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Interfaith Works Hosts Syracuse 11th
Annual Duck Race to End Racism
Taste of Syracuse
NY Preservation Authority
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Historic Prevention
Feds, Fire Demote Employees in NY
Slaying Case
Syracuse VA Medical Center Opening
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NY Legislature to Require Heart
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Auditors Say NY Approved Jobless
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U.S. Minorities to Become Majority
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LOCAL
Inter Faith Works had its 11th Annual
Duck Race to End Racism Saturday
at Inner Harbor on Onondaga Creek.
Community members, teachers,
students and corporate leaders were
all in atendance and partcipated by
sponsoring and decoratng a rubber
duck to send down the creek.
All those atending watched rubber
ducks race down Onondaga Creek
near the Syracuse Inner Harbor. The
winning duck in each race won a prize.
Five dollars bought each partcipant
or sponsor a duck. Profts from the
event when to the Community Wide
Dialogue to End Racism, a program of
Interfaith Works.
Childrens enjoyed games, dancing
and face paintng and ice cream while
community informaton was given.
Winning teams received a variety of
prizes that included a Diversity Library
and a $1000 shopping spree at Destny
USA.
Interfaith Works
Host Syracuse 11th Annual
Duck Race to End Racism
Kayla, Melissa, Ruben Ramon and Valarie Torrence
Dancers from the Martn Luther King Performers
Photos by LaVergne Harden
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LOCAL
Taste of Syracuse
The annual Taste of Syracuse, the
citys biggest food and music festval
came to Clinton Square June 7th and
June 8th. Despite the unfavorable
weather, hundreds of people enjoyed
multple entertainers and musicians
and several dozen vendors ofering
selectve food samples for one dollar.
An annual visitor, Terri James atends
the event every year. I like to try
diferent cultures, she said. She
doesnt have a partcular favorite. She
said she enjoys them all.
The two day event featured nearly
40 bands perfoming on three stages.
Marshall Tucker Band and Loverboy
headlined the event, while several
acts returned from last year including
Primetme, 3 Inch Fury, Scar-N-Stripes
and Stroke.
Local resident Marguerita Flowers said
she tries to atend as ofend as she
can because she loves to eat. She tries
everything she can while hanging out
with her daughter and grandson.
Taste of Syracuse
Aiyanna Oliver
Photos by LaVergne Harden
NY Preservation Authority
Recommends Syracuse Church For Historic Preservation
Preservaton authorites have
recommended adding 17 listngs to
the New York and natonal registers
of historic places, including a former
Episcopal church in Syracuse.
Authorites have recommended
the former Trinity Episcopal Church
building at 523 W. Onondaga St., built
in 1915 be placed on the list. The
church now owned by the Faith by
Love Family Worship Church.
Being listed can help owners restore
and maintain propertes because
theyre eligible for certain public
programs, grants and tax credits.
Among the propertes the state Board
for Historic Preservaton says should
be listed are the West Endicot Hose
Co. No.1 in Broome County, the Sidney
Historic District in Delaware County,
Oak Hill Cemetery in Herkimer, the
First Presbyterian Church of Newtown
in Queens, the Shantz Buton Factory
in Rochester and Trinity Episcopal
Church in Syracuse.
Others include Glenn H. Curtss
Memorial High School in
Hammondsport, Congregaton Tifereth
Yehuda Veyisroel in Kerhonkson and
Quogue Cemetery on Long Island.
If approved by the state, the sites
would be nominated for the natonal
register.
Feds fire, demote employees in NY slaying case
Federal authorites have fred and
demoted U.S. probaton ofcers in
charge of monitoring a man before
he was charged with raping a 10-year-
old girl and killing her mother during
a carjacking at a suburban Syracuse
mall.
The changes made at the federal
probaton ofce in Syracuse were
detailed in a leter Monday from U.S.
courts administrators to Congressman
Dan Mafei of Syracuse.
The probaton ofcers came under
fre last March afer authorites said
David Renz removed and quickly
reassembled an electronic bracelet so
monitors didnt immediately realize
hed taken it of. Authorites say Renz
later strangled and stabbed a woman
in her car afer raping the womans
daughter during an atack outside
Syracuse.
Renz was required to wear the
device because of an earlier child
pornography arrest.
