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.
No administrators will be laid off. It's the same story IPS issues year after year. This time it even got into the Indy Star. Suspect that Bewley sent a press release just to get some community sympathy for administrators potentially being laid off. How many administrators do you know personally who've ever been laid off from IPS?
Anybody at Howe think that Stephanie Nixon is being more than a bit vindictive to her teachers this year? Thank God she's not on my case. I am one of the fortunate ones at Howe. However, some of my colleagues are being treated extremely unfair. I feel like I'm working in some kind of a concentration camp. She preaches about differentiating lessons and yet does not know how to differentiate in dealings with her own staff. She preaches about having a good rapport with students, but only stresses the negative with her staff. Practice what you preach, Mrs. Nixon.
Perhaps Mrs. Nixon's "delicate condition" is influencing her decisions.
Or perhaps the pink slip is making her "mean girl" come out. She is the proverbial "ice queen". So you know she'll be one of the principals called back.
We all know that no administrator will lose a job. This is just Eugene White's usual ploy to keep the media and the public fooled. I would not be shocked if we had MORE administrators when school begins if anyone knows what that date will be.
I second the feeling about Nixon, but I'm too scared for my own job to do or say anything about it. It is kind of a concentration camp atmosphere.I feel sorry for some of my colleagues.
This year I had the worst evaluation I have ever received in my 17 year career. Nothing "distinguished" about me in 2010 although in years past I have had them. My evaluator has never done evaluations before and did not hold the pre-observation conference. I am so disheartened but I will not say anything. Thank God for my wonderful, supportive foxhole colleagues who make all of the nonsense tolerable. I love being a teacher, have great rapport with my students and families, but get tired of being marginalized. Just venting. Thanks.
Administrators were told to "be careful" about issuing fabulous evaluations because of future cutbacks or RIF. The morale in our building is terrible. No more shaking dirt off and stepping up for me. This old mule is tired and looking for another job!
@This old mule is tired and looking for another job!
I know what you're talking about. I'd always heard it was best to leave a job when you were at your peak. So, I did that last year. The hand-writing was on the wall concerning how teaching in IPS was going to evolve into a not so pretty picture, and I believe it's finally happened. I resigned from IPS, much to everyone's surprise. Fortunately, I was in a good financial position, so I said to myself, "I'm gone."
I received an email today from Lawrence Township Schools from their HR Department which was advertising 32 open positions in their district. IPS is not the only show in town or the area.
If the evaluation was not followed by the guidelines, don't sign and contact IEA. This is a problem that is happening all around the district, administrators not following the simple guidelines.
$16M shortfall could force elimination of 150 principals, assistants
Written by
Jason Thomas
About 150 administrators at Indianapolis Public Schools have been placed on notice that they could lose their jobs next year as the district grapples with an estimated $16 million shortfall in its general fund.
Teachers will be next on the list.
The district distributed letters last week to principals, vice-principals and deans stating their contracts might not be renewed next school year due to the anticipated shortfall.
About 200 teachers will receive the same notification by the end of March.
The letters are required by state statute, said IPS spokeswoman Mary Louise Bewley.
“They’re getting a letter that says due to our budget situation, their contract may not be renewed,” Bewley said. “It doesn’t mean they necessarily won’t have a job. It also means they might not have the job they currently have. Or they might not have a job.”
IPS officials blame the shortfall on reduced funding from the state, which is tied to the district’s declining enrollment, and tax caps that have cut the amount of property tax dollars doled out to the district.
“A reduction in force is something we definitely don’t want to do,” Bewley said, “but it’s something we have to do with the budget shortfall.”
The district has about 250 administrators and about 2,500 teachers.
Public meetings will be in January and February to get public input on the possible cuts.
Get the latest Indianapolis-area education news and updates at IndyStar. com/education.
Type Action Fiscal Impact Yes Dollar Amount$ 5,000.00 Recommended Action
I recommend that the Board authorize the payment to Dr. Eugene G. White the $5,000 graduation rates performance bonus as stipulated in his contract and described in the attached Resolution #7585.
Presented By: Elizabeth M. Gore
Strategic Plan: Recruiting, developing and retaining high quality staff.
TOPIC: Approval to pay performance bonus to Superintendent in accordance with stipulations in his contract and described in the attached Resolution #7585.
Background Information:
The present contract with the Superintendent, Dr. Eugene G. White, includes a performance bonus component. The performance bonus component stipulates a $5,000 bonus be paid Dr. White if graduation rates improve by at least 4%. The graduation rates for Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) have improved by substantially more than 4%.
