Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content

Exceptional Delaware

The Whacky World of Education Politics

Exceptional Delaware

Main menu

  • BUNTING-MILLERGATE TIMELINE
  • OVER $100,000: SCHOOL DISTRICT, CHARTER, & DOE SALARIES
  • STATE AUDITOR RACE
  • DELAWARE ELECTION 2018
  • THE DAPSS MARGIE SAGA
  • DELAWARE CHARTER SCHOOL ARTICLES

Tag Archives: Teacher Sick-Out

Kendall Massett Rides To The Rescue For Thomas Edison Board As They Are About To Violate More Open Meeting Laws

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Kevin Ohlandt
5

The Delaware Charter School Network became involved with the firestorm at Thomas Edison Charter School and that can only mean one thing: Kendall Massett is now in charge.  The last time she entered the fray like this it resulted in Family Foundations Academy having their board completely gutted when the Eastside Charter School board took over back in January, 2015.  I was able to find out a lot more about the school’s “foundation” account and that is the biggest farce of them all!  Meanwhile, the school has violated FOIA many times through this and they are about to do the same tomorrow. Continue reading →

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted in Thomas Edison Charter School | Tagged About The Students, Board Meeting, Board of Directors, Charter Renewal, Component Unit, DE Charter Schools Network, Delaware DOE, Delawareonline, Diane Ravitch, Executive Session, Exit Stage Left, FOIA, FOIA Violations, Foundation Account, Haggerty & Haggerty, Independent Audit, Kendall Massett, Parent Letter, Press Release, Public Session, Ronald Pinkett, Salary Raises, Salome Thomas-El, Sublease, Teacher Sick-Out, Thomas Edison Charter School, Vash Turner, WDEL | 5 Replies

Panic At Thomas Edison Charter School As 20 Teachers Called Out Today

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Kevin Ohlandt
2

The Board of Directors at Thomas Edison Charter School are facing a head-on karma collision today.  At least 20 teachers called out sick today forcing the school to close for the day in early dismissal.  Dr. Salome Thomas-EL has been placed on indefinite leave by the board.  Parents don’t know what is going on due to the lack of transparency coming from the board.

Yesterday afternoon, members of the board met with teachers after school.  Note to self: find out if there was a quorum because there was no agenda posted for this meeting.  Several teachers walked out of this meeting.

I did find out their “Foundation” account is due to the school owning the building.  That account is meant for lease and renovation payments to which they receive payments from the state.  Whether it is used for that purpose, I cannot say.  But it is my hope someone in the state looks into that.  My question would be why they need a separate bank account and why those bank statements aren’t available to the public since it is fueled by taxpayer funds.

At this point it is a no-brainer that the Delaware Dept. of Education has gotten involved.  Far too much has happened since yesterday morning.  I have not found out whether or not a charter school board has the authority to deny teachers a state approved increase in pay.  My sense is that they do not have this authority.  And is Thomas Edison the only charter denying these increases to their teachers?

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...
Posted in Thomas Edison Charter School | Tagged Delaware DOE, Early Dismissal, Foundation Account, Lease and Renovations, Salome Thomas-El, Teacher Sick-Out, Teacher Step Increases, Thomas Edison Charter School | 2 Replies
March 2021
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
293031  
« Feb    

What People Are Saying!

  • Jay on Exclusive: Patrik Williams Threatens Smyrna Teachers Union
  • Anthony on Exclusive: Patrik Williams Threatens Smyrna Teachers Union
  • Katherine Degliobizzi on Exclusive: Patrik Williams Threatens Smyrna Teachers Union
  • Bobby T on Exclusive: Patrik Williams Threatens Smyrna Teachers Union
  • maryjanelong1981 on Muzzle Alert: Capital HR Director and Union President Put On Radio Silence, A Very Clever Veiled Threat, & When A Termination Is Not A Termination