Marguerita Flowers, Jaquana Barnes,
Tasheem Royals
Naomi, Irene, Sofa & Monteriat
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STATE
Ofcials at the Veterans Afairs hospital
in Syracuse are ready to unveil the
facilitys new $90 million additon.
The VA will ofcially open the new six-
story wing during a Friday morning
ceremony with VA Secretary Eric
Shinseki giving a speech in the medical
centers auditorium. The Flag Day
event coincides with the Syracuse VA
hospitals 60th anniversary.
The additon includes a 30-bed Spinal
Cord Injury and Disorder Center. Many
upstate veterans with spinal cord
ailments had been traveling to New
York City or Cleveland for care.
The new wing also houses an
outpatent surgery center, operatng
rooms and a dialysis and infusion
program. Constructon on the additon
began in 2009.
Syracuse VA Medical Center
Opening New $90 Million Wing
LOCAL
Newborns will be required to be tested
for congenital heart defects under a
new, quick screening process that New
York lawmakers agreed to Wednesday.
If signed into law by Govenor Andrew
Cuomo, the measure would require
all birthing facilites to administer the
test called pulse oximetry screening.
The one-minute procedure provides
early detecton of heart defects that
could be addressed quickly by surgery,
potentally saving babies lives.
The process involves taping a small
sensor to a newborns foot as light is
beamed at the foot to measure the
amount of oxygen in the blood. The
screening is more efectve than more
common tests.
Congenital heart disease hits seven
to nine of every 1,000 newborns in
the United States, according to the
Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, a
Democratc representng Orange and
Sullivan countes. She co-sponsored
the bill and said it will replace the
current method involving ultrasound
screenings and repeated examinatons.
By performing this simple test,
doctors can take the appropriate
and necessary steps to ensure that
newborns get the care they need,
should they have heart defects, said
Sen. William Larkin, an Orange County
Republican who co-sponsored the bill.
Simply, this measure will save lives.
Kelsey Thomas of Syracuse said the
test saved her sons life by detectng
low oxygen in his blood a day afer he
was born. Jacob had surgery eight days
later and now is healthy at 14 months
old.
Its a litle test that can give a big
result, a saved life, Thomas said.
The Senate approved the measure
Wednesday. The Assembly approved
it in May. It now goes to Cuomo, who
said he will review the measure.
Thirteen states require the screening.
It would be paid for through insurance
or through government health care
programs for parents who lack
insurance.
NY Legislature to Require
Heart Screens of Babies
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STATE
Auditors Say NY Approved
Jobless Checks for The Dead
New York auditors say the state
mistakenly authorized nearly $3
million in unemployment payments
for people who were dead, employed,
out of the country, not authorized to
work in the U.S. or had exceeded their
benefts
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli
says $1.9 million was prevented from
actually being paid, while the state
Labor Department should pursue
recovery of $1.1 million.
Labor ofcials say they have increased
fraud-fghtng measures by funding fve
positons in the comptrollers ofce
to ensure overpayments are quickly
identfed and recouped, the very staf
who identfed the overpayments in
this report.
That $3 million is less than 1 percent
of $7.1 billion paid out to 1.13 million
people in 2012.
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COVER
Over $25 Million in Unclaimed Funds in Syracuse May Be Yours
Have you ever quit a job and never went back to
get your last paycheck? Or moved without getng
your utlites deposit refund? When things like this
happen, your money will be turned over to the
State. Thomas DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller
is seeking to return $12 billion in unclaimed money
to residents across New York State. Report show that
Syracuse alone has over $25 million in unclaimed
money in over 64,000 accounts.
There is $12 billion in unclaimed funds that needs
to be returned to its rightul owners, said New York
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Residents
from across the state should check our website to
see if they have any unclaimed money waitng for
them. Every dollar maters in this economy.
Unclaimed funds is lost or forgoten money that is
turned over to the state comptroller. The money can
come from old bank accounts, insurance checks and
more.
Banks, utlites, insurance companies and other
businesses are required by law to turn inactve
stock dividends, savings accounts, unclaimed
insurance and other inactve holdings over
to the State. Before the money is turned
over to the state, these companies must try
to notfy you by mail and are required to
publish newspaper listngs of names and
addresses. If afer a certain amount of tme,
usually between two and fve years, an
account is inactve, the money is considered
abandoned or unclaimed.
