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February 4, 2010
Ignoring violations, parents want to keep a charter school open
Parents of East New York Prep students said the city should help the school correct its governance problems rather than close it.
Parents and students at an East New York charter school are pleading with the Department of Education to keep their school open after an investigation found that the school had violated its charter and its principal was expelling high-needs students.
Charter schools are rarely closed in New York City, but when they are it can inspire as much anger and confusion as the shuttering of a traditional public school. At a hearing at East New York Preparatory on Wednesday night, about 100 parents filled the auditorium to ask questions of DOE officials and speak out against the school’s proposed closure. Its embattled principal Sheila Joseph might have broken a few rules, they said, but in a high-crime, high-poverty neighborhood, a seat in her school was the only way out.
“In this community there aren’t many options for these kids,” said Leon Smillie, the father of a second grader. “This is a good option.”
ENYP has a monopoly on hope in a desperate section of Brooklyn, making its problems seem insignificant to parents who said they felt inspired by classrooms named after universities and by their childrens’ high test scores. Some parents noted that the DOE hadn’t called the school’s academics into question. Others charged that ENYP had only become a target for investigation because of the population it serves.
“They [the DOE] don’t care about children in the ghetto,” more than one parent said.
“We do care,” Michael Duffy, director of the office of charter schools, told the crowd. “The number one question is if East New York is better served by this school or another school.”
ENYP’s board has until March 5 to submit a response to the DOE’s allegations, at which point the decision about whether to keep the school open will fall to Chancellor Joel Klein.
Latisha Lane, the mother of a 9-year-old student, said there had been rumors of mismanagement for years and calls for more parental involvement had gone ignored. Still, she wants the school to remain open, she said, as the chances her child will get into another nearby charter school are slim.
Garnette Gibson was one of few parents at the hearing who wanted to see ENYP closed. Gibson said she moved her son to another charter school after he fell off a desk, hit his head, and was allowed to sleep off the injury in class.
ENYP’s board of trustees and Joseph have been accused by the state and city of going rogue with the school’s finances. The city’s notice of intent to revoke the school’s charter states that the school made questionable payments to Mercer Givhan, a board member and the father of Joseph’s child. It also accuses Joseph of increasing her salary from $120,000 to $180,000, changing her title to superintendent so she could sit on the board, and revising the school’s charter without the DOE’s consent.
Joseph denied that she had increased her salary.
“We’re going to look back on this and think ok, that was a hiccup,” Joseph said after the meeting. “Maybe it was a big hiccup, but it was a hiccup that we had to go through to become stronger.”
President of the New York Charter Parents Association, Mona Davids, said the violations at ENYP are evidence that New York needs more oversight of charter schools and charter parents need to become more aware of what constitutes a violation.
“This could happen at any school, and it is happening at other schools,” Davids said.
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February 4th, 2010 9:33 am
They should close more of these schools down. There are some good charters out there but I have yet to find one that hasn’t taken advantage of the families that they “try” to serve. I use the word “try” cautiously, because they “trying” stops the moment that they get you to sign up. I have read these posts before and heard the cry about not to make comments from the “shadows.” Should I put down my real name so that a certain school that wears orange my punish my child? Yes, it says “2kids” for my name. So where is my other child. My other child is in a district school. Why? He was in the “orange” school for 3 weeks until they discharged him and dumped him. Why? Well, you see my child is “special needs.” I doubt that he would make for good testing. My other child who still wears “orange?” Well, he get tested like a 24 hr a day jeopardy game. I can’t wait to get him out of that school. Oh, and the “orange leader” speaks down to the parents like we don’t understand english. I wish the media would cover more of the dark side of charters or are we doomed to think that these schools are just as good as when people sold us sugar cereals and told us they were “balanced meals.” This gives a new definition of the term “hoodwinked.” Save our ‘hood, parents!
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February 4th, 2010 9:44 am
I am all for meaningful parent choice, and I understand that many parents in East New York can’t move to a better neighborhood or enroll their child in a private school.
I also understand why many parents would want to keep the school open — hell, my own children’s school would be damn near perfect if the principal could summarily kick out special ed and ELL students and that small handful of bad-apple kids who cause mayhem in the classroom!
But that’s not how public schools operate, and as we are so often reminded, charter schools ARE public schools.
