Bullies? We don't have those, do we?

OOOOOF....We get it....you like to beat on the little guy...sheesh, message received:

SUPER/ASS.SUPER HAVE LOTS OF POWER

 The previously mentioned phone calls, pleas to consider our children and their needs, rather than which of your friends out there might be in need of jobs, SHUT DOWN.

Explanations and examples of time after time where our Principal and Assistant Principal had our kids backs, put them first, dealt with them fairly and appropriately when consequences were needed. 
IGNORED.

Requests for evidence of actual reasons for this change, data of any kind, research that informed this decision.
DENIED.

Presentation of solid evidence on the detrimental effects this type of instability will have on children that already have so much unpredictable in their lives. 
YAWN.

Reminders that we have only barely weathered the storm that is Common Core, despite still fighting through tears at homework, we're in it, we're doing it. The stress on teachers with changes in APPR, please, reconsider bringing even more change to our most vulnerable population.
EYE ROLL.

Well, test scores, what about test scores? Even with our demographic and our high Special Education population, our growth in scores at all levels was significant! Why fix something that isn't broken?
COVERING EARS (lalalalala)

What about the high cost of Principal training? What about all of the efforts at retaining effective Principals happening across the State? Why are we dismissing highly qualified, successful school leaders? Why aren't you supporting them and helping them if their is an identifiable weakness? 
CHECKS WATCH

NONE OF IT MATTERS TO TEAM SUPER/ASS.SUPER

They have a plan. Per the letter posted on the website yesterday, they've been working for two years on this "plan". Did anyone outside of their bubble have any idea? 

Surely, the person they entered into negotiations with months ago to receive our Assistant Principal's exact salary knew about it.
Whichever other friend is running out of work at the end of the year, probably knows about it too. We'll figure that one out. We're thinking data person....get those numbers up-up-up. 

JUST MAKE THE 2's into 3's and 3's into 4's, and maybe we can run the 1's right out of the school. 

Place them in self contained programs off campus, super restrictive ones, where they can learn to tie their shoes and have no hope at a mainstreamed life. 

Was the community asked to participate in this planning? Is there any mention of restructuring or needs to be addressed in our school to be found in BOE meeting notes? Nope. 

Any response to the community's outcry now? Any effort to bring them into this process? Any ounce of care or respect for what they have to say about their own children? Nope.

 Who cares about the community really? Who even cares about the kids...robots, that's what we need!

So, we get it, we received the message, we have the bruises and scrapes to prove it.
 You guys have ALL OF THE POWER, but we are here to let you know, we're taking it back. 

Love, 

STOP