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    Lackawanna School Board Shenanigans

    Recently, some friends were dining at the Blackthorn Restaurant in South Buffalo. They happened to witness the chef of the restaurant approach a table and start telling the patrons seated there that they needed to vote for John Makeyenko in the upcoming school board election. Apparently, the chef stated that he needed a job with better health insurance and John had promised him a job in the Lackawanna Schools maintenance department if he won.

    After a little investigation, it turns out that "the chef" is Mark Daley, the brother of John Makeyenko's good friend Bob Daley - whose wife Courtney was put on as a teacher's aide last September.

    5B APPOINTMENT OF COURTNEY DALEY/TEACHER AIDE POSTION
    Motion by Member Friend, seconded by President Makeyenko upon the
    recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools, Nicholas D. Korach, to approve
    the appointment of Courtney Daley to a 10 month Teacher Aide Position. Ms. Daley
    meets the qualifications as outlined in the District posting. The effective date of
    employment will be September 1, 2011. Her salary and benefits will be in
    accordance with current CSEA contract.
    Motion amended by Ronald Miller to appoint of Elizabeth Krakowski to this position,
    seconded by Motyka.
    VOTING ON THE AMENDMENT FIRST FOR Mrs. Krakowski
    AYES: Motyka, Miller, Makeyenko
    NAYS: Joyce, Friend, Sanders,
    3-3
    AMENDMENT FAILED
    DULY PUT TO A VOTE ON THE ORGINIAL MOTION OF MS. DALEY
    ALL IN FAVOR/NONE OPPOSED
    6-0
    APPROVED

    After a little more investigation, it was revealed that Mark used to work at the Mulberry Restaurant in Bethlehem Park, but left because of...you guessed it-the owner wouldn't give him health insurance!!!

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    Glad to see that Makeyenko is - as always - looking out for the best interests of the children of the Lackawanna City School District!!!

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    The only way the board will hear about doing the right thing is for the people to vote NO on the school budget.

    Shame on Superintendent Korach for even recommending this to the board. Without the Super's recommendation there can be NO vote!
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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    Quote Originally Posted by literal View Post
    The only way the board will hear about doing the right thing is for the people to vote NO on the school budget.

    Shame on Superintendent Korach for even recommending this to the board. Without the Super's recommendation there can be NO vote!
    Your so right a vote NO for the budget. On the otherhand the school board recruits their family/friends for employment not Nick, they have him by the short hairs. Look over the last years minutes and the connection with the board on who was hired and let go. I am sure they are not the best of the best, their just connected individuals that needed a job.

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    Post While YOU are on the subject.......

    Patronage and nepotism breed incompetence.....I have said it a thousand times! We all know it, and have experienced working with some flunkie at some point because "daddy knew someone somewhere, and they could not hold down a job without " connections ". It is all over the County, and Lackawanna is the poster child for it......we know, and so do they, so they fight and pay their way in by buying their "cocktail party tickets ect. for the rest of their lives! They would not get away with their call-offs and no-shows/tardiness, grievances if someone looked at you funny, ETC., in the private sector, never .

    Lots of us do not have health insurance, and many who do have BIG$$ money deductibles......we just deal with it, and would never compromise our integrity by sucking up to a candidate who does not have the children and communities interests at heart! Yuck! It is like selling your soul to the devil, and perpetrates an already broken system.


    New subject.......on Truman School Bond vote which I felt boxed in to vote yes for.
    $$6.65 mil is A LOT of money....right?! So, they could have closed Truman and sold it to whoever.........built a hall or two off of Martin Road School and put the kids in there like all other schools who always house K-6th.
    Truman is Pre-K thru 2nd and then Martin Road 3rd thru 6th, then they go on to the Junior and Senior High in one building. Lackawannna is really a little district.
    They keep threatening to pull Pre-K (I hope not but if they do, HEAD START will boom and they would love it!), and we have declining enrollment every year due to the Charter Schools ..........so.........
    Seems to make sense to do this to save on busing, heat, electric, maintenance, GASOLINE for school vehicles and teacher trips, etc., etc., etc.!

    Only one problem........less maintenance men, custodians, two men who sit in hall when you go to get your child out, LA cops security, ETC., ETC., ETC.!!

    Patronage to build their political pyramid because they hang the good jobs of $15.00+/hr with FULL BENEFITS and minimal deductibles if any over their heads.....
    Can't wait for Business First....tick tick!

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    BINGO, Andrea.

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    Quote Originally Posted by andreahaxton View Post
    Patronage and nepotism breed incompetence.....I have said it a thousand times! We all know it, and have experienced working with some flunkie at some point because "daddy knew someone somewhere, and they could not hold down a job without " connections ". It is all over the County, and Lackawanna is the poster child for it......we know, and so do they, so they fight and pay their way in by buying their "cocktail party tickets ect. for the rest of their lives! They would not get away with their call-offs and no-shows/tardiness, grievances if someone looked at you funny, ETC., in the private sector, never .

    Lots of us do not have health insurance, and many who do have BIG$$ money deductibles......we just deal with it, and would never compromise our integrity by sucking up to a candidate who does not have the children and communities interests at heart! Yuck! It is like selling your soul to the devil, and perpetrates an already broken system.


    New subject.......on Truman School Bond vote which I felt boxed in to vote yes for.
    $$6.65 mil is A LOT of money....right?! So, they could have closed Truman and sold it to whoever.........built a hall or two off of Martin Road School and put the kids in there like all other schools who always house K-6th.
    Truman is Pre-K thru 2nd and then Martin Road 3rd thru 6th, then they go on to the Junior and Senior High in one building. Lackawannna is really a little district.
    They keep threatening to pull Pre-K (I hope not but if they do, HEAD START will boom and they would love it!), and we have declining enrollment every year due to the Charter Schools ..........so.........
    Seems to make sense to do this to save on busing, heat, electric, maintenance, GASOLINE for school vehicles and teacher trips, etc., etc., etc.!

    Only one problem........less maintenance men, custodians, two men who sit in hall when you go to get your child out, LA cops security, ETC., ETC., ETC.!!

    Patronage to build their political pyramid because they hang the good jobs of $15.00+/hr with FULL BENEFITS and minimal deductibles if any over their heads.....
    Can't wait for Business First....tick tick!
    I have to disagree with you on a couple points:

    1. Truman no longer has security guards...personally I miss them. When you go to school now, you are buzzed in and go over to the office. There is nothing wrong with that, but with the world the way it is today I liked having a staffed security desk.

    2. In theory it may not have been a bad idea to make Martin Rd. Pre-K thru 6th...however you cannot just "build a couple hallways" today and expect that to house close to 500 students. If the school would have been originally constructed that way it's one thing, but it wasn't.

    3. Stop getting so down on the Elementary School. Truman is a shining example of what elementary education should be. You have a fantastic principal and caring staff. The Elementary School isn't the problem in our district. Why do you have to apologize about feeling "boxed in" to vote for renovations. It's a zero impact tax project that will go to a very worthwhile project.

    4. I have personally dealt with Global Concepts. I inquired about admission when I thought kindergarten may have been cut last year. I was not impressed with their facility or their staff and I have no desire to send my children there. They are no better than Lackawanna.

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    I assume if you were on the school board you would only hire the most qualified individuals for every position that becomes available. Teachers, aides, maintenance workers, lunch ladies etc. and never give any special consideration to family and friends. Yeah Right!!!

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