Middletown Forum : Only One Candidate For Superintendent http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Middletown Forum : School Board : Only One Candidate For Superintendent Wed, 07 Oct 2026 01:09:14 +0000 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:16:33 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.12 360 www.middletownusa.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2511 Middletown Forum http://middletownusa.com/images/blog-logo.jpg http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ Only One Candidate For Superintendent : Thank you for stopping by Mrs.... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2511&PID=15423&title=only-one-candidate-for-superintendent#15423 Author: Pacman
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Posted: Jan 09 2010 at 6:16pm

Thank you for stopping by Mrs. Andrew and thanks for your comment.  Please stop by more often and jump right in, we would all like to see our schools improve.Thumbs%20Up]]> Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:16:33 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2511&PID=15423&title=only-one-candidate-for-superintendent#15423 Only One Candidate For Superintendent : Mr. Presta, you are reading too... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2511&PID=15420&title=only-one-candidate-for-superintendent#15420 Author: Marcia Andrew
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Posted: Jan 09 2010 at 5:27pm

Mr. Presta, you are reading too much in to the date on a letter. Greg Rasmussen was one of the 30 candidates the School Board reviewed and discussed with the search consultant, and he was one of the 8 we selected for initial interviews. He flew to Middletown for an interview December 11 or 12th. The Board then selected him as one of the three finalists to bring back for a more in-depth round of interviews, including the community forum last night.
Marcia Andrew]]> Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:27:56 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2511&PID=15420&title=only-one-candidate-for-superintendent#15420 Only One Candidate For Superintendent : I don't know Gem, I think... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2511&PID=15392&title=only-one-candidate-for-superintendent#15392 Author: wasteful
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Posted: Jan 08 2010 at 9:16pm

I don't know Gem, I think Texas Govenor from '95-2000, trumps being a Senator for 2 years and then an absentee Senator for the next 2 yrs.]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:16:38 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2511&PID=15392&title=only-one-candidate-for-superintendent#15392 Only One Candidate For Superintendent : As opposed to GW's which... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2511&PID=15391&title=only-one-candidate-for-superintendent#15391 Author: gemneye70
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Posted: Jan 08 2010 at 8:42pm

As opposed to GW's which said, "my daddy was the prezidant."]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:42:50 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2511&PID=15391&title=only-one-candidate-for-superintendent#15391 Only One Candidate For Superintendent : Why not Mr. Presta, his resume'... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2511&PID=15390&title=only-one-candidate-for-superintendent#15390 Author: Bocephus
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Posted: Jan 08 2010 at 7:29pm

Why not Mr. Presta, his resume' is longer than President Obamas LOL]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:29:21 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2511&PID=15390&title=only-one-candidate-for-superintendent#15390 Only One Candidate For Superintendent : People, if you have not yet... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2511&PID=15389&title=only-one-candidate-for-superintendent#15389 Author: Mike_Presta
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Posted: Jan 08 2010 at 5:50pm

People, if you have not yet done so, pelase use the link below and examine the ONE PAGE cover letter and the ONE PAGE resume submitted by Mr. Rasmussen.  Can ANYONE believe that, based solely on the strength of these two pages of information (which do NOT include even one reference), Mr. Rasmussen was moved AHEAD of all other applicants resulting from a five month process, including the EIGHT FINALISTS selected and INTERVIEWED the weekend BEFORE he submitted this meager information???
 
http://www.middletowncityschools.com/pdf/rasmussen.pdf
]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:50:34 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2511&PID=15389&title=only-one-candidate-for-superintendent#15389 Only One Candidate For Superintendent : One good thing, the internet has... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2511&PID=15388&title=only-one-candidate-for-superintendent#15388 Author: John Beagle
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Posted: Jan 08 2010 at 5:40pm

One good thing, the internet has all these conversations about Lloyd. Like this one from the Mansfield News Journal:

Superintendent's departure divisive
MANSFIELD -- The polarizing figure of Mansfield City Schools Superintendent Lloyd Martin remains as divisive as ever.

On Thursday, Martin received a check in excess of $160,000, according to Mansfield City Schools Treasurer Jim Lehmann. Martin submitted his letter of resignation to the payroll office in exchange for the check. The total includes his annual net salary of $94,865, sick pay, vacation time and other benefits.

Others see Martin's resignation as the best New Year's Eve gift the district could receive.

Brad Strong, first vice president of the Mansfield Schools Education Association, said the district employees as a group are pleased Martin has decided to move on.

"The staff is at the lowest morale it's ever been," Strong said Thursday. "When the superintendent (Martin) announced his resignation, I received over 200 texts and phone calls from employees.

"There's a lot of happy people in Mansfield. New Year's Eve just took a whole new meaning for the employees of Mansfield City Schools."

Mansfield Mayor Don Culliver said he hopes people will think more positively about educating children here in 2010.

"We hope this action by the board is positive for the board and Lloyd Martin, too. We hope something good comes out of this," Culliver said. "We'd like everybody to be in a win-win situation if possible."

Former Mansfield City Schools teacher Perry Brokaw retired June 5, 2009. Brokaw, who spent 31 years teaching special-needs students in the Mansfield district and Knox County Schools, said his decision to resign ultimately because of Martin.

"Being forced out of teaching due to the constant turmoil he (Martin) created is the main reason I retired. I loved kids but disliked his inept appointments of know-nothings. At least (former superintendents Ron) Morvai and (Scott) Gordon had qualified administrators," he said Thursday.

Messer and Strong were incensed by the actions of the outgoing board, which signed off on Martin's payout just before the year ended.


]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:40:51 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2511&PID=15388&title=only-one-candidate-for-superintendent#15388 Only One Candidate For Superintendent : I am shocked--SHOCKED, I tell... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2511&PID=15387&title=only-one-candidate-for-superintendent#15387 Author: Mike_Presta
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Posted: Jan 08 2010 at 5:31pm

I am shocked--SHOCKED, I tell you--that Santa Claus and Rudolph and the other reindeer would do this to us!!!
 
Has a "betting line" been established yet on whether Rasmussen will withdraw or will the BoE just start over???
]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:31:07 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2511&PID=15387&title=only-one-candidate-for-superintendent#15387 Only One Candidate For Superintendent : "Dr. Martin said he felt... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2511&PID=15383&title=only-one-candidate-for-superintendent#15383 Author: VietVet
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Posted: Jan 08 2010 at 1:01pm

"Dr. Martin said he felt as though the controversy from Mansfield has followed him here," Andrew said......translation- the Mansfield people relayed all the problems about this guy and warned the Middletown people that he was bad news, and, if hired, would have been as unpopular with the citizens as the current city leaders are now.

"This has caused the focus to be on him instead of the children of Middletown, therefore he was withdrawing his name."......translation- the truth will be hard to hide and the people are getting too close to what I wanted to keep from them. I think I'll make a feeble attempt to direct the attention on the kids in Middletown to re-focus the overwhelming negative evidence that is being directed toward me.

Thanks goes out to the Mansfield people who cared enough to warn us about this candidate. It will still be a shame that this person has the ability to go to another state/town and do damage to another school district. Sad that these people are not removed from the system , but are just recycled.]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:01:40 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2511&PID=15383&title=only-one-candidate-for-superintendent#15383 Only One Candidate For Superintendent : Thats a great point. http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2511&PID=15378&title=only-one-candidate-for-superintendent#15378 Author: randy
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Posted: Jan 08 2010 at 12:14pm

Thats a great point. ]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:14:53 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2511&PID=15378&title=only-one-candidate-for-superintendent#15378