The Oley Valley School District is having a banquet at the Sheraton Hotel and the public is not welcome.
You will not find this feast publicly listed on the district or school board meeting calendars.
The stated purpose of the gathering is for curriculum auditors to give an overview of their plans to audit the school educational structure.
The number of invited guests will be approximately thirty people. They will consist of administrators, supervisors, and school board members only.
In addition to the dinner, the high school string orchestra will provide entertainment.
To pay for this festivity, the district will use Pennsylvania Project 720 grant money.
“Project 720 began during the 2004–05 school year when the state allocated federal dollars to support pilot implementation and exploratory grants for districts to tackle high school redesign using research-based strategies.”
Gov. Rendell even dedicated $4.3 million in state funds for an expansion of the Project.
The purpose of this grant money is for the educators to invest in strategies to improve the standards of education and not to spend these precious educational dollars on dinners for themselves.
This expense may not be significant, but the message the district sends to the students and to the community is priceless.
This is a disgraceful misuse of our tax dollars.
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Another blatant misuse of our taxpaying dollars.
Of course the school district will state that this money is grant money, however, this money was supposed to be split in half, one-half paying for this Curriculum audit and the rest going to the education of our children, not to again FEED our school board, school administrators and supervisors.
Hey football folks, here is about $1200 of money that could have gone to your program.
Instead, Dr. Zackon, Dr. Stubits, and the remaining administrators and the supervisors and probably the administrative secretaries too, along with Mr. Heckman, Mr. Richard, Mr. Hannum, Mr. Cappa, Mr. Maloney, Mr. Madeira, Dr. Gotwals, Mrs. Bieber, and Mrs. McCarthy get a nice dinner, just to discuss an overview of what these auditors are or will be doing, along with being entertained by the High School Strings students.
Hopefully the spouses are not invited, because if they are, I will be attending also, so please contact me with the choices for dinner. Thank you.
There was some sort of meeting or something that went on in the summer of 2006 check run. Another $500 spent at the Sheraton for something or other. It was terribly miscoded in the check run, and I have to refer back and find out how it was coded for payment.
3:13 PM
I understand there is a dinner party at the taxpayers expense, February 6, 2007, at the Sheraton-Berkshire Inn, hosted by we taxpayers, for the Oley Valley SD administration, school board, curriculum auditors and strings group, who will be entertaining prior to dinner. It is my understanding this is being paid for by a Federal Grant (the taxpayer's money no matter how you slice it).
As a marketing professional for nearly 40 years, I have planned and organized many business dinners. I KNOW what this party will cost. Furthermore, in American business, the CLIENT does NOT PAY to entertain the business provider... it is the exact opposite! The curriculum auditors are the ones who should be entertaining us out of their hefty retainers and expense accounts.
My husband and I believe this is a misappropriation of funds and an outrage!!! Consequently, we have contacted our U. S. Senators, U.S. Congressman, PA Representative and Senators, PA House Committee on Education and the PA Secretary of Education and OVSD Supertintendent, Dr. Jeffrey Zackon, to register our complaint. If anyone else feels the same way, please do the same.
I went up to the administration building to review and copy the Preliminary Budget for 2007-2008 on Wednesday, January 31st.
As I am unable to drive, a friend of mine from another school district brought me to the school.
I told them I was there to review the Preliminary Budget which was supposed to be prepared and sitting for review on January 25th, and had to wait at least 15 minutes for someone to bring it out to me.
Just as I was removing the staple to run the papers through my copying machine, the board secretary came running around the corner in a panic, beacuse she was not sure if this was the copy that I should be allowed to see.
She then followed Dr. Zackon into the business office and asked which copy the public was allowed to see, and it took approximately another 15 minutes until Dr. Zackon came out with the copy.
This series of events leads me to believe that this school district has another copy of this budget that they will be sending to Harrisburg, and this concerns me greatly, as the numbers could be very different.
While I was waiting, there certainly was an interesting cast of characters coming from the superintendent's office.
