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Fi f th,because
our
cont ract
of employmentwi th
the
school
ist r ic t tates
ui te
clear ly hat :
The Superintenden tsholl
promptly
bring to the ottention of the
Boord Presidentond the
Boord
os o
whole,
os
necessory,his
concernsos
to ony cloimed
interference
by the Boord, or ony member thereof,
with his
unction
as Chief ExecutiveOfficer or
disogreement os to the
respective oles
of the
Boord
ond Superintendentos to
ony
porticulor
incident or circumstonceso thot
such concernssholl
be
promptly
resolved.
Nei thera statement
made o the
press
la iming
hat a boardmemberhasbeen nter fer ing
i th
the
funct ion
of the
super intendent ,
or
a statement o the
whole
board
months
af ter he
fact ,would be
considered
n compl iance
i th
th is
condi t ion.
expect hat a
veteran
super intendent
ould know
he importance f complying
wi th th is speci f icerm. t
is
severely
et r imental o the boardasa
whole,
and
more mportant ly
o the accredi tat ion
f the school is t r ic t , f a
super intendent
oes
o the
media
o makeaccusat ionsnstead f
prompt ly
and di rect ly
ddressing oncerns i th the board. t
is a lso
mpossib leo correctact ions hat mightbe improper f the boardmember
s not
prompt ly
not i f iedof the
supe r i n t enden t ' s
once rns .
F inal ly, am shocked ecause havenot ever nt er fered
wi th
the administ rat ive ut iesof
the super intendent r involved
mysel f
n
the day-to-day perat ions f the school is t r ic t .
Asking
uest ions
s not inter ference. e ing
iven
nformat ion
hat
I
immediate ly hared
wi th
the super intendent nd he board
s not inter ference. any of our schoolboard
membersmeet wi th
indiv iduals
ho
conduct
business i th
the dist r ict nd
I haveneverheard
you
say hat thei r act ionswere
mproper.My
act ions
avebeenno di f ferent rom thei rs.
Yesterday,was under he impressionhat we had
put
th is a l l behindus.LastFr iday asked
f we
could
wri te a let terof
m u t ua l suppo r to sha re
w i t h
he
pub l i c ,
nd
was
p leased
ha twe wereab le o
ge t
t
done
a f t e r
ou r
ong onve rsa t i ons
working hingsout .
However,
he
inconsistency
etween
what
you
have
said o
me in
pr ivate
and what
you
are now saying o
the board hreatens he t rust
we have
begun o establ ish.
I ho l dm yse l f o t he
h ighes t
t h i ca l t anda rds . y one andon l y eason
o r
be ing n
he schoo l oa rd s o se rve u r ch i l d ren
and our communi ty.
havemade repeated
f for ts o ensure hat
my
act ions
avealwaysbeen n compl iance
i th
al l
egal
and
e t h i ca l equ i rem en t sy check i ng
n w i t h
bo t h
you
andou r boa rd t t o rney .
am
deep l y
i sappo in t edo
lea rn
ha t
you
have
not been honest
wi th me
or a l lowed
me
the opportuni ty o address oncerns
hat may endanger he accredi tat ion f the
dist r ict .
JoleneBvrne
Boord President
Sovonnoh-Chatha
Public
Schools
, l_ y.5j il,:-i..t)/r'l
(91_2)346-2064
From Thomas
Lockamy
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Da t e :
F r i day ,
u l y
10 ,2015a t 8 : 28AM
T o : Jo I eneByrne
< io I enc . bYr r t ei l r c r
: s . c rn>
Subject :MV Transportat ion
I have otsaid
ou
have nfringedn
administrative
esponsibilit iesp
o this
point.
amonly
concerned
hat
you
arebeing cheduledo attend
meeting ithMVTransportation
hich
re
administrative
eetings,.e.
contract
egotiations,leetmaintenance
eport, tc. You
are
ceftainly
welcomeo attend ny
meeting,
s
would
nyotherboard
member, ut
no
otherboard
members
re
being
ncluded
n Mr.Vaquer'sommunicat ions.hemediasasking
ar oomany
uest ions
nd
am only
rying o
help. Please
ry to understand
y
concern bout
he board eing
laced
n
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probation
gain. erhapsam overly ensitiveo
prevent
his rom eoccurring.
would
e
pleased
to
meetwith
you
at any
ime
o discusshe
work
of the
district
hould
ou
have
uestions.
hanks.
