Sunday, July 20, 2008

Incompetency, Impotency and the Visionary


Where the hell is President Violetta Peters and the rest of the Board of Education on the question of Joe Ferraina?

What can we say? Once again, the Asbury Park Press has run an article superficially detailing the gross negligence of the Long Branch Board of Education in its handling of Superintendent Joseph “Mr. Visionary” Ferraina’s compensation but fails miserably at doing any investigating beyond internet searches and regurgitation of old news reports.

Ferraina needs to go and so does the Rubber Stamp Board of Education that allows his ego and his caprice run unabated and unrestricted through the Presidential City.

Ferraina is universally despised throughout the city’s decision making community for his arrogance and heavy-handedness. His use of city and state funds to silence dissenters, reward obedience, alienate employees and feed his own avarice is both well known and unconscionable.

WHERE IS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ON THIS?!?!

They are either too stupid to see what everyone else sees OR they are complicit in his wrongdoing.

As we have said before, most, if not all of the Board members have family members on the Schools’ payroll so maybe they have no motivation to address these concerns.

Then again, there has not been a serious challenge (and in many years ANY challenge) to the incumbent board members in School Board elections.

We call on the Board of Education to make a decision on our Superintendent of Schools—they either have to declare themselves in favor of Mr. Ferraina and his $300,000+ annual compensation OR they have to oust him and start fresh with a new management team.

Anyone wanna take bets that they do nothing?

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Salaries at Board Office

Do not disregard the salaries of the other people at the Board of Education office outside of Ferraina's salary. With Ferraina, and seven others, there salaries combine to amount to more than 1 million dollars. Think, these people do not teach any classes.

Long Branch Advocate said...

List their names and titles, if you have them.

We can do independent research into their salaries and duties.

Anonymous said...

Who cares if their children work for the school system? They all do a wonderful job in their various positions - you need to get a life

Anonymous said...

Salaries

Joseph M. Ferraina $222,436
George L. Catrambone $166,202
Peter E. Genovese III $151,839
Nancy L. Valenti $126,768
Garry Penta $120,883
Michael Salvatore $107,866
Ann Degnan $96,925
Roberta Freeman $89,546

This information is located on the Long Branch Schools Website.

You may also want to look into the "Data" Long Branch has provided to the State. It if funny because they listed that no teachers left in 2006-07 at the high school, but they had to higher approximately 30 new teachers. Also, they list that there are 8.6 students per faculty ember, but what is not shown is that most of the faculty included in that number DO NOT teach any classes.

Continue to fight the good fight.

Anonymous said...

Salaries

Joseph M. Ferraina $222,436
George L. Catrambone $166,202
Peter E. Genovese III $151,839
Nancy L. Valenti $126,768
Garry Penta $120,883
Michael Salvatore $107,866
Ann Degnan $96,925
Roberta Freeman $89,546

This information is available on the Long Branch School website.

In addition, Long Branch has "Juked the Stats" to the state and how the school looks. At the High School, it was reported that there was no teacher mobility for 2006-07, but approximately 30 new teachers were either hired or moved to the High School. Also, they list that there are 8.6 students for each faculty member. But, what they do not show is that many of these faculty members do not teach and classes will have anywhere from 20 - 27 students in each. Shouldn't there be less students in each class?

Anonymous said...

http://www.longbranch.k12.nj.us/

Anonymous said...

Don't forget Roberta Freeman's $89,546 husband is a principal at the high school making well over $100,000- nice combined salary for a young married couple in their 30's with no kids- lol

Anonymous said...

Keep the pressure on LB Advocate, we will clean up this mess yet.I may start going to meetings myself.When is the next election?

Anonymous said...

ATTENTION, EVERYONE! Make sure to pick up a copy of the Sunday Newark Star ledger (July 25, 2008) and read the expose on Joseph M. Ferraina and a few of his cronies. Makes for interesting reading. . .

Anonymous said...

check out today's (7/28/08) Newark Star Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1217219725231620.xml&coll=1

How's this for your visionary, school board?!?!? Thanks to the Ledger for uncovering what every school parent has known for years and YOU ALL DID NOTHING ABOUT!!!

Anonymous said...

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1217219725231620.xml&coll=1


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