tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post3524695983034043502..comments2024-03-14T13:50:26.981-04:00Comments on Chaz's School Daze: An Open Letter To Amiee Horowitz From A Discontinued Teacher.Chazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09964739497720364749noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-43706619749501060792015-08-18T19:58:40.947-04:002015-08-18T19:58:40.947-04:00Anon 3:53
You an idiot!Anon 3:53 <br />You an idiot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-46645576374435754222015-07-31T03:25:20.634-04:002015-07-31T03:25:20.634-04:00Whoever wishes to challenge his or her discontinua...Whoever wishes to challenge his or her discontinuance by Aimee (or by any other superintendent) may choose to file a formal appeal with the Commissioner of Education:<br /><br />www.counsel.nysed.gov/appeals/general<br /><br />One must pay attention to the short Statute of Limitations for commencing the appeal. ("...within 30 days of the decision or action complained of...")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-15493763417891240212015-07-30T19:28:28.031-04:002015-07-30T19:28:28.031-04:00To Anon 3:53. To clarify on a few points that you ...To Anon 3:53. To clarify on a few points that you raised. First, I can't speak for other people, but personally Aimee's resume does not impress me in the least nor do I care about her resume. I don't believe that most of the people reading these articles here do either. As history has clearly shown us, some of the most ineffective incompetent people holding leadership positions have gone to some of the best top tiered schools. To me it says nothing about the person or the person's ability to render good judgement as (we have already seen in Aimee's case) I'm half Aimee's age and hold two Master's degree's and am in pursuit of a doctorate. I would venture to say that a good number of the many people that were discontinued by her also have gone to even more distinguished programs than Aimee. <br /><br />Secondly this was not a legal argument, this was more of a common sense argument as well as a moral argument, so the citations and applications of the various components of law, and judicial decisions as you pointed out would have been irrelevant. Even if the letter was full of citations and numerous evidence indicating a solid legal basis to overturn the discontinuance, I highly doubt that Aimee would be compelled to act as this person is nothing more than a number to Aimee.<br /><br />Third, you are partially correct where you state that the observations are based on "opinions." Opinions as you know are subjective and the whole idea of the conversion of the S and U rating system to Danielson was to evaluate teachers from a less subjective standpoint because of the rubric involved. Unfortunately the down fall here is that many administrators have a tendency to abuse and misuse this system. To some supervisors as Chaz has mentioned, that means using the system as a sword to keep the teachers that they like and axe the ones that they don't.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-79112257109811551462015-07-30T03:53:20.415-04:002015-07-30T03:53:20.415-04:00Aimee (the correct spelling) Horowitz (also known ...Aimee (the correct spelling) Horowitz (also known as Aimee Horowitz-Mizrahi) is no slouch!<br /><br />www.linkedin.com/pub/aimee-horowitz/4b/964/427<br /><br />She has a Doctor of Law degree from Southwestern Law School (formerly known as Southwestern University School of Law) in Los Angeles.<br /><br />It goes without saying that to impress her, the letters of rebuttal concerning discontinuances must contain citations to New York State Education Law, the Regulations of the New York State Commissioner of Education, the Regulations of the New York State Board of Regents, Federal judicial decisions, New York judicial decisions, decisions of the New York State Commissioner of Education, and the New York City Charter.<br /><br />Teachers and supervisors need to become aware that observation reports do not contain "facts" or "statistics," but are "opinions."<br /><br />www.leagle.com/decision/In%20NYCO%2020110201256/MULGREW%20v.%20BOARD%20OF%20EDUC.<br /><br />Judge Kern's decision was upheld by the First Appellate Division.<br /><br />www.leagle.com/decision/In%20NYCO%2020110825273.xml<br /><br />Good luck to the teachers who are fighting discontinuances and adverse ratings!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-57223266178849725602015-07-30T00:03:45.142-04:002015-07-30T00:03:45.142-04:00Today we were denied the permit to really in the g...Today we were denied the permit to really in the grounds issue her office. We will just have to rally by the sidewalk on the main road.