Showing posts with label gary mchenry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gary mchenry. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Former MDUSD Superintendent Gary McHenry begins his new job, and answers questions about his tenure at MDUSD
Certainly an interesting read. It seems that upon his appointment as the new Superintendent of the Inglewood School District, calls started to come in about his time at MDUSD. The Los Angeles Wave publication sat down and had a Question and Answer session with McHenry. You can read the full article HERE.
Monday, September 1, 2008
The MDUSD candidates invited to come out blogger style . . .
MisterWriter has taken the initiative to set up a blog site for the 4 MDUSD board candidates. There are 4 candidates for the two open seats on the board this year. We have Gary Eberhart (incumbant) and April Treece (incumbant), Sherry Whitmarsh and Jeff Adams.
We've heard from Gary Eberhart at several community meetings, on the local blogs, and at the MDUSD blog site, and we've heard from Sherry Whitmarsh at a community meeting and during an open online chat at the Claycord site (she also has a website: http://www.votesherry.com/) . April Treece attended one community meeting, and Jeff Adams has responded once (that I know of) in the comment section of the MDUSD blog site. So what do you want to know? Have you read their candidate statements?
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MDUSD BOARD ELECTION IN RECENT MEMORY. Educate yourself and vote! Please encourage these candidates to participate so that we all have easy access to the information we need to make the best decisions for our district. This district needs serious change. Who's ready to take on the challenge?
From MisterWriter's post: "Taking Charge . . . ":
Anyone can view the Candidates blog site. Click the image to take you there or type in http://mdusdelect.blogspot.com/.
IF YOU WANT TO ASK A QUESTION you can do so by emailing me at andre@misterwriter.com . In the subject line write CANDIDATE QUESTION. I will NOT edit your post, so be sure to ask clear questions. I suggest ONE question per email - it will make it far easier for the candidates to answer. There will be a flood of questions, so be patient - this is not my full-time job! I will post your question exactly as written (including typos) so be sure to check your email before sending it. I will not correct it after the fact. That way I remain as neutral as possible.
Friday, June 6, 2008
REMINDER: Meeting with invited guests
Reminder:
Saturday
June 7th, 2008
2pm - 4pm
Skipolini's Pizza
Downtown Clayton
Come meet with invited guests, MDUSD Board members, Paul Strange and Gary Eberhart. Gary and Paul will be on hand to answer MDUSD questions and to provide an open forum discussion on what is happening within our district. So bring your questions and concerns - and tell a friend too. All concerned community members, teachers and parents welcome.
Saturday
June 7th, 2008
2pm - 4pm
Skipolini's Pizza
Downtown Clayton
Come meet with invited guests, MDUSD Board members, Paul Strange and Gary Eberhart. Gary and Paul will be on hand to answer MDUSD questions and to provide an open forum discussion on what is happening within our district. So bring your questions and concerns - and tell a friend too. All concerned community members, teachers and parents welcome.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Clayton Community Meeting (MDUSD) - Saturday JUNE 7th
All are welcome to attend an informal meeting for the entire community interested in what is happening at MDUSD. School Board Members Gary Eberhart and Paul Strange have been invited to speak and participate in this Q&A session open to parents, teachers and all concerned community members. (All are welcome, not just those in Clayton.) Below is the text of a flyer being circulated to parents (if you'd like a copy of this emailed to you so you can pass out to parents please email: mdusdparents@gmail.com and, tell a friend!) :
Saturday
June 7, 2008
2:00-4:00pm
Skipolini’s Pizza
Clayton
Community Meeting
Mt Diablo Unified School District
School Board Members
Gary Eberhart & Paul Strange
· Concerned about your child’s education?
· Questions about highly qualified teachers?
· Concerned about the current leadership?
Mt Diablo Unified School District
School Board Members
Gary Eberhart & Paul Strange
· Concerned about your child’s education?
· Questions about highly qualified teachers?
· Concerned about the current leadership?
Saturday
June 7, 2008
2:00-4:00pm
Skipolini’s Pizza
Clayton
(Thanks to Skipolini's for allowing us the use of their patio during their closed hours. We appreciate it!)
Friday, May 30, 2008
The community is talking ...
Below are just a sampling of comments from the online petition.. .the community, parents and teachers have a lot to say about this petition effort, just read up (oh, and sign the petition if you haven't already: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/MDUSD/):
Great job with the petition! Thanks!
Things have to change
Time for a change. We need someone who knows how to implement changes.
Follow the example of John Swett's responsible administrator. Do what is best for this district that you profess to care about so much and let us begin anew.
For the betterment of the community as a whole, I urge the Superintendent to resign.
My mother-in-law is a teacher and it upsets me that not only are the children not being looked after in a worthy way but the people that are entrusted with their learning are not being rewarded for their precious jobs.
