Dr Vincent Mattew -
he talks a good talk - but has failed
to walk the walk - it is time he wakes up to reality -
his first statements made to address the many
concerns facing the SF Unified School District
have not materialized.
Every single day - some parent - some one that I know - calls me - pleading to help them solve some serious problems - linked to our Public - Elementary, Middle, and High Schools in the Southeast Sector of San Francisco and all over San Francisco.
These schools come under the State of California - that has been slow to fund the schools.
Failed to make some much required " needs assessment " - Principals appointed and responsible of these schools are put in harms way.
More - putting the health of the Principals in harms way - and revealing an " eye sore " condition - the must be dealt with on a War Footing.
The harm done trickles down to some class rooms - where pandemonium reigns - complicated - when come children who need " special caring " - disrupt the entire class - each and every day.
We have 8000 students who are homeless - and over 3000 who have serious - mental issues. The plight of the students is well known - the silence is - deafening.
A team of Psychologists and Psychiatrists - must deal with these issues mentioned above.
The many teachers and Principals - of these schools confounded and at their wits end. The turn over of teachers - is mind boggling - and no one seems to care.
To make matters worse parents who must nurture and train their children - expect the teachers to be " parents " and look after the children.
Many of the children - coming from homes -who live in despicable condition. 20 and even 25 people with children - living in a one and two bed room.
Many of the children from these dysfunctional homes - have children who are ill-trained, misbehaving for years on end - disrupting classes, abusing the teachers - spouting words Fs and Bs - and I have seen this all - and even more.
I am shocked - to say the least.
The many Safety Officers assigned to the schools - each have a story to tell.
The current situation mostly points to lack of leadership and caring - more the responsibility of the SF Unified School District - the head - Dr Vincent Mattew - who has failed us all.
His minions the so called Administrators or Supervisors - spending inordinate hours - wasting their time - talking too much - who are NOT capable of making a quick needs assessment - and resolving problems.
Missing also viable and sustainable models - that must be implemented - taking into considering the changing demographics.
The dysfunctional families - stress factors that have families begging for help - violence, shooting and killings, children ganged up on - hundreds of cases every single month.
The parents bidding their time - while the children - their welfare - their eduction - is in peril - thrown to the wind.
The standards prevailing at the Parochial Schools, Charter Schools, Private Schools - make progress - even though many of these favored and privilege schools face some of the same problems - facing the SF Unified School District.
Somehow, there has been no movement - to share models and concepts - NO interaction - more, to aid and bring about much needed change and adaptation.
One needs to have a vision but more than than a vision - one has to have their heart in the right place.
Those that purport - to be in the education field - lack spirituality - do not have their heart in the right place.
Many pussyfooting - involved with " dark money " and are corrupt.
Not all but a few " bad apples " - tarnish our Public Educational System - and those in charge - are looking the other way.
Others use the SF Unified School District to move up the crooked ladder - one of them Shamann Walton - who was the President of the SFUSD and did a lousy job.
Now as the District 10 Supervisor - he is looked upon as a JOKER - he hails from Vallejo but insists he has worked in the community - never seen him in the trenches - a transplant - who must go back from where he came - some putrid - cesspool.
Parents more single mother and fathers - get NO help from the SF Unified School District.
The many so called " Wellness Centers " can only do so much.
All the while those on the SF Unified School District Board - talk the talk but cannot walk the walk.
Each time they open their dirty mouth - they go on and on - while the Public is limited to a measly two minutes. Anytime you limit the time during Public Comment - you fail - once the least amount of time one would get was three minutes - and if one was speaking to the point - a question was asked by the Chair - and the dialogue was holistic.
Now, we are dealing with devils - devils who are EVIL.
One must just watch the long drawn, much winded empty agenda - hot air and diatribe.
The SF Unified School District puts on a display - which can be viewed on SFGOV TV.
The many shameless deliberations - beating round the bush.
The end result - drab decisions - with parents, supporters, others - bad mouthing the SF Unified School Board - out of sheer frustration and more.
One has just to listen to the complaints - the complaints fall on deaf ears - those sitting as SF Unified School Board members - listen - it goes out from one ear out the other - then these vermin go about their business - in a nonchalant manner.
Recently - I was forced to insert myself - canceling many important meetings - to find for myself - why was there so much turmoil at the Visitation Valley Elementary School.
