1- In her first year here she lied and stated our school had a "SHORT FALL OF 460,000.00" she even reported it to the newspaper which in fact was NOT TRUE, and it was because she had no idea about school choice and how it was paid or how other districts paid. According to Miller in her own words to Templeton ..
Coming from a finance background, Ms. Miller said she is looking forward to once again holding a position where she is both superintendent and business manager. The Pioneer Valley job, she said, drew her in because, like Narragansett, it is a regional district, spanning the towns of Northfield, Bernardston, Leyden and Warwick.
“I love regional school districts,” Miller stated. “I love that interaction. (HUH)
2-Endlessly we were warned about watching the budget by Templeton since 2015.
One of the parents I have been talking to who was very involved in Templeton sent me this email. After he watched the video.her first year in Leyden.
https://pvrsconcernsandissues.blogspot.com/2016/06/just-wow.html
WoW people kind of told it like it is at pioneer.
I can see the message is consistent miller must go. Not sure she heard it
but she I think looks down to those who were talking.
Pity she is only ½ human and can’t see past her nose. She could be one of
the best and has chosen the path she walks over and over.
I at the end was hearing things about the reconciliation and audio was poor
and camera off angle. Do they allow a budget to be public or do you have to FOIA requested it?
It sounds like ruthless may have a problem with it and when the years end
it gets to a point where the books get cooked to make it through.
Things to look for are changes from the previous budget to now. It helps
to catch changes from year to year when the spread sheet has multiyear columns.
Ruthless will start to change these around and consolidate to throw off
the numbers as to be harder to follow.
Our
advisory committee chairman wanted help with our towns budget and I
went
over to his house as we looked through it I found 5 items we voted at
town meeting to transfer to another account and the accounting numbers
from one to the new one were not as we voted them to be. I was able to
find many errors that would be a reason for the
DOR to stomp on our town we were able to catch prior to the meeting and changes
made the week of the ATM.
Sometimes
we look to hard and can’t see it. As for ruthless she can hide
it and move it like the best can. When the selectmen back her and tell
the SC to be behind her they are covering their own backs and from
what I heard can smell a problem. I would predict a large shortfall in
the end of year or next year budget and if the
E+D fund is dry, look out.(HE IS SPOT ON HERE WE ARE 2017/2018)
That
calls for a prop2 ½ override and is how she operates. Spend now as much
as she can and when the town fights back the SC and other boards go lock
step to get what they can for the kids. Because it’s all about the
kids. Budgets are the key and when she moves away ,( and she will when she gets in over her head) than she doesn’t have to
see what she is doing to the system
and the people in it. The budget info at year’s end can tell you
what’s in store for the system and people who work there.
It would have been nice to hear the ones who say the boards should back
ruthless should also be backing the teachers too.
Funny you didn’t hear that did you? She has them baffled with bullshit about
her budget.
MILLERS STAY IS A 3 YEAR STANCE, BY THAN SHE HAS LOST CONTROL OF ALL HER BAIT AND SWITCH MOVES AND CLEARS OUT . Funny and here we are.
Another reply from a Templeton resident on Paulys Templeton Blog watch
Bev.Bart.April 26, 2015 at 9:01 AM
Oh
yes, but clean up the back parking lot before you go ! Take the apple
trees you want to plant with you. They will cost more to maintain than
they will be worth. Take any other half ass ideas with you, and lets
hope the School Committee where you are going is a strong one, so the
community still has money to run the town when you are through. My
opinion, Bev.
You ALL closed your eyes and refused to believe what was in front of you . The building costs more than fixing the ones we had and thats money we will never see again. A once healthy and strong school has been brought to this. Remember this :
https://pvrsconcernsandissues.blogspot.com/2016/06/mohawk-pioneer-among-best-schools-in-us.html
You never listened and it was all told to you and now we are at this crossroad and we have lost so much and YES, School Committee members this is on you and your lack of ethics and ability to do your damn jobs!
Another warning and nobody listened.
Monday, June 6, 2016
Ruth Miller old School in Templeton Speaks to PVRS
So where have we heard this before? (This was done in Templeton as well.)
Scott McKusick, a clerk of the works who examined the mold situation, said at the meeting that the mold was minor, and could have been easily remediated. He sees the administration’s decision as a poor use of taxpayer money.
There's 36,000.00 the budget will never see again.
Along with the new furniture to make her comfortable.
All the extras this new home didn't have to offer she will get new.
The cost to move and will she then be happy in here new place at Pioneer away from Pioneer. How long will it take the school committee to get the mold taken care of and move her back where she belongs?
Does she work for them or does the school committee work for her?
If pioneer school district people will take any advise it's this. Please form and support a group to keep an eye on her and the school committee or your kids will pay the price if you don't.You're kids and their education should be on the top of this list.
With all educations a graduate will only look back to what could have been and wonder if the support they had through it was enough.
It's up to you to support those who step up to the challenge to lead and not just follow for the good of the schools kids.
"HELP" stop this problem in it's tracks and above all WATCH THE BUDGET!
We would not have to share anything if the SC Members listened and did not push Dayle Dorion who did her job out and did not do theirs. !!!! School choice would of stayed and Duprey and our teachers would be here. You are fools if you think them books weren't cooked and you need a private auditor she knows nothing about or forewarned about to come in and really look. SHE IS FAR FROM DONE.
Faced with the prospect of continued tight finances and declining enrollment, the Pioneer Valley Regional School District plans to explore the possibility of sharing a central office staff with another school system. This isn’t the type of change that any of the county’s towns or school districts likes to contemplate, but fiscal necessity is pushing Pioneer’s school leaders in that direction.
In its first meeting to discuss replacing Superintendent Ruth Miller, who leaves this summer, the search committee decided to scope out the possibility of sharing central office staff with another district. The vote was unanimous, which tells you something about how much pressure the district feels to stay afloat. Historically, the towns of Franklin County have preferred to maintain as much direct control as possible over their schools, especially elementary schools. Regionalizing beyond the current level has always been seen as bringing few benefits.
Miller’s departure itself speaks to the unpleasant prospects facing the four-town school system, which is experiencing declining enrollment and rising costs. When announcing her decision to leave Pioneer after her initial three-year contract expires, Miller implied she hadn’t come on board to preside over cuts to staff and programs, which has been the direction of late.
The subcommittee overwhelmingly agreed Thursday that the district should explore a shared superintendent and central office staff arrangement on an interim basis while considering opportunities for sharing central office staff long-term. An interim deal would give them a chance to see how such a sharing arrangement might work.
hawk Trail Regional School District and Greenfield School Department.
Bernardston Selectman Robert Raymond said local school districts haven’t sought shared services before because “nobody wants to give up their autonomy,” but he expressed hope that doing so would allow for some financial relief. We know the first part is true — not juCommittee members will reach out to other nearby districts to gauge interest in sharing superintendents, business managers or other services. The districts include Frontier Regional School District, the Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District, the Gill-Montague Regional School District, Franklin County Technical School, the Most for Northfield, Bernardston, Leyden and Warwick, but across Franklin County and the North Quabbin region. We’ll have to see if sharing central staff is even feasible from a management point of view and if the savings will be worth the trouble.
“I don’t think the same old model is what we need right now,” School Committee member William Wahlstrom agreed.
Pioneer Valley school officials are wise to explore sharing services as a way to save money and increase efficiency. If the approach works out, it could leave more dollars in the bank to perform the district's essential function: preparing students for their bright futures.