I have two children about to enter kindergarten and I teach high school. Mr. McHenry's tenure should be ended. He has lost all support from teachers. We work still without a contract, and spent a 18 months of the last contract cycle without a settlement. His mismanagement and double dealings should be stopped and new leadership found.
We mourn the death of communication and trust between district and their employees.
This administration is broken and needs to be fixed. It is alwful that PTAs/PFCs need to raise so much money to pay for basics that the district should be coverning.
No Comment Needed
Good.-Northgate Student
Life is a matter of making the right choices and picking the right priorities. Apparently Mr. McHenry is not capable of understanding the most important priorities of the school district and the community.
Please help the children of the district by removing him from his position and hire a more competent Super Int.Thank you.
I am a 1st grade teacher in Hayward Unified School District and believe that it is detrimental for ALL Kindergarteners to have access to the 20:1 ratio. Too many children never have an opportunity to attend a preschool and for some children, Kindergarten is their first experience with being in a formal school setting. Why not make this easier on them, the most important part of education, by allowing them to have access to the 20:1 ratio?
Where is the petition to remove the board as well?
MDUSD conditions/results are painfully obvious. No need to be redundant. Change is painful and long overdue. Perfection is not expected but neither is abysmal failure. Corporations are subject to change - sizing, personnel change, concessions by all to move forward. MDUSD is no different. Future advancement and improvement for the students is paramount...and has been a relegated priority in the past. Union and non-union interests have to concede a bit if the new, albeit temporary Dist Superintenedant is to succeed. Solutions have to consider resizing/restructuring MDUSD - which translates into special interest groups having to adapt as well. Those that are thwarting change with retirement in mind also need to adapt. No one should be insulated or isolated from economic reality at the expense of our students. The students have suffered way too long. We need to get a State level official involved. I've long favored a parcel tax...and amazed that there isn't one.
I am disappointed that Mr. McHenry feels he can hold Northgate area residents hostage.
MDUSD is stifling the progress of students at Walnut Acres, Foothill Middle and Northgate. Any success enjoyed by these schools cannot be attruibuted to the district, but instead to the dedication of parents, teachers and volunteers. Under McHenry's leadership, Northgate has become overcrowded, with fewer advanced placement offerings and more and more parents are pulling their support and heading off to private schools. The expectations at other middle and high schools in MDUSD, are FAR BELOW these Walnut Creek schools. For example, at El Dorado Middle, there is no homework required and teachers are reprimanded if they fail students. Yet at Foothill Middle, my student completes 3 hours of homework every night. MDUSD, under McHenry's poor leadership, now has an average teaching experience level of only 6 years! Yet I see no evidence of any professional development offerings for teachers over the summer at all. Teachers are overworked, expected to conference with parents during their prep times, not given a prep period for each subject (middle and high school), not supported by administrators with behavior problems, larger class sizes than ANY neighboring districts, NOT GIVEN ANY MEDICAL BENEFITS OR THE SALARY TO PURCHASE THEM, not paid for any of the time it takes to set a classroom up, close a classroom for summer, report grades, progress reports, conference with parents, grade papers, create lesson plans and they are given only $1.00 per student to pay for classroom materials per year!
Our current superintendant is lazy, rude to our community members, unappreciative of our teacher's and employees rights, and careless with our delicate budget situation.. For sure we need a new one.
Yeah, this isn't working out.
Time for a change!!! Change (in this case) can only be good!
How long does he need to prove he can't do the job? Do you think it's a coincidence that the entire teaching staff gave him 11 F's and a D in job performance?
get rid of him. his dishonesty is surpassed only by his incompetence.
Nothing but a downward spiral has occurred in this district in the past 10 years under the leadership of McHenry. He has not fullfilled the duties of his position and should be terminated as Superintendent. The district would be better off without a superintendent in the interim, than we are with McHenry.
It's about time!
District needs to put teachers first by settling a contract that starts to build toward full benefits. McHenry does not support this way of thinking.
It's time...
Gary McHenry does not listen to teachers, parents, or community members. He is defensive about his opinions and does not cooperate to make changes.
I think it is noble that McHenry's son stood up but still think we as a community need better leadership asap.
I'd like to see students/parents start a "penny" drive at schools to buy out McHenry's contract.
I understand that Gary McHenry really, really wants to be superintendent, but it's time for him to put the parents' and students' and teachers' needs before his own. He is an incompetent administrator, and simply put, far too many students have received a less adequate education because of him.
Re: McHenry not aware of budgetSee: Contra Costa Times July 15, 2005McHenry " I literally live or die by the budget"
We need a parcel tax
Do you have anything to add? Feel free to do so here?
AND by the way... have you signed the petition yet? There's been over 25 signatures added just this morning to the online petition - pass it on.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/MDUSD/
Great job with the petition! Thanks!
