Petition for the August 1st Calendar

People are failing to realize the real issue. These 4 board members are on a major power trip, they refuse to provide accurate data, they have NO compassion for their constituents, they are colluding to hire the next Supt., and they don't even understand most of the policies they are dealing with on the school board.
I attended Bartlett's town hall where she said in a public forum that the 8,700 less teacher absences provided NO cost savings for the county because "her accountant friend" told her the county would have to eventually pay for the accrued days. When teachers in the audience tried to correct her - she didn't allow them to speak and was very condescending. In the board meeting Wed. - HR explained to our uninformed board members that those accrued days don't cost Cobb Co. 1 penny. If a retiring teacher has accrued days - they can possibly be added in at retirement but that is paid by the TRS - which all teachers pay into every month. Bartlett's response "Really? It isn't like that in the business world.". She doesn't even bother to get the facts before she spreads misinformation. She also had to have HR clarify for her that paras,lunchroom workers, custodians, and busdrivers aren't certified employees. It really is so very pathetic.