Act Now And Receive A Bonus Brizard At No Extra Cost! Plus S&H

“Nothing is going to change . . . ” These were the words of Bolgen Vargas in a Channel 13 interview. Will Vargas simply be a placeholder until a new superintendent is chosen? Rochester does not have the time nor the money to accept the appointment of an interim superintendent who will simply fill the […]

Brizard is Gone, Now What?

It’s official, Brizard has taken the job in Chicago. We wish him well. Unfortunately, he left behind a legacy in Rochester that still looms large over the heads of the Board and the citizens of Rochester. The man is gone but what about his plan for our schools? Earlier this year citizens joined with teachers […]

A New Direction Means A New Board

The Board of Education for the Rochester City School District is in need of a new superintendent. The community does not know who is being considered, their first choice fell ill and their next declined. Community members have tried to force Dr. William Cala out of retirement and service to the children of Africa into […]

The Process Is Not The Problem

The Rochester City School District is looking for a new superintendent. Dr. William Cala has categorically refused the position and should no longer be expected to “save” our district. RCSD School Board President Van White has stated that the current process being implemented to secure the next superintendent is not a transparent process where the […]

He’s A Super Man – Not Superman

There is a petition circulating throughout Rochester to hire Bill Cala, former Fairport superintendent to be the next Rochester City School District superintendent. When Dr. Cala was interim supertendent the School Board had the opportunity to hire him and they decided overwhelmingly to hire Jean-Claude Brizard instead. In his short term as interim superintendent Dr. […]

Say Yes To Lowengard

It seems that the Rochester City School District Board of Education is better at choosing an interim superintendent than a permanent one. Prior to hiring Jean Claude Brizard as permanent superintendent the district chose former Fairport superintendent Bill Cala to run the district. While in that position, Dr. Cala worked tirelessly to unite the community […]

A New Direction

It has been six years since Jean Claude Brizard brought the corporate Broad model of education to the Rochester City School District. Superintendent Bolgen Vargas took over in 2011 and continued the work Brizard began saying that to continue on our current course would be more cost effective than changing to a more effective system […]

Mythically Speaking

The story of the seven headed Hydra in Greek mythology tells us, when battling the dragon, if you continue to cut off the lessor heads, more will grow back in their place. The only way to kill the dragon is to cut off the primary head, the one in the middle that controls the body. […]

Leadership Refined

Leadership: The action of leading a group of people or an organization. When you speak of leadership, most people assume that the direction of that leadership is towards success. We have not seen success as the goal of our current educational leadership. In fact, the goal of the current leadership is unclear and their direction […]

A Story of Abuse

Fights, shooting threats, police searching students and lockers, all this happening within the purview of our youngest and most impressionable 3, 4, and 5 year old children. This is the educational environment of just one Pre-K-8 district school. Parents are afraid to bring their babies to school but they are more afraid of leaving them […]