tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911830315140428673.post2086302806237215181..comments2024-03-14T21:27:48.439-04:00Comments on Plaintalker II: Plainfield and Christie's "Fairness Formula"Bernicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728257853330372835noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911830315140428673.post-5729563271784758122016-07-05T15:17:47.670-04:002016-07-05T15:17:47.670-04:00I haven't read Christie's remarks in total...I haven't read Christie's remarks in total yet, but from the excerpt I ask is it fair to compare abbott districts to others districts in regard to the state average? wouldn't it make more sense to compare abbott districts' averages then to the districts' own averages now?<br /><br />ELL students are also a huge factor. ELL students are enrolling at a pace in which Plainfield is ill-prepared. <br /><br />On a sidenote, whenever the topic of Plainfield education in the past 30 years comes up on this blog most of the comments are negative. (Well wait, that goes for the majority of comments.) I entered the school system back in the late 80s. From kindergarten through 12th grade I encountered a number of wonderful educators as well as a few crappy ones. A major difference I personally have noticed from then to now is parental involvement. This could be a whole other essay, but my comment is long enough and I've lost my point.<br /><br />Thanks for starting this discussion, Bernice.<br /><br />-TericaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911830315140428673.post-68405491682437584562016-07-03T21:19:45.563-04:002016-07-03T21:19:45.563-04:00I have to agree with you Abbot Districts They are ...I have to agree with you Abbot Districts They are real money makers for those involved at the top. Staying an Abbot District and many other programs for the poor have always been the reason Plainfield fails to prosper. Free money isen't free, it's a prison that keeps a community poor not only in money but in spirit.<br />I hope they pull the Abbott District designations, than the people who keep on telling us the appartments going up everywhere have no impact on our schools. The homeowners can't affort to foot the shortfall and a request to do so would result in a mass exodus, more foreclosures ect.. time to pay the piper for failing our students, our homeowners and our community all along. The result of greed short and simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911830315140428673.post-62393014536485497392016-07-02T09:18:38.526-04:002016-07-02T09:18:38.526-04:00Christie’s proposal will never come to fruition, a...Christie’s proposal will never come to fruition, and he knows it. His goal is to pit suburban vs urban tax payers, which can work to make headlines for him during the national election. He is correct in the waste in the former Abbott districts. I have seen the waste in the PBOE and can only shake my head. Look at the cost per pupil vs the costs in neighboring towns. Yet what do you hear from parents and staff? Lack of textbooks, programs cut, lack of supplies…… This would never be acceptable in the same neighboring districts. Yes urban districts have greater burdens, yet I can attest that the money does not go to lessen the burden. English language learns in classes of 45? The same classes sometimes staffed with non-certifies long term substitutes. Lack of leadership, lack of accountability, and a lack of educational experience by the school administration puts Plainfield in a very precarious situation if the money flow starts to dry up. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911830315140428673.post-33219415608940121112016-07-02T04:31:50.185-04:002016-07-02T04:31:50.185-04:00If Plainfield truly wanted to see money in vs mone...If Plainfield truly wanted to see money in vs money out they'd request and release the audits conducted by the State under the Corzine administration. The audits they stopped releasing to the public after 3 or 4 showed systematic waste, and were a complete shock at how little regard for money the districts, formerly known as Abbott Districts, had. <br />It wasn't their money and they treated it as such. <br />People can scream and holler all they want, but there would be much more accountability in both Plainfield's city government and school district if the taxes reflected actually paying for the operation of the school. Plainfield does not pay for 85% of it's school operations, are the taxes 85% lower than neighboring towns/cities ? 75% lower, 50% lower, 25% lower, equal? <br />Nope.... higher. <br />Purely good money after bad... you don't need to a Democrat or a Republican to see that. Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347593167569748403noreply@blogger.com