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February 4th, 2010 11:47 am
The solutIon is not closing the school. The solution is learning from past incidents and complaints and moving forward . The issues of former teachers and parents should have been addresed , but that’s why ENYP need to take all those things into consideration and make sure it dosent happen again. ENYP will be watched , and very carefully I may add. This whole situation happened because it was suppose to happen. ENYP will move into a new building and become better for the teachers parents , students and other staff. Parents need more transparency and stability , then that should be our main focus along with our children recieving the best education. Parents voices went unheard before I doubt this will continue . DOE has placed someone in ENYP to observe and listen if anyone has complaints. Let’s utilize that if needed . Let’s learn from the past and move forward !!!
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February 4th, 2010 1:08 pm
Gotham Schools,
Do you have a copy of the NYSED Report and other documents the DOE distributed to parents last night. Can you post it on Scribd for us like the previous documents distributed by the DOE?
Thank you.
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February 4th, 2010 2:54 pm
the parents failed to focus on all that is important in this situation which is how did the school end up in this predictament. the head of school does not teach the children she has teachers that teach and the teachers that are responsible for those “great test scores” were all fired/let go/ relieved in august 2009. the parents were told the teachers didn’t pass a test given by Ms joseph instead of the truth. DOE placed the school on probation and encouraged all parents to search other options last year. this shows the problems only blossomed. the parents are vulnerable because they are worried about where to place their children. they are also naive they need to realize they do not need ENYP. ENYP needs them!!! without the students there would be no ENYP and without the teachers from last year there would not be any “GREAT TEST SCORES”. the parents need to hold Sheila Joseph accountable and the ever changing Board of Trustees accountable for the short time they will be here. the teachers that are currently employed at ENYP should be on the lookout for their slips in august 2010.
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February 4th, 2010 3:02 pm
OH BOY!! Here we go again I guess the former teachers didn’t get what they were looking for or, hear what they wanted to hear……
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February 4th, 2010 6:31 pm
@WOW - They’re not even pretending to be objective. Litterally the only thing that would seem to sate the opponents of the school is to see the school closed. They don’t seem terribly interested in objectivity, even handedness, facts, or illuminating misconceptions. Nor do they want to entertain or tollerate other equally (if not more) valid opinions or points of view. According to them, anything that conflicts with their pre-determined narrative must be coming from someone who is naive, ignorant, stupid.
I don’t have a stake in this one way or the other and what happens will not ultimately impact me. I do not live in East New York or Brownsville and I am not a parent. But as someone looking in from the outside, and also as a journalist, I am appalled and ashamed (and a little shocked) by the arrogant, paternalistic and condesending approach being utilized by those who are seem hell bent on seeing this school be closed down.
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February 4th, 2010 8:16 pm
That’s interesting, Objective Outsider! I don’t have a horse in the race, either, but I read comment after comment from people who would like to see ENYP stay open despite the fact that the principal, without any due process or just cause, liquidated about 20% of the student body and 100% of the staff.
This is a public school. Booting out kids because they might lower test scores and getting rid of teachers for vague, flimsy reasons goes way beyond a “difference of opinion.” It’s flat-out wrong, and I’m pretty disappointed by all the rationalizing going on in the name of “parent choice.”
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February 4th, 2010 8:51 pm
@Tim - you are entilted to your opinion and POV. Obviosly a lot of people share your position. But when you characterize the parents who do not share your opinions, do not accept the DOE’s characterizations, or simply draw different conclusions based on the same facts as ignorant (not the first two works of the title of this article - “Ignoring violations . . . .” then the “reporting” has ventured into editorializing. It should then bear that lable.
You clearly accept all the accusations as being valid and provable. It is clear that a number of people feel otherwise. For all I know you are an insider with access to information the public does not. That possibility notwistanding, what I’ve seen for the most part in these articles is an uncritical and unquestioning regurgitation of the DOE’s allegations with little or no actual reporting and a condescending, arrogant and complete dismissiveness of the other position.
Based on history, this community and these parents have ample cause to question the DOE’s findings and/or conclusion. Questioning does not equal rationalizing, and you lose credibility when you conflate the two.
