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Mona and “Former Teacher” – you two are frauds and we are on to you. Why are you making calls to parents trying to PRESSURE them to say bad things agaist the school that are not true. Mona Davids, if you care so much about ENYP and the students, how come no one ever saw you or heard of you before this? If you had been around at all, you would no how DOE has played games with this school from beginning, bouncing us from place to place, refusing to allow our children to use the facilites like the library, cafeteria and gym and on and on and on. I’ve seen Ms. Joseph fight with the librarian before too. Yeah, fight FOR our children to be able to utilize the space. And fight with the custodian too. Fight to make them allow us access to the buidling so staff, parents and chilren could access the building on the weekends. She fights for us, and I’m glad she’s a fighter becuase now she has to fight agains gutter tramp scum like you!

If you people who claim now to care so much about us had been around HELPING us the last few years, you would know all of this history. But no! You – MONA DAVIDS and FIRED FORMER TEACHER – lurk in the background and help Duffy and his lackies sew seeds of dissention, then you bubble to the surface like turds from a mud puddle to fuel the flames. You are no different than the race traitor-turncoat-agent provocetuers who infiltrated the Black Power Movement in the 50′s and 60′s, spreading rumor and flaming passions through lies and inuendo, leading BLACK folks to turn on one another and to kill Malcolm, turn on Martin, infighting and back biting, self destruction of the Black Panter Party, and on and on and on. This is straight out the playbook. Wow, really creative! Yeah, Mona Davids you have “Former Teacher” in your pocket no doubt! But the two of you dis-respect this community when you think we can’t see through your wicked ways. True, you might fool some with your lies and get them to do the white man’s bidding with you, but most of us have seen this before which is why we see right through you frauds. Silly rabbits, tricks are for kids. Stop playing games. These are our children’s lives you are playing with. Are Klein, Duffy and the Union hitting you off that lovely that you’re willing to sell your souls and our children’s futures in the process? As so many havd said, we the community and parents stand united in support of OUR school and OUR children.

Mona Davids -

Do you get commission for every black child you sacrifice? Do us a favor, bring your organization’s IRS 990 with you when you come to the meeting. We want to know who is on YOUR board and who YOU get YOUR money from. Either you are on the take our you are just plain dumb and naive or you are one of those Clarence “Uncle” Thomas self-hating negroes who got yours but wants to stop my children and others form getting theirs too.

Keep telling yourself this is not about race. Yeah right! They come into our neighborhood to close one of the TOP PERFORMING CHARTER SCHOOLS IN BROOKLYN which just happened to be founded and led by an African American woman, but meanwhile much poorer performing schools operated by your white bosses as well as white non profits and white for profit corporations get to remain open remain open, with their executive directors drawing the same or often much higher salaries than at ENYP. Yeah, all sounds perfectly innocent. Nothing to do with race whatsoever, right?

You’re supposed to know so much about charter schools, then you should know what kind of personality and skill set and tenacity it must have taken – especially as a black woman – to obtain a charter in the first place and to get the school off the ground – initially in the same district and in direct competition with an AWFUL charter school being operated by the UFT – with the teachers union and DOE trying to undermine her all along the way. And you should also know that to do that it took a stubborn and determined but visionary kind of person to make that happen. And yeah that personally type might not be touchy and feely (“wink wink”) and win any popularity contests (“wink wink”), but you know what? She runs a damn good school. You don’t know the first thing about it because you never once came down to see what support you could offer us or this community, but you sure jumped on the first opportunity you got to stick you nose into a situation that doesn’t involve you and that you know nothing about. If you care so much about charter school children and parents, why don’t you start a school and run it better and get better results. If you did, I’d be the first to send my children there, no matter how big a WITCH I think you are, because if I lose sight of what matters, my children and their education, then I have lost sight of everything, JUST LIKE YOU.

Don’t forget your 990 next week.

Ms Davis U bettter pray every night from today until Monday Febuary3,2010 that our school closes. cause its not going to happen not in this life time! u better believe it. ENYP will stay and we will see our Scholars will be the next Presidents, Doctors, Lawyer, Mayors ect. You can bet that! so stop trying and give up while u have the chance Ms Davis.

