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Stop Friedman Buy-Out Payment from Ocean City School District
Letter from Ocean City Fairness in Taxes (FIT) regarding Dr, Friedman’s attendance record with the district and the ‘transition work” that Dr. Friedman claims he was obligated to perform for the South Orange Maplewood School District during early July, 2022. In light of the information contained in the correspondence, FIT
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Friedman Vacation Buyout Payment
Dear Mr. Halliday:As a result of potential discrepancies in Dr. Matthew Friedman’s attendance record, Ocean City Fairness in Taxes (FIT) sent a letter to your attention on Wednesday, June 21,2023, requesting that the district confirm that the attendance record of Dr. Friedman (as of June 13, 2023) received by FIT
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Employment Agreement, Interim School Superintendent Dr. Scott McCartney.
As a result of utilizing an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) immediate access right, Ocean City Fairness in Taxes (FIT) was able to obtain a copy of the employment agreement along with the contract cost worksheet for interim school superintendent Dr. Scott McCartney. While FIT has attached a list of
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Process to Appoint Interim Superintendent for Ocean City Schools
Please find attached correspondence from Ocean City Fairness in Taxes (FIT) regarding the process utilized to appoint the interim school superintendent for Ocean City.
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Confirmation of Dr. Friedman’s Attendance Record via OPRA
Correspondence from Ocean City Fairness in Taxes (FIT) requesting confirmation of Dr. Friedman’s attendance record as provided to FIT through an OPRA request. Refer to attached letter for details.
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Dr. Friedman’s Attendance Record, Performing Private Work
Please find attached correspondence from Ocean City Fairness in Taxes (FIT) regarding Dr. Friedman’s attendance record relative to performing private work for Hazard Young Attea and Associates (HYA) for the Ashland Public School District in Massachusetts. Thank you. David Breeden, President, Ocean City Fairness in Taxes.
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Public Comments, Ocean City Board of Education Meeting June 17, 2023
Dear Mr. Halliday: Since the surprise resignation of our current superintendent on March 24, 2023, you have publicly committed to an accelerated search process that is transparent and open to all interested parties. In a district press release dated April 21, 2023, you stated that “the board of education is
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Special Ocean City BOE Meeting – June 17, 2023
Dear Mr. Halliday: At the Superintendent forum held on Thursday, May 25, 2023, as president of the Ocean City Board of Education, you made a commitment on behalf of the entire board to the Ocean City school community that the ongoing superintendent search would be open, transparent and that public
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