New York State holds unclaimed funds with the state
comptroller who acts as a guardian for the money
untl it is claimed by the owner or the benefciary.
New York State never claims ownership of the
money. It is held for you untl you claim it.
Based on the researched pulled by the comptrollers
ofce, there are 28 zip codes in Syracuse with
unclaimed funds ranging from $4,790 to over $3.1
million in 64,450 accounts. The top fve areas are:
13202: $3,154,373.63 Unclaimed
13210: $2,906,266.37 Unclaimed
13204: $2,225,913.71 Unclaimed
13205: $1,882,970.72 Unclaimed
13203: $1,879,654.21 Unclaimed
The ofce of unclaimed funds frequently partners
with legislators, sends representatves to public
events and works with membership organizatons
to help spread the word about unclaimed funds.
Comptroller DiNapoli has prioritzed reunitng New
Yorkers with their lost money and as a result our
ofce returns, on average, $1 million each day.
There is no tme limit
to claim any funds
you may be owed.
Meaning, you can
prove the money is
yours at any tme and
have it returned to
you without and fees
or charges. However,
outside of the state
comptroller, some
companies can charge
you up to 15%. New
York State returns, on
average, $1 million a
day.
The comptrollers ofce said their records date
back to the 1943. As long as someone can prove
ownership, whether direct ownership or through
familial relatons, such as a deceased relatve, the
money can be returned.
Last year, approximately $314 million was returned,
almost half were claims from banks. In 2008, over $4
million was returned to one individual. There is $1.7
million for one person that is stll unclaimed.
There are diferent types of requirements for claim
based upon the ownership status and the type of
account. You can claim online or by mail. To see if
you have unclaimed money, you can go to the state
comptrollers website. It can take up to 3 weeks or
more before you receive any funds.
Currently, there are more than 25 million open
accounts for individuals as well as municipalites and
non-profts across the state. The comptrollers ofce
said this money is owed to the rightul owners and
should be returned.
BY DELANI WEAVER
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NATIONAL
U. S. Senate Could Craft New Protection if High Court Guts Section 5
By Hazel Trice Edney
(TriceEdneyWire.com) - If the U. S.
Supreme Court strikes down or alters
the Secton 5 Preclearance Clause of
the Votng Rights Act, Congress should
be prepared with a remedy to protect
against discriminaton, according
to members of the U. S. Senate in
a roundtable with Black media last
week.
This supreme court is more and more
skeptcal of the root causes of, the
evidence of and the consequences of
discriminaton, said Sen. Christopher
A. Coons (D-Del.), And I think We
need to be prepared to act legislatvely
to deal with the likely consequences
of a federal government that may be
more reigned in in terms of its ability
to proactvely reach out.
Coons, a member of the Senate
Judiciary Commitee, was speaking
during a June 13 roundtable during
which 12 Senators met with 19
Black reporters to discuss issues of
importance to their readers.
Issues of race and public policy
dominated the 80-minute discussion
held in the Mansfeld Room of the U.
S. Capitol. Antcipatng a ruling this
month, reporters, policy makers and
civil rights leaders alike are bracing
themselves, already contemplatng the
next move in the case of an adverse
ruling given racial discriminaton that
stll exists.
Coons contnued, Discriminaton
absolutely is stll a problem in housing,
in employment and in votng. And in
my view, weve got to be vigilant and
atentve of the opinions handed
down by the Supreme Court because
I think we may see restrictons in the
ability of government to actAnd
to deal directly and proactvely with
discriminaton.
Among key items on which the court
is set to rule is Shelby v. Holder, which
challenges Secton 5, which requires
states and territories with a history of
discriminaton to clear any changes in
votng laws with the U. S. Department
of Justce. Striking down this provision
- which was just reauthorized by an
overwhelming, bi-partsan majority
of the Senate seven years ago - would
efectvely gut the Act, opening
the door for gerrymandering of
congressional districts and other
politcal lines as well as the creaton of
voter ID laws that discriminate against
African-Americans and other people
of color.
Two other race equality cases before the
court are also viewed as endangering
racial justce. They are Fisher v.