To Ms. Davids, the school has 30 day to fix issues that were stated in the letter, majority of which were fixed before the letter was sent out to Parents.

The school will not close and you will eat your hard, its gonna be a hard pill to swallow. To the former teacher: DO you have that much of a HARD-ON for Ms. Joseph, get a life.. why are you even concerned Ms. Finney? get over it you were fired for a reason.

Like let’s seriously cut the nonsense and I’ll just watch the news on Wednesday! Wouldn’t dare entertain that circus!

Ms. Finney – why you cursing? Is that why you were let go? LOL. Seriously, u were an ok teacher and I liked you but the schol didn’t crumble when you leff and it will still be standin when this over. 100% testing level 3 or 4. Thats unheard of and you know it. U and all the past and current teachers get luv for that! Thank you! Nobody wants our kids to shine like that and u know it. Real talk. Thats the only reason they want t shut it down. Ms Josep may not be the nicest woman I ever met but she cares for those children and you know it just as good as me. My daughtr always going on and on how Ms Joseph said she can be this or she can be that or do anything she wants to do in life. I’m really not feeling these johnny come lately parents who dont come out to the events and support the children or the school but want to scream murder when the school enforces its rules on the uniform or whatever other rule which everyone knows the rules before they start. “Nutral” was wrong for calling u out like that, but she right that you and “Former Teacher” need to move on. You got your little shine now its the kids chance to shine because one day a ENYP child is going to have Bloomberg job and then we’ll have good schools for all the kids in this city. Real talk. Finnish you dinner and stop cussing!!! You set a bad example for thekids. LOL!

Who the hell is MONA DAVIS? and why is she holding an emergency meeting for ENYP? Is she out to gather more negative info from former teachers & Parents or is she going to help us keep ENYP open if not she should mine her business……I haven’t received a letter from anyone saying the school was closing the letter that I received said if the school does not respond to the letter in 30days it will close…..30days is not up and from my understanding the DOE has answers to most of they’re concerns…..I read a comment from “Former Teacher” talking some nonsense about the kids getting only 40mins of yoga do she really think yoga is really a main concern ….And yes they do go out for recess!! How come when former teachers & parents are angry the parents that are happy become misinformed,naive,uneducated,etc,etc, no one was puttin a bug in my ear a year ago when all this was going down.No one was tellin me to take my child out & I was very friendly with a few former teachers now because your angry I have to be angry with you? I like many other parents never had a problem with the school or Ms.Joseph and there can be some truth to what some former teachers & the DOE is saying because no one is perfect but how much of it is being exaggerated? This all takes me back to when I was a teenager with the he said /she said thing people are quick to tell what someone else said or did but never want to mention their part……….

This reminds me of the movie Lean On Me, The scene when they had that big ol meeting and the anrgy parents & teachers were screaming for the East Side High to be shut down….And there was one angry ghetto ass parent heading the meeting….lololol…..I loved at the end of that scene when Joe Clark told the parents ,teachers, & school board to kiss his black ass!!!Thats what Sheila is going to say to those of you & the DOE thats trying to shut ENYP down!!

I really believe that who ever these supports of Sheila appear to be, are totally not true. They honestly do no exists.

That’s a great way to show your children what tolerance and integrity look like!

Mona Davis, Do we really need to have another meeting about accountablilty?! Were going to have that meeting om Wednesday this just another way to gather more info to use against the school…Why are you so involved why didn’t you get involved a year ago…..now you say you want to have this meeting to give charter parents info about how charters are govern so it won’t happen again…….UHHHH excuse me!!! your fightin with them to close the charter that my child attends so why should I come to your meeting?! When you & I know damn well the chances of getting into another Charter is slim to none!

@Joke School, Open our mine to what?! I’ve walked through the halls plenty of times, I’ve sat in the class rooms ,I’ve done family fridays,I have no problems!!! If you do then TAKE YOUR CHILD(REN) OUT!!! But leave us alone!!!!

