The board chairman has officially resigned effective immediately. Our focus now shifts to monitoring the board appointment process to ensure compliance with our bylaws. Thank you for maintaining the pressure that made this transition possible.
April 3, 2016
Final supporters
March 23, 2016,
Dear Parents, Teachers and Staff of Thunderbird Preparatory Academy,
We are urgently seeking your assistance to ensure the future of our school and its continued success. We ask for your prompt and immediate attention to the matters described below, especially as we are at a critical point in the school year with our lottery season, as EOG’s are approaching, and as we end our current school year. Leader in Me ~ Habit 1 ~ Be Proactive!
Leader In Me ~ Habit 4 ~ Think Win-Win: “I balance courage for what I want with consideration for what others want. When conflicts arise, I look for third alternatives.”
As you continue to read the following, this petition will implore your support in our efforts to demand the immediate resignation of the Chairman of our board. His position does not expire until June of 2017 and our school cannot survive another year under his leadership. Under his management the school has violated numerous bylaws, and we as parents have not seen any progression on the construction of the permanent site, construction to accommodate the 5th grade or the upcoming 6th grade. The current chairman and some members of the board have been unprofessional during the board meetings and have not been able to work as a cohesive group to move things forward.
Unfortunately, as of March 11, we presently have only three board members. We have been incompliant with our bylaws and state charter requirements since December. We need a minimum of 5 members but are slated for seven members to be in compliance. Over the last year, numerous capable, qualified, and passionate applicants have applied for the open positions but never brought to a vote. As a result of the board’s inability to get past their deadlock they chose to hire an outside HR firm to make selections, which we discovered is another major board bylaw violation. The numerous violations that the board has committed throughout the past year under the chairman’s leadership have manifested into a situation where we fear that enrollment numbers will not be made for the 2016-2017 school year.
We hope your signing this petition will help us make this environment better for all of our children and the success of TPA. With a new chairman and new board members filling the vacant openings, our goal is to create a productive, professional team of advocates that can immediately start to make crucial decisions and get things moving in a positive direction for our whole school. Please sign and support our goal to have the Chairman of the Board resign from the board and bring positive new leadership to TPA.
Leader in Me ~ Habit 6 ~ Synergize: Together is better!
The TPA PTO Executive Board and The TPA PTO Executive Committee
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
March 24, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
March 23, 2016
March 21, 2016
We are approaching one hundred signatures which provides the necessary leverage to demand a formal review from the charter oversight committee. I am finalizing a document outlining the specific bylaw violations to present to the board once we clear this threshold.
56 Comments
This board has been corrupt for a long time. We have not been in compliance with our bi-laws due to the stubbornness of this current board and I feel that the decisions have been strongly biased. I support this petition.
I'm tired of the students and parents being this board's last consideration @ TPA. They also have zero respect for the teachers and the PTO. The PTO bought many items the board couldn't afford to buy over the past 2 years. They should be applauded, not ridiculed by an ignorant group of people.
Consensus is that Ms. Mckinney's removal was motivated by ego and personal agenda, as the school is running immaculately, and the students and staff adore her. It is heartbreaking to witness the dismantling of a rare, effective, positive local school due to one individual's agenda. As another teacher said, I am interviewing at other schools for next year.
Yes i agree. We need a stronger board and a board leader at that!!! We want a leader who we NOT only know by last minute letter conveying a very big & important matter in our lives! We want a pro-active, visible leader.
We need a board that does not have a hidden agenda, as well as more than 3 members. The kids and staff deserve to have a board that has their best interest at heart.
This school means a lot to the children, parents & community!
A true leader finds ways to unite people with varying views and create an environment where they can work together accomplish their goals. As a new charter, with so much potential, there is no room for any other type of leader. The bickering, disrespect and lack of necessary action has gone on for way to long. I am scared to think about how many AMAZING teachers TPA will lose if immediate action is not taken. We need to refocus on the school's mission statement and how this can be achieved if we are changing teachers and leaders every year.
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The board chairman has officially resigned effective immediately. Our focus now shifts to monitoring the board appointment process to ensure compliance with our bylaws. Thank you for maintaining the pressure that made this transition possible.
