Letter to the Editor from Chan Cosans, Principal Sheaffer

Letter to the Editor

No doubt Principal Sheaffer is well-loved and respected. Quoting Supt. Roberts, "Sheaffer thought he would end his career at Bo (Manor)." Though dedicated, would anyone leave a school called "home", final year, and go to a stressful new school restructuring, and leave in a year? To supporters, and school board, here's a 20 year old story. North East Elementary - equally dedicated principal was to be transferred; infuriated that he'd been moved before from Rising Sun to North East where he had established great rapport with students, parents, faculty with successful learning, communication, good will throughout the community - both schools - huge time and effort. In a private moment, unrevealed till now, faced with moving he said the only reason he was still in North East was because he loved the people - students, parents, faculty, overall. He'd had a position for years that w as quite lucrative with a company in Pennsylvania, and this move would compromise his retirement funds and job, because of the new distance to be travelled, plus new school stress.. He, too, waited for the announcement, and then retired one year earlier than expected.

So, nothing new! There are new school board members, learning, and do not want to rock a boat they are not yet comfortable in, and sometimes uncertainty comes off as arrogance or rudeness. And yes the entire goal for an elected school board was that people would have a say, and we as voters will have a say. The school board is the final say on school policies. The superintendent gives recommendations, though it does not always seem to work that way. I believe ultimately that the decisions were made because of money/budget, and certain actions were expected - by some. Just a thought!

Sincerely,

Chan Cosans And here is the rest of it.