<br /><br />The people united will not be defeated.Francesco Porteloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03249197982072281997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-52974140204682215802015-07-28T15:19:50.248-04:002015-07-28T15:19:50.248-04:00I heard some discussions about quotas and if anyon...I heard some discussions about quotas and if anyone still has any doubts about quotas then consider this fact for a moment: In mid March of this past year Mr. Ganesh excessed a non tenured department AP simply because that person was not meeting thier quota for the number of ineffectives that they were supposed to be giving out. The AP suppossedly stated to Ganesh that they were not going to do that because of the obvious ethical concerns. Shortly thereafter that person was excessed. Unlike mant current and former administrators at Richmond Hill this person was admired and respected by many and absolutely has my respect.<br /><br />Incidentally this AP had the highest number of student passage rates and Regents pasage rates in their department. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-7680859768654325412015-07-27T21:59:14.706-04:002015-07-27T21:59:14.706-04:00I am the "other " teacher this article i...I am the "other " teacher this article is referring to and I did all that you say. I am still going to be discontinued though except I have a PERB hearing. I idiot recorded observations, meetings, I have student statements from observations and para statements as they were there for 2/4 observations. QueensSpedTeachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15678012301671715771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-48606804650700038982015-07-27T16:12:58.145-04:002015-07-27T16:12:58.145-04:00And Farina gave her the job?
http://www.plainsite...And Farina gave her the job?<br /><br />http://www.plainsite.org/dockets/jimbfswu/new-york-eastern-district-court/blythe-v-city-of-new-york-et-al/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-26562826791531716182015-07-27T16:11:08.078-04:002015-07-27T16:11:08.078-04:00Im 6:13- we didnt give out any ineffectives. The p...Im 6:13- we didnt give out any ineffectives. The previous year we gave out 1 but after the MOSL scores it turned into a developing. This supe is the worst. Just google rafaela espinal. How can they make someone like this in charge of schools.<br /><br />She doesnt want to talk about the 23 percent of parents who are educational neglecting children. Just that instuction must be bad if students are not performing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-62061994733018133242015-07-27T09:48:27.065-04:002015-07-27T09:48:27.065-04:00Anonymous 6:13- our principal and one of our APs s...Anonymous 6:13- our principal and one of our APs said the exact same thing. They then proceeded to give ineffective rating to people they wanted to get rid of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-22093534230796886802015-07-27T07:09:21.074-04:002015-07-27T07:09:21.074-04:00This letter is indicative of the trend that has co...This letter is indicative of the trend that has continued under our " friendly" mayor and chancellor. Those of us who do not inform ourselves about the issues and do not bother to vote in elections big and small are getting what we deserve. Unfortunately, those of us who do try are stuck in the same boat with the same onerous consequences with you. So let this letter be a warning. There but for the grace of God (and zip code) are we all. Mizannthropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09865869585779249247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-31637326340209601562015-07-26T20:30:13.231-04:002015-07-26T20:30:13.231-04:00In response to Anon 6:13,
Do we do this to oncol...In response to Anon 6:13, <br /><br />Do we do this to oncologists? If an oncologist specializes in lung cancer which has a 5% cure rate or 5 year survival rate, do we fire him/her because 95% of the patients died?<br /><br />Do we blame the accountant if our tax bill is too high?<br /><br />Do we blame the dentists when people have bad teeth?<br /><br />If I'm a dentist and someone comes into my office that never brushes his teeth, should I be blamed if the guys teeth fall out?<br /><br />If a parent puts their kid in front of a television or computer game from the time they are born till they go to school and at the age of 5 has a 40 word vocabulary, should the teacher be expected to have the child reading on grade level?<br /><br />I am not responsible for society's ills or for other people's laziness!<br /><br />This is false logic and we don't do it to anyone else. <br /><br />And Im not responsible for having a fourth grader reading selections that are for sixth and seventh graders!<br /><br />What does reading on grade level mean any more? If children were judged in a fair manner, then more of them would be "on grade level".<br /><br />And that doesn't consider all the people that show their intelligence in other ways.