April 3, 2016
Final supporters
March 23, 2016,
Dear Parents, Teachers and Staff of Thunderbird Preparatory Academy,
We are urgently seeking your assistance to ensure the future of our school and its continued success. We ask for your prompt and immediate attention to the matters described below, especially as we are at a critical point in the school year with our lottery season, as EOG’s are approaching, and as we end our current school year. Leader in Me ~ Habit 1 ~ Be Proactive!
Leader In Me ~ Habit 4 ~ Think Win-Win: “I balance courage for what I want with consideration for what others want. When conflicts arise, I look for third alternatives.”
As you continue to read the following, this petition will implore your support in our efforts to demand the immediate resignation of the Chairman of our board. His position does not expire until June of 2017 and our school cannot survive another year under his leadership. Under his management the school has violated numerous bylaws, and we as parents have not seen any progression on the construction of the permanent site, construction to accommodate the 5th grade or the upcoming 6th grade. The current chairman and some members of the board have been unprofessional during the board meetings and have not been able to work as a cohesive group to move things forward.
Unfortunately, as of March 11, we presently have only three board members. We have been incompliant with our bylaws and state charter requirements since December. We need a minimum of 5 members but are slated for seven members to be in compliance. Over the last year, numerous capable, qualified, and passionate applicants have applied for the open positions but never brought to a vote. As a result of the board’s inability to get past their deadlock they chose to hire an outside HR firm to make selections, which we discovered is another major board bylaw violation. The numerous violations that the board has committed throughout the past year under the chairman’s leadership have manifested into a situation where we fear that enrollment numbers will not be made for the 2016-2017 school year.
We hope your signing this petition will help us make this environment better for all of our children and the success of TPA. With a new chairman and new board members filling the vacant openings, our goal is to create a productive, professional team of advocates that can immediately start to make crucial decisions and get things moving in a positive direction for our whole school. Please sign and support our goal to have the Chairman of the Board resign from the board and bring positive new leadership to TPA.
Leader in Me ~ Habit 6 ~ Synergize: Together is better!
The TPA PTO Executive Board and The TPA PTO Executive Committee
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
March 24, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
March 23, 2016
March 21, 2016
We are approaching one hundred signatures which provides the necessary leverage to demand a formal review from the charter oversight committee. I am finalizing a document outlining the specific bylaw violations to present to the board once we clear this threshold.
56 Comments
Shameful. Clearly, the Board is not taking any of the students, staff, or families in consideration. Continued non-compliance, ignoring requests and complaints by staff and families. The unprofessionalism is appalling. What a poor example they are setting for leaders in this leadership school!
This board has been corrupt for a long time. We have not been in compliance with our bi-laws due to the stubbornness of this current board and I feel that the decisions have been strongly biased. I support this petition.
I'm tired of the students and parents being this board's last consideration @ TPA. They also have zero respect for the teachers and the PTO. The PTO bought many items the board couldn't afford to buy over the past 2 years. They should be applauded, not ridiculed by an ignorant group of people.
Consensus is that Ms. Mckinney's removal was motivated by ego and personal agenda, as the school is running immaculately, and the students and staff adore her. It is heartbreaking to witness the dismantling of a rare, effective, positive local school due to one individual's agenda. As another teacher said, I am interviewing at other schools for next year.
Yes i agree. We need a stronger board and a board leader at that!!! We want a leader who we NOT only know by last minute letter conveying a very big & important matter in our lives! We want a pro-active, visible leader.
We need a board that does not have a hidden agenda, as well as more than 3 members. The kids and staff deserve to have a board that has their best interest at heart.
This school means a lot to the children, parents & community!
A true leader finds ways to unite people with varying views and create an environment where they can work together accomplish their goals. As a new charter, with so much potential, there is no room for any other type of leader. The bickering, disrespect and lack of necessary action has gone on for way to long. I am scared to think about how many AMAZING teachers TPA will lose if immediate action is not taken. We need to refocus on the school's mission statement and how this can be achieved if we are changing teachers and leaders every year.
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Shameful. Clearly, the Board is not taking any of the students, staff, or families in consideration. Continued non-compliance, ignoring requests and complaints by staff and families. The unprofessionalism is appalling. What a poor example they are setting for leaders in this leadership school!