University of Texas and a Michigan law
which has banned afrmatve acton in
public college admissions. An adverse
ruling in either of these cases could
either end the consideraton of race
in college admission policies or cause
what lawyers call a chilling efect.
The chilling efect is when a ruling is
so damaging that it causes universites
to end or severely alter policies on
their own in order to avoide future law
suits.
The roundtable was organized by
the Senate Democratc Steering
and Outreach Commitee, chaired
by Senator Mark Begich (D-Alaska).
Senator Harry Reid, Majority Leader,
did not atend, apparently due to
votes. The meetng was moderated by
Sen. William Mo Cowan (D-Mass.),
currently one of only two Black
members of the U. S. Senate.
Responding to a queston about the
historic void of Blacks in the Senate,
Cowan acknowledged, We have a
long way to go and said Americans
have an obligaton to encourage
people of all races to get involved in
this politcal process.
He said when the Senate is not
representatve of its consttuents, it
does a great disservice. But he added
for clarity, You dont have to look like
your consttuents in order to represent
the interests of your consttuents.
He agreed, If Secton 5 Pre-clearance
is reversed by the Supreme court,
Congress would have to take prompt
and vigorous acton to preserve it.
Despite partsan bickering between
Republicans and Democrats over the
budget and other issues, Sen. Robert P.
Casey, Jr. (D-Pa.) expressed optmism
that if the court strikes down the
Pre-clearance Clause of Secton 5, it
could be either rebuilt in a bi-partsan
spirit or a comparable preventve
measure could be crafed swifly in
consultaton with legal organizatons
that regularly litgate such issues. I
think it afects all of us.
By Zenitha Prince
(TriceEdneyWire.com) - The United
States is on pace to become a
minority-majority naton even faster
than previously predicted, according
to Census Bureau statstcs on race and
ethnicity released June 13.
The percentage of non-Hispanic
Whites in the U.S. populaton reached
an all-tme low of 63 percent during
the year ending July 1. Numerically,
that means there are 197.7 million
White people out of 313.9 million total
Americans.
Though the number of Whites
increased by 188,000, mostly due from
immigraton from abroad, the number
of deaths exceeded birthsanother
frstby more than 12,000.
This is the frst tme there has
ever been an overall non-Hispanic
White natural decrease in the U.S.,
demographer Kenneth Johnson told
Bloomberg News.
There are other trends that suggest
that minorites will outnumber Whites
by 2043, as has been predicted.
Children of color under age 5 are
almost a majority, representng
49.9 percent of that age group.
And, according to previous Census
analyses, minorites younger than 18
are expected to overtake the number
of White children by 2019.
Its the younger, rapidly growing
minority populaton that will be driving
economic and demographic growth
this century, William H. Frey, senior
fellow at the Brookings Insttuton,
a Washington-based policy research
group, told Bloomberg.
Overall, people of color grew in number
by 1.9 percent, now composing about
37 percent of the total populaton.
Specifc trends show that Asian
Americans were the fastest-growing
racial or ethnic group in America,
surging by 2.9 percent to almost 19
million people. The growth was mostly
fueled by internatonal migraton.
Hispanics were the second fastest
growing group, increasing by 2.2
percent, or more than 1.1 million, to just
over 53 million in 2012. Their growth
was primarily propelled by natural
increase (births minus deaths), the
Census said. Latnos also remain the
natons second largest ethnic group,
behind Whites, representng 17
percent of the populaton.
Asians and Hispanics have long been
among our natons fastest-growing
race or ethnic groups, Thomas
Mesenbourg, the Census Bureaus
actng director, said in a statement.
By comparison, African-Americans
increased by a mere 1.3 percent to
44.5 million last year.
U.S. Minorities to Become
Majority Faster than Predicted
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10 www.cnyvision.com | june 20 - 26| 2013
OPINION/EDITORIAL
The views expressed on our opinion pages are those of the author and do not
necessarily represent the position or viewpoint of MRMG or CNY Vision
(TriceEdneyWire.
com) - Its
hard for me
to overlook
the shameful
parade of sons
of celebrated
leaders who
are in jail or on
the way to jail
for confessed
crimes ranging
from bribery,
embezzl ement
and just plain thievery. Their crimes go
beyond mere law-breaking. The sons
have dishonored a legacy of public
service that their fathers helped to
build in order to break down barriers
to economic and politcal progress for
African-Americans.