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February 4th, 2010 9:11 pm
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February 4th, 2010 9:33 pm
@ Objective Outsider, Only when the current parents of ENYP dare to unite and stand for the school we become Sheila lovin welfare recipients are so naive,ignorant and stupid to appreciate what a former parent or staff member has to say Former staff and parents are so hell bent on this vendetta they have with the head of school they can’t see the bigger picture which are our children our chidren could not have possibly be able to pass state exams with out the numbers being fudged according to them They are so angry with the high turn over rate they said our children couldn’t adapt to some many changes, but when I asked what should be my next step one told me to put my child regular public school he’ll” adapt” charter school is no different besides the overcrowed classes and low performing test scores but never mine that because Sheila is a witch and the school should close. These are angry former teachers & staff that claim they still love the kids and are concerned for them and yet they were there to fight for the schools closing @Tim know the facts before you speak!!
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February 4th, 2010 9:42 pm
Help me with the facts, WOW!–what happened to the 48 kids who were thrown out of the school?
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February 4th, 2010 9:59 pm
Oh thanks objective outsider for having a positive & clear view as to whats going on @ the school… @ Tim!! How do you know that is was 48 kids the were thrown out did you type up or send out the letter? or are you going by what people are saying in the blogs…remember they “fudge numbers @ ENYP” so who knows what to believe…
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February 4th, 2010 10:01 pm
AND TIM YOU”RE INTERESTED BECAUSE…………
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February 4th, 2010 10:37 pm
I’m interested as a taxpayer, as a parent of children who attend and will eventually attend New York City public schools, and as someone who is extremely skeptical about many aspects of the charter school movement.
The number of expelled/discharged children comes straight from an earlier GS post regarding ENYP:
“Last year, a review by the State Education Department found that 48 East New York Prep students were discharged before the state’s standardized tests were given. Among the students who left were seven low-scoring third-graders. That same year, 86 percent of the school’s students scored proficient in English and 100 percent were proficient in math.
An review conducted in 2007 noted that “the percentage of special education students is much lower than in other schools,” and that there were no English Language Learners enrolled.
The school’s teacher turnover has also been extreme. Between June of last year and September of this year, East New York Prep lost every teacher it had, Duffy said. In their stead came new teachers, most of whom are in Teach for America.”Is it your contention that the state got the number (48) wrong? Or that a reporter from this site is fudging the numbers?
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February 5th, 2010 1:52 am
@Wow and @ Tim:
Wow, you’re not going to succeed in trying to get Tim to listen to reason because he has no interest in the facts. He has a position, and most likely a stake in seeing the charter school movement fail. He sights as “evidence” and Gotham Schools article which used as it’s sole source the DOE’s Notice. He accepts the allegations in that notice as fact and does not feel it necessary to await the school’s response (and will no doubt dismiss or disregard their response once it is submitted). Moreover, everyone should note that even were the figure (48) to be accurate, that still does not establish a causal relationship between the tests and their dismissal. For instance Tim, of those 48 students, how many moved from Brooklyn? How many moved from NY? How many received scholarships to attend private schools? I don’t know and I am fairly certain that you don’t know either. These are the kinds of explanations that the school will have opportunity to document and present in their response, which is not due for three more weeks.
And Wow, you are 100% correct about the deeply racist undertones of Tim and others’ reaction to these students’ test scores. Their argument can be summarized as thus:
- What we believe is always correct;
- We believe that black and brown children in the ghetto, in incapable of success, least of all academic success;
-Because these children are not capable of success, we needn’t waist resources investing in their futures;
- Because the test results run counter to our beliefs, something must be amiss. It is easier for us to deny or disregard the success of these black/brown children in the ghetto than it is for us to re-assess our initial assumptions.
- As previously postulated, these children are incapable of success. Ipso facto, the evidence that the school fudged the numbers is that children’s succeeded.
Stated only slightly differently, we are right because we cannot be wrong.
It’s as simplistic as it is twisted, yet it is an argument that characterizes the history of NYC’s white community’s attitudes toward minority children’s achievement. The more examples there are that all children can be educated and excel, the more we will be obligated to value each child and make the necessary investments in their future. It is a leap that many of my fellow caucasian New Yorkers still, unfortunately, are not ready to make.
African Americans, Latinos and other minorities have been subjected to such racism for centuries. It is nothing new. As a caucasian native New Yorker, I am not in a position to preach about the evils of racism. There is nothing I can tell the people of this community that they do not already know through their own experiences. I can say, however, that this is not new to me. In polite conversation, I have heard my fellow white citizens entertain and embrace a pathologically tortured and self serving logic my entire life. I have heard my friends, neighbors family members, and loved ones make statements which make me ashamed and statements which they would be justifiably fearful to make in mixed company.
