CHUUKS DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION WAS TERMINATED FROM HER POSITION AS THE DIRECTOR. ‹123› WishBoneWishBone December 12 Message WishBonePosts: 29 On December 09, 2014, the board of education had finally come together in agreement to officially remove Gardenia Macayon from her position as the Director of Education. The termination of Mrs. Macayon has left some teachers wondering, big time. Today, Friday 12, 2014 was supposed to be the day for all the teachers in Chuuk to receive the compensations for their unused annual leaves as agreed in their contracts. Just 4 days ago, the Board of Education made the final decision to remove Mrs. Macayon as the director. As a result of that, everything was put on hold. Till when? I am not sure. My question is, why now? Pwata ewe board a keran made up their mind. The board was never consistent with their decision. Iwe pwata ra keran speak up? Iei a pay period 25, one more pay period iwe a pay period 26. Met mwirin pay period 26? Epwene fet neun ekewe sense kewe annual leave a fen tori 500-600 ika pwe rese pay them out comes pay period 26? FactsMatterFactsMatter December 12 Message FactsMatterPosts: 1,756 Did JEMCO inform FSM that the Chuuk Department of Education may not use annual U.S. grant funding to pay teachers for unused annual leave? Was Ms. Macayon implementing this policy? Is that the reason she was fired? kinenkinen December 12 Message kinenPosts: 1,652 Oh yeah, what a sad story for Chuuks PSS. GarimGarim December 12 Message GarimPosts: 1,359 There is more qualified Chuukese that can fill that position. Get rid of Filipinas. kinenkinen December 12 Message kinenPosts: 1,652 Lol filipina irrelevantirrelevant December 12 Message irrelevantPosts: 689 What could be the disagreement, or could it be the political pressure? Meze_ChUnMeze_ChUn December 12 Message Meze_ChUnPosts: 345 *um, no comment on that leave stuff pwe use sinei porousan. Nge addressing the issues usun a fen piin piita me mwan non ei foruum~ ren awata chon sukun, and etc~ I feel hungry all of a sudden~ omusano, ua mo tou... sinbadsinbad December 12 Message sinbadPosts: 5,113 fin-Finipinnei niewe mwaa! Garim, Gardenia is not Filipina. She is 99.9% Chuukese. The husband is 40% Filipino, 40% Chinese, 10% German and 10% unknown chuukisschuukiss December 13 Message chuukissPosts: 130 wow sad news What is the real reason the board of directors terminate the director? Is it politically motivated? If so who is behind the termination? Why blame the director for implementing much needed reforms set by the U.S.? This is so much like chuuk. Wondering if the board of directors should be changed? We always say jemco this jemco that but in reality it is their money that is given to us and they can restrict the use of their money. Did the board of directors really terminate the director of education for the benefit of the state or are they just doing what is required of them from their superior? mwase me atongan onokowe me niekewe ar rese chiwen angei ururun met repwe angei me mwan ei christmas. Just for your information the directors on the school board are all 100% Chuukese and yes they really are against the reform set forth by jemco or oia. Now who is to be blame? The director of education or the board of directors? You decide but as for me I feel for the teachers that were expecting to receive what was due to them now this stupidity comes up with the from the ignorant board of directors. What a SHAME! akapoakapo December 13 Message akapoPosts: 244 BINGO! BINGO! Good job BOE! So why waited so long until now? Why didnt you just do that before? last94last94 December 13 Message last94Posts: 260 sinbad the case was made soft wood, Chuukese, but the contends made up hard wood negative Chines and Pillipinos. The director is not alone. Some businessman were using negative hardwood Filipinos. TruthIsThatTruthIsThat December 13 Message TruthIsThatPosts: 2,829 The Board of Education fired Mrs. Macayon, the Director of Education? Is this legal? Who hires the director, is it the Board or is the director a member of the Governors Cabinet and therefore appointed by him with the advice and consent of the Chuuk State Legislature? It will be well to get the facts surrounding the termination of her employment. It could be based on merit, but then again, it could be political. Someone needs to go digging. If there bones in the hole, you need to cry foul. If someone is removed for doing her job, the people are being cheated. To remain silent is an indirect support of the injustice, if there is any. And the corruption gets bigger and the corrupt officials get bolder. WishBoneWishBone December 13 Message WishBonePosts: 29 Chuukis, This is indeed very surprising and sad news. Rumors has it that the Board of Education got fed up with Gardenia and her reform plan which was very much supported by JEMCO and OIA. Part of the reform plan was that teachers were to be put on a 1 year contract, and await either termination or a contract extension depending on a performance evaluation which is to be evaluated during the 1 year contract. About 2 months ago, the process of preparing and signing the contracts went smoothly without any interference from the board even though they knew that a lot of the teachers didn’t appreciate the idea of the contract. As an agreement in the teachers’ contracts, DOE was to pay out all unused annual leave before the contract was to be in effect. Now it happens to be in the same week that