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Friday, April 5, 2013

3, 4 and 5! All Children Must Thrive!

"This modest proposal by the Board of Education has generated a firestorm of protests from special interests groups, intent on protecting the privileges of the few without any regards for the real needs of Englewood students. Using intimidation tactics, these special interest groups went as far as suggesting that the school budget deficit had been manufactured, showing once again their total lack of understanding of basic economics. Englewood real-estate taxes already exceed by nearly 100% the national average, as percentage of home values. Home values have gone down by 10 to 30% and the Englewood taxpayer can no longer be squeezed for additional dollars."  
Englewood FAST article: July 16, 2012


Englewood Parents with children in the school district, a special interest group called Englewood FAST is calling you a special interest group, because you care about your kids. They are very confident that their lobbying of the NJ Legislature and the Senate will get the bill passed that will allow their Special Needs children to attend the Yeshivas. That way their children will no longer be exposed to Delta T or Mission One. So who, pray tell is the real "Special Interest Group" in this scenario.

Sigmund Freud's name for what they are doing is called "Projection".  They are the few with protected privileges.
Make a Note of it.

Okay. Guilty as charged. I am part of a "special interest group" that is composed of angry Mother's, Father's and Grandma's who have children in the Englewood Public Schools. We want a THOROUGH and EFFICIENT EDUCATION for all children. We are a group of people who know the definition of "Regressive Taxation" and those of you who don't should google it. 
A regressive tax can be defined as a tax that tends to increase the total percentage of income paid on those who must pay the tax. In contrast, those who have a higher income pay less of their total income on items taxed. A tax can also be considered regressive when poorer folks must purchase more of the items taxed than do richer folks.

(I am a homeowner, who is much poorer than the homeowners on the hill. I am not whining over high taxes. I am angry over more than 9 years of failure to do right by all of the children. My taxes go up right along with theirs, but my grandchildren cannot afford to use the municipal pool, the skating rink and cannot afford the recreation programs. I am thankful that they are good students and don't need Summer School, yet. They would not be able to afford that either.)

3, 4 and 5! Keep Public Education Alive!

All children must thrive!


Read Englewood FAST. Learn about the people who want to privatize everything including the police, fireman and teachers. You better watch out. They want some different residents and children down here in the Valley. Are we next? http://www.dontbankruptus.com/efast/?page_id=24

Thursday, April 4, 2013

We Have Tried Trust For the Last 9 Years!

Did you know that while property taxes were kept low, our fees for the pool, recreation programs and summer school went up?

The Price of the pool, recreation programs and summer school ARE NOW much too expensive for our children TO PARTICIPATE.

Who benefited from the tax break? Did you? I would prefer successful students who do well on tests TO A FAKE PROPERTY TAX BREAK.

I prefer seasoned and dedicated secretaries and paraprofessionals at work instead of collecting unemployment.

The unemployment is costing the district millions, while the 2 outsource companies collect a million each and the "independent contractors" work without adequate training or criminal background and history checks.

I want to see the same smile on my child's face when he/she arrives home that he/she left with in the morning.

I prefer a strong Child Study Team with qualified student support.

I prefer happy children who FEEL SAFE AND are NOT afraid of BULLYING at school.

I prefer teachers who are not afraid of bullying at school.

I prefer a PARENT/GUARDIAN FRIENDLY SCHOOL POLICY.

I prefer Administrators who are good leaders and are allowed to run the district without fear of reprisal from the Superintendent or the Board of Education.

Trust?: I prefer accountability and truth... WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TRUST FOR 9 YEARS...THAT IS NOT WORKING IN OUR FAVOR!

I prefer HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR ALL STUDENTS!

I PREFER A CHANGE IN THE GOOD OLE BOYS NETWORK!

I PREFER A BOARD THAT PUTS THE INTEREST OF THE PARENTS WITH CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ABOVE THOSE WHO DO NOT USE THE DISTRICT BUT STILL BENEFIT FROM OUR TAX DOLLARS.

MAKE A NOTE OF IT!!!!!!!!!!!
3, 4 and 5! KEEP PUBLIC EDUCATION ALIVE!

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Meet the Candidates: Find Out Where You Vote!

ENGLEWOOD RESIDENTS: Do you know where to vote in 

the School Board Elections?

Polling Places have changed again!  Click here to find your street in order to determine your WARD, DISTRICT and POLLING PLACE.

April 16, 2013....  7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Lines 3, 4 and 5. Keep Public Education Alive!
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THE CAMPAIGN  TRAIL 
Come out and question the incumbents and the new Candidates. Find out where they stand on the subject of Education and why they want to become School Board Members. Question the incumbents on policies supported during their 9 years already served on the School Board.

Meet the Candidates:
1.) Parent Teacher Organization of EPSD
     Meet the Candidates Forum 
     April 8, 2013 @ 6:30 pm
     Place: McCloud Elementary School 


2.) League of Women Voters 
     Meet the Candidates Forum
     April 11, 2013 at 7:30 pm
     Place: Public Safety Complex
     73 Van Brunt Street

Streets Wards and Districts
http://www.cityofenglewood.org/filestorage/1441/1468/2265/1477/ROSTER_OF_STREETS-_WARDS_AND_DISTRICTS-_12-13-12.pdf


Polling Places
http://www.cityofenglewood.org/filestorage/1441/1468/2265/1477/PollingLocations_2013.pdf


NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
DATES FOR 2013 SCHOOL ELECTION AND BUDGET PROCEDURES


Tuesday, March 26, 2013


The 4 Wards Coalition 4 Empowerment is 
Proud to Support
The Dream Team


Left to Right: Devry Pazant, Carol Feinstein, 
Junius "Jeff"Carter 
Candidates for Englewood School Board
Lines 3, 4 and 5
Keep Public Education Alive!
Vote April 16, 2013
7 am - 9 pm