The East Greenbush Central School District Board of Education will meet on Wednesday, January 16, 6:30 p.m. at the Administration Center for the sole purpose of convening an executive session to review employment histories.
I guess they are afraid to meet in public. Using the guise of personnel matters so that they cannot be criticized.
THIS BOE MUST BE CHANGED!
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Checking "employment histories" may be a play on wording, to examine rhe resumes of prospective Interim Superintedents. Perhaps Ms. Guptill will re-apply for the position of Superintendent and they don't want her holding the position as an iterim. No one knows what this sitting BOE is doing.....lets just hope and pray they are enlightened by the community response, and involve all of the stakeholders in making the next decision!!!
In Monday's Troy Record:
Editorial: East Greenbush deserves answers
Residents are understandably upset with the lack of information coming out of the East Greenbush Central School District regarding Superintendent Rebecca Furlong.
We appreciate the fact there are laws in place limiting the Board of Education’s discussion of personnel matters, but we also know she is paid with taxpayer dollars and she will continue to collect her $160,000 a year salary until she officially steps down at the end of June.
Adding to the residents’ frustration is the mystery surrounding her departure after she was just hired last summer and served only four months of a three year contract.
Nobody knows why she left or why she is still getting paid through June or who the next superintendent will be. Presently, Assistant Superintendent Angela Guptill is performing the duties but it is not known if she will be a permanent replacement or if the board will search for another.
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The board has offered little, if any, elaboration on their initial statement in which they said Furlong "requested" the leave and the board "granted her a paid leave of absence."
"The Board of Education and Dr. Furlong depart on amicable terms," according to the statement. Paying someone for not working is indeed one way to remain amicable.
"The circumstances surrounding Dr. Furlong’s request¬ed leave are due in part to changes in thinking regarding the goals and priorities established by the district since the commencement of services as well as the manner in which they are to be addressed," according to the state¬ment.
How drastic can "changes in thinking regarding the goals and priorities" transpire in four months?
Board member Tom Chesser told a crowd of about 50 community members that showed up at a meeting, that "this district needs help more than ever." He continued by saying "we must work together to move forward or our students will be the first to suffer."
It seems to us those on the board should step up and answer the tough questions rather than try to hide behind flowery statements. In the least, Chesser should stop hid¬ing behind the very students he is elected to serve.
We are not saying break any laws governing personnel matters, but the residents living in the district deserve better than what they are getting from the Board of Education.
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