Makeyenko & his school board does it again
At the August 4, 2011 Special Meeting, School Board appoints Kathleen Joyce, wife of David Joyce (newest board member) & Courtney Daley, friends & family to pernament 10 month Teacher Aide positions. Told you so. Teacher aide positions are highly overstaffed in this district. This board has decided that it is more important to get their spouses and friends jobs then to educate your children. We lose teachers and replace them with teacher aides!!!!. How in the wide wide world of sports does Makeyenko possibly think that this will improve the districts dismal ranking of the 2nd worst school district in Erie County? This type of stupidity is the precise reason that our children are failing. Decisions like this dooms our childrens future. This board does not have our children's best interest as their first and only priority and needs to be replaced. The taxpayers of Lackawanna voted down the school budget so John Makeyenko couldn't waste our hard earned dollars. What pure arrogance on their part.
Teacher Aides are important
Teacher Aides are needed because many people have not parented their children. I recommend you, as a parent, sit in on your child's classroom for a day. In this day, the way society is, there should be 2 adults present in the classroom. I live near a school, and if you could hear the language and nastiness from these kids you would understand.
I remember sitting in on my child's class one day 10 years ago. I saw a young girl that slept because her mother kept her up the night before fighting with the boyfriend. I saw a young boy that actually pummeled the teacher with closed fists so badly that the police had to come. I saw children that couldn't print their names. Some couldn't read their book when it was their turn. This teacher tried and tried, and a few children kept interupting the class with their foul mouths that they couldn't keep shut. The age of these children...4th grade...At the end of the day when I was leaving some children came to me and thanked me for coming. The sleeping child asked me if she could come live with me.
My child went to a Catholic School the next day.
School Administrators need to demand better from the parents. They also need to be on top of problems.
Is every classroom like this, not always but many days. Talk to a teacher, listen to her stories.
David Joyce's Wife Gets Job
In a Special Meeting the board of fools nominated and hired David Joyce's wife to the position of Teacher Aide. What a suprise! Seems that this is the only reason that Mr. Joyce ran for school board. After reviewing the minutes of the fools board the name of Mrs. Joyce was brought up numerous times for a positions that she didn't want. She wanted the 10 month Teachers Aide position with benefits. Mrs. Joyce's vote went 6 to 0. After they nominated an another candidate Elizabeth Krakowski which the fools board voted 3 to 3 defeating this candidate. The board nominated Ms Daley which is another Family and Friend. Vote was 6 to 0. What a bunch of morons. Again the Fools Board went behind closed doors without of the public knowing.
Just another pathetic job done by Board President John M. and another Board Member gets his spouse a job. To Mr. Joyce...I guess you can resign now your work is done.