07/29/13 Media Coverage.

• WRBG, 11:00pm (Ch. 6) Wynantskill UFSD to hire consultants
• WTEN, 11:00pm (Ch. 10) Wynantskill hires consultants to review superintendent "Andrea Paone, Board of Education President, said that having a decision that quickly would be unlikely. She also said that the board would likely stick with Henkel, at least until September."
• Fox New, 10:00pm (Ch. 8) TBD
• YNN, Top Story (Ch. 9) Wynantskill hires two consultants to investigate superintendent "The board says they hope to have results from the consultants by late September or early October. Henkel, meanwhile, will keep her job in the next school year."
• The Times Union : Consultants to address district dispute
• 07/31/13 The Troy Record: Wynantskill USFD's human resources, special ed programs under investigation

The number one question: Why is Dr. Lisa Henkel not being placed on paid leave WHILE this investigation is taking place?
 

The WTA president, Matt Lutz, handed over a 63 page document last night, to the Wynantskill Board of Education, "containing teachers' complaints against the administration and the superintendent that go back a year and a half." Some of these Board members have read some of these allegations before, in draft form, when the teachers and the BOE met to discuss the No Confidence Vote after it had been released. It doesn't seem just that she is permitted to stay and work while these allegations against her from the teachers and also from the parents are being investigated.

Hired by the Board:
Consultants: Who are they?

BOE SPECIAL MEETING: Monday, July 29, 2013

ATTENTION: BOE Meeting

Monday, July 29, 2013

6:00 PM in GD Media Center
PUBLIC MEETING

There is one agenda item in regards to the hiring of the consultants for the investigation. I don't imagine it'll be that long, but important to attend if you're able.

 

http://www.wynantskillufsd.org/boe/agendas/2013-14/072913%20Special%20mtg%20AGENDA.pdf

Put her on paid leave

Sound Off is still listening: http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2013/07/27/opinion/doc51f2c9c621a18599116379.txt?viewmode=default

Put her on paid leave

It’s nice to see that the Wynantskill Board of Education is hiring an investigator to look into all the allegations and concerns from the teachers and parents regarding the superintendent. But what I would like to know is why they aren’t putting the superintendent on paid administrative leave while the investigation is taking place. It seems like the proper next step and that is what needs to happen.

Things that make you go...hmmmmmm

Listed on the Wynantskill Website - 07/25/13

You may be thinking "oh this is just another Board of Education meeting", and you would be wrong. Please note the location: Questar Boces Conference Room and the time: 2:00pm. They are gathering off site, during the day, and are not stating why.

WHY?

The agenda for today, June 25, states the reason: 1.3 Grievance Hearing-Peter Mesh // Grievance Hearing-Karin Carmody.

The agenda for June 29, states the reason: 2.1 Appoint Independent Consultant for Human Resources and Special Education.

• Why the secrecy? We as a community have made it very clear that being as transparent as possible is essential right now.
• Is it possible this has something to do with the part-time communications service provided by BOCES, which officially started Monday July 22? If that is the case why is that not listed as the item topic?
• Could it be possible that our voices are finally being heard?
• Is it possible that Dr. Lisa Henkel will be put on paid leave? (Say it ain't so!) That is what many could be lead to believe because it does not identify the topic for the executive session.
• When will we, as the concerned citizens, teachers and parents, finally know the results and/or topic of the meeting?

Thoughts? Comments? Remember these posts are anonymous. Let’s converse. Let’s share our thoughts and ideas with each other. Eye on the prize, this is for our children!