First Mr. Wayne Weidner walks by, followed by our solicitor about 5 minutes later, and then followed by Dr. Zackon.
Are some members of this community privy to information that is not being passed on to the taxpaying public?
Interesting combination of folks meeting, seeing that one of the meeting attendees lives near the track.
Near the track? Say, that is interesting, isn't it? Any moving vans in sight?
How deep's the water, mama?
If there is anything going on pertaining to eminent domain and the claiming of land adjacent to school property we will not know about it. Real estate transactions of any kind, under the Sunshine Law, fall under the protection of executive sessions and therefore do not need to be discussed or commented on in public meetings.
SOUP'S ON...
EXCEPT FOR ADMINISTRATORS AND BOARD MEMBERS...
PLEASE, LET US KNOW IF IT'S A ONE COURSE DINNER...LIKE WE GET....
..OKAY, RS...HERE COMES THE MOVING VAN...
TOOT...TOOT...
MAYBE IF WE CONTACT PRICELINE WE COULD GET A DISCOUNTED PRICE ON THE BANQUET DINNERS!
The proposed track, eminent domain, banquet at the Sheraton, 1.35 mil increase in Real Estate taxes in the proposed budget, 1% EIT increase proposal to be put to referendum, football, ongoing lawsuit with Amthor Steel and five seats to fill on the board in 3 months.
So many issues... so little time...
Why must they have the strings entertain them at the Sheraton shindig? Also, they couldn't find a place in the district to hold this? What's wrong with having it (gasp!)at the school?
At the SCHOOL?
At THE school?
AT the school?
Any way you look at it....
It's the same as people that have a "state of the art kitchen", and dine out all the time....
Not quite, the people who dine out all the time pay for their own dinner, they do not have the taxpayers pay for it.
Well our district eats out on the taxpayers dollar. This has to stop.
We did not receive this grant for dinning purposes.
5:22
Can you prove that?
Who are the folks in that cartoon? Bob and Janet?
Prove what? That people who dine out all the time pay for their own? Don't you? I know, school board members don't get paid so they deserve these little perks. What nonsense! There isn't one board member or administrator who can't afford to pay for their own dinner.
...that money is grant money..?
For a district that seems to hit a brick wall with every "thing" that they decide they want to buy...all big ticket items...you'd think they would jump at the chance to conduct their meeting in one of the places WE OWN. And for the heck of it, they could have an old fashioned "covered dish supper". Indstead, they're apparently planning a wasteful expensive dinner. Again, another bad message sent to the children we supposedly care about.
...truth be known...many big ticket diners have unorthodox payment methods.....
How about this: There are children in this district yes good old Oley Valley that do not have food provided to them. They go to bed hungry. Why don't this district help the needy families from our school. They cannot tell us they do not know who they are. We have enough money in this district to help many, many people, and not just once a year at the annual pot pie. Actually, invite the auditors to that nice community dinner then at least you are helping someone while you eat. That would be too nice I guess.
Prove what, ask the Big Super and the Asst. Super about this grant money and dinner they are planning on Feb 6th. I hope they all get heartburn. This reckless spending must stop. The whole board and administrators should be ashamed of themselves.
5:22
What a ludicrous question. Why would you even aks a question like that?
Since when is it okay for the school board and school administration to treat themselves to dinner using federal educational grant money to pay for it?
If you have the money, why don't you donate it to them.
Your type of thinking is why this district is in the mess it's in.
PSSA pep talks are going on in all 3 buildings. The Principal at the Elem. School made a boo-boo when she told the whole 5th. grade class they the pssa in her words are important to us, then she said quickly they are important to you too. We all know how this district wants good scores so they look good. How about the children not being freaked out about taking these tests. Leave the children alone and if they do good they do good. These pssa shows how the school is teaching the children so do your job and everything would be fine.
By the way, stop wasting money sending PSSA letters out to the parents telling them how to feed their children on the day of tests.
Our children should have a nutritious breakfast every day, not just the day YOU WANT THEM TO PERFORM SO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CAN LOOK GOOD.