Things have to change
Time for a change. We need someone who knows how to implement changes.
Follow the example of John Swett's responsible administrator. Do what is best for this district that you profess to care about so much and let us begin anew.
For the betterment of the community as a whole, I urge the Superintendent to resign.
My mother-in-law is a teacher and it upsets me that not only are the children not being looked after in a worthy way but the people that are entrusted with their learning are not being rewarded for their precious jobs.
I have two children about to enter kindergarten and I teach high school. Mr. McHenry's tenure should be ended. He has lost all support from teachers. We work still without a contract, and spent a 18 months of the last contract cycle without a settlement. His mismanagement and double dealings should be stopped and new leadership found.
We mourn the death of communication and trust between district and their employees.
This administration is broken and needs to be fixed. It is alwful that PTAs/PFCs need to raise so much money to pay for basics that the district should be coverning.
No Comment Needed
Good.-Northgate Student
Life is a matter of making the right choices and picking the right priorities. Apparently Mr. McHenry is not capable of understanding the most important priorities of the school district and the community.
Please help the children of the district by removing him from his position and hire a more competent Super Int.Thank you.
I am a 1st grade teacher in Hayward Unified School District and believe that it is detrimental for ALL Kindergarteners to have access to the 20:1 ratio. Too many children never have an opportunity to attend a preschool and for some children, Kindergarten is their first experience with being in a formal school setting. Why not make this easier on them, the most important part of education, by allowing them to have access to the 20:1 ratio?
Where is the petition to remove the board as well?
MDUSD conditions/results are painfully obvious. No need to be redundant. Change is painful and long overdue. Perfection is not expected but neither is abysmal failure. Corporations are subject to change - sizing, personnel change, concessions by all to move forward. MDUSD is no different. Future advancement and improvement for the students is paramount...and has been a relegated priority in the past. Union and non-union interests have to concede a bit if the new, albeit temporary Dist Superintenedant is to succeed. Solutions have to consider resizing/restructuring MDUSD - which translates into special interest groups having to adapt as well. Those that are thwarting change with retirement in mind also need to adapt. No one should be insulated or isolated from economic reality at the expense of our students. The students have suffered way too long. We need to get a State level official involved. I've long favored a parcel tax...and amazed that there isn't one.
I am disappointed that Mr. McHenry feels he can hold Northgate area residents hostage.
MDUSD is stifling the progress of students at Walnut Acres, Foothill Middle and Northgate. Any success enjoyed by these schools cannot be attruibuted to the district, but instead to the dedication of parents, teachers and volunteers. Under McHenry's leadership, Northgate has become overcrowded, with fewer advanced placement offerings and more and more parents are pulling their support and heading off to private schools. The expectations at other middle and high schools in MDUSD, are FAR BELOW these Walnut Creek schools. For example, at El Dorado Middle, there is no homework required and teachers are reprimanded if they fail students. Yet at Foothill Middle, my student completes 3 hours of homework every night. MDUSD, under McHenry's poor leadership, now has an average teaching experience level of only 6 years! Yet I see no evidence of any professional development offerings for teachers over the summer at all. Teachers are overworked, expected to conference with parents during their prep times, not given a prep period for each subject (middle and high school), not supported by administrators with behavior problems, larger class sizes than ANY neighboring districts, NOT GIVEN ANY MEDICAL BENEFITS OR THE SALARY TO PURCHASE THEM, not paid for any of the time it takes to set a classroom up, close a classroom for summer, report grades, progress reports, conference with parents, grade papers, create lesson plans and they are given only $1.00 per student to pay for classroom materials per year!
Our current superintendant is lazy, rude to our community members, unappreciative of our teacher's and employees rights, and careless with our delicate budget situation.. For sure we need a new one.
Yeah, this isn't working out.
Time for a change!!! Change (in this case) can only be good!
How long does he need to prove he can't do the job? Do you think it's a coincidence that the entire teaching staff gave him 11 F's and a D in job performance?
get rid of him. his dishonesty is surpassed only by his incompetence.
Nothing but a downward spiral has occurred in this district in the past 10 years under the leadership of McHenry. He has not fullfilled the duties of his position and should be terminated as Superintendent. The district would be better off without a superintendent in the interim, than we are with McHenry.
It's about time!
District needs to put teachers first by settling a contract that starts to build toward full benefits. McHenry does not support this way of thinking.
It's time...
Gary McHenry does not listen to teachers, parents, or community members. He is defensive about his opinions and does not cooperate to make changes.
I think it is noble that McHenry's son stood up but still think we as a community need better leadership asap.
I'd like to see students/parents start a "penny" drive at schools to buy out McHenry's contract.
I understand that Gary McHenry really, really wants to be superintendent, but it's time for him to put the parents' and students' and teachers' needs before his own. He is an incompetent administrator, and simply put, far too many students have received a less adequate education because of him.
