tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post6981075076179799785..comments2024-02-16T09:00:32.845-06:00Comments on FromDC2Iowa: Sebring's affaire de e-mail: Spotting the IssuesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-49703370976884104872012-07-09T21:17:09.594-05:002012-07-09T21:17:09.594-05:00Where the focus of many of the comments made in th...Where the focus of many of the comments made in the media seem to be about her personal, explicit comments to another person, the focus was intended to be on her dealings with the school board, nepotism and the idea she was discussing matters with another party. <br />Ms. Sebring was not an effective or honest administrator. Many of the things she claimed improved because of her leadership had already been put in place before she came and some of the test results she claimed had improved were actually misleading. Nepotism she seemed to use with her sister and sister's boyfriend were a culminating problem. She got rid of most Central Office staff and many secondary principals in inappropriate, unprofessional and heartless ways. Her organizational skills threw the DSM system into chaos and will have repercussions for several years. Do not be surprised if test scores begin to sink. People in the system felt they had to keep their mouths shut or they would be eliminated because of her close associations with school board members and because they could not questions come of the things going on. As you notice no school people commented about the situation. I believe because they still feel they would be 'reassigned' or encouraged to retire. In 35 years in the district I have never been more disillusioned with what was happening at the upper levels of administration. These are the things that will affect children in the years that come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-26272417383890912562012-06-14T07:38:58.113-05:002012-06-14T07:38:58.113-05:00Nick, I understand what you're saying. And I a...Nick, I understand what you're saying. And I am definitely conflicted over this situation. Were the emails worthy of news coverage? The former reporter in me says yes. She did it on time paid for by the taxpayers, so they are entitled to know. I would think someone in her position would be smarter and that she is a public figure worthy of scrutiny in terms of personal and public behavior. The union activist in me says that I have seen lower level employees fired for far less than what she did, including minor violations of email policies. In my mind, neither situation warrants job loss. And neither situation should have escalated to a tabloid-like news story. But I guarantee, if the Register had brought Sebring's emails to the board in an attempt to get them to deal with the situation (whatever that is exactly) she would have retained her job. Until the rules are enforced equally up and down the food chain, I have no problem with her losing her job.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603972805105279037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-52439133867963572012012-06-13T16:16:27.871-05:002012-06-13T16:16:27.871-05:00The deleted comment was merely an inadvertant dupl...The deleted comment was merely an inadvertant duplication of my first comment. Censorship tends to be evil.randycrawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006006439661978645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-52753871903308411452012-06-13T16:12:54.038-05:002012-06-13T16:12:54.038-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.randycrawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006006439661978645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-57965291714487443832012-06-13T16:12:19.906-05:002012-06-13T16:12:19.906-05:00When will Nancy Sebring buy me a computer so I can...When will Nancy Sebring buy me a computer so I can use it any way I please?randycrawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006006439661978645noreply@blogger.com