Who stuck this on a Hamp paper box and why?Ī carriage belonging to Stop & Shop (or Stop & Shit as we used to call them when I worked at The Big Y they in turn called us "The Big Lie") has been thrown into the ravine beside the woodland way into downtown Northampton. Kathy's in downtown Hamp - where the 50's never ended. Have you ever been to Kathy's in downtown Northampton? Here's the famous Kathy herself. Meanwhile, Valentine's Day is not even here yet, but the UMass store is already looking ahead to the next commercial holiday. To read Renrut's Tapley School Valentine comic in it's entirety go here. Then, at a pittance of what it cost to build the new school to replace it, Tapley was rehabbed and re-opened as a building fit to be occupied by tenants 24 hours per day! The closing of Tapley and other historic schools in Springfield was all a big scam to create an artificial shortage of classroom space in order to ensure that there would be a steady stream of new school construction contracts to feed to the politically connected contractors with ties to the local Democrat Party Machine. Like a number of Springfield schools, Tapley was closed in the 1980's, allegedly because it was unfit for students and staff to occupy less than eight hours per day. “But Jacob will be a wonderful leader, I believe that completely in my heart, and we all need to learn moving forward and I see nothing but good things.Beloved Valley cartoonist Renrut has a Valentine's Day cartoon that takes place at the former Springfield Tapley Elementary School (above). “I'm not going to lie and say I'm not disappointed in this process and I'm grateful that it is over and I'm looking forward to tomorrow,” Conklin said. Several of the School Board members also felt there was a short application window which began in mid-December and ended Jan. She said she felt frustrated because of a rushed search process, but noted the committee members represented all facets of the community. “I think it turned out to be as fair as we could make it,” said Laurie Alter, a Flagler Beach mother of five Flagler graduates. Several members of the search committee attended Tuesday's meeting. Tapley and Oliva were two of five candidates recommended to the School Board by a 15-member advisory committee that reviewed the applications.
“You had a very impressive resume and I was very impressed with our interview and the feedback I got from our staff when you went and did the school visit,” Dance said to Tapley after the vote was announced.
Cloud High School and as an assistant principal at Boone High School in Orlando. The other finalist, Tapley, has been an assistant superintendent for Osceola County schools for two and a half years, and previously worked as the principal at St. and I hope (he can) understand my position and my vote.”ĭuring the search process there was a “pause” regarding Oliva's experience, but “none (of the candidates) had superintendent experience that would have trumped Mr. Tapley brought to the table,” Conklin said. While Board Member Colleen Conklin welcomed Oliva into his new role, she cast the lone vote in favor of the other finalist, Pam Tapley. The job posting stated the new superintendent would make between $125,000 and $135,000, and Oliva currently makes about $104,000, Gavin said. Board members asked School Board Attorney Kristy Gavin to start negotiating a contract with Oliva. He will replace Valentine, who had long planned to retire, when her contract ends on June 30. Oliva also plans to add programs that prepare students for targeted industries like science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and hopes to align education with businesses in the county to bring college graduates back, he said in an interview. With the 1:1 Technology Initiative he's helped put in place, every student in grades 5-12 will have either a laptop, iPod or tablet by the end of the year. Oliva, who has spent his entire education career in Flagler County, beginning with a teaching job at Wadsworth Elementary in 2000, is known for being a proponent of technology advances within schools. shows the people of Flagler County there's a true vision moving forward,” Chairman Andy Dance said. “We got a really detailed vision of the future of Flagler County from Mr. Oliva, the district's current assistant superintendent, who has been filling in for Superintendent Janet Valentine since she had a stroke Nov. BUNNELL - Jacob Oliva was selected as the new superintendent of Flagler County schools during a School Board meeting Tuesday night.
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