all the teachers were supposed to receive their compensations for their unused annual leave, and all of the sudden, the BOE terminated Gardenia from her position as the director. I smell something very fishy here! I know the BOE would have not made such decision without any advice from the state. And who exactly do you think would give such go ahead signal? This just doesn’t make any sense to me. Why did the board have to make the decision now? Why didn’t they do it before the signing of the contracts or why couldn’t they waited after the teachers have received their compensations for their unused annual leave? Truth is, teachers are going to get robbed from their very own government. sinbadsinbad December 13 Message sinbadPosts: 5,113 Forgive my ignorance, last94, but I dont understand what you telling me. sinbadsinbad December 13 Message sinbadPosts: 5,113 It is not only the teachers who have been terminated from their employment. A lot of staff members at the Central Office are terminated as well. However, there are still a few who do not agree on the termination and have decided to stay back in their respective positions. And to top that off, couple of the staff are of the mandatory retirement age. They refuse to be laid off and up to now they still sit. How is that for a challenge? FactsMatterFactsMatter December 13 Message FactsMatterPosts: 1,756 A HUGE challenge indeed, sinbad. No wonder some people think that Chuuk is ungovernable. sinbadsinbad December 13 Message sinbadPosts: 5,113 Frankly speaking, I am one of those who feel that way (unless the leadership changes). irrelevantirrelevant December 13 Message irrelevantPosts: 689 I dont blame you. At the same I am curious, about whether there are obvious symptoms of being burnt out already among them, or not. Perhaps they ran out of the juices needed to function accordingly. Oh, I forgot that we always vote under the influence of Turkey tail, too. FactsMatterFactsMatter December 13 Message FactsMatterPosts: 1,756 Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems that some teachers are angry because: 1) They do not want their teaching performances to be evaluated; 2) They want to be paid double for the days they chose to work instead of taking the paid annual leave available to them; 3) They refuse to accept the mandatory retirement age policy. Am I missing anything here? CatastropheCatastrophe December 13 Message CatastrophePosts: 10 Termination of the Director of Education had been a goal for so many people in the government especially people in the Department itself. At first, people in the government and the department never thought about terminating the Director of Education because EVERYTHING they WANTED was GIVEN to them. They were able to manipulate the Director in doing things the WAY THEY WANTED! As time passes by, the Director finally stood her ground knowing that what she was doing (because of THEM) was not the right way so she started to oppose what she feels is not right. Because she opposes THEM, she is now terminated! People in the DOE complained about the 1 year contract because they do not want their teaching performances to be evaluated...they just wanted to keep slacking off. They knew for sure that once their performance is evaluated, many of them will be out within one year. They do not want to SHAPE UP! The one year contract was put in place so that teachers and workers can be evaluated and taken out immediately so that they do not SPOIL the education of the children of Chuuk MORE. Just like finding the bad apples and getting rid of them before they spoil the rest in the basket. Another reason for the termination (the major one) is people refuse to accept the mandatory retirement age policy...hehehehe. It is the law, teachers who have reached that certain age have already been given their retirement actions and are no longer working, and now that it has come down to employees at the DOE reaching their retirement age they now decide that it is okay to still work even if they reached the retirement age. It saddens me that we, Chuukese, always find our way around things when it comes to saving ourselves and others who are dear to us...wakakakak. Because they do not want to retire, they ended up at the AGs office and the governors office so that they get political support to keep them in their jobs. Ufen takir pun chomong ekkewe jon angang ra tou me education pun rese perform well iei rafen angang non ach kena ekkoch office....ikanaii tou nesor jok ra fen angang nge non eew office! Ai jok nuku mii pwan jomong ar vote repwe ngeni ekkei jon saa ngeni wiis aa? Termination of the Director is ABSOLUTELY POLITICAL! EnnuiEnnui December 13 Message EnnuiPosts: 1,060 I guess not FM; however, I am curious though. If the director flew to Guam, recruiting qualified teachers for Chuuk due to the lack of qualified teachers in Chuuk, such an age requirement for retirement should still stand for these aged teachers, or would there be some considerations? chuukisschuukiss December 13 Message chuukissPosts: 130 OIC, ONLY IN CHUUK... POLITIK POLITIK CHAPWENETA CHUUK. kinenkinen December 13 Message kinenPosts: 1,652 Ina oupue kuna pue Chuuk a fokkun pwokupwoku-kis ren weje-en nouis nge upue chok enlet ngeni kemi meinisin pue esap fokkun fengeta. She will always rock like the Mother she is ever been. FactsMatterFactsMatter December 13 Message FactsMatterPosts: 1,756 Effective teachers always place the learning of their students first. They show up on