What does it matter anyway,
YOU ALWAYS LIE ABOUT THE RESULTS!
It could be Jeff and Janet
Looks more like Biff and Muffy.
Hold the phone...
does our school district actually send out letters to the parents with suggestions as to what they should feed their kids before they take an "important" test? Please, tell me this is not so.
Do they care how the kids eat the rest of the year? Do they care about the citizens that eat "slim pickins" while saving up to pay these crazy taxes?
Yes they do send out letters. They tell us to make sure our children get good sleep and eat a good breakfast before the pssa. The rest of the year whatever.
Sorry but this is true. It should not surprise you!
Surprise me? That's a kind interpretation. It's both shocking and disgusting that our children's teachers and staff would send out letters like that. It makes it look like they could not care less the rest of the year. Shame, shame, shame.
Nothing surprises or shocks me. I have seen so much already! These letters go out every year.
Why is the board and administration quiet on this dinner? Are you going to go to this or are you going to cancel this?
Why is the board and administration quiet on this dinner? Are you going to go to this or are you going to cancel this?
The grant money should be used for education only.
Don't expect this administration or board to all of a sudden get a conscience about deception and misuse of taxpayers money. Won't happen in our life time.
As my dear old dad used to say, someone's cruisin for a bruisin. Maybe at the polls? Let's hope.
Others have said...
"Tell it to the Marines..."
Well, maybe we should. The Marines are trained to accept NO BULL. That would be a real awakening to our board and administration. And it's WAY overdue...
Guidelines for Project 720 grant funds can be found on www.project720.org. These guidelines are very specific and strict. They also call for community involvement including formation of a broad based local "work team" consisting of parents, local employers, members of community groups and others. Has one been formed as required?
Project 720, properly used, looks like a very worthwhile tool to help improve local education. However, I believe spending even a small amount of the $46,000 grant on a dinner is a bad decision. I don't think the PDE had this kind of thing in mind when they granted the OVSD this money. Come on, board, reconsider this and do what is right. Pay for it yourselves and save the grant mponey for what it is intended: improving education.
Adults sneaking off to gorge themselves at a dinner with money meant for education are stealing from the children.
Here's a new idea for frustrated Oley taxpayers:
........Blogger's contest.........
Compose a "blessing" to be recited at the BIG DINNER....
here's my entry:
Dear Lord,
Bless this food which we are about to receive, although we are not worthy of one crumb. This food was purchased with funds meant to feed the minds of our children. Meant to nurture the heart and soul of each student, as they are a gift from you, dear Lord, and while under our care, they are our responsibility. Although each person attending this dinner is quite able to provide for themselves, their presence at this table is proof of their selfish nature. Help them, Lord, help them live up to the promise they made when they took their position. A promise to do what is right for THE CHILDREN.
Amen.
Where was this picture taken? Near 5 points!
"Yes they do send out letters. They tell us to make sure our children get good sleep and eat a good breakfast before the pssa. The rest of the year whatever.
Sorry but this is true. It should not surprise you"
As do all other districts! The state supplies a sample letter to the school, in fact. Once again, a LITTLE bit of knowledge...
Yes, yes, election time is approaching. Step right up and fill those spots. Get the lousy bums out and show us all what a perfect job YOU will do running the school. Some of you are so passionate about change that I am absolutely sure you will run for school board and you will do an absolutely perfect job!
(yes, the sarcasm is intended)
Hey 12:29:
You're completely missing the point.
We don't care that the state gives you a copy of a letter to be sent out.
Knowledge about what. Big deal, so the state wants these letters sent out. That's because their heads are on the chopping block too.
A child should have a good and nutritious breakfast every day, and to ???? with the PSSA tests.
The only reason you folks want these kids to do well is to benefit YOU, YOU, YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We don't need to run for school board, because much more can be accomplished from the other side of the table.
And BOO-HOO to you, because we all know you don't like what we find out.
Also, since we now have Act 1, we don't need to run for school board, beacuse the state is now making these wonderful, knowledgeable school boards be accountable for spending taxpaying dollars.