I have visited that school many time over 40 years - and have fond memories working with many past Principals. Today, more in the last 15 years the demographics have changed - and recently divisiveness of the worst order has crept in.
Parents protesting -
having no clue what they are protesting about -
many led to protest - by one single Chinese teacher.
More - coming from a few Chinese parents who are listening to one Chinese teacher Maureen Wong - who has an attitude and makes disparaging remarks - linked to any Blacks and more the Black Principals, the previous Principal was a male Black and the present one is a female - Black.
Calling Black students - names - N****** and other demeaning names.
Wong does not want an evaluation - in the past she has been fired from the SF Unified School District - the infringement well documented - so why has not the present Superintendent Vincent Mattew - done something?
At one meeting the Superintendent Vincent Mattew visited the school - on some general matter - the teacher Maureen Wong - disrupted the meeting - in full view of the Superintendent Vincent Mathew - and he knowing the facts - looked the other way.
Vincent Mattew's ability to discern and his ability to adjudicate - is very poor.
The man must step down - before there is more trouble on many other fronts.
The Superintendent Vincent Mattew is a panderer and thinks we who watch everything - are NOT aware of this House Negro - selling out the community in the Southeast Sector of San Francisco.
Another Latina - provocateur - Jenny Dela Paz - who thinks she can fool - all the people of the time.
She has given less to the community at Visitation Valley Elementary School - and caused a deep rift - that she will have a dark evil cloud hovering around her head - for the rest of her life.
These few parents must take responsibility of their own children - and work with the teachers, volunteers, and not go to 555 Franklin and think - they can make statements - and have no basis - no empirical data to back them back.
Wash dirty linen in the public - once you do this - without fore thought - you open a can of worms. Now, when the SF Unified School District - so called Deputy Superintendents - some six I am told - failed to do their home work - all hell breaks loose.
We comprehend these few angry parents are ignorant on issues - have no clue about the curricula - have less experience volunteering in a meaningful manner - and have failed to help the teachers and the current Principal.
The Black community in and around the Visitation Valley Elementary will soon visit the SF Unified School Board and reveal the truth.
Thank God we have some who can speak Truth to Power - and expose the provocateurs - this will happen in a civilized manner - so that the present SF Unified School Board members - fully comprehend that they have much to do - and must STOP dump things on the Principals - and force them to do the heavy - lifting.
In her class one Chinese teacher that I have named - does not have one single Black child - which speaks volumes.
This same teacher is daily causing " divisiveness " - if she does not like Americans more Black Americans - she must go where she can live - as she wants to.
This teacher must be sent to take a workshop on " implicit bias ".
If she does not heed the warning - she must be fired. Much as she was before and now has come back to repeat her past mistakes.
Looking at the changing demographics and real needs of children of color - more Black children - and in and around Visitation Valley Elementary School - there is much to be done.
Some one must zero in on this one Chinese teacher at Visitation Valley Elementary school and the teacher should be sent for some remedial classes - more related to " implicit bias " and more understanding and working with a diverse population - and find out more.
If this teacher finds San Francisco and our American values too much - she can go to some place that will accept her divisiveness that we will NOT tolerate.
She is put on notice - and she is the one who has started the on going nonsense - and thinks she can get away with MURDER in broad daylight.
Many of the constituents that I have known for over 30 years - others for over 35 years - vouch for the current Principal.
Yet - the SF Unified School District has been listening to some parents of Chinese origin and others who are Latino - who fail to train, nurture their own children - blame the Principal - for one singular reason - because she is Black.
The current Principal has worked as a teacher and in Management at many schools - including being a Vice-Principal.
At Visitation Valley Elementary School - the Principal has evaluated all the teachers - most of them have met the base-line standards.
A few have not. One of them a Chinese teacher - who has been bossing too many people - including the workers and volunteers and they have expressed their concerns to me - in person. If it was one or two - I would accept the situation at hand - but when we have as many as 50 - it is a problem.
The Principal - has done what is needed to be done - and has gone out of her way - as most Principals do - more, to serve the students - at Visitation Valley Elementary School.
Often dipping into her own pocket - and serving the students - keeping receipts - so that Accountability and Transparency can be maintained.
She has often not been reimbursed - she is not concerned about this fact - her allegiance - comes first to the children that she loves.
