Guest Guest Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 Actually most jobs give you two weeks paid vacation. Teachers don't get paid for the summer. They have the option of dividing it over twelve months. Its like a Christmas fund but handled by the boe instead a local bank. And most jobs allow you to chose those two week vacations. Teachers have them handed to them - Christmas week and Easter week. No choices. And they can lose days from Easter week if too many snow days are used. When was the last time your employer shortened your vacation without compensation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PP Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 Two teachers who educate anywhere from 40 to 180 student collectively.....cost 88k One secretary...... Getting coffee and answering the phone...... 100k This is an example of a poorly managed system. Hiring the good old boys....( and girls) needs to stop if Kearny is to be ran correctly. Giving your highschool buddy a job, helping out family members, turning the blind eye away from mismanaged funds.......is this a school system or a fraternity? Sadly this is not just true of Kearny but it is the standard practice throughout the state. It's one of the biggest reasons district budgets are out of control. It's also the main reason teachers need a union and tenure. Hiring practices in Kearny and in most other districts are family and friends first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sonset Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 Its true teachers get paid for home instruction but why wouldn't they? My neighbor's sun was home schooled. His teacher spent a lot of time with him. Its a nice service that I'm glad is there but hope I will never have to use it. Maybe you should sign up for some spelling lessons with that teacher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 Maybe we should get the zoning board on the same page as the boe. Every time they cram a new condo, townhouse, or rezone a single family that board is inviting more and more people into Kearny. The income generated from these new units do not cover the cost of schools, fire, police, parks, street cleaners, river keeper's, dog catchers, metermaids, dpw workers. Why do you think Kearny is experiencing this problem in just the recent past? Because a teacher got a 2% raise on 40k? The problem is not the contract or the fireman , its the influx of freeloaders who S**K the town dry and put little into it. How many kids can you fit into a two bedroom apartment with a rent of 800 a month..... I bet the answer is very close to three. Four maybe five people using town resources while only paying 800.00. Wow what a great deal. Why don't we just give our town away?......oh wait that exactly what we are doing. Maybe you"re not aware, but most of the Zoning and Planning boards members are also Board of Education members. Lindenfelser, Viscuso, Doran, Sherry and Hill all have Mayoral appointments to these boards. And, by the way, the Secretary at the Board making over $100K also has a part time job as the zoning board secretary. So you can see the problem, but whats the fix??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Town Watcho Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Maybe you"re not aware, but most of the Zoning and Planning boards members are also Board of Education members. Lindenfelser, Viscuso, Doran, Sherry and Hill all have Mayoral appointments to these boards. And, by the way, the Secretary at the Board making over $100K also has a part time job as the zoning board secretary. So you can see the problem, but whats the fix??? That certainly explains why both, BOE and Town are so screwed up, same people same failed results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 Maybe you"re not aware, but most of the Zoning and Planning boards members are also Board of Education members. Lindenfelser, Viscuso, Doran, Sherry and Hill all have Mayoral appointments to these boards. And, by the way, the Secretary at the Board making over $100K also has a part time job as the zoning board secretary. So you can see the problem, but whats the fix??? It sounds to me like a conflict of interest. They should be separate. A bicameral system independent of each other. What's good for developers isn't always good for the schools and vise versa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted February 27, 2016 Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 The only members of the BOE that serve on the Zoning Board are lindenfelser, Viscuso and Hill. Barbara Sherry is deputy mayor. Mr.Doran who serves on the planning board is not the BOE Member. The BOE secretary is not the secretary to the Zoning and Planning Board that person would be SE Get your facts before you post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fact Checker Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 The only members of the BOE that serve on the Zoning Board are lindenfelser, Viscuso and Hill. Barbara Sherry is deputy mayor. Mr.Doran who serves on the planning board is not the BOE Member. The BOE secretary is not the secretary to the Zoning and Planning Board that person would be SE Get your facts before you post. You're too funny! Thanks for validating that all but 1 person is on both the BOE and Zoning/planning Board to Town Government as we'll. Facts, just the facts ma'am !!! Ha ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 You're too funny! Thanks for validating that all but 1 person is on both the BOE and Zoning/planning Board to Town Government as we'll. Facts, just the facts ma'am !!! Ha ha ha Guess you can't count. There's two - Doran and Sherry. hahahahah, them's just the facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Family Tree Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 (edited) Guess you can't count. There's two - Doran and Sherry. hahahahah, them's just the facts. Guess you just don't "get it". Same people in BOE as Town Government. Sherry as you confirmed, Deputy Mayor And Doran whether its the *** guy on the BOE or his father **** ***** it's still blood, but than again nepotism is alive and well and the friends and family plan will always be here. So really it's everyone listed with ties to both something the Mayor has really screwed up on. Edited March 4, 2016 by KOTW Content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Guess you just don't "get it". Same people in BOE as Town Government. Sherry as you confirmed, Deputy Mayor And Doran whether its the *** guy on the BOE or his father **** ***** it's still blood, but than again nepotism is alive and well and the friends and family plan will always be here. So really it's everyone listed with ties to both something the Mayor has really screwed up on. Many of the problems with local politics is that many races in Kearny go unopposed. People have little interest in the work of local government and prefer to put their ideas and efforts on a message board rather then stepping up and running for office, hopefully winning, and then putting in the man hours involved in running the town or the school system. I'm not criticizing any of the current elected officials, nor am I criticizing the poster. I'm just "stating the facts." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 Guess you just don't "get it". Same people in BOE as Town Government. Sherry as you confirmed, Deputy Mayor And Doran whether its the *** guy on the BOE or his father **** ***** it's still blood, but than again nepotism is alive and well and the friends and family plan will always be here. So really it's everyone listed with ties to both something the Mayor has really screwed up on. You do realize that none of these positions you're COMPLAINING about are paid positions, right? The board of ed positions are elected positions and the the town positions are appointments, and the appointments are given to people who are community minded. Not really understanding where the nepotism comes in. You want to serve on something? Run for election. Or contact the mayor & let him know you want to contribute your time to your town. Or, as it seems you have already made the choice, sit at your keyboard and whine and criticize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 Did the teachers settle their contract? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Did the teachers settle their contract? Tentative - waiting for the printouts to see what the offer was. Hopefully by Easter, if not, in April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 I heard they are close to settling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 On the board agenda tonight is approval for retroactive pay for NON-union teachers only. There is no mention of anything for unionized teachers yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 On the board agenda tonight is approval for retroactive pay for NON-union teachers only. There is no mention of anything for unionized teachers yet. What or who is a non-union teacher? I thought New Jersey was a closed shop State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 There's no Requirement to join any of the Unions, although, even if you are not a member you are still charged a portion of the Dues because the Union is the Bargaining agent.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2016 Report Share Posted March 24, 2016 There's no Requirement to join any of the Unions, although, even if you are not a member you are still charged a portion of the Dues because the Union is the Bargaining agent.... That's right. The union (association) is the bargaining agent and therefore, the employer can't make a separate agreement with them. So, again I ask, who are these non-union teachers who are getting retro pay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Are you sure they said non-union and not non-tenured? Maybe support staff are not union such as the speech theorist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Just wondering Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 On the board agenda tonight is approval for retroactive pay for NON-union teachers only. There is no mention of anything for unionized teachers yet. Did anyone figure out who these non-union teachers are, yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted April 1, 2016 Report Share Posted April 1, 2016 Did anyone figure out who these non-union teachers are, yet? It was 1 non-union SECRETARY. It didn't say anything about teachers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest apples for teachers Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 It was 1 non-union SECRETARY. It didn't say anything about teachers! More than one. I guess if the teachers were offered that raise on each step of their salary guide; they would take it in a minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Contract settled Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 So the contract was settled and ratified by both parties - KEA and KBOE. 3.5% the first year, 0% the second, and 2.5 the third. But that doesn't mean that everyone got 3.5% - most got must less than that. No raises at all the second year - no step increment nor contract raises for anyone. Again, no one actually gets that 2.5% that is allocated for the third year. BUT the contact is settled for the rest of this year and for the 2016 - 2017 school year and then it's back to the drawing table (or board room to be specific.). When it takes so long to settle a contract, we don't get much time out of it going forward unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wonderling why? Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 On 4/27/2016 at 6:31 AM, Guest Contract settled said: So the contract was settled and ratified by both parties - KEA and KBOE. 3.5% the first year, 0% the second, and 2.5 the third. But that doesn't mean that everyone got 3.5% - most got must less than that. No raises at all the second year - no step increment nor contract raises for anyone. Again, no one actually gets that 2.5% that is allocated for the third year. BUT the contact is settled for the rest of this year and for the 2016 - 2017 school year and then it's back to the drawing table (or board room to be specific.). When it takes so long to settle a contract, we don't get much time out of it going forward unfortunately. It must be nice to be a non-union employee of the Board of Ed. and receive a full percentage raise on one's salary, instead of having to share it with everyone in the Association. It wasn't that many years ago, when that was not the case. The gap between union and non-union salaries grows wider and wider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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