In the end, whatever happened at that school will come to light. The allegation that have been presented to the press and which have been reported as fact will be responded to. Let’s all distinguish “allegation” from “evidence” from “fact.” Let’s not use this situation as an excuse to spout ignorant, illogical and racist rants at the children, parents, and workers at the school. And let’s all acknowledge that the community in the center of this controversy has every right, every reason, and indeed every obligation to question the motives of the white power structure and other outsiders who deny the accomplishments and potential of their children and who would seek to neutralize or eliminate an institution in their community which at least appears to be achieving results and offering a great deal of hope to an entire community.
Can we at least wait for the evidence to finish coming in before we render judgment, or is that asking too much Tim?
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February 5th, 2010 7:21 am
A charter school that lets go of seasoned teachers and employs the rest of the school with Teach for America teachers should not keep going as a school. Although school choice is a necessity and a right, parents should realize that charter schools that employ inexperienced teachers and have principals that create the corruption from the inside should never run a school. It was bound to fail if the leader gives herself preferential treatment. No system runs well like that, and the students would have been the ones suffering.
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February 5th, 2010 8:47 am
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February 5th, 2010 9:55 am
That’s an impressive rant, Objective Outsider. I especially like how you take me to task for not waiting on the facts while simultaneously arriving at the conclusion that I’m a hard-core, dyed-in-the-wool racist on the basis of a couple of blog posts!
Anyway, surely you’ve noticed that I’ve asked at least twice before for an insider/parent to explain the departure of the 48 students. No one has been willing to do that. Your theory about the missing students doesn’t carry a lot water — it would be incredibly easy for ENYP to show that students had left the district or that they were at enrolled at private schools. Whatever explanation was given clearly didn’t pass muster with the DOE.
The DOE, with its charter-loving chancellor hand-picked by a charter-obsessed mayor, simply adores charters. They wouldn’t have taken this course against ENYP if there weren’t fire behind the smoke, and to say that the DOE wants to see a charter fail for racial reasons is ill-conceived, paranoid nonsense.
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February 5th, 2010 10:46 am
This debate can go on forever !!! Everyone has there own opinion , and we will not see eye to eye . I never overlooked the fact that the school let go 48 children . Nor did I overlook the fact the teachers were dismissed . Why didn’t the DOE do anything when these complaints were made ? Why wait till now ? The school is doing well academically , now we need to give them a chance and fix everything else . I heard there is worse things going on in other charter schools , attack them first !!! Why use this school as an example. I’m sure u can go back and read about scandals in the DOE concerning money . Look at MTA . They were accused of stealing tax payers money . Did they shut them down ?? No , because they need them . You show me a school that is doing better than ENYP and guarantee seats for the children of ENYP, if not then let the proper people regulate and keep the school from
closing.
Why are you so frustrated with this school and the issues at hand ? You don’t even want to give the school a chance to become better than what it is . If the school fail and corruption continue . Then by all means close it down . Because the school will not have my support and I’m sure other parents feel the same. I think you have valid points but you need to look at it from every angle and not from one side . We have parents in the school that are educator, they want to see this school grow . There ate parents who can put there child in a different school and they still going to so well. WhAt about the children who are not as fortunate. The chances for them are slim. At ENYP the children are breed for success !! One day you need to look at the structure of the school and you will see for yourself .
Like I said before I wish they would have listened to the teachers and parents complaints but they didn’t . We as parents and the board will not let this happen again . Let’s wait and see what happens in March , because the faith of the school isn’t up to me or you but KLIEN . Hopefully he will listen to the people who support the school. You better believe we have Support !!! -
February 5th, 2010 10:51 am
Sorry for the typos , it’s not easy typing from my phone
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February 5th, 2010 2:50 pm
I’m concerned that both people who “support the school” and people who “want the school shut down” are missing the point. Is the principal the school? Is the board? If we are putting what is best for the students at the core of this argument, which we should in all discussions of education, then we must consider alternatives such as “turning around” the school by removing the leadership (which is either incompetent or unethical - neither being positive), allowing teachers to reapply for their positions (which allows qualified staff to remain while removing those who arent), and allowing all of the students to remain. A turnaround charter should be submitted by a new team, of which there are currently dozens competing for the few remaining “new school” charters. This will in a small way address the the unchanged charter cap while serving the students of ENYP and meeting the needs of the community. There are also currently significant financial incentives and funding opportunities for schools and districts embracing the turnaround approach.