The Principal has made too many sacrifices - there can be NO sacrifice unless there is LOVE.
The SF Unified School District - must stop having long unnecessary meetings - forcing many Principals to attend meeting where there is no action - less sound goals - and even for sure - much needed - time-lines.
Principals cannot be forced to do all the heavy lifting - while those at the top the Superintendent who must be ashamed of himself - and his minions - who tap themselves on their own behinds - and have us all - failed decent, hard working, tax paying - San Franciscans.
I will be attending with a large delegation - one of the SF Unified School Board meetings.
We all - will send in our resumes - and the SF Unified School Board - should be ready for the " fire-works ".
For too long you knuckle heads - have been given a pass - but that time is over.
It is disgraceful that you do not have a system where you can adjudicate a case - such as that of the current Principal- who has all the qualification.
The current Principal has very deep roots advocating for children - and inherited much from her parents who were stellar - advocates.
The Principal comes from a good Black family of advocates - and has fallen prey to gossip, innuendoes from some parents more Chinese and Latino.
Wild tales, blame - gaming, ganging - the worse type of behavior - that should not be coming from some parents endorsed by Management - who are pandering to some dubious parents and encouraging nefarious elements - backed by SF Unified School District (SFUSD) - without any discerning - worth the salt.
The SF Unified School District has chosen to conduct " straw polls " with select groups of Management - wasting their time - as the expense of the tax payers. Straw polls to find out who is fit to be a Principal - whether a contract should be approved or not - and all for the wrong - reasons.
Begging us San Franciscans - for a " rainy day fund " established by Tom Ammiano - who is still alive and watching the circus - going on at the SF Unified School District.
Recently Supervisor Sandra Fewer - who served well at the now dysfunctional SFUSD - and is now the Chair of the SF Budget - has fought hard to garner - millions of dollars - to help the SFUSD - but, has NO clue about issues such as the on going issues in some schools - linked to Principals.
She should find out more - and take some interest - and bring some solution to the situation at hand.
The Superintendent has NOT cared to visit the Visitation Valley Elementary School - to make a needs assessment.
More - to address the chronic issues in some of the classrooms - linked to faulty screening and more - at Visitation Valley Elementary School.
Dr. Vincent Mattew - brags he is from the Bayview Hunters Point, District 10 - says, he lived in District 11 - is Black and must be ashamed of himself - considering he has done little - and has created a cesspool - since choosing to come to the SF Unified School District for all the wrong - reasons.
I know his mother- who is a good person.
This Superintendent Vincent Mattews - should review is own initial assessment when he was chosen as Superintendent - SFUSD.
Check out how much he has attained - linked to his own goals and time- lines - his assuming the position of Superintendent - the SF Unified School District - a bad choice as far as I am concerned.
Read on to find out for yourself :
https://www.boarddocs.com/ca/sfusd/Board.nsf/files/AT54FG0B5476/$file/SFUSD%2090%20Day%20report%2017-1114%20v1.docx%20(3).pdf
For too long - some of us advocates - have given House Negros a pass.
Many of the House Negros - more sell outs - embedded at the San Francisco Unified School District.
These House Negros must be ashamed of themselves - failing to acknowledge many good teachers and Principals who are Black and have done due diligence and have fallen prey to poor accountability and transparency.
Anyone can talk the talk - but few can walk the walk.
I can say from deep experience - those who do NOT have their heart in the right place - cannot be helpful - that is the case at the SF Unified School Board.
The Superintendent Vincent Mattew - acting nonchalant - is listening to the angry parents - who have failed their own children and expect the Principal to nurture and train their ill mannered children - much of that must be maintained at home.
The SF Unified School District has failed to be deeply concerned about the education of our children in San Francisco - more and more the SFUSD - looks the other way.
Black children in San Francisco - more in our SF Unified School District - so called " special education " - do better than those in regular classes.
Thousands of children have fallen prey to the SF Unified School District - hundreds of teachers and many Principals - some have chosen not to bring their concerns to the right authorities.
The time has come to - take the culprits to task - going for the jugular.
We must - not waste anytime is courts.
Time to protest in front of their homes - and take the on going nonsense - to the digital world and expose the culprits - more House Negros.
This article is one of many to come. We are watching you all like a - H A W K .
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