Administrative Consideration:
The graduation rates have improved substantially more than 4%. Therefore, pursuant to Dr. White’s contract, he should be paid the $5,000 graduation rates performance bonus.
Recommendation:
I recommend that the Board authorize the payment to Dr. Eugene G. White the $5,000 graduation rates performance bonus as stipulated in his contract and described in the attached Resolution #7585. Res. 7585.pdf (10 KB)
Motion & Voting I recommend that the Board authorize the payment to Dr. Eugene G. White the $5,000 graduation rates performance bonus as stipulated in his contract and described in the attached Resolution #7585.
Motion by Michael D Brown, second by Marianna R Zaphiriou.
Dont sign that evaluation and dont allow that to go unchallenged. If it remains then that is the first step of progressive discipline and establishing a record of poor performance. Nip it in the bud.
...but you need to get it on record that the proper procedures were not followed. You also have the right for a second evaluator. I think you are being set up for dismissal.
Keep copies of all your documents off site, I went and looked at my records and discovered that many evaluations had disappeared, and the middle page of one was not the original. Take all this stuff home and lock it up somewhere you can find it, and NEVER throw it away.
Anonymous said... Well, another RIF of teachers, I wonder how many adminstrators will really be laid off.
Well, Mary Louise said 120 administrators, so I imagine 15 - 20 will retire, and the other 100 will be retitled to do their same job (last year Jerry McLeish did get a cut in pay and I think Papesh too - but do either of them deserve even that much - Shortridge has like 4 sports, so why do they need a full time AD making $100K/year? Crazy BS!!)
Howe's teachers should be very happy. Their School Improvement Team of M.W., L.S., along with D.P. pushed for Nixon to be named principal. They got what they asked for.
Well, another RIF of teachers, I wonder how many adminstrators will really be laid off.
ReplyDeleteNo administrators will be laid off. It's the same story IPS issues year after year. This time it even got into the Indy Star. Suspect that Bewley sent a press release just to get some community sympathy for administrators potentially being laid off. How many administrators do you know personally who've ever been laid off from IPS?
ReplyDeleteAnybody at Howe think that Stephanie Nixon is being more than a bit vindictive to her teachers this year? Thank God she's not on my case. I am one of the fortunate ones at Howe. However, some of my colleagues are being treated extremely unfair. I feel like I'm working in some kind of a concentration camp. She preaches about differentiating lessons and yet does not know how to differentiate in dealings with her own staff. She preaches about having a good rapport with students, but only stresses the negative with her staff. Practice what you preach, Mrs. Nixon.
ReplyDeletePerhaps Mrs. Nixon's "delicate condition" is influencing her decisions.
Or perhaps the pink slip is making her "mean girl" come out. She is the proverbial "ice queen". So you know she'll be one of the principals called back.
We all know that no administrator will lose a job. This is just Eugene White's usual ploy to keep the media and the public fooled. I would not be shocked if we had MORE administrators when school begins if anyone knows what that date will be.
ReplyDeleteI second the feeling about Nixon, but I'm too scared for my own job to do or say anything about it. It is kind of a concentration camp atmosphere.I feel sorry for some of my colleagues.
ReplyDeleteThe demands placed on Nixon from her superiors is making her do those things.
ReplyDeleteAugust 8 is the first day of school. Teachers report August 4.
ReplyDeleteThis year I had the worst evaluation I have ever received in my 17 year career. Nothing "distinguished" about me in 2010 although in years past I have had them. My evaluator has never done evaluations before and did not hold the pre-observation conference. I am so disheartened but I will not say anything. Thank God for my wonderful, supportive foxhole colleagues who make all of the nonsense tolerable. I love being a teacher, have great rapport with my students and families, but get tired of being marginalized. Just venting. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteAdministrators were told to "be careful" about issuing fabulous evaluations because of future cutbacks or RIF. The morale in our building is terrible. No more shaking dirt off and stepping up for me. This old mule is tired and looking for another job!
ReplyDelete@This old mule is tired and looking for another job!
ReplyDeleteI know what you're talking about. I'd always heard it was best to leave a job when you were at your peak. So, I did that last year. The hand-writing was on the wall concerning how teaching in IPS was going to evolve into a not so pretty picture, and I believe it's finally happened. I resigned from IPS, much to everyone's surprise. Fortunately, I was in a good financial position, so I said to myself, "I'm gone."
I received an email today from Lawrence Township Schools from their HR Department which was advertising 32 open positions in their district. IPS is not the only show in town or the area.
