Leon Tart

So I hear they are trying a temp service again at the high school.  Someone up an quit, along with whatever other vacancies still exist.

It would seem apparent what they pay and how they advertise positions should be reviewed and adjusted.  But whatever.

The problem is temp service people are fairly unreliable.  And you never know what you are getting since you didn't interview them yourself.  (Not that I really think the district knows what they are doing in terms of hiring)

Anyone remember this guy?  He worked at De Pere High School in 2004 thru a temp service when a normal employee was off on a long term medical leave.

"A De Pere man is charged with first-degree attempted homicide and sexual assault. Brown County deputies say Leon Tart, 44, raped a woman on a rural road near Greenleaf early Saturday morning..."

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Speaking of the district not knowing what they are doing in terms of hiring....

Jack H...... started as temp and made it to become a district employee.  The problem was the poor guy was so unhealthy he died with less than 2 weeks into the job.

Jeff A....  This guy was decent if you could overlook him being legally blind.  Poor guy also died within a year after leaving the job.  This diabetes got the best of him.

Connie E........  There isn't much to say because this was more recent and this woman was certifiably nuts.  I wouldn't be surprised that De Pere recruited her from Bellin Psychiatric.  Either way it was so obvious this woman would be basket case of problems that you'd have to be a complete moron to hire her.

Bruce N..... Another even more recent hire for the High School.  Again this guy seemed alright, and I doubt he would have been a problem person.  The thing against him was his own feet.  There is no way he'd meet the physical demands of the job.  The guy was a genius.  The very first thing he did after his insurance kicked in was took a FLMA leave and had his feet fixed.  And here is where the genius part comes, after that he left good old retarded De Pere and took a better job.

You see De Pere doesn't concern it self with job knowledge, definitely not productivity.  Sadly after that very sternly written job recommendation letter I wrote for Dan L.., they didn't learn anything.  I am talking about that irritating part that upset them, where I suggested they focused on hiring better people, since they are horrible at fixing any personnel problems.

That 4.4 precent raise

Back during the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school year, due to Scott Walker's Act 10 support staff  members felt it was best to take a wage freeze for those two years.  This voluntary act of concessions was probably in hopes the guy would back off from messing with collective bargaining, compensation, retirement, health insurance, and sick leave of public sector employees, etc.

2011-12: Admin: 1.5%, Support Staff: 0%
2012-13: Admin and Support Staff 0%
2013-14: Admin 0%, Support Staff 2.06%
2014-15: Admin 4.4%, Support Staff 2%
2015 and after all approved at the same time


More recently (after this was questioned) all the raises are now approved at the same school board meeting.  Back then months might be in between the support staff, teachers, and administrators.

So "the story" is the financial projections from the state looked different when support staff got the 2% vs months later when they got that nice 4.4%.

Bottom line: That bullheaded move created a lot of distrust between admin and everyone else.

De Pere School District Review

Perhaps you are considering employment with the Unified School District of De Pere..


Pros:


For the most-part if you are self-starter, management stays out of your hair. They trust you will do what you need to.  There are exceptions to this at a building level. However if they think you are a problem they will basically single you out in an attempt to get you to leave.  If you can find a decent group of people to work with the place isn't horrible if you aren't focused on pay.


Cons:

I'd venture to say the entire community of De Pere conceited to some extent.  It's evident by the  continued separation of the two school districts.  A lot of it has to do with the people of De  Pere being upscale, and you (as support staff) are effectively viewed as subservient to them.  Management overall does a poor job at communications, transparency and follow through.

Five bucks says...

When Edith R**** left she was making $60,189.64 per year.  And when Sue B****** left as the prior business manager she was making $107,775 per year per public records.

Susan Buchholz 2016-17 $107,775
Dawn Foeller 2017-2018 $114,008

For the 2017-18 year there was a 2.25% raise.. except in this case of the business manger where it appears to be 5.78%


When the DPI releases their Administrative Salary Report can we expect to see what we should, or is there a chance they started the new replacements for these folks who left at some number above what we'd expect?

