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Guilderland board backs transfer of teachers
Monday, July 14, 2008
GUILDERLAND — The decision to transfer two popular Guilderland High School teachers to Farnsworth Middle School will stand. The Guilderland Central School District Board of Education met this morning, but did not reverse Superintendent John McGuire's decision to reassign Ann-Marie McManus and Matt Nelligan. A motion to reverse the decision was defeated 7-2 , said board president Richard Weisz. McGuire said a review of the social studies department showed it had a compromised work environment, and the two teachers were transferred to "reconfigure the high school social studies department" and give it a fresh start. McManus and Nelligan said a "climate study" performed by an outside consultant was designed as cover to "retaliate against two teachers with excellent credentials." The transfer caused a wave of opposition in the community, with more than 100 people turning out for a meeting last week to show support for the teachers.
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December 4, 2008
12:13 p.m. [ Suggest removal ]
Surprised? When the elected officials forget that they work for the people, it is time for a popular revolution.
McGuire's career is marked with reassignments to establish his power. Now seven board members have voted to condone his autocratic style despite hearing the will of the people.
It's up to the people of Guilderland to assert their will to demand the board reverse their decision and find a new Superintendent or tender their resignations. If they defy the taxpayers, vote the scoundrels out, come next election. Replace them with people who have a vested interest in what happens to the children of Guilderland - parents and teachers - not a bunch of political hacks.