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I'll be having another meeting and petition signing

Monday, February 25th at 7PM to 8PM

Bayonne Public Library, 31st street side entrance. (Ring the Buzzer for entry)

Make a right and follow the arrows/signs.

1) I?ll have the ethics disclosures for review -see who?s who in the BOE
2) Property tax/school tax information will be shown
3) The State?s ?Taxpayer Beware? regarding the hidden costs of top paid school superintendents.
4) The DOE perfomance indicators from each school.

And of course the petition to sign for an elected Board of Education

--Discussion on the cost of education to the taxpayers in Bayonne including % of property taxes, administrative salaries, etc.

--Vewing of the Ethics Disclosure for the Board and Administration members.

--Viewing of the Commission of State Investigations "Taxpayer Beware" report on NJ School Administrator Salaries

---Ranking of academic performance Bayonne Schools

---Petition Signing to vote for an elected Bayonne Board of Education

ALL:

The meeting for tomorrow night, November 16th at 7PM has been cancelled and rescheduled for Tuesday, November 21st. The reason for the change is that there are several schools holding Open Houses in Bayonne at eh same time, making it impossible for many of our memebers to attend. Given the fact that this is the most important meeting we will have to this point, we are interested in having as many of you participate as possible. We have not yet confirmed a location for this meeti, as the library had no availability. I have called Robert's Cafe and am waiting for a response from them, but if anyone else can help with these arrangements, it would be much appreciated.
Event Description: The main purpose of this meeting will be to discuss exactly what the judge's decision means for our efforts, and to determine what/when/if next steps will be taken. The administrative law judge made a PRELIMINARY decision, and in effect, has pushed this matter to the next level to rule on the 90 day requirement for our petition. SInce there were no sanctions or penalties attached to the uniform policy until the BBOE added them on 8/29, we could not have made a decision to petition the court since from 6/19 - 8/29 we had no idea what, if any, the penalties would be. In other words, it was not a policy but merely an amendment to the dress code up until that point. When we learned of the sanctions after the 8/29 meeting, we began our efforts to raise funds and engage attorneys to file the petition. The transcripts support our argument in a VERY strong way. The granting of the restraining order for the Gagliardi's is a positive indication of the court's empathy for our basic argument that the sanctions are wrong and not being applied equitably.

Karin Morgen will be present at this meeting and will answer all questions as well as explain what the next steps are. If at all possible, I urge you to attend this most important meeting. Once again, we will be requesting a $5 donation to the legal fund if you attend this meeting.

Thank you,
laurie

This is a regular monthly meeting of the BBOE. Uniforms will most likely not be discussed due to the pending decision from the judge regarding the injunction. I am unable to attend as I will be away on business, but would appreciate it if we had as much representation from our group as possible.

Thanks,
Laurie

This is the regular monthly meeting. Since our teachers are working without a contract, I'm sure that this issue will be high on the agenda, as it should be. However, given the events of the past week, I am urging as many of you as possible to attend and express your views regarding the certificates, Dr. McGeehan's behavior, opting-out, uniform policing etc. We have seen very strong feelings about these issues expressed on our Message Board, but it is much more effective in a public forum with the media present. If child care is an obstacle to attending the meeting, please let me know and we will try to come up with some alternatives.

Thanks,
laurie