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Show pinters Teacher Resigns ): Superintendent Richard Goodworth and Members of the f rk City Board of Education. 1. Douglas A. Hamilton, do hereby resign mv position at Vrl Winters Middle School. do this for the following reasons: il. I regard the actions of Dr. Otis Falls, principal of Carl inters Middle School as unjustifiable. I think his' llcommendation for the non-renewal of contracts for Dianne Mjince and Carolyn Southerlin was unprofessional, based on plrsonality ajid personal bias: not on professional -'Ratifications:': I feel his move to cancel the counseling pngramr at the Middle School was based on his personal dSlike for Ms. Karen Rpsander r.nd is not in the best interests Jifthe students of the school I regard the general manner in , vkych Dr. Falls treats his staff at the Middle School . as ijtehable.-'- '"II ' '.. - . . ; ; t believe the members of the Park City Board of Education, s'lj'Sre". allowed themselves to be stampeded into decisions totrimental to the best interests of the teachers and the1 ptf(dents in this district. The unwillingness of the members of v bf Board to consider the professional qualifications and jVlings of the teachers in this district, and their decision to : ii port this administration "right or wrong has led me to ( Njieve that they are no longer acting in the best interests of ) t students in this district. Being part of a family of educators v . (fther. mother, two brothers, and two sisters-in-law), 1 had , Cf$ie to believe that a board of education was supposed to be a' liviend and advocate of all those concerned with better t.Uucation. not just a rubber stamp for the whims of the :idninistration. : : : ; 3. Because, of the Board's decision not to give a teacher reasons for non-renewal during the first 3y years of ,r,-ii r ploymerit. I feel the same sort of situation may arise in the . fijure. Being one of the teachers who might face this problem ' nfejjrt year, and believing that ' Dr. Falls considers me a rouble-maker because of my staunch support' of Mrs. Vance ajd Mrs. Southerlin last year, 1 do not intend to allow the aministration to put me' through the same torment caused Nils. Vance and MfsSoutherlin. 1 have no faith in the Board Jaccord rne fair treatment, ' when they have not . given fair iftsatment to others. " I T ; " , ;';' ' ; : lj love Park Cityl The people here' have made me feel at hShie. I do not take, lightly my decision to resign, but feel it vfmild be in my best interest. My loss comes from knowing ii$$t l must find another livelihood or leave Park City. Yptir loss (greater. You are losing good and qualified teachers who frilly card about the youth of Park City. I am sorry for you. . Douglas A. Hamilton ..'"'' |