Burke County Schools at Risk of Losing Accreditation

SACS (http://www.sacs.org/) issues a warning letter to BCPS!

http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/apr/30/burke-county-schools-risk-losing-accreditation/news-local/

What implications does this have for our students?

Can the school board restrict free speech?

Morganton.com link

Looks like that would be a yes.

Please comment on the school board meeting here

Videos

Meetings

The BCPS BOE has rescheduled the April 20, 2009 personnel sub-committee meeting for Monday, April 27, 2009 beginning at 3:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Instructional Lab of the Office of Administrative Services. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss a Third Party Administrator for the Cafeteria Benefits Program.

The BCPS BOE has rescheduled the April 20, 2009 Board meeting for Monday, April 27, 2009. The meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. in the boardroom of the Administrative Office Building before recessing to Closed Session. The meeting will reconvene in the boardroom at approximately 6:00 p.m.
The tentative agenda

Tracygate

"Burke County Schools Superintendent David Burleson thought he'd put to rest any questions about his on-the-job performance by opening his confidential personnel file.

Instead, his action Friday opened more questions than Burleson expected.
The file contains none of the school board's annual evaluations of the superintendent since Burleson took over the job in 2000."

Morganton.com

NAACP Rejects Hairfield's Apology

"We cannot accept any apology until we know exactly what has happened, because an apology may not be enough. If he in any way knowingly read and sent racist e-mail, we must call for his resignation."

Morganton.com article

Update:
CNN iReport Article

It's time Rob, RESIGN!

Plot Thickens

David Burleson's evaluations are missing for his personnel folder!

See the video at WBTV.com

I would like to point out our very first post from the day after the election.

"We are looking forward to seeing these screw ups try to run a school system. "

I think we nailed it!

FEDuP Rally

The community is invited to the FEDuP Rally. (Freedom, East Burke, Draughn, Patton)

The rally is today at 4 PM in Freedom Park.

By the way, this was organized by students.

Morganton.com article

After you attend, please post your comments here.


WBTV Video link

Tracy Norman Hit List

There have been reliable reports that Ms. Tracy Norman, the chairperson of the Burke County School Board, has made substantial effort to acquire the names of those teachers who took a half day off on Monday to support Mr. Burleson.

Read more at Barking in Burke.

http://www.barkburke.com/2009/04/makng-her-list-checking-it-twice.html

Get Out

I under estimated you Rob. I knew you were an idiot. I had no idea that you were this big of an idiot.

From your apology

"I receive many e-mail jokes and, like many others, I forwarded it after just scanning it by hitting "forward" and it was sent out. "

This is bullshit and I am calling you out. I don't believe for one second that you didn't read these emails. You read them, found them funny, and forwarded them on.

"I sincerely apologize to all individuals, especially the black community, for any unintentional offense that I may have caused them and ask for their forgiveness."

How you can say unintentional is beyond me. One of the emails says racist in the subject. It calls a black man a nigger and a mexican a wetback. Those terms are anything by unintentional.

Education is best provided in schools embracing children of all religious, social, and ethnic backgrounds. Horace Mann.

Resign.

Get out and let use get back to educating all or our students.

Burleson gets terminated June 30, 2009!

Hundreds Support Burleson!!!

http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/apr/19/hundreds-pack-rally-support-burleson/news-local/

Compliments of the Morganton News Herald

Is Harifield a Racists???

I think so, but you decide for yourself :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PETdi8W1zhE

The Tim and Tracey Show !!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3Y7WdnyIYc


A satire video of five members of the Burke County NC Public Schools Board Members who are doing some very strange and bizarre things. Many citizens are outraged by their actions and behaviors. Watch the video and see for yourself. Burke County is near the hills, and I would bet if the citizens are anything like these board members, they have a lot of uneducated inbred nitwits there. I am sure after watching this video you will feel blessed with your school board.

Supporters Rally for Burleson!

http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/apr/18/supporters-rally-burleson/news-local/

Lots of Attention

Check out the video on WBTV.com

There is now a facebook group called "KEEP DAVID BURLESON!!!! GET RID OF FAB 5!!!"

http://www.barkburke.com/

Here you can order the above bumper sticker!

http://www.nomorenorman.com/

School board will discuss superintendent's contract at 1 p.m. Monday

The Burke County Board of Education will resume its discussion of School Superintendent David Burleson's contract at 1 p.m. Monday in the board room at Central Office, 700 E. Parker Road.

http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/apr/15/school-board-will-discuss-superintendents-contract/news-local/

Sheriff asked to frisk school board member for gun

http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/apr/07/sheriff-frisks-school-board-member/news-local/

So David Barnard and Karen Sain think Buddy Armor brings a gun to every meeting.

They tell the Sheriff.

Sheriff searches Buddy and his car.

Finds nothing.

Special Meeting April 6th

I couldn't make the meeting, but would love to hear the details.

Superintendent's Contract???

The Burke County BOE will hold a special called meeting at 5:15 p.m. on Monday, April 6, 2009 with open session in the Media Center at Patton High School. The purpose of the meeting is to address the Superintendents’ contract.