Superintendent f Schools
Savannah-Chatham ounty
llfqUirs.Iockunry(;
(grz)
395 5585
From: o lene y rne
Sent :
hursday ,
u ly
9 ,2015
:38
PM
To:Thomas
ockamy
Cc:
mike aquer ;
eamon Ho l l iday
Subject:
wd:
MV
Transportat ion
Plcasc larifywhat "administrat ivecsponsibil i t ies"
ou
bclicvc
havc
perfbrrned
elatcdo MV
that
woulcl esult n a situation f
placing
lic board
n
probation'?
woulcl ike
your
esponsen writ ing
br
thc
rccorcl.
Jolcne
yrnc
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Jolene
Byrne
Board President
Savan ah-Chatham
ublic
Schools
) l lr '1r", l(r(
7),1,f
' i)r l l
(912)
346-2064
Sent
from mv iPad
From: homas ockamy
Thonras .LockamV@sccpss .com>
Date:Monday, uly27
201,5
t 3:20PM
To:Jo lene y rne
io lene .bv rne@sccpss .com>
Subject:
E:Contingency
lan
or
buses?
Thanksor his nformation.wish
hewould alk o meso could sk
himwhathis
contingency
lan
is.
We
are
paying
hem
mega
ollars nd romday
one,
heyhave
made
xcuses
or why
heycan't
deliver
hat hey
promised
o the school
oard n heday he board
oted o
give
hem he
contract. sof lastweekMV s not n
compliance
ith
heircontracto
have he number
f buses
theyare
esponsibleor
on he
irst
dayof
school,.e.,10o/o
f
the number f
routes. w ill ollow
p
with hem o
find
out
what
s
going
n.
This s not he nformationwas
given
n a briefinghis
morning.
hanksor keeping
e nformed.'ll communicateith
you
once
get
another riefing
thisafternoon.
hanksmuch.
From: o lene y rne
Sent :Monday , u ly l
201 ,5
:55PM
To:Thomas ocka y
Cc: ul ie
Wade
;Cornel ia
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hawn achmar
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s .cc t ' r l> ;
reneG.Hines
; Larry ower
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.Lambeth
lanrbe
hfdsccpss.corr>;
uby
Jones
Ru.|Lr l .Jr :nef.Rl lcpsg..or l l>;
aryBrown
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The
president
f
MV nformed
me oday hat here sa
50%
hance
hat30
routes i l lnot be readyo runon he irst
dayof school.
hat s
he contingency
lan
f
his
happens? hich outes i l l
beselectedo
have
ervice l iminated
Whenandhowwi l l
parents
e
noti f ied?
s herea
plan
o either taggertar t imes r delayhe star tof school ya
couple f weeksf h ishappens?
lolene Byrne
Boord President
Sovo
noh-Choth m P
ubl c School
w14/w.scc
5s.con1
(912)
346-2064
F rom :T hom asLockam y
T hom as . Lockam V@ sccpss . co r ; r>
Date: Fr iday,August2I ,20 ' l -5
at l - :37
PM
T o :
Jo l ene
Byrne
< io l ene . bv rne@ sccpss . con r>
Cc :Chr i s
Wh i t e
,
o rne l i a a l l
,
i onneHosk ins
,
' l r ene
G.
H ines "
i rene . H ines@ sccpss . com > ,
Jenn i f e r
. Lam be t h "
,
u l i eWade
,
u r t He t age r
i (u r t . He t age r f r l scc t l ss . co rn> ,
a r r yLower
,
eam onR Ho l l i day
Lc . an t on . Ho l l i r i aV i r r sccpss . con r> ,
a ry B rown
,
hawn
Kachm ar
Sha l vn . Kach r l a r (dsc r - t ; ' ; s . con r> ,
hom asLockam y
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TFo^o"
6.
T"rdr*t,1[
Superintendent
f
Schools
F rom :Jo lene
Byrne
Sent :
Thursday,August 20,20151-0:52PM
To: ThomasLockamy
Subject :Aug. 20 Conversat ion
Record
lmportance:
High
Dr. Lockamy,
Thisemai l s o
fo l low
up on the conversat ion e had oday n
your
of f ice. asked
f
you
had evernot i f iedme that
you
el t I
had
nterferedwi th
yourfunct ion
asChief
Execut ive
f f icer .
ou
said
no.Youalsostated hat the comment
eported n
the
newspaper,
she
hinks
she
s
super intendent , "
as merely
a statement
madeout of f rust rat ion nd
not
an
ndicat ion
hat
you
fel t I had nter feredwi th
your
ro leof super intendent .