DON’T TELL ME WHAT MY CHILD IS OR IS NOT LEARNING!!!!!COMPARE TO A CLASSMATE IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL MY CHILD WILL SURPASS THEM I HAVE A FRIEND WHO’S CHILD GOES TO PRIVATE SCHOOL & GUESS WHAT THEIR ON THE SAME LEVEL & SHE’S LOOKING TO HAVE HER CHILD GO TO CHARTER SCHOOL….YOU DON’T KNOW ME OR ANYTHING ABOUT MY CHILDS GRADES IF YOU CHILD CAN’T KEEP UP YOU NEED TO CHECK YOURSELF!!!!! MY CHILDS MATH SCORES ARE THROUGH THE ROOF!!! WHAT CAN OF PARENT ARE YOU TO LET YOUR CHILD STAY AT A SCHOOL AND NOT LEARN A DAMN THING????!!!!!

Leo Casey, UFT Vice President of Academic High Schools, clearly states the concerns many communities have with respect to the lack of oversight of charter schools. Leo states:

“The fact of the matter is that the charter sector remains unaccountable to students, parents, and the public at large… It is unconscionable that in places like East New York Preparatory Charter School and Merrick Academy Charter School, the students, parents, and teachers are punished for the failures of the school’s Board of Trustees and the city and state’s lackluster “oversight.””

http://www.edwize.org/sheila-joseph-charters-maybelline-cover-girl

What is the screening process for this website? Why are they not posting efforts to get the TRUTH out there so people can know what is really going on?

Early, I attempted to post a long and thorough piece detailing how Ms. Mona Davids is on the take, but it was never posted. But here is the gist:

Mona Davids started out as an advocate for the parents of PS 160 in their fight to prevent Equality Charter from sharing space there, but after brokering a deal to get her daughter into that charter school (in violation of the lottery rules) and to get herself on the payroll, she sold out the parents of PS 160 by reversing her position.

Here’s the break down: Jeff Litt is the Superintendent of billionaire Carl Ichan’s network of charter schools, including Equality Charter in the Bronx. Mona Davids works for Litt. Litt sits on the Board of the NYC Charter School Center. Also on the Board are Mike Duffy and Joel Klien. Duffy, Klien and Litt dispatch Mona Davids and NY Post columnist Yoav Goanen to rally support for the schools Litt’s schools and also to foment and instigate turmoil in schools that Duffy, Klein and Litt oppose. For this, they provide substantial financial support for NY Charter Parents Association, the organization that Mona Davids founded and proclaimed herself president of after being bought off and selling out the parents of PS 160.

In just a matter of days, Mona Davids went from being a thorn in the shoe of the City and the DOE to being their most loyal supporter. A quote from a recent article in Gotham news says:

“Mona Davids has rapidly gone from being an unknown public school parent in Co-op City to being known by key players in the debate over charter schools and among the highest ranks of the Department of Education. She pops up everywhere from charter school board meetings and charter renewal hearings to district Community Education Council gatherings. She was even featured in a television advertisement for Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s reelection campaign, in which she blasted rival William Thompson’s education record.” (http://gothamschools.org/2009/11/03/a-charter-school-parent-gains-prominence-as-loyal-opposition)

Mona Davids can not be trusted! Just ask the parents at PS 160 in the Co-Op City in the Bronx. Her job is to keep tabs on parents, report back to Mike Duffy, and get parents to do what Mike Duffy wants. Ever since the parents of ENYP made Mike Duffy look like a fool last year, he has had it in for the school. Now it’s Mona Davis job to stir the pot, create an uproar, to give Mike Duffy cover to do what he always wanted to do.

All this is documented. Do a google search and find out about what she did to those parents who trusted her in the Bronx. Look at the NY City Charter School Center’s website and see who’s on their Board. Look at the Duffy-Mona Davids-Yoav Goanen connection by reading Gonen’s articles. (just google “Mona Davids, Yoav Gonen, Duffy” and see what you find. Keep your eyes open people, and most of all, keep your eyes on Mona Davids and Mike Duffy: evil, twisted, manipulating deceivers.

