tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37431669.post9115910460373506107..comments2023-11-26T15:57:32.848-05:00Comments on Patti Ewald with the story behind the story: A not-so-fun number gamePatti Ewaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11118539617989280234noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37431669.post-84721488175770722682007-07-25T22:03:00.000-04:002007-07-25T22:03:00.000-04:00Thanks for the note, Dean, and sorry about your jo...Thanks for the note, Dean, and sorry about your job loss. Thinking of going to Florida?<BR/>By the way, I think we finally got the story on the change in the RIF list for tomorrow's paper. I don't know what the delay was ... I think the reporter may have called in the FBI.Patti Ewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11118539617989280234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37431669.post-644654995912260572007-07-25T20:44:00.000-04:002007-07-25T20:44:00.000-04:00Patti,I also am one of the teachers that was added...Patti,<BR/>I also am one of the teachers that was added to the RIF list on July 12th. There were 14 people taken off the original list and 11 new ones added. The people that were taken off were all supposedly due to having more seniority than those that were added.Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01747166600830520310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37431669.post-87112204886957599662007-07-24T18:38:00.000-04:002007-07-24T18:38:00.000-04:00The people who have been effected by this whole ...The people who have been effected by this whole "sorry" -"we didn't know" fiasco is heartbreaking and still no answers! <BR/><BR/>The spokeperson doesn't speak for the BOE according to one report....the BOE serves the tax payers but apparently doesn't answer to either the taxpayers or their own employees. So who does "answer"?<BR/><BR/>LCS as the employer is seen to be treating people and their lives like so many numbers not real living breathing human beings, who are now living in turmoil. I have read all the comments, listened to them cried with some and I want answers too!<BR/>"You take my life when you do take the means whereby I live." ~William Shakespeare<BR/>They (BOE) seem to see the numbers by each name as a just a tool to balance the budget.....a budget blown by their ineptness. Just my opinion and I sincerely hope that this community and those that can - demand that accountability be forthcoming. Loraine RitcheyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37431669.post-74887607037611378672007-07-24T17:49:00.000-04:002007-07-24T17:49:00.000-04:00Were the other districts calling to offer you a jo...Were the other districts calling to offer you a job or were there just people there who knew you and wanted to know how you were doing?<BR/>Do you have any idea how many others like you are out there? Those who did NOT get the original letter and yet got laid off?<BR/>I have been told the Southview band director was one of the lucky ones, one who got the original letter but kept his job. Perhaps you took his place?Patti Ewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11118539617989280234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37431669.post-21750262211784319002007-07-24T17:04:00.000-04:002007-07-24T17:04:00.000-04:00There were several mistakes made to the RIF list b...There were several mistakes made to the RIF list by David Williams, HR Director (yes, even after receiving a $15,000 bonus). Some teachers were phoned over a week ago by the union and informed that they actualy were RIF'ed and others were told that they were not. I do not know the number of mistakes. A few did not know their status until the list came out at the board meeting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10998681946763677654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37431669.post-74595953944147761912007-07-24T17:02:00.000-04:002007-07-24T17:02:00.000-04:00I will take a stab at answering Patti"s question. ...I will take a stab at answering Patti"s question. There were several mistakes made to the RIF list by David Williams, HR Director (yes, even after receiving a $15,000 bonus). Some teachers were phoned over a week ago by the union and informed that they actualy were RIF'ed and others were told that they were not. I do not know the number of mistakes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10998681946763677654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37431669.post-29236061048589523892007-07-24T14:00:00.000-04:002007-07-24T14:00:00.000-04:00I am one of those teachers who did not realize tha...I am one of those teachers who did not realize that I had lost my job until I attended the board meeting on Friday. I didn't receive my certified letter until Monday 7/23 @ 4pm. What upsets me the most is that two other districts called me on Monday 7/16 inquiring about my employment status because they either heard through "reliable" sources or received the RIF list from Lorain that I had been RIFfed. It would have been nice if someone from Lorain Schools would have let me know about my employment status before releasing that information to the public AND before the board meeting was even held. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with getting any answers.<BR/>Johnna LymanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com