Showing posts with label Bucket of Money. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bucket of Money. Show all posts

Monday, December 10, 2012

Christmas in Edison - 2012


Twas’ two weeks before Christmas and those sly little elves,
Edison’s Board of Mythomania again labors to isolate themselves.
Not caring a wit what the people might think,
they lead from behind Super ‘Build the Trust’ O’Malley in spite of the stink.

And putting his thumb to the tip of his nose,
Maeroff said ‘O’Malley’s my guy and he tells me what goes.’
He thought O’Malley’s PHD would make for an easy sell,
but didn’t count on his inexperience bringing out a concerning yell.

He wasn’t concerned about misinforming the public per se,
dubious presentations and misleading arithmetic is the O’Malley way.
His Repurposed but still Out-of-Control Spending tour,
is sadly Not borne out by a single NJ ASK score.

So while we all scratch our heads and say What the Hey!,
 oversight and accountability is something he’s long tossed away.
You can bet that Maeroff is working hard on 2013-14’s Taxpayer Levy,
 using up last year’s taxpayer relief money leaves them nervous & a tad bit queasy.

He thinks we forgot about $80 budgets & that Staffing Shell Game,
and refusing to report out budgeted staffing changes shadows them all in shame.
A $212.2 million bucket of money without any controls or public scrutiny,
you wonder why their lack of monthly reporting comes with such Mytho-unity?

In this season of giving, Maeroff is again up to his Spending way,
this time, a $5 million gift to EHS where you don’t get to have a say.
While it seems he never sees Oversight as an anytime priority,
that Smarter than Us thingie brings them all up to a disappointing mediocrity.

If in this feeling I’m not alone,
take up your pen or pick up the phone.
Let Maeroff know that true leaders pave the way,
not hide behind others and claim they have no say.

With a Bond Referendum soon to be full with Super O’Malley quirks,
taking away the Board’s IPads should help wipe away all their big smirks.
And I heard them exclaim with all that taxpayer money in hand,
Merry Christmas to Edison, and let the uninformed taxpayers be damned!?!

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Say it ain't so - Super Dr. O'Me..Me..Me?!?

Really, you just gotta scratch your head and wonder what's going on over there on Mythomania Lane. I was a tad bit concerned when I saw a Letter to the Editor in the HNT today from Super Dr. Richard "Build the Trust" O'Malley - about "Breakfast after the Bell." Now, that was troubling on two fronts.

First, with a $212 million bucket of money to Spend this year, a local access TV channel, a complete and interactive website along with mobile access and a captive parent audience to boot - why does he need to be writing Letters to the Editor with these fluff pieces about himself?

Second, and more importantly, do we really need Senor O'Malley to pat himself on the back and tell us what a great job he's doing by providing nourishment to the kids in the district - after the bell?

Clearly, it's important and who's gonna argue with the fact that kids perform better when nourished? Did he really need to spend time researching this most basic truth? And, if it's so important to him, the staff and the kids, why didn't he just do it and avoid looking for credit for it? Does he think that the residents of this town wouldn't approve it even if there was no federal funding? Is this one of his 'I' - 'Me' great accomplishments these days that he wants to score up with the recently released NJ ASK Results for 2012? Geez, what a guy!

Not for nothing but here's a thought. Rather than focusing on fluff pieces like this - how about focusing on the inequity in the recent NJ ASK Results where the test scores in some Schools with Grades 3-7 are showing almost half the kids are Less than Proficient! Now, clearly Dr. O'Malley hasn't been around long enough to fairly lay blame or credit for these scores but these seem like thingies a tad bit more important than what he's writing about now.

But hey, at least we can be comforted in the knowledge that Super Dr. Richard "Build the Trust" O'Malley can always write a Letter to the Editor when he wants to tell us what a great job he's doing.

Anyhoo, what do I know - I still can't figure out who's in charge over there on Mythomania Lane.