A little Truth goes a long way!

Truth Sayer

Truth Sayer regardless of Mona Davis or Michael Duffy’s agendas the fact remains that something has to be done at ENYP. As you will see from my previous comment I have admiration for Ms. Joseph and best wishes for ENYP.

However for the sake of the students and parents things need to change at the school. Running the school with a firm hand is necessary however running it with an uncompromising hand lead to the kind of problems that are currently in existence at ENYP.

Closing ENYP would be a mistake in my eyes however a future for ENYP should not be granted with Ms. Joseph and certain senior staff at the helm. There is little or no regard for the parents and policies that should already be in place only goes into effect after incidents occur. Ask the parents who pulled they children out in recent months what lead to the decisions.

The Board is a complete joke, not to mention the Board meetings. I guarantee you this recent Board meeting is not an accurate representation of past Board meeting, simply ask security if you don’t believe me.

I will leave all for Ms. Joseph’s supporters with this. There is no way ENYP would survive if they were placed under review next week. There are real problems at this school people that Ms. Davis or Mr. Duffy didn’t create.

I’ve been reading these posts since my Friday morning discovery of this website. I think the behavior of you former parents and staff is disgusting!! My child has been a student at ENYP since day one. I have seen a lot of people come and go, some great teachers and others not so. As a former teacher myself and a woman with a love of learning I value my child’s education. Last year my child had 5 teachers before December! Was a pissed?..thats an understatement! I’ve run into former teachers who have asked how dare I continue to support ENYP and continue to have my child’s name on their roster? The answer is simple, I value her education! I see the difference in her academic abilities compared to her friends outside of ENYP. Do I think she’ll be fine any place else? Certainly! Current parents, the lives of our children are far from over. The closing of ENYP does not declare our children prisoners, or failures. The past teachers should not be discredited because they too have held a place in our children’s education at this point. My mother always said what happens in the dark will always come to light. Ms Joseph will undoubtedly reap what she sews and our lives will go on. She’ll go to bed with those demons and our lives will go on. Our children are academically equipped to excel anywhere! Do I have the time to search for a new school for my child, heck no! My hope is that if the DOE chooses to close ENYP they wont have the pad locks on the door Thursday morning! I hope my child can complete the year with her friends and at the end of June we too will go on. Ms Joseph stresses the T.H.I.N.K model for our children to live by yet there’s a lot being said here. As far as I’m concerned her credibility is shot. It will take a little more than 4 emergency meetings and her gift for gab to convince me that all she’s done was piss off the wrong people. Current parents, I wish you well. But your journey is shared. Former Parents and teachers, Im sorry that your experiences at ENYP were so terrible that you could become such malicious and mean spirited people. Regardless of what happens to ENYP Ms Joseph’s life will not have ended. She has the brains and the resources to move on elsewhere. I pray that this is a lesson learned for all of us. I pray that each and everyone of you find some solace in knowing that our children will be just fine. They are young and still have their innocence. Lets not taint them with anger and vengeance when people “handle” us wrong. Lets teach them perseverance so after ENYP they wont feel that their lives have ended either.

Wow, this whole thing is upsetting but so timely to me. I am the mother of a child at another charter school that I am currently trying to find out just how much of the hell they are putting our kids through are in violation of their charter. Although, I suspect their charter is very generally written giving them leeway… I find the entire charter school movement to be quite racist. Making it seem as if what we are getting is the best for free but the profit is really high in charter schools and the propensity for abuse in everyway is very available..

For any of the parents who are arguing because the school will now be closed, please understand HAD MS. JOSEPH WHO IS PRAYING FOR YOUR KIDS BEEN WILLING TO PUT THEM FIRST SHE WOULD’VE RESIGNED WHEN THEY CAUGHT HER AND THE SCHOOL WOULD REMAIN OPEN! Then you could have raised your voice as a community of parents to lead the selection of a replacement. What you need is for your child to benefit, Ms. Joseph can clearly take care of herself.

