Month: October 2015
Journal News 10/1/15: Takeaways from East Ramapo Monitors’ First Report
Robert Brum, rbrum@lohud.com District parents expressed little faith in the process and demanded immediate change.
Journal News 10/8/15: East Ramapo School Board Announces Klein’s Resignation
Steve Lieberman, slieberm@lohud.com The board has named an interim superintendent who will serve through June.
The announcement drew strong applause and cheers Wednesday night from several dozen people attending a special Board of Education meeting.
ERCSD Student Essay 9/15: East Ramapo – We Cannot Cope
A student at Ramapo High School (class of 2016) recently wrote an essay about what students in the District have had to face with the cuts to programs and classes. Below is a copy of Ms. Cola’s essay.
Ashbury Park Press 9/23/15: State Monitor Files Charges vs. Special Ed Official in Lakewood
Shannon Mullen, @MullenAPP State monitor claims Helen Tobia made improper school placements
LAKEWOOD The school district’s state-appointed monitor has filed tenure charges against Helen Tobia, the supervisor of pupil personnel services, for a host of allegedly “illegal and/or highly improper” acts, including overstepping her authority to place children with special needs in Orthodox yeshivas and private specialized schools at their parents’ request, according to court documents.
Dropout Nation 9/23/15: E. Ramapo Still Waiting for Randi Weingarten of the AFT to Respond
Again Randi, East Ramapo’s Waiting
September 23, 2015
Published In: How Teachers Unions Preserve Influence, Three Thoughts
Willie Trotman, Spring Valley NAACP, Writes Letter of Thanks to Walcott 9/17/15
On Sept. 17/15, Willie Trotman, President of the Spring Valley NAACP, wrote a letter to Mr. Walcott thanking him
for their recent meeting and for Mr. Walcott’s team having accepted this important challenge in East Ramapo. The letter emphasizes the urgency of the situation and the need for the Monitors to move beyond superficial
remedies such as building repairs, and to focus on the profound leadership issues that have led the ERCSD to its current state of crisis. A copy of the letter is attached.
