoffs of paras. The only saving of their jobs is un...

Views: 490 Replies: 16

Last Post: Jun 17, 2017 11:51pm
by True

MHS

AD Fogarty States Athletic Fees Highest in League and Unacceptable for a Public School

Fogarty called it spot on last night when he went before the school committee and talked about having three of his own children in the athletic program at MHS and the fact that since Melrose has no family cap, it is costing his family something like $3300 annually (c...

Views: 1259 Replies: 30

Last Post: Jun 16, 2017 5:04pm
by Fraud

Not Open to All

Letter from TBrow to parents May 2 Re: 8th grade Team A NB replacement

So what are we supposed to read between the lines? Obviously the 8th grade teacher is not returning this school year, though she was allowed to continue for a couple weeks. Is she returning next year? This letter is all we got, but we deserve a real explanation, not...

Views: 1348 Replies: 16

Last Post: Jun 16, 2017 2:23pm
by Parent

MHS Parent

MHS stats not flattering

With all the manufactured realtor hoopla about "most improved" (that's embarrassing just as it is), the actual stats are worse than mediocre where it counts, where college admissions officers are paying attention: http://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-schools-boston-...

Views: 704 Replies: 6

Last Post: Jun 15, 2017 7:45pm
by SP

Parent

K Paraprofessinal

Seriously! You want parents to volunteer in place of Kindergarten paras? 6 positions at maybe 12.00 an hour! Where did that pot of money go? Raises for admin! This is the exact reason the override will never be passed. Do you really think parent volunteers...

Views: 9563 Replies: 136

Last Post: Jun 13, 2017 9:10pm
by Locomotive

Proud Parent

Senior Awards Night

What a great group of seniors at MHS this year. So proud of all of them. Kudos to MHS Principal Jason Merrill for running a first class event for these graduating seniors. It's great these kids are recognized for all the hard work and effort they have put in over...

Views: 869 Replies: 18

Last Post: Jun 10, 2017 4:01pm
by AB

Shameful

Racism at the Mystic Valley Charter School

Do a google search of "Mystic Valley Charter School" and you will find multiple articles like the one below from Wickedlocal. If you are from Melrose and you think this is a racist policy at the school, please understand that it is your tax dollars funding this scho...

Views: 1395 Replies: 46

Last Post: Jun 6, 2017 2:45pm
by tied

The Truthsayer

BEYOND HAIR EXTENSIONS

Malden Observer - 5/27/17 Mystic Valley has said it will cooperate with the Attorney General’s Office to review its uniform policy this summer. Meanwhile, the Cook family and supporters have demanded that the school permanently eliminate its hair policy a...

Views: 265 Replies: 1

Last Post: May 29, 2017 5:50pm
by Reason

When Did They Know It?

Melrose Schools Poison Children with Lead

Dangerous lead levels in the Melrose Schools drinking water. The Franklin Early Childhood Center, the Winthrop School, and the Ripley School all have dangerous levels of lead in the water. Other schools show levels of lead, but they aren't over the action level. The...

Views: 1057 Replies: 37

Last Post: May 22, 2017 3:24pm
by derp

Business

Margaret Driscoll's Business Manager.

Margaret Driscoll's becomes available for that position, that salary will be even higher.

Views: 242 Replies: 1

Last Post: May 20, 2017 10:02am
by B.B.org

Melrose Cares: Open Community Dialogue