Please espond o conf i rmor correctmy memoryof our conversat ion.
T hank
ou,
JoleneBvrne
Boord
President
Sovo noh-Chotha
m
PublicSchools
lf ri.lii_Qlllqrl
(912)
346-2064
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of a cohesive
oard, edicated dministration,
nd he
housands f faculty, taffand students ho
are
driven o succeed.Educations one of the most
crit ical
omponentsn our community ndwe all
play
a
role n itssuccess.As
your
SchoolBoardPresident
nd
Superintendentf Schools, e are
fully
committed
o
our
workand
seek o ensure he continued dvancements
f our school
ystem.
Jolene Byrne
School
Board President
Savannah-Chatham ountv
Board
of
Public
Education
ThomasB.
Lockamy,
Jr.,
Ed. D.
Su
pe
intendent of Schoo/s
Savannah-Chatham
ountvPublic
Schoo/System
Divisionof Communicat ions: avannah-Chatham
ounty
Public
SchoolSystem
(PH)
91
2-395-5s38
F
ax) 912-201
5628
(WEB)
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V is i t he SCCPSS ideoChanne l
Subscr ibe o our
Newslet ter
Mission
To gnite
a
passion
or learning
and
teaching
at
high /evels
Vision
From
school
o the world:All students
prepared
or
productive
utures
Clonf-rclent ial i tyot icc:
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informat ionanclany at tachrncntsn
this
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ancl
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confrclcnt ial.t is intendcdsolcly fbr thc
uscof thc
individual
or cnt i ty
namccl
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or taking of any act ionbascdon thc contcnts s
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F rom:Jo lene
Byrne
Sent :
Thursday,August
20,201,52:04 PM
T o : T homas
Lockamy
T homas .
ocka v@ sccpss . com>
Cc :
Leamon
R.Ho l l i day
LRHO LL I DAY@ bouhan . com> ;
a ry
Brown
Subject :
Transportat ion ont ract award
Dr.
Lockamy,
Pr ior o the School
Board s nanimous
ote awarding he cont ract ,
id
I at any ime
recommend r
lobby or the
t ransportat ion ont ract
o be awarded
o MV/Rel iant?Was
in any
way involved
n
he bidding
r evaluat ion
rocess
that resul ted
n
your
recommendat iono
award he cont ract o
MV/Rel iant?
Please espond
n wr i t ingby he end of the day.
JoleneByrne
Board
President
Sovo
no
h-Ch
tho
m Publ c Schools
www.sccp55.caf f l
p12)
346-2064
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ThanksRuss. haveseen coupleof emails rom MV
to theboard
president
n which wasnot
copied. appreciateeingkept nformed
prior
o
hearing bou t ransporlation
ommunications
from a boardmember.Thanksagain or
your
support
elated o this.
Thomas
B. Lockamy,
Jr.
Thomas . Lockamy, r. ,Ed.D.
Superintendentf Schools
(9 l l )
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l ' l ronras.
-ockam]'( i ;ccltss.
r;ni
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essage-----
Frorn:Russcll icskocttcr
tnai
tr.r;r-t ics
Sent :
Monday, une 8,2015 :29PM
To: TammyPerkins
Cc:
Thomas ockamy; anessa i l lcr-Kaigler
Subjcct: c:Cornmunicat ionrotocal
I wil l rnake uremoving orward
ou
arc he
point
of contact.
believeheattomcy
as
cstablishcd
mccting crr
)am
this
l-hursclay.
I 'm
planning
o attcnd.
On
.f -rn , 201 . at 4:21PM, TamrnyPcrkins
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company, recomingback o Savannahn the hopeswe can
havea meeting nd ind a resolution
for the
maintenance.
From:TammyPerkins
mailto:[email protected]]
Sent :
Monday,
une ,20152:59PM
To: RussellTieskoetter
Cc:Thomas ockamy; anessa i l ler-Kaigler
Subj ct:Communication rotocal
GoodAfternoon
Mr.