Re: McHenry not aware of budgetSee: Contra Costa Times July 15, 2005McHenry " I literally live or die by the budget"
We need a parcel tax
Do you have anything to add? Feel free to do so here?
AND by the way... have you signed the petition yet? There's been over 25 signatures added just this morning to the online petition - pass it on.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/MDUSD/
Monday, May 19, 2008
Did you sign the petition yet??
Did you sign the petition yet? ONLINE or a hard copy version? DOWNLOAD HERE
Well, here's your chance to talk about it, get the word out and to tell others why they should sign it:
Denisen Hartlove, a reporter from The Concordian newspaper, is looking for information on the Petition to oust Superintendent McHenry. She's hoping to hear from someone who's signed the petition and is willing to speak publicly about same for an article. Denisen can be reached at 925-408-7901 or at denisen@myconcordian.com, and thanks anyone who contacts her in advance.
Well, here's your chance to talk about it, get the word out and to tell others why they should sign it:
Denisen Hartlove, a reporter from The Concordian newspaper, is looking for information on the Petition to oust Superintendent McHenry. She's hoping to hear from someone who's signed the petition and is willing to speak publicly about same for an article. Denisen can be reached at 925-408-7901 or at denisen@myconcordian.com, and thanks anyone who contacts her in advance.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Getting Signatures ?
Posted per request:
"If you are a parent working to get signatures, where will you be? Post here if you like and let people know where they can sign a petition. Also, are you interested in helping to get signatures at other school sites? Or getting signatures off campus at off hour events? Some teachers have said they want to help get signatures, but not at their own school sites, so email the coordinators, and they'll help you find area events to attend.
Email: mdusdparents@gmail.com and let them know where you'll be and the online blogs can help get the word out to get as many signatures as possible.
P.S. If your school has an event coming up and you'd like to see an off campus petition effort there, email the above email address."
Thursday, April 24, 2008
The coverage is everywhere on this . . .
There is coverage everywhere about the budget mess of MDUSD and the recent quote by our Superintendent that he has ". . . no active role in budget development." Well, all except for any coverage at the Times. The Contra Costa Times reported about the fence at Mt. Diablo High School and talked about the backtracking of some layoffs, but that's all that we could find this week other than in Jackie Burrell's aPARENTly Speaking Blog.
We could however find much coverage about the recent district events in other publications and all over cyberspace, so read up:
Mr. Writer Lives - Northgate Blog to McHenry: its time to go!
MDUSD Blog - Budget, Budget, Budget, Who's in Charge of the Budget?
Mr. Writer Lives: MDUSD Looking for the person responsible for being responsible for the budget
Northgate High School Blog - No Accountability! Then No Confidence! "It is time for the Superintendent to go."
Claycord.com - MDUSD Grills Their Superintendent
Clayton Pioneer - Parents Drive MDUSD Changes
aPARENTly Speaking - Mt D Parent Meetings this week
CBS5.com KPIX Eye on Blogs: Quote of the Day (April 23)
Halfway to Concord - Who's in Charge of the MDUSD Budget?
Patagonia Finance Mike's Mortgage Minute: Mt. Diablo School District
If you feel that the board majority should be asking tougher questions and for some accountability, tell them:
Email each of the board members directly, or click here for more info:
mayolk@aol.com - Linda Mayo
opuscomm@pacbell.net - April Treece (President, Mt. Diablo Board of Education)
dickallen_dallen@yahoo.com - Dick Allen (Vice President, Mt. Diablo Board of Education)
We could however find much coverage about the recent district events in other publications and all over cyberspace, so read up:
Mr. Writer Lives - Northgate Blog to McHenry: its time to go!
MDUSD Blog - Budget, Budget, Budget, Who's in Charge of the Budget?
Mr. Writer Lives: MDUSD Looking for the person responsible for being responsible for the budget
Northgate High School Blog - No Accountability! Then No Confidence! "It is time for the Superintendent to go."
Claycord.com - MDUSD Grills Their Superintendent
Clayton Pioneer - Parents Drive MDUSD Changes
aPARENTly Speaking - Mt D Parent Meetings this week
CBS5.com KPIX Eye on Blogs: Quote of the Day (April 23)
Halfway to Concord - Who's in Charge of the MDUSD Budget?
Patagonia Finance Mike's Mortgage Minute: Mt. Diablo School District
If you feel that the board majority should be asking tougher questions and for some accountability, tell them:
Email each of the board members directly, or click here for more info:
mayolk@aol.com - Linda Mayo
opuscomm@pacbell.net - April Treece (President, Mt. Diablo Board of Education)
dickallen_dallen@yahoo.com - Dick Allen (Vice President, Mt. Diablo Board of Education)
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