Current Delaware Blogs, Media & State Websites

  • 2018 Delaware Election: Filed Candidates
  • 3B: Brae's Brown Bags
  • Allan Loudell
  • Blogging Delaware History
  • Blue Delaware
  • Caesar Rodney Institute Blog
  • Cape Gazette
  • Coastal Point
  • Daily Kos: Kavips
  • Delaware 105.9 FM
  • Delaware Arts Info
  • Delaware Association of School Administrators
  • Delaware Attorney General
  • Delaware Auditor of Accounts
  • Delaware Awarded Contracts Directory
  • Delaware Black
  • Delaware Charter Schools Network
  • Delaware Corporate & Litigation Blog
  • Delaware Courts
  • Delaware Department of Education
  • Delaware Department of Elections
  • Delaware DMV
  • Delaware DOE School Profiles Site
  • Delaware Education Legislation in the 149th General Assembly
  • Delaware Educator License/Credentials Search (DEEDs)
  • Delaware First Media
  • Delaware First State
  • Delaware General Assembly
  • Delaware Health & Human Services
  • Delaware Liberal
  • Delaware Libraries
  • Delaware Online Checkbook
  • Delaware Politics
  • Delaware PTA
  • Delaware Public Meeting Calendar
  • Delaware Register of Regulations
  • Delaware School Boards Association
  • Delaware State Code: The Laws of Delaware
  • Delaware State Employee Credit Card Transactions
  • Delaware State News
  • Delaware Way
  • Delmarva Now
  • Dover Post
  • DSEA
  • E.R. +Educators To The Rescue+
  • Echo Awareness
  • Elected Officials of America
  • First State Update
  • Governor Carney
  • Green Delaware
  • Hockessin Community News
  • Hoy en Delaware
  • Inclusion Blog of the Center for Disability Studies
  • Join Delaware Schools: Job Search
  • Kilroy's Slower Delaware
  • McAndrews Law: Special Education Attorneys
  • Middletown Transcript
  • Milford Beacon
  • Moments of Clairity
  • Newark Post
  • News Journal/Delaware Online
  • Pitchforks&Populists
  • Rodel Foundation Blog
  • Smyrna/Clayton Sun-Times
  • State Board of Education
  • State of Delaware
  • State of Delaware News
  • Sussex Countian
  • The School House 302
  • The Urgency of Now
  • Town Square Delaware
  • under1000skies
  • WDEL
  • WHYY
  • WMDT

Delaware School Districts

  • Appoquinimink
  • Brandywine
  • Caesar Rodney
  • Cape Henlopen
  • Capital
  • Christina
  • Colonial
  • Delmar
  • Indian River
  • Lake Forest
  • Laurel
  • Milford
  • New Castle County Vo-Tech
  • Polytech
  • Red Clay Consolidated
  • Seaford
  • Smyrna
  • Sussex Tech
  • Woodbridge

Delaware Charter Schools

  • Academia Antonia Alonso
  • Academy of Dover
  • Campus Community
  • Charter School of New Castle
  • Charter School of Wilmington
  • Delaware Academy of Public Safety & Security
  • Delaware Design-Lab High School
  • Delaware Military Academy
  • Early College High School
  • Eastside Charter School
  • First State Military Academy
  • First State Montessori Academy
  • Freire
  • Gateway Lab School
  • Great Oaks Charter School
  • Kuumba Academy
  • Las Americas ASPIRA Academy
  • MOT Charter School
  • Newark Charter School
  • Odyssey Charter School
  • Positive Outcomes Charter School
  • Providence Creek Academy
  • Sussex Academy
  • Thomas Edison Charter School

Delaware Colleges & Universities

  • Delaware College of Art & Design
  • Delaware State University
  • Delaware Technical Community College
  • Goldey-Beacom College
  • Harris School of Business
  • University of Delaware
  • Wesley College
  • Widener University
  • Wilmington University
  • Zip Code Wilmington

Kevin's Favorite Websites

  • America's Music Charts
  • Bleeding Cool
  • Box Office Mojo
  • Guidestar
  • IMDB
  • Internet Archive Wayback Machine
  • Metacritic: Upcoming Album Releases
  • Previews World
  • Rotten Tomatoes: TV Premiere Dates
  • SYFY Wire
  • TV Line
  • Wiki Leaks
  • Wikipedia

