I watched the video of the 12/12 School Board Meeting.
If I’m wrong, set me straight.
Starting about 68:20, do I hear yet another example in which the Hellmann-Mihok SOC Board stopped paying a contractual obligation (an Early Retirement Incentive Program, or ERIP, contract for an Act 93 administrator), and it led to a lawsuit against the District that the District was on the verge of losing?
According to new Solicitor Truelove, the Judge forewarned the District (and former Solicitor Profy) that the costs would be much higher than the settlement cost if he District proceeded with the lawsuit. Hence, Profy, the stiffed reitred Act 93 employee, their lawyer, and the Judge worked out a settlement, which this Board had to vote on at the 12/12 meeting.
And Steve Worob has the nerve to call it Pennsylvania, A State of Shenanigans, because a Judge is about to hand the District’s a$$ back to it for reneging on a contractual obligation? How about his buddies’ shenanigans in yet again treating contracts like nothing, leading to boneheaded lawsuits that leave taxpayers on the hook?
Steve Worob complains that the "Hellmann Board" wasn't made aware of these payments. OK. But why did the Hellmann Board stop the payments after it became aware of them? Because it didn't like having to pay this person, whoever it is, even though it's in their contract? Sorry, but that's the crux of the problem. The Hellmann Board played hardball and brought the lawsuit on, by reneging on a contract.
Note: if this particular ERIP stemmed from the "Evil Snady Gibson Board", the 2007 Board meeting minutes are riddled with references to ERIP, including executive sessions to discuss it. The January 24, 2007 minutes lay out some specifics on ERIP payments. I would venture to guess the 2006 minutes also make several references to ERIP.
Poor little Stevie, as your buddy Bill CPA said, the Old Board isn't Your Daddy. By that twisted logic you fools should have done your own research. How many other things have you not told the new board about? Make a list. Check it twice. It'll still suck.
If the Act 93 ERIP person is former Elementary School Principal Karen Huggins, and certain individuals had any shame, that would be really embarrassing.
Why?
On April 23, 2008, the Hellmann-Mihok SOC Board APPROVED Mrs. Huggins' retirement.
3.5. Approval, Recognition of Retiring Staff Members
The Morrisville Board of School Directors recognizes and appreciates the years of service of Mrs. Karen Huggins and the Board wishes Mrs. Huggins a happy and prosperous retirement.
3.5.a. The Board approved a motion to approve and accept a letter of retirement from Mrs. Karen Huggins with the effective date of retirement being June 30, 2008. Moved by Mrs. Reithmeyer; seconded by Mr. Hellmann; passed by a unanimous voice vote of 7 ayes.
Mrs. Huggins received a standing ovation. Dr. Yonson commented that Mrs. Huggins loves children and what she does. She was an excellent teacher and is an outstanding administrator. She is loved by her staff and will be greatly missed.
Present: Mrs. Heater; Mrs. Mihok; Mr. Radosti; Mrs. Reithmeyer; Mr. Kemp; Mr. Hellmann; and Mr. Farrell.
Members not in attendance were Mrs. Worob and Mr. Frankenfield.
"these clowns are never going to stop lying, being dishonest and rewriting history to blame others for their incompetence and failures."
They don't know and don't care to learn any other way. It's how they conduct their lives.
Years ago, I was forced to have personal contact with a person like them on a regular basis. It was difficult. What I did learn is that the type of person we are talking about actually thinks everyone is like them on the inside & that others just pretend to take the moral high-ground. Disturbing. (or disturbed)
Those who can, often change the course of history 12/17/12 By DIANE HUGHES December 8th, 1776, was a cold and bleak day in more ways than one. That was the day Gen. George Washington arrived in Morrisville, then known as Colvin’s Ferry. He arrived from the New York — New Jersey campaign where he and his men suffered a series of devastating defeats at the hands of British forces. Retreating from New York and being chased all the way down through New Jersey by Gen. William Howe’s British regulars, Washington reached the banks of the Delaware River at Trenton. To buy time, he crossed into Pennsylvania and gave orders to confiscate or scuttle every boat in the vicinity. He arrived at Summerseat, the home of Thomas Barclay, and set up headquarters. Historians report that Washington had an air of melancholy about him when he arrived. Earlier that year he had confided to his nephew, Lund Washington, “I fear the game is pretty much up,” but his honor would not allow him to quit the fight. Adding to his problems, conscriptions in the Continental Army were up at the end of the year. His soldiers, ill-trained and ill-fed and without shoes or blankets, weren’t expected to re-enlist. This was not lost on Washington, who wrote, “Naked and starving though they are, we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery.” It was likely that by the first of January, Washington would have no army. When facing almost certain defeat it is nearly impossible to maintain a never-give-up spirit. However, those who can often change the course of history. Such turning points often have monumental impacts upon the lives of millions as this one did.
