What Happened?
The events of the past week have left us all wondering "What Happened?" Here is a rundown: - The East Ramapo School Board threw out what little preparation and plans they had (publicly) made for the budget.
- They changed the agenda for meetings several times on the day of the meeting, and adopted a budget a week before it was scheduled to be publicly discussed.
- Voters will now be asked to approve a budget which was designed with virtually no input from the staff who have to implement it or the parents whose children’s lives will be affected.
- The board switched the Superintendent out, as if he were a light bulb.
- Staff will find themselves under new management in the middle of the school year.
- Taxpayers are now paying TWO Superintendent salaties, at close to a quarter of a million dollars EACH!!!
- All of the arrogance and the insensitivity of the board must certainly be reverberating in the children’s ears and minds.
- How will all this affect the divisiveness that already is too great in our district?
- All of this is documented on YouTube
Call for "A Day of Outrage" Many people are expressing shock at the unprofessional and clumsy actions of the board. One district parent and activist, Cassandra Edwards, has proposed that we express our alarm and distress by gathering for a rally before the next board meeting. The headline for this rally will be “A Day of Outrage”. Yes, we are outraged by the cavalier attitude and the hasty, haphazard proceedings that have endangered our children. It is time to come together and express our feelings, peacefully, in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - Time- 6:00 - 7:30 PM on April 6th (Board meeting is scheduled to start at 7:30)
- Place- In front of 105 S. Madison Ave in Spring Valley
Noche Latina Latino parents and students of Ramapo High School are Inviting everyone to come and enjoy an evening of cultural presentations including food, dance, music and comedy. This event is especially important because the growing Latino population in the schools are sometimes isolated by language barriers, but they are trying hard to integrate with all the other cultures in our wonderful diverse district. - Time- April 7 at 7:00 PM
- Place- Ramapo High School, 400 Viola Rd. Spring Valley
Voter Outreach Day SATURDAY, April 9 at 10:30 AM We will be knocking on doors again. We will meet in the parking lot at Lowe’s (100 Overlook Boulevard, Nanuet, across the street from COSTCO). Wear comfortable shoes as we will be walking once we get to the neighborhoods. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED NOW: HOW YOU CAN HELP:
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