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With the Beaufort County revaluation a major topic everywhere I go here in Beaufort County, and I am ever at the ready to discuss the revaluation and other county issues relative to my functionary duties as a county commissioner at any time, I can definitively tell the public of this public square this one truth: The new unneeded school using mostly "Free Money" NOW in these costly days of building, which could have been available later for more worthy, more cost effective and necessary projects, coupled with the half million dollars to save the project because the administration of Beaufort County chose not plan properly, is NOT going over well with the public at large across this county of Beaufort.
As public officials wasting tax dollars is being found out, maybe the taxpayers one day, at large, will have the gumption to make the time to know what is truly occurring in their local governments, know the poor players working on their behalf, and, accordingly, the political interlopers who do NOT function as governing officials as they held themselves out to be ... And then maybe, just maybe, the self-governed folks of Beaufort County will provide me smarter county commissioners to serve with, and a real governing school board of knowledge, who, like the smarter county commissioners, can then hire better bureaucrats who know their place, and they know too who they ultimately serve - the self governed taxpayers of this county.
Commented: Tuesday, March 18th, 2025 @ 12:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I do not think that this superintendent cares at all about the statutes or the board policies. As long as he has five board votes he believes he doesn't have to and can actually interpret as he pleases. Last year three board members tried to implement a superintendent evaluation. It is my understanding that they accomplished a partial evaluation after resistance from the superintendent and obscuration by the board majority.
As best as I can tell it is only in recent years that some of these things have come to light. This board operated for so long out of sight with long serving board members coasting along in their own world. I can't find anyone that even remembers ANY evaluation being done. The attempt last year just might be the only attempt in history. 
Commented: Monday, March 17th, 2025 @ 8:56 pm
By: Van Zant
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It's that time of year again. The Superintendent should receive a performance review from the school board and it should be sent on to NC DPI as required by state statute. It will be interesting to see if the weak school board grows a spine this year and actually does its job. Cheeseman would be right to worry given his abysmal job performance but it is highly doubtful the board will give him a poor review, if indeed, they give him one at all. Special attention should be paid to how the new, supposedly "conservative" school board members, Daniel Hudson and Stacey Davis approach the issue.
Commented: Monday, March 17th, 2025 @ 8:19 pm
By: John Heermann
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The reality is that the self-serving education establishment protects its own, and they don't give a tinker's damn about the citizens and taxpayers. DPI, the teachers unions, and the self-serving local superintendants all scratch each others' backs and ignore whatever pesky laws get in their way.
The only way to fix the problem is with a lawsuit, but that is expensive. The only practical way to do that is to find a government accountablity NGO that will fund it. Then you can throw a monkey wrench into the gears of the education establishment. I wish that were done more often because this bunch is as corrupt as the day is long. The other way is to get an honest local school board that will not let itself be controlled by its superintendant, but too often, the tail wags the dog in that relationship.
Commented: Saturday, November 30th, 2024 @ 8:59 pm
By: Conservative Voter
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Referencing Leary's post. I am seriously asking:
How are the citizens suppose to get the protections it was promised by an agency when that agency is not enforcing th safeguards it created? Where does a citizen go for accountability when th Depts wont enforce their own rules? Leary wrote: A performance review of th superintendent by th school board is required under certain conditions. The performance review was 2b sent to th NC DPI. The response from Blair Rhoades, Communications Director, was none received. == Does anyone have an answer as to what a citizen is supposed to do abt it?
Commented: Saturday, November 30th, 2024 @ 1:16 pm
By: Washingtonian
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In any competently run organization, employees should have performance reviews and the fact that our rubber stamp school board does not give them to their employee the superintendant speaks volumes. Eltha Booth and T.W. Allen in particular are little more than seat warmers, really pathetic. Carolyn Walker and Terry Williams talk a good game and at least pay attention, but in the final analysis, they are in Cheeseman's hip pocket, too. The problem with our school system is that we have the tail (the superintendant) wagging the dog (the school board). That needs to end, and now that Cheeseman's yes-people are a minority, hopefully it will.