Since Oley is so good at spending the taxpayers money, why don't you just invite all the staff, teachers, etc., to this dinner?
I would like to know who out in blog land feels it is okay for Oley to have a dinner for the administrators, school board, supervisors, etc., to spend taxpayer grant money for an evening out, when this meeting could just as well be conducted on school property without all the frills, as this money is supposed to go for educational improvement for our children.
This money is not intended for FREE FOOD FOR THE BOARD AND ADMINISTRATORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A note to those unable to understand the concept behind a grant:
TO CONTINUE IN ENGLISH...
PRESS ONE.....
You must speak a language OTHER than English, if you don't understand the way things work TODAY.
The biggest thing we are dealing with today is GREED. The grant funds are coming from taxes, the same as the funding for all the school "wish lists" in EVERY school system. It would be a revolutionary concept in ANY school system, to attempt to use collected funds for their original intent. EDUCATION. As long as we are forced to deal with dunderheads that get some sort of rush by spending big bucks on absolutely anthing...we're all doomed. This country is no longer making use of the system our forefathers struggled to put into effect. When the roll is called up yonder....there may be one Hell of an uproar.
The above blog is true, sorry but this is right!
To 12:35
Instead of attempting to justify wasteful spending of grant money, once again, you attack the messenger. Where is YOUR meaningful information and/or justification. You have none, so you side step the issue and attack those who have uncovered the truth.
Truth is truth. Nomatter how people attempt to whitewash waste and greed, it is what it is, pure and simple.
To 12:35am
It's too bad when all that you've got to debate an issue is sarcasm. I would have liked to hear your justification for the board spending grant money contrary to the intent of the grantors. I would like to see this expenditure listed in their grant application, wouldn't you? Do you consider this money better spent on a dinner meeting than on improving education in the OVSD? If so, then list your reasons and, while disagreeing, I will respect your opinions.
Go Russ Go!!! They most likely have used our money on dinners and entertainment in the past but now we are finding out this misbehavior. Let them keep attacking the messenger, who cares they are the ones that are guilty. I slept fine last night I do not spend our taxpayers money on non-educational items. I would never request anything that was not for education. This board and administration should cancel this whole dinner thing. They must be replaced if they are going to continue this wasteful spending. Use the money the way it was intended to be used on the children and education.
If it is too late to cancel this dinner on Tuesday February 6th at the Sheraton, invite 4 needy families or how many families make up the 30 people that have already ordered their food. The hotel must have policies which they FOLLOW and you might not get your money back now. So the next thing to do is to give this nice dinner to families that otherwise would never see the inside of the Sheraton. It is money to be used of their children anyway, not some greedy hungry adults.
Come on Dr. Zackon and the crew what is going on with this dinner? Dr. Cappa what is wrong is your hands tied up and you cannot write? We want to know what is going to happen to this dinner, will it be cancelled or not? Dr. Gotwals what do you think? Mrs Bieber what do you think? Can you speak and write or do you need the OK by the big guy?
Happy Super Bowl!!!!
CAUGHT YOU!
The dinner probably cannot be cancelled by now. HOWEVER, there is no reason that the individuals involved cannot pay INDIVIDUALLY for their own dinners. Of course, they might have no interest in this affiar without the taxpayes footing the bill. What else is new.
What do the string parents think of this dinner? My daughter will not be going. She did not even bring home a permission slip, just a memo from the teacher to go to the Sheraton and what time etc. The parents of the sting kids need to drive them they all do not have their license. Just would like to know what they (the parents) will be doing for the 1 1/2 hours while their children are at the dinner?
Question:
For the amount of taxes my household pays to Oley School, how come we have not been offered so much as a cocktail weiner?
I can just imagine the sneering and mocking going on right now between some board members over the comments here. To say they don't take this seriously is an understatement. I really don't believe they see anything wrong with what they are doing so they sure aren't going to pay for it themselves. This, too, will blow over.
So they think.
I have already e-mailed the Project720.org.
I think they will find this very interesting.
