Bulletin Boards - Thread: New York Fed Up with Chicago's Decision

By The Ram (1472)
On 21 Apr 2011 21:20

"CPS Pick Owes Us, Rochester Schools Say."

"The Chicago Public Schools' next CEO, Jean-Claude Brizard, should pay the cash-strapped Rochester, N.Y., school district to cover the cost of searching for a new Superintendent--an estimated $100,000-- now that he's walking away from a three-year contract that began Jan. 2.

"That was the view of a two-term Rochester School Board Member who calls himself a fan of Brizard.

"'You don't have to be F. Lee Bailey or Johnnie Cochran to figure this out,' Rochester School Board Member Van White, a civil rights lawyer, told the Chicago Sun-Times. 'To make tax-payers pay for this wouldn't be right. It wouldn't be fair.'

"Controversy kicked into high-gear Wednesday when Brizard's decision to leave the three-year deal, starting at an annual salary of $235,000, as superintendent of Rochester's 32,000 public school children for the top spot in the nation's 3-largest school system[CPS], with 410,000 students. Mayor-Elect Rahm Emanuel announced Monday that Brizard, 47, was his choice."

"'He was an exceptional superintendent, but he fell way short in terms of how he treated his board, of his exit strategy,' White said. 'The way he left was definitely wrong.'

"He pointed to a contract clause that specifically says 'The Board and Superintendent may agree to terminate this agreement based on mutual agreeable terms and conditions.'

"Brizard's decision to inform board members in a letter that he was resigning does not amount to a 'mutual agreement,' White said. 'That's not what the contract calls for.'

"White said he expects other board members to agree. He quickly had a public ally in Rochester School Board member Cynthia Elliot, who told WHAM-TV in Rochester on Wednesday:'I think we should sue his ass.'"

~Chicago Sun-Tmes

Ah, politics. And schools... Gotta hate 'em. What is your take on this? I personally disagree with New York, but, I do in general anyway. They have less than a quarter of our student population, and our schools have a massive budget deficit of $720 million. He fixed up their budget in the ast few years, and their graduation average. We have a 54% graduation average!

DISCUSS NOW

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By KingofDarkness (1370)
On 21 Apr 2011 21:57

54% graduate average?
I call that a drop out factory.
-'waiting for superman'

Where there is light, there is always darkness.

By The Ram (1472)
On 22 Apr 2011 20:04

@KoD: Gee, thanks. -.-

But, that's merely within CPS. That rate does not include the charter and private schools, and the homeschooling communitty[FTW]. Anyway, CPS has had about 3 different leaders the past 3 years, with our last one commiting suicide off one of our many bridges into the Chicago River...

I'm surprised this didn't get much discussion, it's education, after all...

Whoa bro, better slow down bro, don't wanna be a bro, bro.

By Dillybar65 (239)
On 24 Apr 2011 05:24

Wow... probably not what the school needs at all considering the drop-out rate!

I'm not saying you're fat... but if i had to choose the 5 fattest people i know, you'd be 3 of them.

By The Ram (1472)
On 24 Apr 2011 05:58

Well, we DO need Brizard, because he lowered the drop-out rate, boosted class scores, and bettered the Rochester School District.

Whoa bro, better slow down bro, don't wanna be a bro, bro.

By KingofDarkness (1370)
On 25 Apr 2011 13:03

Sorry Ram... It's what the movie would have called it... I meant no offense to you.

I hope you guys get Brizard back... sounds like he knew what he was doing.

Where there is light, there is always darkness.

By The Ram (1472)
On 25 Apr 2011 16:07

None taken.

And we[Chicago] have Brizard, it's Rochester[in New York] who wants to sue us, or, him, rather. Thus, suing the city. We have him, and actually, most of the staff and board members didn't like him there, so I really don't see why they're pissed we took him. Damn New Yorkers...

Whoa bro, better slow down bro, don't wanna be a bro, bro.

By Syed75 (556)
On 26 Apr 2011 00:28

New York is funny;

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By The Ram (1472)
On 26 Apr 2011 05:54

@Syed: Yeah... "Funny"...

Whoa bro, better slow down bro, don't wanna be a bro, bro.

By KingofDarkness (1370)
On 30 Apr 2011 02:12

oh, well i hope he doesn't sue you guys o.o

Where there is light, there is always darkness.

By The Ram (1472)
On 30 Apr 2011 02:14

Same... Greedy New Yorkers...

Whoa bro, better slow down bro, don't wanna be a bro, bro.

By Lana Cutie (697)
On 03 May 2011 02:49

I live about 10 minutes away from Rochester, I haven't heard anything about this. I guess we're too busy with all our cuts. No more Kindergaten were I live. Our economy's so messed up...
The jerks running this state are the greedy ones, not the citizens forced to pay their crazy taxes >.<

memento mori if the nineth lion ate the sun

By Panzer123 (793)
On 03 May 2011 02:51

♪Look at me, I'm the king of New York...♪

Goodbye my only friend. Oh, did you think I meant you?

By The Ram (1472)
On 03 May 2011 14:58

@Lana: Interesting...

@Panzer: The avatar you're using only makes you seem more like a nutball.

Whoa bro, better slow down bro, don't wanna be a bro, bro.

By Panzer123 (793)
On 04 May 2011 02:18

Sadly, I'm allergic to nuts.

Goodbye my only friend. Oh, did you think I meant you?

By The Ram (1472)
On 04 May 2011 02:31

TEH IRONY.

Whoa bro, better slow down bro, don't wanna be a bro, bro.

By Panzer123 (793)
On 04 May 2011 02:34

TEH MISSOURI.

Goodbye my only friend. Oh, did you think I meant you?

By The Ram (1472)
On 04 May 2011 02:37

NO COMMENT ON TEH MISSOURI.

Whoa bro, better slow down bro, don't wanna be a bro, bro.

By Panzer123 (793)
On 04 May 2011 02:51

PAIR O' DOCKS!

Goodbye my only friend. Oh, did you think I meant you?

By The Ram (1472)
On 04 May 2011 02:56

WHAT???

Whoa bro, better slow down bro, don't wanna be a bro, bro.