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Woman Who Supports Kenny Gamble’s Universal Co. Taking Over A School May Be A Crazy Person

The Inquirer wrote a report today about a (mostly) closed-door meeting about the future of Thomas Creighton School in Crescentville. The meeting (which also featured a dinner for those in attendence) was paid for by the Kenny Gamble-founded Universal Companies, whose track record when it comes to doing things is spotty at best. According to the Inky, “Rahim Islam, Universal’s president and chief executive officer, told the parents it was in the students’ best interest for Universal to run Creighton … Islam told the parents — about 10 members of the Creighton School Advisory Council were present along with about 10 children — that they needed to attend Monday’s meeting at district headquarters to express their support for Universal.” We think we found their theme song.

Also according to the Inky, the meeting was organized by an “education advocate” who calls herself Mama Gail. Adding to this whole insanity is the fact that the Inky failed to make the connection that one of our readers did: Last August, in The Inquirer, Mama Gail was quoted blaming that little rumbling of the Earth on the removal of Arlene Ackerman. Gail said, “It’s no coincidence that the earth started to move the other day in New York and Philadelphia … Unless this is done right, there are going to be a whole lot more storms.”

You know what, she was right, it’s just that she’s behind this storm.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 at 11:47 am.

  • Bekim321

    So true, those members were all in agreement for the Teacher’s Proposal, and now all of a sudden they want universal, I don’t get it. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 

  • Tina Plumer

    For someone who joined the Sac at very end of the process you sure have a lot to say. You spoke at one SRC meeting and read a little bit of data and you still dont know the process. Not only that,  you embarrassed yourself in front of Pedro Ramos. You really dont matter to anyone at this point. Like how long do you think you can keep saying things like this? This really goes to show how intelligent you are!! How come your Teachers couldn”t get you a meeting? They supposed to have the PFT and Mr. Jerry Jordan backing them where were they??? 

  • Bekim321

     For the record I did not join the SAC, I don’t say anything at the SRC meetings, you must have me confused with someone else, and surely by your tone of text, you are the one doesn’t matter.

  • Bekim321

     And also for the record did I say anything wrong, from my first post. You should question yourself about the kind of message you are sending for your kids, FLIP-FLOP.

  • arcticsplasher

    did we ever find out who funded Ackerman’s buyout?  Are they in line to receive schools and AVI-funded public meoney?

  • Guest

    Background for the comment squabbling: School District decided Creighton must become a charter. School District organized a School Advisory Council (SAC) to pick charter provider. Creighton community and teachers came up with an alternate community-led turnaround but SAC had to pick from the competing charter providers. SAC picked Universal. Community pushes for its alternate plan before the School Reform Commission which delays its vote to have more time to review the plan. Universal, having already made its presentation to the SAC and won its approval, has no reason to be doing further lobbying with parents yet is buying parents dinners and arranging meetings with SRC members. In short, Kenny Gamble doesn’t need lawyers. He has friends.

  • Tina Plumer

    No darling  now you must have me confused with someone. Flip-Flop!! I dont think so!! Most of the SAC were just waiting for the SRC to make a decision because most of us knew in our hearts that the Teachers Proposal was not gonna hold up. Maybe if  you had different leaders for your  Teachers Proposal we would have held out. We dont owe the Teachers, Universal Companies, or anyone for that matter. Your leader came to that dinner to watch over the Sac like we could not make a conscious decision on our own, she tried to be intimidating but she shot herself in the foot. I bet she wishes she could take back that ice cream she enjoyed courtesy of Universal Companies. 

  • Guest

    The private donors backed out when it was required that their names become public so the School District funded the entire buyout. Until someone talks, we will never know those donor names.

  • Guest

    You already made a conscious decision on your own! The SAC chose Universal from the charter provider options. None of you have any reason to be eating Universal ice cream!

  • Tina Plumer

    The Teachers were lobbying with the SAC everyday.

  • Tina Plumer

    I am an adult. I can go or eat wherever I choose.

  • Guest

    Then pay for your own ice cream! Are we really having this conversation?

  • Guest

    They had no reason to be doing that either but it doesn’t make what Universal did right.

  • Tina Plumer

    Wow its amazing what people say when they hide.  Last comment and then I’m done with  these fools on this site.  The Lead teacher on the Teachers Proposal did not get her way, so she is trying to throw the Sac under the bus, but the one thing she didn’t know, Mr. Gamble was driving!!!

  • Tina Plumer

    Come on now I know its you. This is the same email that I have in my cell phone from yesterday. Your husband said that your a voting Sac member and he wanted to know why  you didn’t get invited to the dinner.  That is the very same question you asked at the closed meeting. You didn’t get an invite so now your hating. If your gonna talk about something, tell it all don’t leave anything out.

  • Guest

    With MLK High Dwight Evans thought he was driving the bus too.

  • Tina Plumer

    The Lead Teacher is no better than Mr. Gamble, trying to use the SAC for her own personal gain.