The school board voted against the contract and the raise tonight. Your pressure forced them to listen to the community. Keep watching the board meetings to ensure this leadership change stays on track.
August 22, 2015
Final supporters
The Monroe County School Board want to give the director a new contract.
They will vote on June 11, 2015 to give the director a new contract and possible raise.
Voters, taxpayers, and citizens of Monroe County - we need to make sure this Does NOT happen. Our school system has been in a decline ever since the current director took over. We have made national attention twice, both for negative reasons. Teacher morale is at its lowest. Teachers are moved from school to school for no reasons. Retaliation and personal agendas are being used to make decisions about our children's education. Our children's education and well-being are not top priority. The school board must abide by the will of the people since we voted them into office. Let them know by signing this petition we need change and to vote NO on a new contract for the current director. The school board works for us letthem know their jobs are in jeopardy if they vote for a new contract and raise.
Updates
May 27, 2015
We hit 100 signatures today. Post this link on Facebook and tag your school board representative right now to keep the pressure on.
Reached 250 supporters
May 26, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
May 25, 2015
May 25, 2015
We need to hit the 250 signature mark before we confront the board. Text three neighbors right now and tell them to sign this if they want to stop the board from rewarding this director.
159 Comments
His job needs to become an elected position! Maybe then he wouldn't be making these changes to our schools. There has been no stability since he's taken office. Teachers fear for their jobs at a time they should be celebrating a successful school year!
The current director NEEDS to go. We must get rid of him. His choices are not for the students, but for himself. Shameful and careless choices. He fired a highly qualified teacher who brought multiples students' scores from below basic to proficient, and replaced her with a new teacher who has no qualifications! Shame.
i strongly disagree that the good ole boys club of Monroe county stop giving themselves raises, without any consideration of the well being of the children, the teachers, or the aides.
I say NO!!!!! This needs to stop and our kids need to start coming first!!! Why in the world are principals and highly qualified teachers being moved across the county? Why move people from a 4 out of 5 school that helped make it that way!!!!!
Why does he need a raise AND a body guard! Yet you can't buy Tellico Plains (lowest paid officer in the county) SRO officer a used car!? So now we will no longer have a SRO at our schools! Thank you Director for thinking of yourself and not the children/young adults of Monroe County!
The prank that the class of 2015 done was awful, but there were kids that didn't do any damage. He didn't give us a chance to take up for ourselves. Tim took away something that most of us will never experience in a life time, and that's was to graduate. We've worked hard for 13 years, for what? Most of us didn't graduate because of what a handful of students did. High School graduation is something that comes once in a life time, and it's a great memory to experience. Because of Tim we missed out on something that we've worked so hard for. He made me, as a student, feel like I worked hard for nothing. The community makes me feel like I'm lower then dirt. For what? For walking in and seeing what was done and walking out? This is my reason for signing the petition.
Moving and cutting these teachers is ridiculous! I understand needing budget cuts but make cuts where cuts are actually needed. Look at CSH Director making 40+ thousand and what does she so? Not 40,000 worth!!! What about these teachers that have been in trouble for drinking, stealing, and lets not even start with one of the teachers that has been called in over and over again about having affairs with co-workers and facebook bar pictures and being warned several times yet it still went on and nope she kept her job. Cut the ones that you have problems first not the level 5 teachers that have no prior issues and higher test scores. The selection process for this just does not add up. If they HAVE to cut all these positions, how can they hire new teachers. Why even hire new teachers when you fired experienced ones to begin with. AND...if we cannot afford their positions how in the world can we afford to give a pay raise to Tim. Granted this wasn't all candy and rainbows when he came in but this board is bad news. Steve Rogers is not the only board member here. Just because he speaks up does not mean the others do not say the same things in private....look at Lovingood the first thing he did as Vonore Mayor is sue the county for 1 million. And HE was the one that wants a brand spanking new school for 250 students for Vonore. Ummm..excuse me Mr. Lovingood, are you going to use that 1.3 million to put toward that new school.??? I highly doubt it since he is ALL about what is best for him. Maybe if Tim has a few better board members, they won't have him doing all this stupid, unfair actions and our school system won't be corrupt. I mean watch the meetings you also have board members that sit back and DO NOT SAY A WORD then come running to the people saying I have no clue, oh my goodness this is just awful!! Pssh! Yeahm right!
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The school board voted against the contract and the raise tonight. Your pressure forced them to listen to the community. Keep watching the board meetings to ensure this leadership change stays on track.
August 22, 2015
Final supporters
The Monroe County School Board want to give the director a new contract.
