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MikeL - Sun, Jan 29, 2012, 10:41 A

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Jeff had one private conversation with me about the discharge of the employee, in which he basically agreed that it was a case of much ado about nothing. Since then he has asked me for no additiona... (More...)

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PaulK - Sun, Jan 29, 2012, 2:21 A

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Jeff, it wasn't clear from what you or Mike had written that private conversations had taken place, or otherwise I would not have posted what I did. I can see that you do feel strongly and I'm sure i... (More...)

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JeffSingleton - Sat, Jan 28, 2012, 4:49 A

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The issue for me here is the treatment of an employee in this economy and how we as school district treat employees in general.. It is not about a personal conflict between me and the chair of the sch... (More...)

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PaulK - Sat, Jan 28, 2012, 12:00 A

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I find myself in agreement with Mark2 on this. It seems like a private conversation might work better. But then it occurred to me that it's possible that the Open Meeting Law would not allow the two... (More...)

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mark2 - Fri, Jan 27, 2012, 10:21 P

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Jeff I think you and Mike should have a sit down conversation and work this out in private, not sure what good either one of you are accomplishing airing it here. Just saying Mark2

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JeffSingleton - Fri, Jan 27, 2012, 8:32 P

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I must emphasize that this conversation would never have happened on montaguema if Mike had been willing to call an executive session to discuss the issue and find out the facts.I waited long and tho... (More...)

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PaulK - Thu, Jan 26, 2012, 7:03 P

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"As Mike's post shows, once again, no matter how thin you slice it, there's always two sides to that piece of bread." Totally right on, Jonathan. We're in no position to judge either Jeff's post nor... (More...)

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patrick - Thu, Jan 26, 2012, 1:02 P

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"But what if all other options have failed? Perhaps this is the only remaining option?" To me, that's like saying "my kids wouldn't listen to me, so I started beating them with a baseball bat". The... (More...)

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JTHK - Thu, Jan 26, 2012, 12:36 P

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As Mike's post shows, once again, no matter how thin you slice it, there's always two sides to that piece of bread. Regards, Jonathan

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MikeL - Thu, Jan 26, 2012, 11:13 A

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"As a school district we project our core values by our actions" From my perspective, Mr Singleton is projecting the values of Newt Gingrich and Carl Rove: Say what you have to say to get the job do... (More...)

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JTHK - Thu, Jan 26, 2012, 9:47 A

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Patrick, But what if all other options have failed? Perhaps this is the only remaining option? To be clear, I'm not in agreement or disagreement with Jeff's or your post. Perhaps making people feel... (More...)

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patrick - Thu, Jan 26, 2012, 9:30 A

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I have to say that a public post about a sensitive personnel matter like this may be legal, but it made me very uncomfortable and seems inappropriate at the very least.

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JeffSingleton - Wed, Jan 25, 2012, 7:08 P

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Public Statement Re Steve Roberto Firing: I have decided to “go public” about the case of Steven Roberto, the facilities manager for the Gill-Montague Regional School District who was summarily fir... (More...)

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JeffSingleton - Mon, Jan 23, 2012, 1:11 P

kudos
Not to mention the fact that these "community" members seem to have been mobilized by the teachers union to challenge the school committee long term planning process. Someone appears to have told them... (More...)

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MikeL - Thu, Dec 15, 2011, 10:49 P

kudos
I'm curious, Tricky D, if you mean to draw a distinction between the "school committee" and the "community"? And, if so, what you see that distinction to be? MJL

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TrickyDiegeo - Wed, Dec 14, 2011, 7:26 A

Kudos!
Kudos to the teachers who came out to speak at the School Committee Meeting. Nice to finally hear the voices of the community. Much needed.

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Laura - Mon, Dec 5, 2011, 7:38 A

Congrats to MikeL’s Jesse
I'd like to add my congrats to Jesse and his family!

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MikeNaughton - Sun, Dec 4, 2011, 8:25 P

Congrats to MikeL’s Jesse
I've gotten a little behind with the newspapers, so I just learned today that Jesse Langknecht was awarded a certificate of excellence at the recent awards dinner of the superintendents association. ... (More...)

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JeffSingleton - Thu, Oct 6, 2011, 10:24 A

Last Tuesday’s SC Meeting (9-27)
I would add that 1.We can have a general discussion of when or when not "the towns" should be involved with GMRSD affairs. It is pretty clear from past practice that sometimes they do and sometime... (More...)

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JeffSingleton - Sun, Oct 2, 2011, 8:20 P

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I think the towns should and do play a role in school district policy. They have participated in collective bargaining, the high school building project, and I believe searches for superintendent. The... (More...)

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MikeNaughton - Sat, Oct 1, 2011, 9:20 P

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TrickyD - I will let Jeff answer for himself, but FYI town officials _have_ been involved in SC business in the past, specifically union negotiations. I don't know the details because it was the se... (More...)

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TrickyDiegeo - Sat, Oct 1, 2011, 6:37 P

Last Tuesday’s SC Meeting (9-27)
(Raises hand), Outsider looking in here. I don’t pretend to know the inner workings of the School Committee or any of the Town Committees or Boards as I’m sure you probably do. So I’m going to try a... (More...)

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JeffSingleton - Fri, Sep 30, 2011, 12:53 P

Last Tuesday’s SC Meeting (9-27)
So the last meeting was a very long one and the final ten minutes or so were cut off by the MCTV over ride. Rarely if ever a problem because we try to keep the meetings "short." It happened last Tuesd... (More...)

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MikeNaughton - Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 10:53 P

Last Night’s School Committee Meeting
"So what would the critics suggest that we do?" IMHO, disagreements should be aired in public school committee meetings. If that is not possible because things can't be placed on the agenda, or the... (More...)

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JeffSingleton - Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 9:33 A

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Mike N writes... "I especially agree that a lot of public emphasis on disagreements among SC members is not good PR (although I would add that SC business is, for the most part, conducted in public... (More...)