Commented: Friday, November 29th, 2024 @ 9:40 am
By: Rino Hunter
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Ray Leary wrote:
A performance review of the superintendent by the school board is required under certain conditions. The performance review was to be sent to the NC DPI. The request to DPI was for confirmation of the receipt of the performance assessment. The response from Blair Rhoades, Communications Director, was none received. OK so there is a rule/law/reg within this dept that this be done. Yet its not done and Rhoades seems to blow it off. I'm asking where does a citizen go for accountability when the Depts wont enforce their own rules? I find this lack of accountability within a Dept, is EVERYWHERE! Does anyone have an answer as to what a citizen is supposed to do abt it?
Commented: Thursday, November 28th, 2024 @ 9:12 pm
By: Washingtonian
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2x = (36-x)
3x = 36 X=12
Commented: Monday, November 25th, 2024 @ 7:50 pm
By: Will Simmons
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What I have noticed about govt is that while they make a lot of laws, rules, and regulations, they dont ever seem to set anyone to enforce them. No one in all these agencies or depts of govt, enforces anything.
That's not part of their job. Its like a Catch 22 or circle jerk. Its a black hole, where justice for the public goes to die. Govt doesnt care because thinking is hard work.
Commented: Sunday, November 24th, 2024 @ 3:50 pm
By: Washingtonian
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Awkward.
Commented: Saturday, November 23rd, 2024 @ 8:05 pm
By: Big Bob
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Einstein: You are correct.
I spent too much of my thoughts validating X rather than hypothesizing the sum of X. I am rusty at this, but at least I did try
Commented: Saturday, November 23rd, 2024 @ 6:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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X = 12 Try it, you will like it.
Commented: Saturday, November 23rd, 2024 @ 6:21 pm
By: Einstein
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When the school board hires, at the superintendant's recommendation, a school board attorney who lives two and a half hours away in Durham, do you REALLY expect him to have much oversight over things like this? And he is Democrat Party chairman in Durham, to boot?
Commented: Saturday, November 23rd, 2024 @ 2:59 pm
By: John Steed
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Mr. Leary has uncovered some very interesting information. Seems to be a lot going on here at the state end and at the county end. Where to start.
In watching the county board meeting recordings I've noticed that some of the local board is having trouble getting the board as a whole to even do a superintendent evaluation. One of the members pointed out that the board was not abiding by their own board policy. Here Mr. Leary has shown that the DPI should be getting this information, but they do not seem to care much about it either. I'm watching two things: 1. How the two new incoming local board members will affect these types of things at the county level. Will some of the more responsible present members get any meaningful help? 2. I'm warily watching the state level. I consider outgoing State Superintendent Truit to be a duplicitous RINO. Incoming State Superintendent Mo Green is likely to be much worse - openly radical. The situation at the state level in general is likely to be even worse than before.
Commented: Saturday, November 23rd, 2024 @ 10:54 am
By: Van Zant
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Will: X is 18.
Commented: Saturday, November 23rd, 2024 @ 10:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Why didn't the Beaufort County School Board's liberal Democrat county chairman / attorney catch this clear violation of the law? Was it because the superintendant did not want him to do so?
Commented: Saturday, November 23rd, 2024 @ 9:52 am
By: Conservative Voter
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All you need to evaluate students….. can they solve:
2x = (36-x) ? That will tell you what you need to know. I get the feeling there’s a few board members who couldn’t solve it themselves. What would we do without all this technology!? Oh wait that’s right people used to actually have to learn and remember things.
Commented: Wednesday, October 30th, 2024 @ 9:22 pm
By: Will Simmons
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A big thank you to Ray Leary for hours of research and follow-up that should be SOP for the School Board and those making discissions in the Superintendent's office. We should have learned by now that neighborhood schools are better for the lower grades. This means less bussing and better individual help with the opportunity for more parent involvement.
Commented: Wednesday, October 30th, 2024 @ 10:13 am
By: Buzz Cayton
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There is an easy answer to all of this and that is cronyism, something that should outrage all taxpayers.
DPI did not follow the rules because the current DPI Superintendant was in a tough primary election and wanted to get the grants out for the publicity to buy votes. It would not surprise me if other schools given money in her pre-primary spending spree also had corners cut to get the money out quick enough to try to do her some political good. As to the required review of Cheeseman over the poor performing schools, the sad fact is that six of the current school board members are in Cheeseman's hip pocket and are his puppets. Voters can change that in Novermber by tossing out Cheeseman flunkies Mack Hodges, Eltha Booth and T.W. Allen.
Commented: Wednesday, October 16th, 2024 @ 7:58 pm
By: Concerned Taxpayer
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