Tieskocttcr.
Pleasc e awarc, l l cornmunicat ionselatedo Savannah-Chatham
ountyPublicSchool
Systern
SCCPSS)
upilTransportationhoulcl e directeclo
District
staff-.
havebeen dentified
as heDistr ict 's
rimary oint
of
contact
br MV/ftel iant.
l 'hc
Superintendent
f
Schools
swell
as
TheChief
Off-rcerf
Facil i t ies anagement
ndSupport
errr iccs
i l l also
scrvc
scontacts.
E,lcctcdff ic ials renotconsidcrcd istr ict tafT, ndcommunicert ionshould otbc scntdircct ly
to hcse
ndiv iduals .
Thank
yor-r
br
your
attentiono this matter,
TarnmyPerkins, ,xccutivc ircctor
Division f Support crviccsl avannah-Chatharnlounty'}ublic chool
Systcrn
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lease
otify hesenclernddeletehiscornrnunicat ion.
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Vaquer
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GA
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From mikevaquer
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Date:
uly8,
2015
t
l :31:55
MEDT
To Thomas ockamy
Th
rnus.
-oc
, olene yrne
,
ussell ieskoetter
r 'f ieskoctlerlr{rntr,transit.cortt>
Subject:Re:MV Transportation
Tom, I certainlyunderstand
he big
picture.
havebeen nsideof Governmentor
many
years,
both for the City of Savannah nd for
Fulton
County.
You
asked
me
to coordinatewith Vanessa ndyour secretary. did sovia e-mail or via phone.
understand hat
you
are
on
vacation,
and our CEO
and Executive taff
will
be n
town
on
Monday
o discusshis critical ssue.
Perhaps
ou
need o
be
hereas
well.
You
were
sent a etter
yesterday
utlining
the challengeshat
we face
as he
result
of
First
Studentnot fulfilling their contract
requirements.You askedme to
coordinate his meeting
and
I am following
your
directive,
with
e-mails hat I am
certain
you
are
awareof.
On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 9:3 PM, Thomas Lockarny I ' l r tr rnus.l .ockuntJ-(r tccl ' rss.conr)
wrotc:
Mike,
please
o not
schedule
meetingsor me as
you
do
not know
whatcommitmentsmayalready ave . 'mnotsurewhy hispract ice
continues i thout
alking o
me
or
my
secretary.
understandhe
importance nd would
appreciate
he
courtesy
f notassuming wil l
be at meet ing
ou
schedule
i thout
onsul t ing
y calendar.
n
addi t ion,wi l l a lwayswelcomeMs.Byrne, r anyotherboard
member o attend
ny
meeting; owever, eep n mind hat heir
responsibi l i t ies
re
policy
nd notadministrat ion.
hen he
board
takes
on
administrat iveesponsibi l i t ies,situat ion
f board
probation
an reoccur
s
it
did
n 2004.Thanks
or
understanding.
Thom
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Sent:
Wednesday,
uly8, 20L56:24PM
To:Jo lene y rne
Cc:
Thomas ockamy;
ussel l ieskoetter ; V
Transportat ion;obertHatchett;
Vanessa i l le r -Ka ig le r
Sub jec t :
e :MV
Transpor ta t ion
Thc rneetingwi l l
be at
IPM
on
Monclay
assurning
t 208
tsul l
Street
On Wednesday,
uly
8, 2015, rnike vaquer
wrote:
I will be
out of town
next week,
but
please
et mc know
if there s anything
can
do
o
help.
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Jolene
Byrne
Board President
Savannah-Chathamublic Schools
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my
iPad
On Jul 7.2015,at I l :40 PM, mikc vaquer
r,at lLrcrl lnr(({,gntail.cor-n>
rote:
Our President
and several other
executives rom MV
will
be
in
Savannahand need to
meet with the overall SCCPSS
transportation team to
discuss
ust
what
the state of the
bus
system s, with less
han
3tl
days o
go
until we are
bussing students.
Probably
Monday late Am or ear ly afternoon
would work.
I
am
waiting for
a time from
my
end.
Mike
Vaquer
1)12
655
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Vaquer
Firm
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GA
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protected
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governing ecords onfidentiality.f
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receivedhis communication
n
eror,
please
otify he sender nddelete his
communication.
Mike Vaquer
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