It was my School Board that authorized the purchase AND installation of the Kronos time and attendance system specifically because of the outright theft of time in the Maintenance department caught by Tom Lindner and exposed way back in 2004.
And exactly what did it get us?
More excuses as to why we can’t.
According to the Sun Sentinel, “District spokeswoman Marsy Smith said Kronos wasn’t used because test piloting indicated it would still require data entry.”
Admittedly, the excuse is a little better than “I’ve only been here four years, so it’s not my fault.”
But not much.
And we also get idiots like Score Keeper who defend the status quo along with a corrupt grand jury who insist that Board members should keep their hands off no matter what.
Now you see exactly why I laid down the law to corrupt and incompetent staff during my years on the Board.
Call it meddling if you like.
And had I known that staff refused to implement what we ordered them to do, I would have done it again.
But like the corrupt society it is; they kept it quiet so nobody knew.
Until now.
$1.8 million plus about $100,000 per year for what?
So staff could refuse to use it and spit in the taxpayer’s and School Board’s face?
And so now it will cost the taxpayers more money to do what should have been done seven years ago.
In my opinion, everybody involved should be fired right now.
And Tom Lindner, who triggered the purchase should be dragged in front of the Board to explain why it isn’t being used.
He’s had charge of Maintenance since 2004, and Facilities since 2009.
They aren’t using it.
Transportation isn’t using it.
They’re spitting in the taxpayers’ faces day after day, year after year.
Till refused to handle it. Notter was too inept to do it.
The Board and Superintendent need to find and fire the bastards, and that includes Donnie Carter.
Make it clear to the taxpayer and staff that this shit stops now.
Thank Andrew Ladanowski for alerting me to the problem several months ago. It seems that even the Facilities committee is on top of things even if staff sleeps through crisis after crisis.
To Score Keeper: Keep it up. You’re making me look more and more like the hero you think you are…
One of the new hires that Bob Runcie needs to make is an Operations Manager whose sole job is to kick ass and take names.
Score Keeper
Oct 23, 2011 @ 21:13:18
It’s my pleasure to make you look more and more like a hero. But didn’t you say a few months ago that Lindner was the guy who was kicking ass and taking names? Now you want him to be dragged in front of the board to explain? I’m not sure I follow you on this one.
Marty Rubinstein
Oct 24, 2011 @ 00:58:21
Now that doesn’t mean he’s a total screw up, now does it? Or does it?
He still has a lot of explaining to do over things like the west maintenance facility as well as not raising the alarm over the last few years on time theft in facilities.
Maybe he did raise an alarm only to be quashed by Notter.
He indicates he “knew” something since his comment in the Sentinel says he spent time fighting the issue and the union.
He did kick ass at the beginning which is why the Kronos system was purchased.
One thing in his favor is he did prompt Pat Reilly for the investigation.
But as I said, he has some explaining to do on a number of fronts. We may like his explanation, or we might not. We’ll see.
Dem4Life
Oct 24, 2011 @ 23:24:55
Wow, saw School Board Member Dinnen barey make it on the dais today due to her bad leg She seemed very confused and disorganized running the meeting. Michael Levinson came by my grandmothers house in Plantation recently and exuded so much energy, enthusiasim and a grasp of how to fix the School Board’s problems. As a ifelong Democrat I salute Ms. Dinnen for all she has done but hopefully she sees its time to pass the toarch to a fellow teacher who is ready to continue her legacy.
Marty Rubinstein
Oct 25, 2011 @ 01:29:43
I kind of think I wasn’t at the same meeting that you were. Nobody was on the dais. Everybody was sitting at a large set of tables arranged in a square around the room.. Standard chairs, nothing special.
Dinnen didn’t damage her knee at all, but pulled her hamstring. A little bit of a limp, but nothing major.
Dinnen only ran part of the meeting and she didn’t seem confused or disorganized to me. I was taking notes throughout the meeting.
I know you want Dinnen out, but please don’t embellish the stories since they can be caught so easily.