This is my advise to everyone. Focus on what is best for the community that ENYP serves first and foremost; whether you are a supporter of Ms. Davis, Mr. Duffy or Ms. Joseph. Empty speculation on either side benefits no one, what is needed here is complete transparency on both sides.

This is an honest representation of this situation from someone in the know, who has no agenda beyond what is best for the student body at ENYP. However well these students are being served currently, the fact remains that they should be served much better right now, not in the future but right now.

Parents and supporters of ENYP Ms. Joseph didn’t develop the THINK principles, they have existed for sometime and will continue to exist, it is your job to make sure that these principles carry on in your children regardless of the future of ENYP and where your child ends up.

It is time that we as a community start to use our God given ability to gather facts for ourselves instead of following fallible individual blindly. It is time that we stop accepting spoon feed information so blindly and start taking responsibility for that which is ours.

The fact remains that Ms. Joseph and the Board of ENYP are accountable to you the parents and the community. Now some serious allegations have been made against Ms. Joseph and the future of your school have been placed in jeopardy. It is your responsibility to get up and find out the truth about exactly what is going on at your child school, instead of accepting what Ms. Davis, Mr. Duffy, Ms. Joseph or former staff and faculty tells you.

Now I would suggest to you that where there is smoke there is normally fire. Now tell me something, beyond dropping off and picking up your children or the occasional short conversation how many of you can truly say that you know what is going on at ENYP on a daily basis? It is very dangerous in this day and age to trust individuals blindly, just look at surprises we have gotten from our political and religious leaders over the past year alone, not to mention educators.

All I am saying is to do your due diligence first and foremost before you go jumping on anyone’s bandwagon. Instead of allowing Ms. Joseph or anyone to seduce you into supporting them pay attention to how they are operating. Pay attention to the actions taken by all the parties involved after the new broke that ENYP could be closed. Let the actions of individuals speak louder than their words or the cosmetic fixes.

There are legitimate problems at ENYP that needs fixing. I will say it again people, for the benefit of the children there are legitimate problems at ENYP that needs fixing. Parent and supporters ask for access, asked for meetings on your own terms where you have your specific concerns prepared and pay attention the responses you receive. Ms. Joseph is a lawyer and a capable one at that and if there is one thing I know for sure is that she prides herself on being able to out maneuvering individuals, so be prepared.

Here is another thing to pay close attention to, if I know Ms. Joseph she is more than likely making preparations to ensure that former parents, faculty and staff are not allowed in the upcoming meeting on Wednesday. In fact I would be very surprised if they don’t hire their own security for this event to ensure that these individual are kept out. What she would want instead is a room full of her supporter to drown out any opposition that makes it in to the meeting. And guess what unfortunately she know that is exactly what she will get. Parents and supports so determine to put Mr. Duffy in his place that they miss the most important part of being there, to gather information to address, with not only Ms. Joseph but with others at ENYP at a later date. I know this because it has happened before and she is banking on that happening again.

Unfortunately for the parents and the students of ENYP that will only be a temporary reprieve and possibly the biggest disservice to do to yourself. Don’t be afraid of hearing what Mr. Duffy and others have to say, take the information in and address it in good faith with the staff and faculty at ENYP at a later date.

The fact is that your children performed better academically last year than they are on pace to do this year. Regardless of what is said about the faculty that was let go, they did something that cannot be disputed, they produced excellent results. In that alone one has to question the merit in getting rid of all of them. I don’t know how much have changed but the current faculty weren’t exactly thrilled to be at ENYP, trust me Ms. Joseph should be thankful for contracts and a weak economy.

Why has Ms. Joseph’s job been linked with your child’s education? Why is it that you will support her, instead of supporting the school that led your child to success. By all accounts Ms. Joseph didn’t develop the academic system that has served your child so well. She didn’t teach any classes – right? So why the fight for her?
You need your school to stay open so that your child can have continuity of education and graduate without any incident. You think the abuses she does that has NOT affected Your child is okay because your child is not the one affected. Are you so unconcerned with the community of children your child will have to associate with as peers now and in maturity? It is high time we start walking the talk and be the first to leave no child behind. We try to hold a system accountable for kids in a way that we are not.