They will vote on June 11, 2015 to give the director a new contract and possible raise.
Voters, taxpayers, and citizens of Monroe County - we need to make sure this Does NOT happen. Our school system has been in a decline ever since the current director took over. We have made national attention twice, both for negative reasons. Teacher morale is at its lowest. Teachers are moved from school to school for no reasons. Retaliation and personal agendas are being used to make decisions about our children's education. Our children's education and well-being are not top priority. The school board must abide by the will of the people since we voted them into office. Let them know by signing this petition we need change and to vote NO on a new contract for the current director. The school board works for us letthem know their jobs are in jeopardy if they vote for a new contract and raise.
Updates
May 27, 2015
We hit 100 signatures today. Post this link on Facebook and tag your school board representative right now to keep the pressure on.
Reached 250 supporters
May 26, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
May 25, 2015
May 25, 2015
We need to hit the 250 signature mark before we confront the board. Text three neighbors right now and tell them to sign this if they want to stop the board from rewarding this director.
159 Comments
We need new leadership for our county school system. Mr. Blankenship is trying to balance his budget before July 1st in an irresponsible manner. We not only need to vote no to a raise for him or contract but we need a change at Central Office beginning in his office.
His job needs to become an elected position! Maybe then he wouldn't be making these changes to our schools. There has been no stability since he's taken office. Teachers fear for their jobs at a time they should be celebrating a successful school year!
The current director NEEDS to go. We must get rid of him. His choices are not for the students, but for himself. Shameful and careless choices. He fired a highly qualified teacher who brought multiples students' scores from below basic to proficient, and replaced her with a new teacher who has no qualifications! Shame.
i strongly disagree that the good ole boys club of Monroe county stop giving themselves raises, without any consideration of the well being of the children, the teachers, or the aides.
I say NO!!!!! This needs to stop and our kids need to start coming first!!! Why in the world are principals and highly qualified teachers being moved across the county? Why move people from a 4 out of 5 school that helped make it that way!!!!!
Why does he need a raise AND a body guard! Yet you can't buy Tellico Plains (lowest paid officer in the county) SRO officer a used car!? So now we will no longer have a SRO at our schools! Thank you Director for thinking of yourself and not the children/young adults of Monroe County!
The prank that the class of 2015 done was awful, but there were kids that didn't do any damage. He didn't give us a chance to take up for ourselves. Tim took away something that most of us will never experience in a life time, and that's was to graduate. We've worked hard for 13 years, for what? Most of us didn't graduate because of what a handful of students did. High School graduation is something that comes once in a life time, and it's a great memory to experience. Because of Tim we missed out on something that we've worked so hard for. He made me, as a student, feel like I worked hard for nothing. The community makes me feel like I'm lower then dirt. For what? For walking in and seeing what was done and walking out? This is my reason for signing the petition.
Moving and cutting these teachers is ridiculous! I understand needing budget cuts but make cuts where cuts are actually needed. Look at CSH Director making 40+ thousand and what does she so? Not 40,000 worth!!! What about these teachers that have been in trouble for drinking, stealing, and lets not even start with one of the teachers that has been called in over and over again about having affairs with co-workers and facebook bar pictures and being warned several times yet it still went on and nope she kept her job. Cut the ones that you have problems first not the level 5 teachers that have no prior issues and higher test scores. The selection process for this just does not add up. If they HAVE to cut all these positions, how can they hire new teachers. Why even hire new teachers when you fired experienced ones to begin with. AND...if we cannot afford their positions how in the world can we afford to give a pay raise to Tim. Granted this wasn't all candy and rainbows when he came in but this board is bad news. Steve Rogers is not the only board member here. Just because he speaks up does not mean the others do not say the same things in private....look at Lovingood the first thing he did as Vonore Mayor is sue the county for 1 million. And HE was the one that wants a brand spanking new school for 250 students for Vonore. Ummm..excuse me Mr. Lovingood, are you going to use that 1.3 million to put toward that new school.??? I highly doubt it since he is ALL about what is best for him. Maybe if Tim has a few better board members, they won't have him doing all this stupid, unfair actions and our school system won't be corrupt. I mean watch the meetings you also have board members that sit back and DO NOT SAY A WORD then come running to the people saying I have no clue, oh my goodness this is just awful!! Pssh! Yeahm right!
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We need new leadership for our county school system. Mr. Blankenship is trying to balance his budget before July 1st in an irresponsible manner. We not only need to vote no to a raise for him or contract but we need a change at Central Office beginning in his office.