The latest inductees to the Politcal Hall
of Shame are: Former Washington, D.C.
council member Michael A. Brown (D)
who this month pled guilty to acceptng
$55,000 in illegal funds, some of which
were stufed in a Redskins cofee mug.
Former congressman Jesse Jackson
Jr., who is awaitng sentencing afer
a guilty plea of embezzling $750,000
from his campaign funds to purchase
such things as a Rolex watch, furs and
a fedora previously owned by Michael
Jackson. And then theres former D.C.
Councilman Harry Thomas, Jr. (D- Ward
5) who is serving tme afer admitng
to stealing $355,000 in city funds that
could have gone to make a diference
in the lives of city youths.
Just as civil rights victories are
celebrated collectvely the spectacles
of college educated sons in upper
middle class families joining the felons
in the prison pipeline have created
collectve sadness among the rank and
fle. These mens very ascent to higher
ofce was on the backs of their famous
fathers, trailblazers in the politcal
and civil rights struggle. Civil Rights
veteran Jesse Jackson Sr. credible runs
for president in 1984 and 1988 were
jewels in the foundaton later polished
and perfected by President Obama. Ron
Brown, the late commerce secretary
and democratc Natonal Commitee
chairmen, opened avenues for Black
businesses and business development
as did the senior Thomas.
One can only wonder what created this
downward spiral and what does it say
to the next generaton? What lessons
did they learn from their fathers? Is
this fathering gone wrong? Were they
so busy fathering the community they
did not father in their own homes?
Jesse Jr. and Michael Brown grew up
as privileged sons fathered into circles
of wealth and infuence. They grew to
manhood at a tme when the rhetoric
of hard work, integrity and ethical
based public service rang in their ears
and the doors opened by their famous
fathers were present for them to walk
through.
Did their successful upbringing
evolve into a culture of greed and
self indulgence where victories for
the masses then became internalized
into victories for self which enttled
them to desire the biggest symbols of
material success: expensive cars, the
bling, the swagger, the style. Public
service has become the Big tcket of
self indulgence creatng a court of
youngish, enttled black privileged
princes. In a way the fruit did not fall
far from the tree because in some
circles men like Jackson and Brown
preformed like Kings of the Hill.
This air of enttled nobility perhaps
explains why Jackson Junior felt the
need to use public funds to purchase
the fedora that crowned the head of
Michael Jackson, the King of Pop. Did
Jackson Jr. relish a crown himself?
Browns lawyer explained his clients
confessed guilt of acceptng $55,000
in illegal funds to the crashing of the
econo my. Most district residents are
sufering hardships so the example of
this public servant is steal your way
out of it?
My listening ear has picked up many
excuses for this behavior. An ofen
heard argument: Well, these Black
men are not doing anything that
Whites havent been doing all along.
Granted, thef is an equal right among
thieves, but to African-Americans,
who represent a group that has been
denied resources, seen their children
swallowed up by drugs, poor schools
and, a prison pipelines public funds in
the hands of honest politcs could be
life-saving, that choice must not be an
opton.
Like many area residents I am pained
by this sad spectacle because I had
personal contact with these fathers.
In the early seventes in Chicago I
was a neighbor and frequent visitor
to the Jackson Household, talking to
his wife, Jackie. I delighted in carrying
the chubby faced Jesse junior on my
shoulders. Throughout his career, I
respected him as a brilliant man.
Two weeks before he died in a plane
crash, Ron Brown summoned me to his
ofce at the Commerce Department.
This had never happened before and
I always felt it was an invitaton to
keep watch over how the past would
impact the future. And shortly before
Thomas senior died, I stood shoulder
to shoulder with him as we were
recognized by Allstate insurance for
public service.
Despite their setbacks there is stll
a future role for these favored sons.
Their fathers were not perfect servants
but at their very best were public
servants. It is not too late for the sons
to honor their fathers.
----------------
Barbara Reynolds, a former columnist
for USA Today, is an author of six books,
including Jesse Jackson: Americas
David: The Man, the Meaning and the
Myth.