If the evaluation was not followed by the guidelines, don't sign and contact IEA. This is a problem that is happening all around the district, administrators not following the simple guidelines.
ReplyDeleteFrom The Indianapolis Star
ReplyDeleteDecember 15, 2010
$16M shortfall
could force
elimination of 150
principals,
assistants
Written by
Jason Thomas
About 150 administrators at Indianapolis
Public Schools have been placed on notice
that they could lose their jobs next year as
the district grapples with an estimated $16
million shortfall in its general fund.
Teachers will be next on the list.
The district distributed letters last week to
principals, vice-principals and deans
stating their contracts might not be
renewed next school year due to the
anticipated shortfall.
About 200 teachers will receive the same
notification by the end of March.
The letters are required by state statute,
said IPS spokeswoman Mary Louise Bewley.
“They’re getting a letter that says due to
our budget situation, their contract may not
be renewed,” Bewley said. “It doesn’t mean
they necessarily won’t have a job. It also
means they might not have the job they
currently have. Or they might not have a
job.”
IPS officials blame the shortfall on reduced
funding from the state, which is tied to the
district’s declining enrollment, and tax caps
that have cut the amount of property tax
dollars doled out to the district.
“A reduction in force is something we
definitely don’t want to do,” Bewley said,
“but it’s something we have to do with the
budget shortfall.”
The district has about 250 administrators
and about 2,500 teachers.
Public meetings will be in January and
February to get public input on the possible
cuts.
Get the latest Indianapolis-area education
news and updates at IndyStar.
com/education.
MeetingDec 14, 2010 - Board Action Session; December 14, 2010; 7:00 P.M.
ReplyDeleteCategory5. General Superintendent's Recommendations - New Business
Subject5.18 Resolution No. 7585:
Superintendent's Performance Bonus ***ADDED 12/10/2010***
Type Action Fiscal Impact Yes Dollar Amount$ 5,000.00
Recommended Action
I recommend that the Board authorize the payment to Dr. Eugene G. White the $5,000 graduation rates performance bonus as stipulated in his contract and described in the attached Resolution #7585.
Presented By:
Elizabeth M. Gore
Strategic Plan:
Recruiting, developing and retaining high quality staff.
TOPIC: Approval to pay performance bonus to Superintendent in accordance with stipulations in his contract and described in the attached Resolution #7585.
Background Information:
The present contract with the Superintendent, Dr. Eugene G. White, includes a performance bonus component. The performance bonus component stipulates a $5,000 bonus be paid Dr. White if graduation rates improve by at least 4%. The graduation rates for Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) have improved by substantially more than 4%.
Administrative Consideration:
The graduation rates have improved substantially more than 4%. Therefore, pursuant to Dr. White’s contract, he should be paid the $5,000 graduation rates performance bonus.
Recommendation:
I recommend that the Board authorize the payment to Dr. Eugene G. White the $5,000 graduation rates performance bonus as stipulated in his contract and described in the attached Resolution #7585.
Res. 7585.pdf (10 KB)
Motion & Voting
I recommend that the Board authorize the payment to Dr. Eugene G. White the $5,000 graduation rates performance bonus as stipulated in his contract and described in the attached Resolution #7585.
Motion by Michael D Brown, second by Marianna R Zaphiriou.
Dont sign that evaluation and dont allow that to go unchallenged. If it remains then that is the first step of progressive discipline and establishing a record of poor performance. Nip it in the bud.
ReplyDeleteSigning the evaluation does not mean you agree with the evaluation. It simply means you have read it.
ReplyDelete...but you need to get it on record that the proper procedures were not followed. You also have the right for a second evaluator. I think you are being set up for dismissal.
ReplyDeleteKeep copies of all your documents off site, I went and looked at my records and discovered that many evaluations had disappeared, and the middle page of one was not the original. Take all this stuff home and lock it up somewhere you can find it, and NEVER throw it away.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
ReplyDeleteWell, another RIF of teachers, I wonder how many adminstrators will really be laid off.
Well, Mary Louise said 120 administrators, so I imagine 15 - 20 will retire, and the other 100 will be retitled to do their same job (last year Jerry McLeish did get a cut in pay and I think Papesh too - but do either of them deserve even that much - Shortridge has like 4 sports, so why do they need a full time AD making $100K/year? Crazy BS!!)
Howe's teachers should be very happy. Their School Improvement Team of M.W., L.S., along with D.P. pushed for Nixon to be named principal. They got what they asked for.
ReplyDelete