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Comments for 11/16/2022 Governing Board Meeting
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1. Sports
Submitted by: Scott L
School: Payne Junior High Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: 7th Grade Basketball Team
Comment: Can you please look at the team selected for the 7th grade Payne boys basketball team. I do not believe a coach for a Club Level team should also be the coach of a school team. It sounds like most of not all of the kids who play for this coach's Club team, made the Payne team. While I believe the kids who play club level have a higher skill level currently than those kids who don't play Club, I believe there may be unfair selections. Many of the kids trying out play Club ball, but for the majority of selections to come from the Coaches club team seams unfair. I'm not asking anything specific for my child, just asking that a review be done or the team and see if the selection was fair. Thank you -
2. Zoning
Submitted by: Karen K
School: Hamilton High Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: No
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Landings at Ocotillo
Comment: There is a proposed 4 story 500+ massive HUD project requesting a rezoning of proerty behind the Target center that will have a major impact on Hamilton High School. If approved the project wwill house up to or more than 2000 residents. This will put addition strain on the trying to incorporte these residents into tje community with respect to traffic, lottering, education, drugs and crime. I would encourage your committee to get involved and say NO on rezoning this property. please learn more at www.sites.google.com/view/keepchandlersafe. -
3. School Administration
Submitted by: Gwen
School: Auxier Elementary Organization: N/A.
Live or work in CUSD: Yes
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Serious problems at auxier with auxier prinicpal jamie williams
Comment: I am a grandmother of children who have attended auxier elementary school in the past and currently. As a retired educator, I am in shock at what has happened at auxier. This is not a case of gossip, rumors, and angry parents making noise. We have seen plenty of that in recent years. This is very different and I have had concerns since the previous principal was moved. I am very tied into the community of educators and know quite well teachers who currently work there, teachers who used to wor k there, and prior administrators as well as some staff at the district office. I have remained quiet while much has been shared with me in confidence for the past 3 years. However it is time for the school board to step in and take action. The papers and written emails are out there and have been seen by a huge number of parents and others. Emails promising investigations that never happened. The cusd policies and procedures involving investigation protocol and staff grievances and zero tolerSubmitted by: Caitlyn
School: Auxier Elementary Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Auxier
Comment: I ached out to the cusd district leadership in February of this year. It fell on deaf ears. I was told all concerns are taken seriously and investigated. Nobody investigated. Nobody followed up to ask for additional information. No changes were made and things have only changed for the worse. At this point I have seen way to much to be comfortable sitting down with district or board staff. I have seen the instances of retaliation perpetrated by Jamie Williams along with the (very) few teachers who support her. I am one of the people who took a risk and came forwarded almost a year ago. The district response was to forward my email to the very person I was complaining about. Do you know how I know this district took this inappropriate action? Because I was confronted not long after by Jamie Williams asking me if I knew anyone who was complaining about her and that she is being sent all complaints against her. That was a clear attempt at intimidation and it actually worked because untiSubmitted by: Mike
School: Auxier Elementary Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: CUSD has failed Auxier student and families
Comment: As someone who has been at Auxier from the beginning, I am in disbelief at what it has become as a result of failed leadership from both the school administration and district administration. I have been active in my kids schooling. I have had many dealings with the former principal, Mr Smith, and the current Prinicpal, Jamie Williams. The lack of professionalism, compassion, and even the smallest bit of interest in the kids on the part of Jamie Williams is sad and should not be the attitude of a school leader. Through multiple dealing with her, she has made it clear through her actions, despite what she may say, that she does not take kindly to parental input and views any input as a challenge. She is very inconsistent in her treatment of students and families and does not hide behavior that sure appears to be favoritism towards children. The excuses from her are never ending, usually involve blaming the district and what she calls district incompetence .Submitted by: Jennifer
School: Auxier Elementary Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Jamie Williams, Auxier Principal
Comment: Watching this principal (jamie williams) openly display such high levels of unprofessionalism that has only intensified over the years is worrisome as well as a failure on the part of district leadership. District leadership should be more in tune with the behaviors and attitudes of their principals. The previous assistant principal, Mr Cagle, at least allowed parents someone professional and kind to be able to deal with. Now with Jason Barletta as assistant principal, we have two people in the leadership role who show a lack of professionalism and compassion or concern for the children and who will try to convince me as a parent how great the other one is when I voice my concerns along with telling me the problem must be me and other parents because it certainly isn't either of them. I feel like I am dealing with a school that the district must view as a red headed step child because otherwise the district would never tolerate the behaviors and actions happening at Auxier.Submitted by: Casie Seligman
School: Auxier Elementary Organization: N/A
Live or work in CUSD: Yes
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Entire PTO resigned
Comment: Very concerning that we no longer have a PTO. I am requesting an investigation into the reasons the entire PTO quit. Parents need to have more communication as to what is going on at the school.Submitted by: Jennifer
School: Auxier Elementary Organization: Na
Live or work in CUSD: Yes
Family members attend CUSD: Yes
Subject: Disappointed in chandler district
Comment: Jamie Williams is unethical, unprofessional and goes against everything chandler district stands for. I have filed complaints and received no follow up. I will continue to file complaints. Mr Smith never had the issues we have with Jamie Williams. Chandler needs to be investigated for knowingly allowing her to create a dangerous and insane environment for the kids. Do better chandler. You claim to be the premier district. Act like it. Jamie Williams is running a circus and the majority of staff will say the same.