I also phoned Dr. Zackon today, so when messages are taken off the answering machine tomorrow, he will have to listen again, as to how irate I am with the spending of taxpayer money to feed himself with this poor excuse for a dinner.
I assume you will all be reimbursed for your mileage too.
What a racket!
Have you ever thought of carpooling?
Does anyone need a babysitter?
Hey Football folks:
What do you think of all this? These types of situations occur all year long for the past 8 or so years.
And then they tell you they don't have the money for football.
We would have had a lot more money if this school district could be honest in the way they spend their money.
You all should check the preliminary budget for 2007-2008.
Some very interesting numbers are appearing.
Football folks get on the stick and see what this board is up to now.
4:11
..."this, too, will blow over..."
Try shortening your observation by omitting the last word....
Hello All:
You can find the 2007-08 Preliminary Budget on the Oley Valley School District website.
Click Administration on the right-hand side, and then click Budget on the left-hand side.
As published in the Reading Eagle, the Oley School District is going to raise taxes above our index rating.
Hey, thanks for the great news. There goes my last hope for a cocktail weiner. What will our board suggest next? Planting a victory garden?
They live to zap us. They get great jollys hurting other people.
That crowd is certainly setting a rotten example for their children. One day, our children will have to deal with them, and that will be a rude awakening on their part. Our children are taught to be self sufficient. Our children already know they will have to work for the things they want and need, and not to depend on the wages of others to fulfill their needs.
The above blog is correct again!
Go Colts!!!
While the board and company will be dining on the taxpayers at the Sheraton, we'll be at the
Sportsman Show looking for a travel trailer to live in after we're taxed from our home.
On the road again. What do they care. Not a bit.
Travel trailer? Lucky you! I'm going to Cabela's. They have tents for under $200. The way I see it, if I paint it camo, I can't go from back yard to back yard...in all the board member's yards...and eat their table scraps. They all look well fed.
You gotta love it!
King's will be selling...
the Oley version of.......
"maps to the stars homes."
This version, selling for a mere $25.00, will feature board or administration member's "homesteadS" and all of the square footage available for back yard squatting/camping..
A different "neighborhood" will be featured each week.
Also available at King's, your FRIENDLY neighborhood grocery store:
The following personalized garments:
.."My Mom and Dad paid high taxes for several decades, and all I got was this lousy PSSA score"
Available on:
t-shirts...s-m-l-xl...$10.00
Sweat-shirts...l & xl 22.00
bumper stickers...FREE
Posters:
"We're eating Hamburger Helper
...the board's eating steak.."
..."What's up with that?"
Join us at the Legion Diner for the audit dinner! (typo?)
"Walk a mile in my shoes" with a Normal Rockwell quality portrait of the board room table...all eyes fixed on the BIG TURKEY....
What a hoot! We have some great
senses of humor in this District. They haven't
taxed that YET.
I just got an e-mail for a person who investigates misuse of Federal grants, who is investigating my complaint. Will keep you posted.
No toliets working in the HS today and they do not send the kids home. That is very wrong. How are they all 650+ suppose to hold it in for 7 hours. I am sure they used the toliets anyway and that is very unsanitary. They could not wash their hands! GROSS! It is dangerous to hold yourself for hours. Ask any doctor. Oh yeh don't we have a retired doctor on the board, he will tell you. Enjoy your dinner!
Old water pipes= New High School!! Ha! Maybe we should notify the Dept. of Health regarding this health code violation.
What is this I am reading: No toliets working in the HS today! Can someone please explain to me if you have any brains why the children would stay at school and not be able to go to the bathroom? Who is on drugs in this school district? I think the adults have some problems and need to answer what happened today at the HS.
God Bless the family that lost their home today! At least they are OK!
Hello family does not have home do to fire, why not give them the money that you want to use at the Sheraton to them. That would be the nice and right thing to do! Most likely the neighbors and everyday citizens will step up and help them. If anyone hears of any donations being started for this family let us know out here in blog land. Would love to help!
Grant money for the children, I heard the family who's house burned down had 1 child and 1 on the way. Give them the money instead of going to dinner.