PS.
With the massive snow fall that dumped the area mid April, part of the roof of EconoLodge in Ashwaubenon collapsed on Sunday the 15th.  Monday the 16th there was no school as this was largely a snow cleanup day though the city.  As far as I know it wasn't till normal staff observed and reported the gym curtain's dragging on the 17th.  And then the gyms were closed and roof snow removal began (Apr 18-19).  And by Thurs the 19th, we were already seeing temps in the 50's, so good melting was well on its way.  They got the okay to reopen after engineers talked with the insurance companies, Wed Apr 25th.  A good question for someone in change would have been why it took so long for someone to think about that much snow posing a problem on our own roofs.  The removal process could have easily started the 16th, if not maybe even the 15th.  Seems like more of a knee jerk response than anything proactive.

Well Bruce N***** didn't last long.  Seemed like a nice guy.  But had some issues walking/bending etc.  So I never really understood why they hired him in the first place.

Obviously didn't meet this qualification:
Physical capabilities include bending, twisting, repetitive side-to-side motion and repetitive wrist motion, as well as the ability to reach, carry, push, pull, lift and handle item(s) weighing up to 100 pounds while performing work duties. Position requires unrestricted mobility on a regular and consistent basis for the majority of the workday.

So seem that list of qualifications they post is bull, or they really can't find people that meet them for what they pay.

Seems maybe the Personnel Committee will soon be reviewing those exit surveys:
Aug 6, 2018:
Personnel Committee
Review of Employee Exit Surveys (pages 16-20)

Fire alarm and VM

A couple days ago there was an extended fire alarm at Foxview.  This is another thing that could have been avoided if someone was on the ball.  Basically there is a room above the auditorium that still has some moisture/humidity issues.  And that excessive moisture caused the smoke detector in that room to freak out.

If you recall back in 2011 when I was stupid enough to care about my job, I attempted to try and do something about the water penetration problem in the building.  Since then, there was a referendum that addressed the roof and building tuck pointing.  Anyway I still say; do not close the door to that auditorium room, air needs to flow. Cut a hole in the door and install a louvered vent like all the other classrooms.  To date this has still feel on deaf ears.  Whatever.

Another asinine thing is with technology this year.  Basically what I get out of it is they don't apparently test things in a sandbox environment before doing a widespread roll out.  So they went to update some of their virtual machine software, and that has been causing wide spread network disruption since.  Classic case of too many eggs in one basket in my opinion.

On a more positive note, this summer the water heater project finally got finished.  Last school year they removed and cut up the junk one, and it sat just like you see it for the longest time.  To bad there were three sources of energy (water pressure, gas and electric) that were not locked out during that time. 

De Pere a critical look

I have been meaning to write about my views of De Pere for quite a while.  When I started working in De Pere at the High School back in 1999 (the Weller days), it was culture shock to me.  My upbringing was more modest and disciplined.  So the disrespectful/ spoiled kids was kind of an eye opener.

I have been trying to put words to my overall impression of De Pere.  Pompous, stuffy, phony are all words that seem to fit.  But let me explain why I see De Pere as self-centered.

There is this river thing, which no doubt contributes to the we are better than them on the other side ego.  Yeah ok to be fair Green Bay has the East/West side thing (though its not as pronounced as years ago), so its not just that.

So maybe its because as Green Bay has become more diverse, the upper class folks have migrated to De Pere.  Why do people do this?  Well its basically an elitists attitude, where they don't care to associate the mixed neighborhood.  So factor that in too.

All that wouldn't be the end of the world, but the kids of these yuppies;

Don't know what hard work is as they were spoiled growing up.
From that stems a lack of respect, as they can't appreciate what they never had to work for.

Just like I wrote a few years back, basically I fell like a slave to these ego stroking elitists.

If you think I am smoking crack, then you should go look at the new business managers red Ferrari and tell me that doesn't make you shake your head a little.

Message to De Pere - Get over yourselves.

Phony school board member

The phony school board member that I wasted my time reaching out to back in September 2015, apparently cheated on his wife when she was at work, and was caught by his own daughter. 

Goes to show you can't trust a phony person.  I never would have guessed the phony stems that far though.

I'll take the truth any day over some professional line of crap where they tell you what they think you want to hear.   When I talk to someone I expect meaningful communications, not a much of hocus pocus.

At least he got caught. Karma I guess.


In other news I am thinking of renaming this blog.  The existing name reflects the union themed issues we once had:

DPESP Mission Statement: - To create an atmosphere of mistrust and tension.

I am leaning towards:
De Pere - Small district with big district dysfunctionality.