<br /><br />Maybe its time to fire some politicians. Maybe its time to tax the wealthy so they can threaten to leave the country and take their money with them. In which case I will tell them good riddance!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-29381671052522080782015-07-26T19:41:33.181-04:002015-07-26T19:41:33.181-04:00QUESTION: How does videotaping observations work? ...QUESTION: How does videotaping observations work? I do know that teachers have the chance at the start of the year to request that they can have their observations videotaped. However, I do not know how the process works. If a principal comes in on an unannounced iNFORMAL observation does she or he do the videotaping or does the teacher do it? I would think that during an unannounced observation that is requested to be videotaped, the teacher has a major advantage to "get ready" via setting up the camera. Any info is appreciated. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-75532484054950787962015-07-26T18:13:32.885-04:002015-07-26T18:13:32.885-04:00I am an administrator in the bronx. the first time...I am an administrator in the bronx. the first time she got all district administrators together she told us " we have over 90 percent teachers rated at least effective but only 11 percent students reading on grade level in the district. How we rate teachers has to change".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-71391847917686966382015-07-26T17:00:08.295-04:002015-07-26T17:00:08.295-04:00This is absolutely disgusting!!!! This person shou...This is absolutely disgusting!!!! This person should sue the DOE and the principal and assistant principal for emotional distress and slander!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-44783820432029993292015-07-26T14:39:04.627-04:002015-07-26T14:39:04.627-04:00After the first ineffective, it should have been c...After the first ineffective, it should have been clear enough that something was amiss. At that point I believe we are entitled to tape our observations. It's a lot harder to lie when there is a tape. <br /><br />Set up a tripod and recorder every morning. Make sure its in a corner and has a view of the entire room with no obstructions. Get all necessary permission slips in advance. Practice a few times so that the kids get used to it. <br /><br />Also, I would think that after the first ineffective, all further meetings with administrators be audio taped, secretly of course.<br /><br />Additionally, after the first ineffective, all correspondence with administrators should be in writing.<br /><br />As nontenured teachers, I understand that the due process is very limited, however, there is no reason to damage someone"s reputation from future employment. <br /><br />Disgusting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-26076160443194162162015-07-26T12:22:20.187-04:002015-07-26T12:22:20.187-04:0010:28,
The goal is to eliminate teachers period. ...10:28,<br /><br />The goal is to eliminate teachers period. I am a veteran teacher in Newark and my experiences of the past year bear remarkable similarity to those of the discontinued teacher above. I was forced to teach outside of my certification in three different roles and received absolutely no support. My annual evaluation was partially effective with a heretofore unblemished record. In short order, schools will be staffed by a revolving door of inexperienced teachers.<br /><br />Abigail ShureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-26787024240070229942015-07-26T11:16:58.211-04:002015-07-26T11:16:58.211-04:00Didn't Mulgrew and Unity leadership claim thes...Didn't Mulgrew and Unity leadership claim these new evaluation systems were the greatest thing since sliced bread?<br /><br />What part does he/they play in all of this?Poguenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-66946561915827434062015-07-26T10:28:39.597-04:002015-07-26T10:28:39.597-04:00I am 100% convinced that there is some type of &qu...I am 100% convinced that there is some type of "quota" in the DOE to discontinue a certain amount of teachers each year. I know of 4 teachers who have been discontinued in the past two years. In 12 years of teaching I have never, ever seen even ONE teacher get discontinued. However, it is now quite the norm. The bigger question is what is the next phase? Will principals now been going all out to get rid of veteran teachers via 3020A or is that too expensive?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20674128.post-86209991451416156132015-07-26T10:12:44.716-04:002015-07-26T10:12:44.716-04:00Nice job with this letter. There are many, many si...Nice job with this letter. There are many, many similar stories to be told about DOE evils. How about an essay contest--first person stories on corruption at the top. Philip Nobilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056036270116730837noreply@blogger.com