Oley is no different than most other small school systems. Plenty of problems. Plenty of contention. We are often led to the "four letter words" under certain conditions. Here's a few we can be proud of:
HELP
HOPE
CARE
GIVE
LOVE
Please pass along any information which will be helpful in assisting our most recent family in need. This blog can be useful for many things. Helping the family which was victimized by the fire yesterday can start right here.
The board must think the community is a bunch of lemmings eager to be tossed from their homes as they stay silent when local politicans literally feast on tax dollars.
Was that meaning one or two from the dictionary?
A rodent with a small, thick, furry body and furry feet...
or
a member of a large group of people who blindly follow.....
Golly gosh! I wonder!
My high school student tells me the water problem happened during 7th period, and half the toilets/sinks worked. If you were the principal would you have called for early dismissal over this? A bit over reactionary I'd say.
I read that the township had water problems most of the day. I don't think it would be wrong for one of the board members, teachers or administrators who lurk around this blog to set the record straight. Anonymously, of course.
And to answer your question: No, I wouldn't have dismissed them if it happened in the 7th period.
Your HS student is wrong. I called the school today and it was an all day problem. The water main break in the township caused the water to not work in the HS ALL DAY! The HS told me today that they were thinking of what to do and that the water started working 8th period. It was not working most of the day. That is gross!!! and against the health dept.
No True...only low water pressure...get your story right!
That is why the school told me some made up story! Get real! The children could not flush there was 1 toliet they could use. Even if it was for 2 hours that does not matter: 650 kids plus adults with 1 toliet= unsanitary conditions. You get the story straight and tell me who the heck you think you are telling me I am wrong. I called the school and many children told me my story. I have more important things to do. I guess you think it is ok that the good old school admin,board,and auditors are eating tonight at the Sheraton using grant money. Oh yea that cannot be either. Go to sleep. Ask the nurse at the HS her bathroom did not work either.
Low brain pressure you have!
Low water pressure. No water pressure. No flushing toilets? I would not leave my children in a school building all day long if the toilets didn't flush. What next? Bring your own bottled water? There's ALWAYS something wrong at this place.
WHY?
Ask the big guy,
he is eating our problems tonight at the Sheraton. It is called wasteful tax spending and not using the money in the correct manner. We need to make major changes in this district. People that went to this school district years ago say this place is falling apart and that is was great when they went to school here. Time for changes. NOW
Well I heard that not only was there no water, there were also no sitting priveleges. Since so many students had to urinate, teachers required them to stand so that they wouldn't leak on the chairs. Imagine that! How could this be? If you don't believe me, call the school. This is fact. The OCC has the facts. Get your facts straight!
Someone told me its a black tie event and their having steak and lobster.
The last two posts MUST be from imposters, not Concerned Citizens. It didn't work. We know our facts ... and those aren't it.
It was steak and chicken tonight, not steak and lobster. Still that's at least $25 per person at the Sheraton, not including drinks. Pretty generous of them to themselves with the taxpayers money.
They have no honor.
The OCC has this blog site to share the true facts...
TRUE FACTS...
Good, bad, or indifferent...we share the truth. Sadly, not much good news is around. But when bad news gets to be so commonplace...there's nowhere to go but UP.
Sign on here, if you truly want to help our children secure a decent future.
Just a reminder to all who are going to run for school board. Nomination petitions can be picked up at the Court House beginning Tuesday, Feb 13th and must be circulated and filed between then and March 6th.
Remember that you stand a better chance of winning if you run FOR something than if you run AGAINST everything.
Amen, Russ!
Single-issue candidates and dooms-dayers also take notice!
doom-dayers and I wonder why? It is because of you current board members! We are the ones that are trying to make this system correct and you keep bringing it down. You need to get off the board and let someone that knows what the heck they are doing take over. And yes I would not run with the current admin. in place.
Dr. Cappa you should take notice and so should the rest of the board that ate using tax dollars last night at the Sheraton.
It wasn't taxpayers money, Chuckie! Check the facts!!!!!!
