Edison 'Board of Disgraceful Meeting' last night - Shi's out of control and the Public is shut-out of the picture!?!

 Well, just had an opportunity to watch last night's Edison Board of Mythomania's Public meeting.

Seems we learned a bunch of thingies - first and foremost that there is no Board of Education, there's just a  Board of 'Shi-shed' and his inept leadership taken too far. The quickest way to assure the School District fails to serve its stakeholders is to have Failed Leadership on the School Board:

Seems now he just doesn't have respect for the public but now for other Board Members too. His method of running these meetings, where there is 'no give and take', is as transparent as he is and demonstrates his inability to defend what he's doing on the merits and blocks any meaningful public discussion of what they're doing down in the details with that $274 million of tax money.

These aren't public meetings, they're public insults. And why are you going along with this nonsense Dr. Bragen? Clearly, this isn't what happens where you came from - is it? Or is it?

And what's with his treatment of Christo? Granted, he has his own unique approach but still deserves to be treated respectfully, no matter how much they may disagree with him.

Comments by Board President Jerry Shi-shed like 'Who's the Board President' and 'I already answered you, you just don't like the answer' -  are symptomatic of his inability to effectively communicate with the public and defend against those who question him about legitimate issues. He owes Anthony DePasquale, Christo and the ETA Vice-President Matt Hrevnak an apology - though I wouldn't hold my breath. 

This is not a dictatorship were this guy can do whatever he wants and perpetuate distrust and get away with it - and the rest of the Board needs to get off their butts and do something about it.

So, what else did we learn besides the fact that Board President Shi's leadership is inept and detrimental to the School district and all the stakeholders who want to have a say?

Seems their School Budget for 2021-22 was rejected by the State. You remember when they had that Public meeting on the school budget on March 18th without a having a school budget for the Public to see and just rambled on about what's in it?

That School Budget came with $264.2 million in $pending and a School tax rate of $3.149 (Per $100) and a minor reduction in the tax rate from last year's $3.166.

Seems now, according to the State, they can't reduce the School tax levy from last year. Guess they didn't know that before they offered to throw you a bone. That's too bad since this was the time to get rid of all that Bloat and Out-of-Control $pending carried forward in these school budgets. Will have to get our excess taxes back another way.

Anyway, this will increase the Bloated $pending up to $285.6 million, an increase of $11.4 million and drive the School tax rate up to $3.227, which is an increase of 6.2-cents or 1.97%. If you live in that imaginary home assessed at $180,392, then you School tax will increase around $112. If you don't live in that imaginary home, then just enter yours in the table below to get your school tax increase:

Here's the School Board Meeting for your viewing displeasure:

Anyhoo, this is what you get when you give power to those who shouldn't have it.