Changing the rules: *************************************************************************** On 5/18/06 7:11 AM, "Rene Amy" wrote off-list in part: > Since I have a troubled woman - and no doubt many others - out to close me > down, I'd ask that you *not* post material from me on you site. [sic] On 5/20/06 8:52 AM, "Rene Amy" posted to PUSDgreatschools: > If you're a member of this list, it is expected that material and ideas > first posted to this list will be attributed both as to author and as to > posting place. Chronological exchange leading up to accusation of plagiarism: *************************************************************************** On 5/17/06 8:54 PM, "Jeremiah Small" wrote off-list in part: > I would like your permission to quote from postings made to the newly > "private" list(s). When it was linkable (public) there seems clearly to have > been no issue citing posts, but now that it is closed, are posts to the list > fair game? If you can't give me a blanket "yes" (meaning to quote other > people's posts) would you permit me to freely quote you from your posts? On 5/18/06 7:11 AM, "Rene Amy" wrote off-list in part: > Since I have a troubled woman - and no doubt many others - out to close me > down, I'd ask that you *not* post material from me on you site. On 5/19/06 8:44 AM, "Rene Amy" posted to PUSDgreatschools > I am told that during the PUSD board's closed session next Tuesday a > vote will be taken on whether or not to renew Percy Clark's contract. > > Bets are that Mr. Clark will lose that vote and become a very lame duck, > in a district led by two lame-duck board members. > > That means that Mr. Clark's contract will run out in the summer of 2007, > thanks to the extension engineered by Ed Honowitz. > > Many would ask whether PUSD can really afford Percy Clark any more - not > because of the salary he draws - just about $200k/year plus benefits - > but because of what many see as major, if not fatal, lapses of judgment, > most recently exemplified in his plagiarism. > > It's been suggested to me that it is "bad business to let a terminated > employee stick around - especially the CEO. The employee has no interest > in doing the job and it's bad for morale. It also encourages school > staff to defy him." > > And then there's the matter of timing. > > The summer hiring period is just around the corner. > > The "best" supe's make it known they're available in, and get new jobs > during, the summer. > > Those that switch mid-year are generally the dregs. > > So, will PUSD wind up with yet another interim supe - or will the board > buy Percy out, temporarily bump up a lower-level admin, and hire a new > supe this summer? > > Given the precipitous plunge in PUSD's enrollment, if the board cares, > there will be change at the top - and sooner rather than later. > > Right now, buying out Mr. Clark would cost around $250,000. > > And it gets cheaper every day. > > Me, I'll help raise the money to buy him out - sooner rather than later. > > On a street corner yesterday I found a bunch of guys willing to put on a > bake sale to raise the money. > > As I've said over the years, this district can no longer afford Percy Clark. > > Rene On 5/19/06 11:14 AM, "Jeremiah Small" posted to PUSDgreatschools: > I completely agree. > > To simply non-renew, while better than renewing, would be a big mistake. > > Missing the summer hiring season for superintendents would cost the district > far more than $250K in lost opportunity. Considering that the buyout is less > than a quarter of one percent of the district budget, it sounds like a bargain > to me. > > ... and I'll gladly work on fundraising too. On 5/19/06 11:35 AM, "Jeremiah Small" posted to pasadenaschools: > From what I have heard from a couple different sources, during the PUSD > board's closed session next Tuesday a vote will be taken on whether or not > to renew Percy Clark's contract. I assume this vote is a follow-up to the > evaluation process that Ed referred to below (which should have been > sometime this week if I am figuring right). > > I would like to suggest that for the Board to simply non-renew Percy Clark's > contract which expires in 2007, while better than renewing it, would be a > big mistake. > > I understand that there is a buyout clause in his contract, which is based > on some kind of sliding scale depending on how much time is left in the > contract and possibly some other factors. I think this buyout option needs > to be taken. > > For one thing, there is the issue of a "lame duck" superintendent which must > be considered in weighing the total cost of non-renew vs. buyout. > > Further, if the district misses the summer for hiring a replacement and/or > interim superintendent, this in itself is a huge opportunity cost. Surely > hiring mid-year must be more difficult than hiring at the end of the year. > Any good and responsible superintendent would surely want to finish up one > job and start a new one in sync with the school year. > > If the Board can tell us how much the contract buyout will cost, I'll gladly > work on fundraising. On 5/20/06 8:52 AM, "Rene Amy" posted to PUSDgreatschools: > Just a note to all asking that if you use material from this list in any > form, please do so with proper attribution. > > I'd like to thank those who've done a good job of this, but it's clear > that a few in town have not picked up on this concept. > > If you're a member of this list, it is expected that material and ideas > first posted to this list will be attributed both as to author and as to > posting place. > > As an example, "As I read in a post by Mary Smith on the greatschools > list" or anything substantially similar. > > I raise this issue - which I shouldn't think I'd need to - after a > member forwarded to me a post from another list that looked awfully much > like I post I had written here on this list. > > Not the same words, but the same set up, the same analysis, and the same > conclusion. > > I've removed a member before for plagiarism, and will do so again, if it > proves necessary. > > But we're all adults, and I don't expect that will be necessary. > > And again, thanks to all who make appropriate use of list materials. > > That's what the list is here for. > > Btw, the ironic thing is that the post in question was one urging the > removal of Percy Clark - using fundraising if necessary - for among > other things, his plagiarism. > > Rene On 5/20/06 6:03 PM, "Rene Amy" wrote off-list in part: > Since my posting about "credit where credit is due," other members have > contacted me concerning your use of their material without attribution, > providing evidence to back up their concerns.