Yes, the occ has the facts. Look here for the facts. The facts are that our board if full of scum bags. That is a fact. If it comes from the occ it is a fact. Check your facts, people. You do not have the facts, we have the facts.
You really are mental! Sorry the food was paid for by project 720 grant money. Even the Asst. Super told the OCC as you call us. She said the dinner was being paid by the grant. You just cannot stand anything going on this blog site. You have a choice, turn your computer off! You live in a closed minded society here in Oley. Maybe one day you will wake up and realize the facts we put on this blog come right from the horses mouth and the documents from this district. There is no joking around when you are talking about at $26+ million business as Mr. Heckman calls it. This grant money was to be used for the curriculum audit and the education of the children. Did you forget the children? You only think of your hungry stomachs, what about the childrens education?
I'm sure the soiree was oh so delightful, especially since the taxpayers paid for it. Only the edurats would imagine that Federal Grant money did not come from the taxpayers. Their actions would indicate that they think because the largess didn't come directly from "local" taxpayers, it was perfectly acceptable to go to excess with this gift from 'presumably' the grant fairy?
Did it not occur to any of these self-esteemed individuals that tax money comes from taxpayers, whether it be federal, state, county and local. For individuals who are such legends in their own minds, one would think they would know these pesky little details.
It is not nice to rub your benefactors' noses in your excesses, oh not-so-wise administrators, board members and curriculum auditors.
My, my, some high faluten folks certainly need a course in the more delicate art of expressed consideration and appreciation toward the hands that feed them. It is the only polite thing to do.
The "end result" of THE DINNER is right where every other serious question ended up..
...in the sewer.
more tax dollars down the drain
Do you really think Heckman and Company have the intellect to run a $26 million company. They apparently went to the same school of finance as Willie Nelson, Nicole Smith, Mike Tyson - some other giants of financial planning. It is only a matter of time before the bubble bursts. Costs go up, "education??????" goes down.
And then people get on this blog and act as though they and other people in the school system give any thought to what their offspring are being taught.
We teach a test, get that, we teach a test. If that isn't clear, we teach a test. You better hope the test has the questions on it that are important to one's life, because only the test is taught. Why? So it will appear that the school is teaching something. They do - they teach the test! We called that cheating when I was in school.
Does the board care. No, it is about them: the power to dine, the power to give friends no bid contracts, the power to play golf with contractors. Education left the public school system about 1945. Veterans abdicated the power and control of public schools to the 4F crowd. And this 4F crowd has strengthened their hold on public schools ever since.
So long as we, the public, put up with the boards personal expenditures, like banquets at the Sheraton, characterized as "educational" activities, we will have our taxes increased to feed the insatiable appetite of these "educators." They can't make it on their own - so they have found a way to use your money for their "pleasures">
Gerald Ford? Oh yes, he is the former president for whom the whole country flew their flags at half staff a month ago, for a month, EXCEPT, of course, the OLEY Fair Grounds flag, which fluttered full staff the entire time. Who in the Oley Fair Staff did President Ford annoy? Some Oley high school indoctrinated, socialist product, I suspect.
Yes, that is right - 30 days for a former president.
Thank you very much for expressing your concerns about the use of Project 720 funds in the Oley Valley School District. It is my understanding that no Project 720 funds were used for the event you described. Costs were paid by the Oley Valley Community Education Foundation.
The following response was received from the PDE regarding their understanding of Project 720 funds use.
The all knowing and strictly factual OCC strikes again. Regarding the dinner at the Sheraton for the curriculum auditors to present their findings: Mr OCC stated that it was paid for by the use of project 720 grant money.This was echoed by his usual discerning supporters who believe anything he says without checking the revered facts which they all "no". Surprise! They were, again, wrong. The money was provided by the Oley Education Foundation. There was also a personal offer to cover the costs so there would be no cost to the taxpayers. Did anyone check the facts before accusing? I don't think so. They didn't even check the attendees before erroneously listing them. A small matter? Sure, but typical of their lack of accuracy and concern for the Truth.
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