Sistah Pat

That’s what we’re doing this week. Weird work. Today, we have to drive to the fairgrounds (they’re expecting 17,000 of us) find a parking space and follow the agenda below:

Greetings and Introductions

Lynne Wheat, HR Director Administrator Recruitment and Development/ The Wallace Foundation KyCLS Grant

Welcome

Dr. Terry Holliday, Commissioner of Education

Framing the Day and Introduction

Dr. Sheldon Berman, Superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools

How Do We Develop a System of Formative Assessment in Our Schools to Improve Teaching and Learning?  

Dr. Rick Stiggins, ETS Assessment Training

Closing Remarks

Dr. Sheldon Berman

At this point (12:00), we’re supposed to all leave and return to our schools (I can’t wait to fight the bottleneck getting out of the fairgrounds) where they have school-based stuff for us to do until 3:30.  Not my idea of a fun day. 

Tomorrow is parent conference day so we work from 11:00 to 6:00 without a lunch break.  Like I said, weird workdays this week.

I called DS yesterday afternoon after DIL called and he said he was NOT calling her until he’s had a chance to speak to his attorney and verify whether or not he’s supposed to.  I called her back and said, “Stacy, I got your message.  You need to talk to David about watching the kids tomorrow and Tuesday.  It’s my understanding that the judge rescended the No Contact Order so that you two could work out visitation.  I’ve been stuck in the middle for months and you two need to work these things out between yourselves instead of calling me.”

She said, “My attorney told me I have to wait because even though the judge said that, I have to make a motion for dismissal and it still has to go through court.  I don’t know how long that will take.”

I said, “David said he’ll take care of the kids Monday and Tuesday but I know he’s not happy with the current arrangement.  He feels like he’s “on call” and you need to be more forthcoming about a formal plan instead of calling at the last minute.”

She said, “How do you figure it’s the last minute?  He should know they don’t have school Monday and Tuesday.  He knows I have to work.”

I said, “But you can’t just pick up the phone the night before and call me and expect for everything to be taken care of when you haven’t made any advance arrangements.  You can drop the kids off at my house tomorrow morning but I won’t be here.  I have to leave for work at 6:45.  David will have to come over and he’ll be in the house.  I don’t want to be in this position anymore.  You two created this mess and you’re going to have to set aside your differences and communicate with each other to do whatever you need to do to take care of the kids.”

She said, “I’ll just pull in the driveway and let them out of the car and I’ll pick them up the same time I usually do.”

I said, “Alright, that will work for tomorrow and Tuesday but then, I’m done.  After that, it’s going to fall on you and David to figure out how to do this.”

So…that’s where it is.  DS and DH say that’s a bunch of crap about her having to make a motion and wait for it to go through the court.  DS said the judge already took care of all that.  He’s calling his attorney today to find out for sure.  I don’t know.  I just know that I’m going to call the caseworker today for myself and then we’ll know for sure.  I still think it’s way too soon and there’s too much anger and friction going on for them to be able to work together to assemble a bologna sandwich, much less a visitation arrangement but, again, they created this mess.