Summerseat was built on a hill a short distance from the Delaware River. From Summerseat’s second floor windows, the general could look out across the Delaware and see into Trenton. It didn’t take long before Washington and his generals learned that Howe’s army was leaving central New Jersey to winter in New York. The widely accepted rules of military combat in 1776 were that gentlemen did not fight in the winter months and certainly not during the Christmas season. A contingent of about 3,000 of Col. Johann Rall’s Hessian troops was left behind to guard Trenton.
If walls could talk ... Did Washington stand at the windows and watch or did he pace up and down on the wide planked floors? What strategies were discussed in the home as he and his generals gathered around the planning table? We do know that when Washington left Summerseat eight days after his arrival, he said, “I may have a plan.”
On Dec. 26, 1776, Washington and his Continental Army attacked Rall’s Trenton Barracks and were victorious. Those who have studied the Battle of Trenton or read about Washington’s Crossing know of the sacrifice, heartache and sheer blind determination it took to get there. The victory at Trenton changed the course of the war. The hopes and confidence of the people were lifted. The possibility that they actually could win their independence from Great Britain started to grow. Young men flocked to join the Continental Army and a government for America by Americans became a real possibility in the hearts and hopes of the people.
We owe so much to those who have gone before. Their sacrifices and hard-won victories reveal their greatness and allow us to find greatness in ourselves. It is vital to remember our history and to teach it to our children lest we forget. On Dec. 8, The Historic Morrisville Society celebrated “Summerseat Remembers” in recognition of Washington’s arrival at Summerseat exactly 236 years ago to the day — a day that stands out as a most important turning point in our country’s history.
Diane Hughes, Morrisville, taught in public schools for 25 years. She is the Morrisville librarian and a member of the Morrisville Historical Society.
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I'll start.
I watched the video of the 12/12 School Board Meeting.
If I’m wrong, set me straight.
Starting about 68:20, do I hear yet another example in which the Hellmann-Mihok SOC Board stopped paying a contractual obligation (an Early Retirement Incentive Program, or ERIP, contract for an Act 93 administrator), and it led to a lawsuit against the District that the District was on the verge of losing?
According to new Solicitor Truelove, the Judge forewarned the District (and former Solicitor Profy) that the costs would be much higher than the settlement cost if he District proceeded with the lawsuit. Hence, Profy, the stiffed reitred Act 93 employee, their lawyer, and the Judge worked out a settlement, which this Board had to vote on at the 12/12 meeting.
And Steve Worob has the nerve to call it Pennsylvania, A State of Shenanigans, because a Judge is about to hand the District’s a$$ back to it for reneging on a contractual obligation? How about his buddies’ shenanigans in yet again treating contracts like nothing, leading to boneheaded lawsuits that leave taxpayers on the hook?
Steve Worob complains that the "Hellmann Board" wasn't made aware of these payments. OK. But why did the Hellmann Board stop the payments after it became aware of them? Because it didn't like having to pay this person, whoever it is, even though it's in their contract? Sorry, but that's the crux of the problem. The Hellmann Board played hardball and brought the lawsuit on, by reneging on a contract.
Note: if this particular ERIP stemmed from the "Evil Snady Gibson Board", the 2007 Board meeting minutes are riddled with references to ERIP, including executive sessions to discuss it. The January 24, 2007 minutes lay out some specifics on ERIP payments. I would venture to guess the 2006 minutes also make several references to ERIP.
In other words, it wasn't a secret.
Funny, Mihok earlier argued to pay Deangelo's tuition $$$$$$$ because it’s in HIS contract.
"ENEMY" --- SCREW EM & STIFF EM
"FRIEND" --- PAY PAY PAY
Face it these clowns are never going to stop lying, being dishonest and rewriting history to blame others for their incompetence and failures.
Yes, on one level I understand that. On another level, what do we, as citizens and a community, do about it?
Poor little Stevie, as your buddy Bill CPA said, the Old Board isn't Your Daddy. By that twisted logic you fools should have done your own research. How many other things have you not told the new board about? Make a list. Check it twice. It'll still suck.
If the Act 93 ERIP person is former Elementary School Principal Karen Huggins, and certain individuals had any shame, that would be really embarrassing.
Why?
On April 23, 2008, the Hellmann-Mihok SOC Board APPROVED Mrs. Huggins' retirement.
3.5. Approval, Recognition of Retiring Staff Members
The Morrisville Board of School Directors recognizes and appreciates the years of service of
Mrs. Karen Huggins and the Board wishes Mrs. Huggins a happy and prosperous retirement.
