Anonymous wrote:I know we kind of live in the shadows here, but I just called DCPS, identified myself as a parent, which I am, asked for the contact information for him, they gave me his work phone number. 202.306.1092. We had a great conversation. I also read some more- he wasn't fired and to say that is just factually inaccurate. He resigned and was bought out, and those two things couldn't be more different.

They are actually the same. he was offered the chance to "resign" and get a payout or be fired and leave with nothing. What would you choose.

Nowhere is this Forum is a discussion as to why he left his position in Cincinnati. Suffice it to say he left without even saying goodbye to his faculty. He just disappeared.

Most of you have no clue regarding what an instructional sup does. What they do:M (primarily)

Screen Principal Candidates, Monitor, and Evaluate Principals
Monitor Sped Compliance Rates
Review and inform School Budget proposals
Facilitate Professional Development plans for their cluster
Report out to Chancellor regarding their cluster

What they don’t do:

- Evaluate Teachers
- Participate in Labor Disputes
- Hire/Fire Principals
- Approve school budgets

Carry on.

He’s an instructional sup. Paper pusher and administrator supervisor. He has no budget to control. Why all the fuss. OP seems personal to me, like a gaslighting campaign.

It seems like many people on this board have strong opinions on the admissions changes to SWW and Banneker. Anyone asked Jellig what, if anything, he plans on doing about it? Both do fall in his Cluster?

He's also one of the few people on the Leadership Team page without a bio or picture link. As if they don't want you to know who he is or his background.

https://dcps.dc.gov/page/core-leadership-team

Anonymous wrote:Stop it people, you don't even know him. Dr. Jellig was very much liked at KIPP.

Now that.....that's funny.

Anonymous wrote:So depressing.

As a teacher, +1

If DCPS would have done a little online research, this person should not have been hired.

Dr. Jellig was an absolute nightmare for South Brunswick. The school district is still trying to recover. During his short tenure, there was a degrading climate and negative culture under his leadership, which resulted in an unprecedented gutting of the SBSD Central Office administration. These high ranking members of the administration had all tendered resignations during his 18 months as superintendent:

Ms. Joanne Kerekes - former Assistant Superintendent (25 year SBSD employee; abrupt, mid-year resignation in March 2016 - rehired immediately after Dr. Jellig resigned.)
Mr. Anthony N. Tonzini, Jr., CPA - School Business Administrator/Board Secretary
Mrs. Jennifer Diszler - Director of Professional Development
Mr. John Bruff - Director of Buildings and Grounds
Mr. Richard Chromey - Director of Human Resources

Although the majority of this information is public knowledge, I still want to draw your attention to some articles that verify these claims:

April 14, 2015: Let's hear it for failure, bullying, underage drinking-and of course PARCC testing: article published by Bob Braun, Star-Ledger education editor for 30 years:
http://www.bobbraunsledger.com/lets-hear-it-for-failure-bullying-underage-drinking-and-of-course-parcc-testing/

April 1, 2016 - South Brunswick BOE Gets Two-Hour Tongue Lashing from Public:
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/south-brunswick-cranbury/articles/south-brunswick-boe-gets-two-hour-tongue-lashing-1

April 28, 2016: Allegations fly During Latest BOE Meeting, Possibly "Investigation" Underway:
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/south-brunswick-cranbury/articles/south-brunswick-allegations-fly-during-latest-b

Some takeaways from the last article:

"Lolli said the union is filing and unfair labor practice complaint with the state regarding this issue, he also said two other grievances will be heard which could cost the district as much as $140,000 if decided in the union’s favor."

“In the last 18 months, I’ve been called into many conversations with female building reps, secretaries, paraprofessionals and teachers about their considerable discomfort they have performing their jobs every day. These women have been the recipients of tasteless comments, uncomfortable text messages, intrusions of personal space and inappropriate advances.”

“The breaches of trust, the climate of decay and the conflicts that have occurred in just the last 20 months make it difficult for SBEA to work with Dr. Jellig in any meaningful way,” he said. “I don’t understand why the Board of Education continues to offer explanations and excuses on his behalf.”

Here you can view full comments from John Lolli, present of the South Brunswick Teachers Union, recite the full list of grievances to the South Brunswick Board of Education Dr. Jellig was resigned amid these allegations directly after this meeting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr-Pv3SGCtg

Keep this man away from teachers, staff and leadership. If you are going to retain him, relegate him to a closet where he can produce papers on educational theory. He is a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Stop it people, you don't even know him. Dr. Jellig was very much liked at KIPP.

Anonymous wrote:Melissa Kim seems to be the leader of DCPS not the Chancellor.

Amen to that.

This seems shadyAF!

How is funds mis-management not an immediate disqualifier?

Melissa Kim seems to be the leader of DCPS not the Chancellor.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the justification with creating a new position just for application schools? There are many things wrong here.

There are now 10 comprehensive high schools and 8 application schools, including 2 brand new ones that have partnerships with external colleges (Bard Early College and Coolidge Early College). Ellington will soon be expanding. I'm ok with a new position and think the application schools and comprehensive high schools have distinct challenges that separating oversight makes sense.

This could have been done with shuffling responsibilities of the existing superintendents. I'm not okay with another six figure salaried position when many people in the central office have lost their jobs. The top layers are bloated behind capacity and they're adding more. Meanwhile, teacher contracts are about to expire. I'm sure they'll be no movement there.

I agree with this. I didn't realize it was a new position. Didn't the Wash Post just report huge deficits at DCPS?

A mere 23 million dollars

https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/loose-lips/article/21001466/dc-public-schools-central-office-appears-bloated-and-opaque

...but sure let's hire somebody with a track record of mismanaging funds.