School Grades

The Florida Department of Education released the 2015-2016 statewide school grades today.

What A Welcome Sight

  Look at all the Pinellas  County Schools trucks in the (formerly known as) Windsor Preparatory Academy, and East Windsor Middle School parking lot.

The Clock Is Ticking...Will They Pull Off A Hail Mary Pass?

Tick tock, tick tock.

One week ago, this is where things stood: WFLA

Ha Ha Ha Now Your Kids Will Go To Public School *updated*

   So Windsor Prep and East Windsor Middle will now be public schools. (If they survive at all)
    It was wonderful to see some of you, through your self pitying tears, trying to reassure yourselves that you won, since it will be a (you hope) magnet school. (If the property owner agrees)

Public? Charter? A Big Old Mess?

  I can not say how  entertaining  interesting it has been reading these news stories over the last few days. 
  The scramble is really on at the joke that is Windsor Prep and East Windsor Middle, and the Hope For Windsor crowd.

Today's The Day

Well, I am sure the school's designated Board Members are preparing to head off to the Pinellas County School Board and lay out their operational plan and budget in the hopes that the ninety day termination notice will be rescinded.

Inviting the Foxes Into The Hen house

I guess, as opposed to honor among thieves, there is comfort among thieves with the "Hope For Windsor" crowd.

I Bet They Will Put On A Good Show

Ooh I bet everything has been spit shined and polished for today's visit by Pinellas County School Board Member Linda Lerner.

This Is What Sen. Jeff Brandes Needs To Fight

Instead of grabbing for publicity, and bullying school board members, Florida state Senator Jeff Brandes should be fighting for the state's tax paying citizens.

Attorneys For Newpoint Education Partners Plead Not Guilty...

Attorneys representing Newpoint Education Partners appeared in Escambia County Court last Thursday and submitted written pleas of NOT GUILTY in response to the charges grand theft, money laundering and aggravated white collar crime.

Sen. Jeff Brandes Always Loves For Profit Charter Schools, Tax Payers Only When It's Convenient

Florida state Senator Jeff Brandes is riding in like a Carpet Bagger white knight to resurrect some "Hope for Windsor"

After weeks of  insulting the Pinellas County public school system, ignoring the fact that they were perfectly happy to have enrolled, and kept their kids in an F school, and of claiming victimization when it was their own lack of involvement and research that facilitated the Newpoint disaster, the frantic pleas of the Windsor Prep and East Windsor parents have been heard.

Cherry Picking Or Just Plain Lying?

   Yesterday, the Tampa Bay Times Gradebook ran this article touching on the Windsor Prep parents fears regarding public schools.

Pot, Meet Kettle

Is this true Windsor Prep? I mean really, one would have hoped that with your well documented experiences, would come wisdom...

Bad For Business

The Tampa Bay Business Journal has now chimed in on the Windsor  Prep and East Windsor Middle Academy scandal.

It's Called Capitalism...Brilliant

Excellent column written by Daniel Ruth today.

News Stories ** Updated as new reports are published **

Here are links to some of the many news reports on today's events.

Today

Sometimes I really don't have words. 

I honestly did not expect the Pinellas County School Board would vote to issue the 90 day termination. 

Letter

It's been a long, and very active day. Before I sign off for the night though, I thought I would share the letter that I wrote to the Pinellas County School Board, as well as many others.

Too Much..Too Little..Too Late?

The Pinellas County School Board will vote tomorrow on whether or not to close the beleaguered Windsor Prep and East Windsor Middle School.
   And again...where were all of you over the last couple of years as I was putting this all out there for you? Oh, that's right...doing nothing to help the schools, your kids, or yourselves, yet busily harassing me and my "invalid Blog".

And it's on...

Now we know why the parents were out there cleaning and spit shining the school Saturday morning