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February 5th, 2010 3:05 pm
Is it really that difficult to get rid of Joseph and keep the school open by implementing new leadership? Its not fair to the children to have them thrusted into this mess and to close the school down. Get rid of the problem…
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February 5th, 2010 3:18 pm
As a parent of a child in charter school and reading all the comments posted about ENYP makes me wonder have some of you ever visit or know anyone at ENYP? I understand that one or two postings might have been from ex employees of the school. I will not say that everything that goes on with the school and it employees or even students are perfect. However, it hard and may be impossible to find a perfect school. No matter what school a child is attending there will always be something that parents, employees, and school officials will find wrong. The big picture here are the kids. What is going to happen to the kids or do anyone care. I care about my child education and I’m sure the parents of ENYP care too. No one want to talk about all the positive aspects that the school brought to the community. How much hope the school gave its students. No one want to talk about the limited spacing the school was giving to house all of its students. With that in mind they over came all the obstacles and the kids did excellent on there exams. Just because the kids come from the “Getto” does not mean they do not deserve a quality education like the perdominantly white schools. Yes, there are neighborhoods that have better school because of who occupies the neighborhoods but as we learned from Americas painful history that separate is not equal. There is nothing wrong with the supervision from the DOE but do not close the school. The students have a chance to become phenomenal, extraordinary young men an women capable of extraordinary things and they need a chance.
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February 5th, 2010 3:28 pm
Dear Caring Parent and Brooklynder -
No thank you. If it’s all the same to you, most of us current parents - you know, the ones with an ACTUAL stake in this - would just as soon stick with the team that got us here, your disaproval notwithstanding. I mena, don’t get me wrong, it’s very nice of you to “offer” to hostilely take over one of our community institutions. It’s mighty kind of you to offer to lead us from the abyss. But we’ve actually done suprising well without your kindhearted assistance up until now, so if you don’t mind, you can take your “help” elsewhere and allow us to address and correct these issues in a way that accords to our standards, our needs, and our community’s best interersts. Hope I don’t sound ungrateful. I am sure there are others in other communities who would love your help. Don’t believe me? Just watch Pocahontas, Dances with Wolves, Dangerous Minds, Honey, Avitar. (or if Hollywood’s not your thing, watch the coverage of the kinshearted American missionaries who tried to traffic 33 Haitian children to brothels in the Dominican Republic in their benevolent attempts to help).
Tell you what: we know how to find you now, ok. When we want your help we’ll reach out and ask for it.
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February 5th, 2010 4:50 pm
I GUESS WE FORGOT THAT THE VERY ISSUES THAT CAME UP AT THE MEETING ARE THE ONES THAT GOT THE SCHOOL PUT ON PROBATION IN THE FIRST PLACE. THIS IS HOW IT WORKS, AN INSTITUTUION VIOLATES PROTOCOL, A WARNING (WHICH WOULD BE THE FIRST VISIT) IS GIVEN, PROBATION TAKES PLACE (WHICH WOULD BE THE SECOND MEETING THAT HAPPENED) IN WHICH A COMPLIANCE PACKET IS GIVEN, THE PACKET IS REVIEWED BY THE SCHOOL AND USED A CHECK LIST TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS. THE STATE COMES BACK 30 DAYS LATER AND REVIEWS EVERYTHING, INFORMING THE SCHOOL ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED. ULTIMATELY, IF THE PROBATION IS STILL STANDING AND MORE PROBLEMS ARISE THE PROBATION IS VIOLATED AND A DETERMINATION MEETING IS HELD, WHICH RESULTED IN THE CHARTER BEING REVOKED. SO LETS CONTINUE TO BLAME THE DOE FOR CLOSING ANOTHER BLACK SCHOOL WITH THE FEARLESS BLACK LEADER. LETS SAY THE TEACHERS ARE BAD AND THATS WHY THEY ARE GONE. LETS BLAME EVERYONE EXCEPT THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM.
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February 5th, 2010 5:00 pm
ENY Parent - So do you feel that Joseph has done absolutely nothing inappropriate and is being completely “set-up” by the DOE? Do you feel that she has made mistakes that you are willing to overlook because of the benefits that you’ve found for your child at this school? Do you feel that the only acceptable school leader for your child is one of the same ethnicity from the same neighborhood? Would a white school leader who truly wants to work with and serve the community be unacceptable? Would a black leader from Louisiana be unacceptable? I’d like to hear more about your standards and needs.