A Shameful Parade
rev. BarBara
a. reynoLds
11 www.cnyvision.com | june 20 - 26| 2013
OPINION/EDITORIAL
The views expressed on our opinion pages are those of the author and do not
necessarily represent the position or viewpoint of MRMG or CNY Vision
KOFI QUAYE
Human beings 5.0
Sharon Contreras,
superintendent of schools
of the Syracuse City School
District stated in an interview
published in this newspaper
that she is disappointed with
the academic performance of
the schools.
Whats that supposed to mean
when she has been running the
school district she is critcizing
the past year or so?
Thats certainly not an easy queston to answer. One
thing is clear: It takes a combinaton of absolute
candor, great courage, and total integrity to be able
to concede that the school district contnues to face
serious challenges.
Superintendent of Schools is a powerful positon,
and those who get hired for the job are expected
to produce in ways that are not easy to quantfy or
qualify; certainly not the same way that other high
profle ofce holders are assessed.
As the head of a school district, you are expected to
deliver.
You either do a good or a bad job; an assessment
based on performance by students and teachers,
and those impacted by actons emanatng from the
head of the school district in the community, mostly
parents.
With no formal criteria to use to judge performance,
it is determined more on sentment than fact.
Those who are judged by the majority to be doing a
good job are told by parents and politcians and
those who fall short of the publics expectaton, also
get to know.
One thing most parents dont do is remain silent
when they think something is wrong with a school
system that is supposed to educate their kids.
They express their views and opinions and they
dont shy way from statng what they see as not
being right.
By the same token, superintendents who are
generally viewed as doing a good job are elevated to
kind of hero status and become a legend of sorts in
the community.
Sydney Johnson is one former head honcho who
comes to mind when discussing past superintendents
of the Syracuse School District. He was one of the
frst African-American superintendents of the
Syracuse School District back in the 70s.
He was arguably an educator who knew his mission,
and he succeeded in making an impact that stll
stands. He has been cited as an outstanding educator
who knew precisely what to do with the problems
faced by the Syracuse School District at the tme.
A center has been named afer him. He was
encouraged to run for mayor, and was loved.
That he was the frst African-American
superintendent back in the day might have had
something to do with it. But, the overall impression
was he acquited himself well.
There have been other African-American
superintendents of schools in Syracuse, whose
tenures in the ofce ended badly.
They impressed in ways that were less than ideal.
One superintendent, Henry Williams, lef the job in
circumstances that came close to being chaotc.
Another African-American superintendent was
described to have done a reasonably decent job.
The current superintendent has the distncton of
being a Hispanic female. It is probably not a big deal,
being Hispanic and female, but her ethnicity and
gender defnitely loom over most of what she does.
That goes with the job; the race and gender of the
occupant is as much a factor as everything else.
But, she wont be judged solely on the basis of what
a Hispanic female educator can do; she is being
judged on how capable she is as an educator so
far, so good, or so it seems.
In terms of the image she has projected in the past
year as the head honcho, Sharon Contreras has been
described in the media as a dynamic leader.
Other qualites atributed to her include being
innovatve in her approach to educaton and more
importantly, she has shown a willingness to place
considerable emphasis on community involvement.
In speeches, and a widely circulated plan of acton
document that was mass-mailed to city residents,
and in numerous artcles and interviews, she has
clearly stated that her mission is to make the
Syracuse City School District one of the best, if not
the best, school districts in the country.
That she has a plan in place is a huge step in the right
directon; the goals are clearly defned and show a
conscious efort to involve the community.
Another striking feature is the fact that the plan will
be implemented in phases and evaluated on the
basis of how efectve they prove to be.
Sharing the document with the public means
transparency; something many talk about it, but
dont do it.
Contreras has done it. It means parents know what
she has in mind, what she plans to do, and the
expected outcomes.
That she is making an impact is beyond queston;
what remains to be seen is how the plan will work
overall. That is when public opinion will step in and
make the pronouncement regarding how she is
doing on the job.
If the goals are not met as outlined, the parents and
the community will know about it and talk about it;
and vice versa.
We cant ask for more from a school superintendent
who is relatvely new to the job; and who is being
paid a lot of money and coming in at a tme when
the district needs a leader with a vision to give it
directon, energy and real leadership.
Syracuse Will Judge Contreras School District Leadership
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