Some management job we are doing..

Holy SH#T. Are you kidding me?! I never really dealt with this admin, nonetheless, Anne WIlson is leaving quite a wake...if our school board continues to support her, we have a big problem. Furthermore, since she is a public employee, I would like a copy of her employment contract to see exactly what we are dealing with here in terms of her termination. Additionally, I think we are entitled to know exactly who her attorney is and what "we" are paying for. Any thoughts?

I have had the unfortunate times where I had to fire someone. Started off with verbal warnings, performance improvement plans and documentation documentation documentation. You don't just fire people you do your due diligence to not only protect the company but to make sure you are giving people a fair shake. Too bad there is such a disconnect in the way town government runs compared to private business.

Anne Wilson is doing a FABULOUS job! She now has the town involved in 2 lawsuits- has us on the edge of a teachers strike- has bought new furniture for her office and hired new "specialists" instead of teachers for the classrooms-
I would like to know why Ms Lachapelle was terminated? Was she trying to break up a fight between two teachers who wanted the same seat??

At this point, no matter who is right and who is wrong, our school system should seriously consider the impact of all of this on the system itself and the town. Even the embattled superintendent in Marlborough resigned yesterday, despite solid support from their school committee who also recently hired him, recognizing that the continued debate surrounding his actions was a detriment to the system. He was actually in the right when he suspended a mandatory reporter for not reporting yet he handled it very poorly, resulting in all the controversary. Perhaps our school officials should learn from that.

Please let's not compare SPS to Marlborough Public Schools, which has the Mayor of Marlborough as the School Committee Chair. The politics and size of the district alone make the whole situation there much more complicated. We can't expect an administration to deal with personnel issues and then not support it when it does. And yes, sometimes there is a financial cost to doing the job. We as a community cannot get up in arms every time there's an issue. We have to have thicker skin than this. The School Committee has already said it supports the Superintendent. Stop second-guessing everything and start working as a community.

If the administration does not follow policy and or opens the town to litigation you think the school com has no choice but to support it? Odd logic...

Rob, Based on what I've read and researched, the relevant policies have been followed. Any business, school district or other organization is always open to litigation. You should know that if you've been involved with letting employees go.
Siobhan, The community includes the silent majority of residents who are scared to speak publicly. This is not how we work together as a community.
Deanna.....apples and oranges.

SLA i remain unconvinced that policy was followed. In Mrs J case id say there is the appearance that it was not followed or was rushed. There has been a lack of transparency with this and other issues that only lead people to guess on their own. Not the best strategy

I think that the community is finding their voice and are choosing to speak up. The silent majority is not as fearful as you believe anymore. I keep hearing this phrase on blogs by anonymous people and I have to ask myself - are they the same people who have written and or forwarded mistruths about those who do put heir name out there? They are the ones spreading fear. I have yet to hear or see an email from anyone else except the tight knit "insider" clan who absolutely splinter this community. The rest of us, vocal or not, want honesty, transparency, ethical and moral behaviors as well as decency.
Don't turn this into another forum for "us" vs "them". It's demeaning, demoralizing to all and insulting to all of our intelligence. By the way who are "us" and "them" and....who are you? There are no sides here.
We all want and have a healthy community except those who are self interested and unable to let go of power.

comparing Marlborough school committee chair who also serves as mayor is like comparing Michael Fee, chair of the planning board who recently also became a member of the Sudbury Water District.

If you can't get the residents to support the agenda of the planning board, you take over another committee where you can lobby your agenda in both places.

nothing wrong with that.

Is there any doubt that "sla" is a member of the Sudbury School Committee? Hmmm I wonder which member it is? I'll give you 3 guesses and 2 don't count.

Ok folks, the reality here is that we clearly have different opinions and that is actually ok. Rather than sling mud back and forth, those of us who strongly believe that things have gone off the rails need to follow through with our goal of change. Those who believe that "these things happen" can continue to fight for your own agenda and the status quo. For the record, I tend to think that 1) two potential lawsuits, 2) a possible teachers strike, 3) incredible divisiveness among our three selectmen, 4) the questionable firing of a long time tenured educator, 5) the continued disregard for the voice of many of us by a superintendent who doodles, a school committee in need of overhaul & two selectmen who have lost their way, 6) the questionable conduct of some of our leaders post town meeting including the town's unofficial D.A.R.E representative and 7) some of our officials "hiding" behind lawyers are things that actually justify second-guessing especially since all these things have occurred our last snowfall in March. Let me put it this way: we would all still be speaking the Kings English had it not been for the folks who settled in our neck of the woods 250 years ago. While these problems we face do not justify engaging in the same level of revolutionary activity that our forefathers did, they absolutely justify our right to second guess leadership.

Easy answer: share all the facts with the townspeople. Then everything will be clear.
They did it in Medford,; we need a lawyer to weigh in on the "privacy" mantra that town officials are using.

Anyone can bring a law suit, maube you should all slow your roll, wow, we are quick to cast aspertions on this site!!