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Milford School candidates understand
What have the candidates for the Milford School Board realized that those in Northwest don't understand ? In an Enquirer article on 10/3, all four Milford candidates are dedicated to restoring busing that was just cut last year realizing the safety of children comes before administrator raises. (Milford hired our double-dipping treasurer Randy Seymour) Also, three of the four are against the pending tax levy claiming the financial numbers presented by the current administration never seem to add up. Just like in Northwest, millions in extra funding dollars that recently came from the State never seem to get mentioned.
Does any of this sound familiar ???



Uniforms were working
The initial reports from Northwest High School regarding the new dress codes were highly praised by parents during the beginning weeks of the school year. Now we are hearing from parents that school administrators are giving into the "gang-bangers" and members of the "hood" by relaxing these polices by not enforcing them. Is it any wonder why Board member Pam Detzel has moved all her kids away from Northwest to send them to Colerain? As we have pointed out so many times before, this is a direct result of the inability of Superintendent Richard Glatfelter to run a district. Maybe he should move his office over to Northwest High so he can live the daily life of students who want an education versus those that could care less. When will the NW Board wake up and retire Glatfelter ? Side note: It was Glatfelter in his prior position that approved all the inner-district transfers for Detzel's kids to switch from Northwest to Colerain HS.



Candidate endorsements are a joke
Northwest Press has a history of being on the wrong side
Our advice to every school board candidate is to skip the Northwest Press interviews, and any debate forum involving the press. Reporter Jennie Key has a long history of picking the issues and people she wants. This process is totally unfair. Candidates are picked by a so-called editorial board composed of one or two people. The best example of how the Community Press operates is this example from Northern Kentucky below:

"Cathy Flaig is a two-term fiscal court commissioner, and Lonnie Fields, a political newcomer, has extensive management and community service experience. Unfortunately, Flaig declined to participate in The Community Recorder Editorial Board's debate between the candidates. Saying she was advised against participating by her consultant, Flaig put herself at a disadvantage by declining to discuss her achievements or the issues before the Editorial Board. Frankly, we have a problem with a candidate who is unwilling to discuss the issues in the same room as her opponent. How can voters trust that she will have the gumption and leadership to step up on the fiscal court when disagreements come up among commissioners or with developers? And since when does a consultant make decisions for a local elected official We are endorsing Lonnie Fields for the GOP nomination for fiscal court member."

This begs the question, who the hell does the Community Press think they are? Candidates are increasingly refusing to subject themselves to these self serving reporters that already know who they're going to endorse, based on the special "talking points" packet they get from the PR person at the school district office. Remember it was Jennie Key that endorsed former board members Rick Stewart and Jim Lay who both resigned from the board after making so many bad decisions.

Teachers & Staff BEWARE
Central office handing out your confidential information

We knew exactly why Pauletta Crowley was given a 17% raise when promoted from Asst Principal to the central office Public Relations position, despite the "so-called" financial emergency. We believe it was to assist Superintendent Richard Glatfelter in running the pro-levy campaigns from behind closed doors using the resources of the district. We've learned Crowley sent a pro-levy fundraising letter to most, if not all current and former teachers of the Northwest School District. Who authorized and gave Crowley this confidential list of names and home addresses ? Who paid for the labels, envelopes and stamps ? How much district time was expended? The fundraising letter also included a return envelope addressed to board candidate Jim Detzel running the pro-levy committee. So now it appears Glatfelter is assisting school board candidate Detzel by the convenient sharing of information and district resources. Notice while reading the letter how Crowley admits to "shaking down" district business partners and vendors for donations. Is there any doubt why the independent audit reveled few district puchases were not put out for bid? The current school board should terminate everyone associated with the release of this confidential staff information.
See the copy of Crowley's letter below.




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