Report: Ex-Schenectady school chief Ely put on leave from new job Updated 8:30 a.m., Thursday, November 15, 2012
Eric Ely, a former Schenectady schools superintendent who left amid controversy, has been put on administrative leave from his current job leading a school district in Southbridge, Mass., according to the Worchester Telegram & Gazette.
Quoting the chairman of the district's school committee, the newspaper reported that Ely was put on leave "in connection with a complaint the panel received."
School officials did not explain the nature of the complaint and Ely told the newspaper he wasn't interested in discussing his situation.
Ely joined the district in 2010. Prior to that, he lead the Schenectady school district. Ely left the district after prosecutors revealed that the head of the district's facilities department, Steven Raucci, waged a years-long campaign of vandalism against perceived enemies in the school district.
Schenectady County District Attorney Robert M. Carney suggested the Ely tipped off Raucci to the investigation but Ely never faced charges...............................>>>>..........................>>>>............................Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/loca.....61.php#ixzz2CJ5ak7y5
Ely is the one who should be trading places with Raucci!!!
He better retire and move far far away and climb into a hole before someone with an ounce of decency speaks the TRUTH!!
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He was never placed on leave here. In fact the City idiots paid him a huge bonus to leave. We warned you Southbridge, MA. You refused to listen. Those that can't teach go into administration.
SCHENECTADY Ex-city school chief being probed Ely is subject of pair of complaints BY KATHLEEN MOORE Gazette Reporter
Schenectady’s former schools superintendent is facing a deepening problem in Southbridge, Mass., where he got a job after he was paid to leave Schenectady. The Southbridge School Committee appears to be moving toward firing Superintendent Eric Ely. Last week, Ely was placed on administrative leave in response to a complaint against him, according to the Southbridge School Committee. Now, the committee has hired an attorney to conduct an investigation. Such a step is generally required to formulate official reasons for termination, but it’s always possible the investigation could determine there’s no contractual reason to get rid of him. An investigation in Schenectady led to that determination, and the school board eventually decided to pay Ely $144,500 to leave. The Southbridge School Committee has not said publicly whether it’s considering termination, but announced it will be hiring an interim superintendent. That’s a change from a week ago, when committee members planned to tap someone as acting superintendent until Ely could return. An interim superintendent generally serves between two superintendents’ tenures, while an acting superintendent simply holds the job until the current superintendent comes back. School Committee Chairwoman Pat Woodruff also said the district is investigating a second complaint against Ely. That complaint, which was filed by an assistant principal when she abruptly resigned this year, said Ely had trained his new middle/high school principal to be a bully. But Woodruff said that complaint was filed long before the one that led to Ely’s suspension. The committee has not disclosed any details of the most recent complaint. “This is a totally separate situation,” she said of the fi rst complaint. The district is also investigating that complaint, using another private attorney. Woodruff added that she wants the new investigation to be completed long before the end of the school year. “We’re hoping it’s quick,” she said. But she said she thinks Ely has also been a good superintendent. “I think he’s done a very good job,” she said. The committee hired attorney Ed Doocey of Quincy, Mass., to conduct the investigation. Ely has had some trouble with the committee before. This summer, he got rid of an experienced elementary school principal, replaced him with a new principal, then hired former Schenectady Assistant Superintendent William Roberts to mentor that principal, according to the Worcester Telegram-Gazette. ...............................>>>>.........................>>>>..........................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r01502&AppName=1
He was never placed on leave here. In fact the City idiots paid him a huge bonus to leave. We warned you Southbridge, MA. You refused to listen. Those that can't teach go into administration.
What a shocker! Training another bully boy ala the Mad Bomber. Since he still owns property in the City he should be named new City Finance Director. He's good with figures. How are the minority students doing over there? The song remains the same.
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He was never placed on leave here. In fact the City idiots paid him a huge bonus to leave. We warned you Southbridge, MA. You refused to listen. 
