Mothers Against Misdirection

Vote like you remember how many Mothers
with Children Lost their jobs in 2012
when the positions of Paraprofessional and 

Secretary
were abolished in the Englewood Public School District.

All Mothers Matter, but not all Mothers Know Best.
I have a question for the Mothers who know best.
Did you ever read the Code of Ethics
by which you must abide while 

serving on the School Board?

If you do not abide by the very first one, I will file the petition with the Commissioner of Education myself.

Why would you serve someone who requires that you give up your name?   http://www.nj.gov/education/ethics/coe.htm

The faces of the Secretaries who lost their jobs in 2012.
Mothers that people like Elisabeth Schwartz, her sponsors,
Stephen Brown, Glenn Garrison, Henry Pruitt and
Molly Cruig -Berrry put on the unemployment rolls.
These are just the Secretaries. There were approximately
109 employees who were abolished.

Elisabeth Schwartz's name may have been craftily removed
from the latest mailer from the Mothers Who Know Best Campaign,

But this voter, and others, remember her from 2012, when she & some School Board Members supported by folks with bigger bank accounts than ours "abolished positions"  they knew were filled by "head of household Mothers".The Position of Paraprofessional 

July 26, 2012 - The decision to abolish the
positions had already been made.

in a Title I School Districts is not only protected by Law, it is mandated by the State and Federal Governments.

 "They are just a bunch of single women with children who have the nerve to think they can have a Union." Gabriel Bousbib (paraphrased)

Over 5 million dollars had just been deposited in a
Bank in New York, yet they kept telling  us there
was no money.

Do we really want Union Busters on our Board of Education?

Do we really need that kind of stress from people who have taken an oath to uphold the LAW and to provide a thorough and efficient education for all children. 

During this time of crisis, there was often standing room only.
The presiding President kept the public well after midnight,
 while he pontificated.  They pretended to deliberate
over the issue while we watdhed the ads that were published
advertsiing the positions being abolished.

Reorganization of the School Board, January 2013
we watched as the Board Attorney hatched a plan that prevented 2 of the newly 

elected School Board Members 

from voting on personnel issues.because they are members of the Union. During this time, the School Board never voted as a whole to accept the Advisory Opinion pertinent to the issue. They just proceed as if a vote had been taken and their side won. They rode roughshard over these 2 Board Members until December 2015 when the 2 could not take it anymore and voted on a Personnel issue anyway. Even the state advised that it was only an Advisory Opinion. To this date, no vote has been taken on whether to abide by the Advisory Opinion.

Many of the Outsourced Personnel are still devastated.
Some were Mothers who are also "Heads of
the Household".

What about sworn anti-activists, in other words, Union Busters? No one mentions the fact that these present day Union Busters were at one time supported and funded by the Union. They were originally put on the Board with the support of the Union. Are we to allow them free reign of the School Board with no opposition? Why would we do that?

4 current School Board Members have stood strong against 

re-instating the POSITION of Paraprofessional. Why? Everyone must learn to admit when wrong and move on in a constructive manner for the greater good of the District as a whole.

Read the LAW concerning Classroom Paraprofessionals (Teacher's Aides) in a Title I School District for yourself. It was signed January 16, 2010. Our then Board and Board Attorney knew of this law, because a resolution had already been voted on putting the law into practice in Englewood.  ftp://www.njleg.state.nj.us/20082009/AL09/227_.PDF

Meet Bill Feinsten

William Feinstein          FOR ENGLEWOOD BOARD OF EDUCATION

Bill Feinsten attending
the NAACP Freedom Fund Gala

I was raised in Englewood. After attending the Englewood Public Schools, I graduated from Dwight Morrow High School then earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality Management from Johnson and Wales University. I am currently a Human Resource professional in the hospitality industry.

I have served on a number of boards and committees in the City of Englewood, including the Board of Adjustment, Rent Leveling Board and the 1999 Englewood Centennial Committee.

I am running for the Englewood School Board to ensure that we are moving the district forward with the positive changes that have been made over the last year. We must ensure that we support our teachers and administrators with the innovative tools needed to provide every child the best educational experience.

We can compete if our goals and objectives are focused on providing every child a quality education that prepares them for success. Let’s continue to hold every person within our school district accountable for achieving these goals and objectives. This includes school board members, superintendent, administrators and teachers. Only then can we restore confidence in our district. I encourage parents and the community to participate in making the Englewood School District great again.

Englewood School Board Election

Wednesday, November 2, 2016 - 7:30 pm

Public Safety Complex

73 South Van Brunt Street

Meet and question 6 candidates for 3 Board positions

Sponsored by the League of Women Voters

Vote.....

Seated: Crystal Brown, Emma C. Williams,
Betty Griffin - EPSD School Board Member
Lucy  D. Walker - Nellie K. Parker Education  Award Recipient
Bill Feinsten - Candidate EPSD School Board
Curtis Caviness - Candidate 4th Ward  Council
Dorian Milteer - Director Curriculum & Instruction EPSD
Howard Haughton - Former School Board President

Left to Right
Devry Pazant - Current EPSD Bd President seeking re-election November 8, 2016
Robert Smith - President Naacp State
Junius "Jeff" Carter- Current School Board member seeking re-election
William (Bill) Feinsten - First time Seeking Election to School Board

Robert Smith - President State NAACP
Gordon M. Johnson - Assemblyman 37 District
Devry Pazant - President Englewood Board of Education

Left to Right
Carter Jackson - Chairperson NAACP Freedom Fund Committee
Devry Pazant - President Englewood School Board - seeking re-election
Anthony Cureton - President Bergen County NAACP
Robert Smith - President State NAACP
Jeff Carter - EPSD School Board Member seeking re-election
William (Bill) Feinstein - Candidate Englewood School Board

Vote Like your children live here!