You want to serve the education of your child and all the children who as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lived and died for to have equal opportunity to the best available? Lobby for the school to remain open and the controversy to be removed from there so the children can go on and learn unhindered. Ms. Joseph, must go! and don’t worry this is not a race thing. It is my very desire that she will not be the last to go. There are many that need to go. Many that abuse their unchecked power… They lack character but call themselves equipped to instill it in children they don’t truly care about or respect. It is not right that the special education needs of kids are not met. or that kids who learn differently are expelled. Absolute power corrupts absolutley! Demand excellent character from our leaders of all kinds…

Success can take you to heights where your character cannot sustain you!
A. R. Bernard

Parents, understand that no one wants to see a school for these children close. However, why do you believe your children are learning so much better than others in public school? Why do you believe the DOE targeted this school? This has nothing to do with her being a “positive” black woman who wants to see our young minority students do better. This is about a woman, running an organization under gross ruling. Sure, she had her favorite students and parents and that is probably who is fighting for her right now, all 20 of them. Your children may be learning, but how do you know they are performing above or just as well as others? How are you assessing your childs skills in comparison with neighboring children? Do your homework. The crimes happened to the kids who are no longer there, the ones who weren’t afforded the “opportunity” to learn as well as you believe your children have. The only reason your kids aren’t affected by what has been taking place within that institution is because they made the cut. God forbid your child wasn’t performing the way the school leader deemed fit because it would mean your scholar was in jepordy of being sent back a grade or possibly discharged considering the circumstances. Your children are suffering because they don’t have full access to everyday resources that public school children have. There are mini computers on-site for their use that never saw the light of day just because she wanted to focus on the 3rd graders and their upcoming test. Where is the sanity in that? Math/Reading prep 5 days a week for 80% of the day? What happened to social studies? What happened to science? What happened to History? Oh, she did allow them to celebrate Obama, guess that covered social studies and history. All the things that took place academically were unjust. The things that took place behind the scenes were cruel, treacherous and down right unfathomable. The only reason parents don’t want to see this institution close is because they don’t want to stick their children in a public school. Understand that there are plenty of good public schools with a varied curriculum and plentiful extracurricular activities and resources. And parents, I will say this, some of you have children that weren’t performing well during the course of the 08-09 school year. Some were struggling with homework while some weren’t turning it in at all. If your child advanced to the next grade, especially the 3rd graders, did you wonder how? If you received your childs report card on June 28th, 2009 and found yourself stuck in awe that your child passed, then you should stop ranting and raving. Your kids will suffer at the end of the day when they aren’t able to keep up outside the walls of ENYP so called great academic structure.

