Happy New Year

We hope you have a good 2011. What's your New Year's resolution? Ours is to do the best job possible in the classroom, despite the best efforts of the Central Office.

Cheaters?

Did you see the comment in yesterday's post about 70 teachers called down to the Central Office? It turns out IPS is potentially sitting on a major cheating scandal when it comes to ISTEP testing and that's why they were called downtown. Throw this on top of manipulating graduation rates so Eugene can get a bonus, and are you surprised IPS has the reputation that it does?

Did IPS Screw Itself?

If IPS was hoping that the "improving" graduation rates would stave off a state takeover, forget it! The state is supposedly really ticked off that IPS might have manipulated its graduation rates to make things look better and that's just motivated them more to take over part of the district. Hope you like your new bosses; Mitch Daniels and Tony Bennett.

Did You Get a "Thank You"?

IPS' graduation rates are up. Did anyone thank you for your hard work?

Lay off the layoffs!

Don't believe the Central Office when they say they are laying off administrators. Here is what really is going to happen.

IPS is going to move about 150 administrators to the Ed center to make it look like they are eliminating administrative positions. The administrators will have title changes and all cadres and some classroom educators will be laid off and placed on the displaced list for possible call back.

You will still be out of job, but Eugene and his cronies will still get a check.

How Do You Feel?

Notices are going out that a lot of us are going to lose our jobs, meanwhile Eugene is getting a bonus! How does that make you feel?

We're Sorry

IPS B.S. wants to apologize to you for not keeping up on our blogging lately. We know there's a lot to talk about, but we've been tied up with lots things in our personal lives. We will strive to do better.

Know Nothing

IPS B.S. has been taking care of sick kids for a few days so it hasn't had time to post. But that hasn't stopped Eugene White from saying stupid things. He was asked recently in an interview to name one school that was a model of excellence in the district and he couldn't come up with one. He was also asked which teachers or administrators were top notch. His answer, he didn't know. Don't you feel inspired by this type of leadership? We sure do.