Cobble Hill letter to klein - Special Commissioner of Investigation

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Hon. J. I. Klein -54- June 26, 2007 she was going to observe him four times during the semester and visit his room frequently. • January 6, 2004 – Nobile wrote to George to complain that Capra had observed him on that day even though George had agreed that Capra would no longer conduct the classroom observations of Nobile. • January 8, 200[4] – in an e-mail exchange between Nobile and Cohen, Nobile stated he just wanted Capra off his back and her actions would “boomerang.” 189 • January 8, 200[4] – in a correspondence from Nobile to George, Nobile complained about receiving a “U” rating. 190 • January 9, 2004 – Capra documented her January 6, 2004, observation of Nobile. • January 20, 2004 – in a letter to “the Capra Delegation,” Nobile wrote that Capra had no plans for dropping Regents scores at the school. 191 Nobile asked that George not permit Capra to observe him alone. • January 26, 200[4] – in a letter to George, Nobile suggested a procedure whereby he, as the UFT Chapter Leader, would be in charge of overseeing the Regents scoring. 192 He claimed that members of the Social Studies Department had expressed concerns to him about the marking of Regents exams in the recent past. • February 10, 2004 – Nobile received a “U” rating from Capra. She prepared a letter documenting her reasons. 193 • February 20, 2004 – Nobile wrote to George to grieve Capra’s January 9, 2004, letter to his file, which was based on her “unauthorized observation” of his class on January 6, 2004. 189 This e-mail message incorrectly referenced the year as 2003. 190 This e-mail message incorrectly referenced the year as 2003. 191 There was no mention of Regents cheating. Nobile did not specify the composition of the Capra Delegation. 192 This memo was incorrectly dated 2003. 193 A post-observation meeting was held on February 11, 2004.
Hon. J. I. Klein -55- June 26, 2007 • February 25, 2004 – in a letter to George, Nobile claimed that, for the past two academic years, Capra had systematically directed the changing of Regents grades during correction sessions in her office. 194 Nobile stated that he was present at these sessions, but did not take part in changing grades. 195 He added that exams close to the passing grade of 65 were set aside. He claimed that the essay and DBQ scores, which allowed for some subjectivity, were erased and raised to achieve a passing grade. • March 3, 2004 – at a Step I grievance hearing regarding Capra’s January 6, 2004, letter to Nobile’s file for which he received a “U” rating, Nobile stated that there was an “understanding” that Capra would not visit his classroom. George denied Nobile’s grievance and stated “[a]ssuming arguendo” that there was an “understanding,” neither Nobile nor the Administration had the authority to make such an arrangement. 196 • March 6, 2004 – Nobile wrote an e-mail to Charles Friedman, UFT representative, to memorialize a conversation that Nobile and Friedman had with George, in which they attempted to persuade George not to allow Capra to observe Nobile. 197 • March 9, 2004 – in a letter to George, Nobile claimed that Capra created an atmosphere where honest correction was discouraged. 198 • March 24, 2004 – Capra gave Nobile a “U” rating. 199 • March 26, 2004 – in an e-mail message to George, Nobile wrote: “Clearly, Ms. Capra’s two recent unsatisfactory observations are part of her plan to drive me out of Cobble Hill and the profession. I predicted this 194 Nobile failed to report any of this alleged activity to SCI. Nobile made this verbal allegation to George on February 24 th and George instructed Nobile to make his complaint in writing. 195 Teacher Terrence Crosby testified at SCI that Nobile reminded Crosby that Nobile and Crosby had not been present for the scoring of the Regents. 196 The emphasis was in the original text. 197 Nobile asked Friedman to confirm that George had agreed to monitor Capra’s observations of Nobile, in part, because Nobile’s wife was ill. 198 Nobile also stated that, in June 2003, he informed Capra that a student had cheated. In June 2003, there was an e-mail exchange between Nobile and Capra pertaining to that allegation. However, at that time Nobile did not allege any scoring irregularities. 199 A post-observation conference with Nobile was held on March 25, 2004. The “George letter,” which indicated that each teacher who signed it had told him that he/she had not witnessed any changing of grades without re-reading by teachers and that Capra had not ordered teachers to change grades, was dated March 24, 2004.
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