Whats goign on at ENYP is a total disgrace and shame. Sheila we are not gonna pray with you, we dontn know who your praying to. Parent please open your eyes. Its not about the money, if a black woman with such accomplishment as Sheila holds a position like this she should rightfully be paid twice over. the salary is meaningless to me. But just to take on the job and not do what your suppost to be doing and making speeches and not implement what you are saying. Then when things get out of hand and dont go your way bring god into this. No she dont deserve the title or the salary. Let me say im a former parent. My children have been there since day 1 and were there up unitl this october. I have witnessed alot of Sheilas antics. My children have suffered from them as well. Last year my children where in the second grade. They had 5 teachers from Sept to June becauss of this there quality of education and interest went down. Yes they did get good grades,becasue I stayed on top of them as a parent. Yes the TA weres pulling the kids out of class. Yes there were a 3rd grades in my childrens class. My child had countless bathroom accidents becasue she wasnt allowed to use the bathrrom when she needed it. Sheila decided to take science out of the curriculum and they were fores to take a science test months later and failed miserably. What happned to gym and wheres the computers we was promised years ago. Totally not fair to my child. She lashes ot at teachers in front of the children. She even lashes out at the children. To the parent that says shes not gonna let anyone else make decisions for her child, well guess what Sheila makes all the decisions here. There is no parent involvement in the education here. it should be the parent-teacher decide what best for you child. The teacher has your child from 8 am to 4 30. You the parent has your child front the time they get home to the time they go to bed and on weekends. If a teacher spoke out for your childrens its total anarchy in her eyes. I most defianately can give her this…She hires the absolute best teachers, but she is unable to maintaim them. Let be honest with ourselve and think about it intelligently and not emotionally. 1 or 2 or even 3 teachers you can give her the benefot of the doubt, but when its everybody, something isnt right. All these teachers didnt get fired some left because they had a heart and conscience and truly cared for the children and was not about to stoop to Sheilas level and demean themselves for the sake of a paycheck. They saw what was goign on. The staff turn around is terrible. You can have a situation thats being handled by someone and 2 days later when u try to contact them they are nolonger there and you have to start from groud zero again. what kind of security is that. Thats not even safe for your child. Its like the revolving door to Macy’s (that is a definate sign of bad leadership). To the parent who stated that she didnt even like her childs teacher last year, well that what happenes when you have to hire people in an emergency. And touching on security. If ENYP stays open they wont have a home after June. Has Sheila secured a place for the children yet. I dont think anymore public schools will have her. Remember she was evicted from the first public she was in in ENY. That should have been a clue to me them. It tore me to remove my children from ENYP. I fell in love with the schools mission and I believed in Sheila in the beginning. Now im broken hearted. But it did teach me what to look or and the right questions to ask when choosign a school, charter or not. I am elated to report that my children are in another charter school in which i couldnt be anymore satisfied with. I sincerly hope ENYP doesnt close. I wish there was a way to implement new leadership in charter school with out closing it. A good school is hard to get the children into and alot of parents cant afford private school. which is why we send our kids to charter school. Its the next best thing.

THERE IS A WAY TO SAVE THE SCHOOL AND DITCH THE WITCH, IF SHE RESIGNS YOU CAN AS A PARENT BODY LOBBY THE DOE/BOE TO KEEP THE SCHOOL OPEN UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP… Maybe the answer is a “Sheila Jospeh Resign Campaign”

BTW, this suggestion is NOT for the poster “Think for yourself”, who seems to think everybody but her/him is angry and really is interested in ordering you around – get a grip. It is because we can ALL think for ourselves that those of us that don’t agree with you continue to have a say. It is not an argument with YOU! How did you possibly become so important to me??!

In the end the greater good for the children will be served, I trust God.

@FORMER EMPLOYEE, YOU SOUND MIGHTY DAMN BITTER!!!! WHO THE HELL IS PLAYING THE “VICTIM” SLOW YOUR ROW & WATCH HOW U TALKING BECAUSE THE MORE YOU TALK THE MORE YOU PROVE MY POINT!!!! I LIVE BY PLAN B’S BUT DON’T GET MAD IF PUBLIC SCHOOL AINT ONE OF THEM!!!!!
@LESLIE I MUST BE OF SOME INPORTANCE TO U CUZ U KEEP RESPONDING!!!!! LOLOLOLOLOL….. AND JUST LIKE YOU I HAVE IN OPINION AS WELL!!!

My child has been going to ENYP from day one. The turn over was alarming however , it did not emotionally affect me or my child. I was not aware of these allegations until recently. Im listening to Ms Davids views and I understand her point. If Ms Joseph was stealing or firing teachers without a reasonable cause ,then she should be penalized. We all have to ask ourselves , Are these allegations the grounds for closing a school that is doing well ? I feel a little offended when I read some of the comments about the parents. Do you believe that the parents of ENYP are a bunch of uneducated welfare recipients that cant recognize above average education? I cant wait to meet you Mona , so I can hear both sides to this story . I have faith in ENYP , things can be better ,I believe we are moving in that direction. Im looking forward to see my child be the first graduating class of ENYP !!! Fix the problem , don’t close this school !!!