3.5.a. The Board approved a motion to approve and accept a letter of retirement from Mrs. Karen Huggins with the effective date of retirement being June 30, 2008. Moved by Mrs. Reithmeyer; seconded by Mr. Hellmann; passed by a unanimous voice vote of 7 ayes.
Mrs. Huggins received a standing ovation. Dr. Yonson commented that Mrs. Huggins loves children and what she does. She was an excellent teacher and is an
outstanding administrator. She is loved by her staff and will be greatly missed.
Present: Mrs. Heater; Mrs. Mihok; Mr. Radosti; Mrs. Reithmeyer; Mr. Kemp; Mr. Hellmann; and Mr. Farrell.
Members not in attendance were Mrs. Worob and Mr. Frankenfield.
"these clowns are never going to stop lying, being dishonest and rewriting history to blame others for their incompetence and failures."
They don't know and don't care to learn any other way. It's how they conduct their lives.
Years ago, I was forced to have personal contact with a person like them on a regular basis. It was difficult. What I did learn is that the type of person we are talking about actually thinks everyone is like them on the inside & that others just pretend to take the moral high-ground. Disturbing. (or disturbed)
Those who can, often change the course of history
12/17/12
By DIANE HUGHES
December 8th, 1776, was a cold and bleak day in more ways than one. That was the day Gen. George Washington arrived in Morrisville, then known as Colvin’s Ferry. He arrived from the New York — New Jersey campaign where he and his men suffered a series of devastating defeats at the hands of British forces.
Retreating from New York and being chased all the way down through New Jersey by Gen. William Howe’s British regulars, Washington reached the banks of the Delaware River at Trenton. To buy time, he crossed into Pennsylvania and gave orders to confiscate or scuttle every boat in the vicinity. He arrived at Summerseat, the home of Thomas Barclay, and set up headquarters.
Historians report that Washington had an air of melancholy about him when he arrived. Earlier that year he had confided to his nephew, Lund Washington, “I fear the game is pretty much up,” but his honor would not allow him to quit the fight. Adding to his problems, conscriptions in the Continental Army were up at the end of the year. His soldiers, ill-trained and ill-fed and without shoes or blankets, weren’t expected to re-enlist. This was not lost on Washington, who wrote, “Naked and starving though they are, we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery.” It was likely that by the first of January, Washington would have no army.
When facing almost certain defeat it is nearly impossible to maintain a never-give-up spirit. However, those who can often change the course of history. Such turning points often have monumental impacts upon the lives of millions as this one did.
Summerseat was built on a hill a short distance from the Delaware River. From Summerseat’s second floor windows, the general could look out across the Delaware and see into Trenton. It didn’t take long before Washington and his generals learned that Howe’s army was leaving central New Jersey to winter in New York. The widely accepted rules of military combat in 1776 were that gentlemen did not fight in the winter months and certainly not during the Christmas season. A contingent of about 3,000 of Col. Johann Rall’s Hessian troops was left behind to guard Trenton.
If walls could talk ... Did Washington stand at the windows and watch or did he pace up and down on the wide planked floors? What strategies were discussed in the home as he and his generals gathered around the planning table? We do know that when Washington left Summerseat eight days after his arrival, he said, “I may have a plan.”
On Dec. 26, 1776, Washington and his Continental Army attacked Rall’s Trenton Barracks and were victorious. Those who have studied the Battle of Trenton or read about Washington’s Crossing know of the sacrifice, heartache and sheer blind determination it took to get there. The victory at Trenton changed the course of the war. The hopes and confidence of the people were lifted. The possibility that they actually could win their independence from Great Britain started to grow. Young men flocked to join the Continental Army and a government for America by Americans became a real possibility in the hearts and hopes of the people.
We owe so much to those who have gone before. Their sacrifices and hard-won victories reveal their greatness and allow us to find greatness in ourselves. It is vital to remember our history and to teach it to our children lest we forget. On Dec. 8, The Historic Morrisville Society celebrated “Summerseat Remembers” in recognition of Washington’s arrival at Summerseat exactly 236 years ago to the day — a day that stands out as a most important turning point in our country’s history.
Diane Hughes, Morrisville, taught in public schools for 25 years. She is the Morrisville librarian and a member of the Morrisville Historical Society.
In the 1790's, Washington was always complaining about how things were so much better in the 1750's.
Ha!!
Times were simpler back then, and everybody knew their place.
Boy the way Glen Miller played
Songs that made the hit parade.
Guys like us we had it made,
Those were the days.
And you knew who you were then,
Girls were girls and men were men,
Mister we could use a man
Like Herbert Hoover again.
Didn't need no welfare state,
Everybody pulled his weight.
Gee our old LaSalle ran great.
Those were the days.
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