time every school day, they prepare daily lesson plans, correct homework assignments and tests, and always go out of their way to help struggling students. Ineffective teachers place their almighty paychecks and their job security first. Everything else, including students and supervisors, are a nuisance and unimportant to them. As long as these ineffective teachers call the shots and successfully defeat all attempts to be effective and accountable, the Chuuk public school system will remain the worst among all the FSM states....and probably the worst in the entire Pacific region. sinbadsinbad December 13 Message sinbadPosts: 5,113 So should I guess the other bad apples that remain in the department are left for the Science Lab, or is the Department into some sort of culturing maggots? Because to tell you the truth, I still see a few bad apples in the basket. Names will surface. Reality, though, is that there have been positive changes, progress at the Chuuk High, but not much within the central office and most of the public schools all over. Anyway, whats done is done; damage already made. FactsMatterFactsMatter December 13 Message FactsMatterPosts: 1,756 I dont think this story is over yet. Important questions remain. Will Ms. Mafcayon appeal her firing? Will she sue to regain her job? Who will the Board appoint as the new director? Will he/she continue the reforms? Or just be a yes person for the board? Will DOI and JEMCO cave in and continue to pay teachers for not showing up for class? TruthIsThatTruthIsThat December 13 Message TruthIsThatPosts: 2,829 I had a question dealing with the appointment and removal process and my little research resulted in seeing the information presented below. It is from Article X of the Chuuk State Constitution. So the Governor appoints the director and the candidate is either confirmed or rejected. And the Board of Education is the only unit which can remove the incumbent in the office. Seems like the Governors power is limited in this arrangement. If Article X is still intact then the Governor will consider 3 new candidates from which to select one person whose name will be submitted to the Chuuk House of Senate for advice and consent. Let us hope the childrens learning will improve as a result of this move. If it does not happen and the progress is stunted, the people of Chuuk looses once again. Section 4. A head of the Education Department shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate from among 3 candidates nominated by the Board of Education. The Board shall have the power, as prescribed by statute, to formulate policy and to exercise control over the public school system through the head of the Education Department. The head of the Education Department shall serve as the executive director of the Board and may only be removed by the Board. sinbadsinbad December 13 Message sinbadPosts: 5,113 I dont think Ms Macayon will contest her removal from the position as Head of the Department of Education. Shes had enough pressure. chuukisschuukiss December 13 Message chuukissPosts: 130 The main question is: DID THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACT WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNOR? THE BOD ARE SAYING THAT THE DIRECTOR IS ALWAYS SAYS YES TO WHAT JEMCO OR OIA SAYS. WELL THE BOD MUST BE EITHER STUPID OR ARE JUST STUBBORN TO REMOVE THE DIRECTOR AT THE MOST CRUCIAL TIME. WHAT HAPPEN TO OUR GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE WILL THEY JUST STAND ASIDE AND LET THE EDUCATION BOD BRING THE STATE DOWN WITH THEM? OUR LEADERS SHOULD VOICE THEIR CONCERN ON THIS ISSUE. BUT THEN AGAIN THEY ARE ALL SCARED SINCE ELECTION IS COMING UP. NOW THE REAL QUESTION IS WILL REAL NOUWIS PLEASE STAND UP FOR THE WELL BEING OF THE STATE. THE BALL IS IN THE GOVERNORS HAND, AND THE SCORE IS A EVEN. WILL HE SHOOT OR WILL HE PASS THE BALL LIKE ALWAYS. IF THE KEPINA WANNA BE AN MVP THEN HE SHOULD DO WHAT IS RIGHT. AGAIN TIME LEFT ON THE CLOCK IS ONLY 10 SECONDS, AND YES 10 SECONDS IS AN ETERNITY IN POLITICS. weaverweaver December 14 Message weaverPosts: 7 Can somebody upload a hard copy of the directive terminating Ms. Macayon. There should be one detailing and outlining the primary cause of her removal; or at least a memo to Governors Office. I want cold hard facts. WishBoneWishBone December 14 Message WishBonePosts: 29 Catastrophe, Please bear in mind that there are indeed some teachers who have given and sacrificed a lot with pride and honor for the children of Chuuk. Many teachers were not in favor of the contract because we all know with the idea of the 1 year contract, it doesnt guarantee a contract renewal. Therefore, the banks hesitated to grant teachers loans which exceed beyond the 1 year contract. The majority of the teachers in Chuuk rely tremendously on their loans for family uses and purposes. That is the reason why teachers were so much not in favor of the contract. It has nothing to do with the evaluation. We all know that the only way to improve and succeed is through the evaluation. Chuukiss, I doubt very much that the Board of Education would have never made such a move without the consent of the God Father himself. He is not a baller in this one, he is sitting on the bench with his legs crossed pinpointing at the players not to make a wrong move. ‹123› ADD A COMMENT Howdy, Stranger! It looks like youre new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons! 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