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February 5th, 2010 9:01 pm
Reading all of the previous comments is just like following the press about charter schools and keeping abreast of educational politics throughout the past decade since the debate slowly came into the forefront of the educational reform movement. When looking at the particular school in question, yes! it is relevant and appropriate to hold Ms. Joseph accountable for the school’s progress - its academic gains, teacher retention, as well as operational and financial soundness. And yes! through school choice, and community involvement - charter schools can and will have a positive impact on the students of BK, NY, and beyond. Those who are ignorant about charter schools should take some time to research and think about what their perspective would be if their children were zoned to enroll in failing schools.
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February 5th, 2010 10:52 pm
Dear Brooklynder -
I guess you did not read my comment carefully. If you read it carefully then you would see that no school is perfect. Are there problems? Yes! But, what school does not have there share? If the DOE feel that the Head Of School is not doing as good of a job then STEP IN and HELP. Not one parent can not say that the education given by that school isn’t rigorous. So why close the school? Wanting to close the school is not helping our kids its hurting them in the long run. For far too long our kids have been getting the short end of the educational stick. Now they have a chance to prepare themselves for a world that is waiting for them. Do I care that the principle is black! No! The principle could be any race and all that matters is that our children get the quality education they deserve. Ask yourself! If the DOE investigated all the principles and Heads of schools in the city (not taking in mind test score). How many would close for management issues? Don’t get me wrong have an African American principle is a great example for the children but like I said the children’s education is more important then skin color. Should a principle be held acceptable for there allegations? In the democracy we live in you are innocent before proven guilty. I need cut and dry facts not hear say. until then I feel that ENYP is a good school and if DOE can make it better great but don’t close the school when kids are succeeding. Also, were will the children of ENYP going to go if the school closes? No one cares! Why should our children fall by the waist side. - Concern parent -
February 5th, 2010 11:22 pm
Sorry Brooklynder! I thought one of your posting was to what i said!
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February 6th, 2010 3:09 am
Hey “Brooklynder” and ALL CAPS “ignorance is bliss” -
Objective Outsider already outed you. Do I know if Joseph is blameless? No. Do you? No. Maybe you shout STFU until the facts are in, huh?
Do I see through your efforts to use this dust up as an opportunity to slither in and wrest control of the school? Yes. Do I have any doubt that if this coup attempt prevails, you will be the first ones to claim credit for the success that has already been achieved? Of course you will! As I said, if you are looking for ignorant savages to save, go to the mountainous region of Pandora and save the Na’vi and their Tree of Souls. James Cameron got $2Billion in the bank for doing just that, I’m sure you can get a cut. Just leave us and our school alone. We don’t want or need your so-called “help.”
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February 6th, 2010 8:56 am
I think Sheila is A crook.. I think the money has corrupted her THINK process. The employees have no voice they are just puppets in the madness at ENYP. Temps & Baby Teachers. Look at the staff and how they are thrown into chaos. Everyone their looks like they are in pain. Their school aides let children run wild and then they cram about 100 kids into one room on friday afternoons. Its a Mess!
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February 11th, 2010 5:09 pm
Wah WAh ENYP Parent. Stop using theatrical events and movies to portray the community. Just because you don’t want to find another school for your child that will make them do their own work doesn’t mean everyone else does. Get over it. It’s finished.
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February 13th, 2010 2:40 am
@ “Ignorance is Bliss” - Your name is fitting. You are truly ignorant. No strike that. You are just dumb.
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February 13th, 2010 11:53 pm
Wow IGNORANCE IS BLISS! Your name says it all! Your posting sounds very ignorant! I think we missed the point of this fight! We all want our children to get the greatest education they deserve. It sound like you are insinuating that the student do not do there own work. As a parent that has been to the school and seen them with my own eyes trust me they do there own work. My problem in all this is everyone have a lot to say about the school and we are forgetting one key aspect. Freedom of choice! If there are parents that don’t like the school then take your children out. Plain and simple! Go find that imaginary perfect school your dreaming of. Let reality sink in when you enroll your child in a school with high crime rates and lack of education.
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July 16th, 2010 12:32 am
What happened ENYP parents? I thought that your school was going to remain open? I guess that the lies that Sheila Joseph told you pacified you all. Guess your fight wasn’t strong enough after all. Dry Cry :”(…lol
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