And by the way..........how are the children?

NAACP FREEDOM AWARDS 2016

2016 NAACP FREEDOM FUND AWARDS
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Beverly Johnson & Lucy D. Walker 
were awarded 
The Nellie K. Parker Education Award 

Beverly Johnson (left) Lucy D. Walker (right)

Nellie K. Parker 

Nellie Katherine Morrow Parker

"..Nellie Morrow was born in Hackensack, NJ on August 27, 1902. When Nellie came of school age she was required to attend a predominantly black elementary school outside of her neighborhood due to segregation. Her father fought for and obtained the right for his children to attend school in their own district. Nellie and her brothers were often ridiculed and threatened as they walked to and from school, making their childhood uneasy. Nellie entered Montclair Normal School and received her teaching certificate in 1922 after graduating from Hackensack High School.

Nellie Morrow’s goal had always been to become a teacher in Hackensack. In spite of community and Board of Education members’ outrage over the hiring of an African-American school teacher. Nellie was supported by school superintendent Dr. Stark, who had given her a practice teaching position during her senior year in college, and finally a teaching contract once she graduated.

The Morrow family was often tormented and isolated over the next three years. They received hate mail and negative press commentaries, and the Ku Klux Klan staged an angry night parade.

Through all of this, Nellie Morrow never wavered in her desire to teach. For many years, it was suggested to Nellie that she should relocate and teach at a southern school for the betterment of her career. Nellie replied, “It’s too bad if one little colored girl can be such a bother to you.”

Nellie remained in the Hackensack school system for 42 years. Even after she married William Parker in 1928, she continued to teach. During this entire time span, she moved only once from First Street School to the Beech Street School. Her entire career was dedicated to creating a loving classroom atmosphere and instilling a sense of pride in all her students..."

In 1981, the Hackensack Board of Education renamed the Maple Hill School, The Nellie K. Parker Elementary School in her honor." http://www.d837868.com/nkp/child_pages/about/nkp_main.htm

Beverly Johnson, President of the NAACP Anthony Cureton,
Lucy D. Walker, Robert Robinson

Beverly Johnson,
Robert Smith - State President of the NAACP,
Lucy D. Walker

Emma C. Williams, Lucy D. Walker
Curtis Caviness, Candidate for 4th Ward Council

Seated: Crystal Brown, Emma C. Williams,
Betty Griffin - EPSD School Board Member
Lucy  D. Walker - Nellie K. Parker Education  Award Recipient
Bill Feinsten - Candidate EPSD School Board
Curtis Caviness - Candidate 4th Ward  Council
Dorian Milteer - Director Curriculum & Instruction EPSD
Howard Haughton - Former School Board President

Lucy D. Walker and Reverend Dr. Olivia Stannard (recipient of the
Religious Affairs Award)

Robert Smith - President State NAACP
Tristan Anderson - Impressive Youth Recipient of the
Julian Bond Community Service Award

Rumble in the 4th Ward

Reports of there being no contest,

no Challenger

for the 4th Ward Council Seat

have been greatly exaggerated.

Meet the Contender...

Hello, my name is Curtis Edward Caviness.

I am a lifelong resident of Englewood, New Jersey. 

I am a product of the Englewood Public School System.

I am seeking the position of 4th Ward Councilperson.

I will provide a voice for 4th Ward residents on the Englewood City Council.

My contact information is above. Call me.

For the past 20 years, I have faithfully realized my civic obligations with political and educational advocacy. 

I have actively served on many boards and committees. 

For 25 years, I have been involved in Municipal Government work

including problem solving, budgeting, negotiations and property maintenance. 

 Recent Forums and Town Hall Meetings have revealed that 4th Ward Residents feel they are being "under served" & "under represented. 

As 4th Ward Councilperson, I will advocate for "Equal City Services.

Recreation/Community Center 

• Affordable programs for youth 
• Reciprocal mentoring programs between youth and seniors
• Youth teach seniors to use technology
• Seniors share their life experiences
• State of the Art facilities

Property Maintenance

• Abandoned, dilapidated and neglected properties
• Unsightly and unkempt grounds 

City Services - 

• Street cleaning
• Drainage and cleaning of drain grates
• Stagnate water watch
• Deer population - tick and lyme disease
• Snow and leaf removal
• Garbage pickup - revisit rear yard pickup for seniors and disabled
• Maintain healthy trees and shrubbery
• Replacement of old traffic signs 
• Pruning trees away from traffic signs
• Investigate different types of energy (solar)
• A cost effective trolley system within the City

Safety

• Community Policing
• Traffic & Speed controlling devices
• Parking and towing
• Prominent Crosswalks in our neighborhoods - paint the lines, put up the signs

Jobs for residents - Create jobs that meet the needs of the people.

Affordable Housing - Develop places where people can afford to live.

I will work with all residents, the Mayor, the City and the other Council Members to help Our already beautiful Englewood become an environmentally safe and sustainable "Full Service City" for ALL of its residents.