Closed Delaware Blogs

  • Blatant Self Promotion
  • Broken Turtle Blog
  • Creative Delaware
  • DE Conservative
  • Delaware Business Blog
  • Delaware Grapevine
  • Delaware Libertarian
  • Delaware Right
  • Does Experience Count?
  • First State Views
  • FixDelDOE
  • Frank Calio's Blog
  • Homeless1 in Wilmington
  • Kavips
  • Mass Inciter
  • Mind of Mr. Matthews
  • Minding My Matter
  • One Fight More
  • Parent P.O.W.E.R.
  • Paul's Progressive Postings
  • Pencader Days
  • Politically Frank
  • rufoblog
  • Steve Newton Whiskey
  • The Buzz
  • theseventhtype
  • Those In Favor
  • Tommywonk
  • Transparent Christina
  • Views From Lower Delaware
  • Worn Off Novelty

Education Blogs

  • @ The Chalk Face
  • Badass Teachers Association
  • Big Education Ape
  • Blue Hat Movement
  • Busted Pencils
  • Cloaking Inequity
  • Common Core Diva
  • Curmudgication
  • deutsch29
  • Diane Ravitch's Blog
  • Ed In The Apple
  • EdTraveler
  • Exposed!
  • Gadfly On The Wall
  • Jonathan Pelto
  • Lace To The Top
  • Missouri Education Watchdog
  • Mother Crusader
  • Nancy Bailey's Education Website
  • Save Maine Schools
  • Scathing Purple Musings
  • Schools Matter
  • Seattle Education
  • Special Education Tools
  • Specsupport4parents
  • STAT-us BCPS
  • Teachezwell Blog
  • The Education Activist
  • WagTheDog
  • What Is Common Core?
  • Wrench In The Gears

Disability Blogs

  • a diary of a mom
  • A Dose Of Inspiration
  • All About Autism
  • Autism & Oughtisms
  • autismthoughts
  • Dreaming With Your Feet
  • Emma's Hope Book
  • TSParentsOnline

Other Awesome Blogs

  • Douglas Ernst Blog
  • keithgarrettpoetry
  • Outside Ittoqqortoormiit
  • Suzie81 Speaks
  • The Qwiet Muse

Exceptional Delaware on Twitter

My Tweets

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Search Here For Past Articles

March 2021
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
293031  
« Feb    

Pages

  • ***PETITION TO OVERRIDE VETO OF HOUSE BILL 50***
  • **PARENT OPT OUT LINKS**
  • About
  • ADD & ADHD
  • AUTISM
  • BULLYING
  • Bullying Winterfest Forum
  • BUNTING-MILLERGATE TIMELINE
  • Charter Schools Winterfest Forum
  • Common Core Winterfest Forum
  • Corporate Education Reform Winterfest Forum
  • DELAWARE ADVOCATES
  • DELAWARE CHARTER SCHOOL ARTICLES
  • DELAWARE DOE
  • Delaware DOE/State Board of Education Winterfest Forum
  • DELAWARE ELECTION 2018
  • Delaware Teachers Winterfest Forum
  • DISABILITY LINKS
  • DYSLEXIA
  • Early Childhood Education/Kindergarten Winterfest Forum
  • EDUCATION LEGISLATION
  • EDUCATION MEETINGS & EVENTS
  • FOIA FILE
  • GOVERNOR MARKELL
  • Legislation In Education Winterfest Forum
  • Low-Income/Poverty Needs In Education Winterfest Forum
  • OCD
  • ODD
  • Opt-Out Winterfest Forum
  • OVER $100,000: SCHOOL DISTRICT, CHARTER, & DOE SALARIES
  • Parents In Education Winterfest Forum
  • Personalized Learning Winterfest Forum
  • PRIORITY SCHOOLS
  • RODEL & FRIENDS
  • School Funding Winterfest Forum
  • Sensory Processing
  • Smarter Balanced Winterfest Forum
  • SPECIAL EDUCATION
  • Special Education Winterfest Forum
  • STATE AUDITOR RACE
  • THE DAPSS MARGIE SAGA
  • TOURETTE SYNDROME
  • Traditional Districts Winterfest Forum
  • Wilmington Education Winterfest Forum
Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
%d bloggers like this: