Jackson Jambalaya

West Bolivar Supt. Henry Phillips. "There is an atmosphere in this country, not only in the state of Mississippi, to send us back to what they call 'the good ole' days." Um, Mr. Phillips, you sir, are the injustice. You Sir, are the detriment to your own people. You Sir, are the same ilk as Bennie Thompson...it's you Sir, and Bennie, that won't let the people leave the plantation. Obviously, your number one thought isn't to educate your people, when your four schools are a combined 'F'. It's you, sir, that is the disgrace. You sir, are the social injustice of which you speak.

That is the same message Benny that the Kenyan and his stooges used throughout the recent campaign.

Bennie 053

Sadly and even criminally, you are 100% correct.

Not only are the supt. salaries outrageous if one looks at the consultant and traning daisy chain one sees a similar amount of money siphoned off from instruction of the every people who need a step out of poverty. But we need to spend more for the childun so the bowl stays full for the chosen few to feed.

Super over one school or 2 schools? Isn't that called a Principal? Great post!

I knew Willie Simmons when he was a pre-release counselor at Parchman. He was ineffective and a good example of the Peter Principle back then, 45 years ago. He's never put in a good day's work in his life. His goal is to receive the baton from Bennie. And he damned well may do it.

I worked in Bolivar County for several years, and you can't truly understand how ridiculous the system really is until you see it for yourself. Benoit is smaller than some private schools and it's only 10 minutes away from West Bolivar. The primary argument folks from those two schools make against consolidation is football tradition.
North Bolivar serves the small dying town of Shelby and tiny communities like Duncan and Winstonville. The Mound Bayou district is just across Highway 61. Both are two of the worst in the state. North Bolivar was taken over by the state a few years ago.
Shaw is at the South end of the county and is another small struggling district.
In the center of all of this is the Cleveland district, which at least when I was there several years ago, had some successes. Cleveland has two high schools, Cleveland High and East Side. This district is easily the most successful of the group. Several years ago when the state suggested Mound Bayou should be combined with Cleveland, most people in the town raised all kinds of hell. Local churches even held fundraisers to pay back funds that a former superintendent had embezzled from the district. Mound Bayou elected officials were talking about it like it was a civil rights issue.

I've graduated from a local public school in Bolivar County and now attend Delta State University. First off, Cleveland School District isn't easily the most successful. The most successful school is Mound Bayou. Secondly, Shaw High and North Bolivar were at one point taken over by the State Dept. West Bolivar and Ray Brooks are the most known from a traditional standpoint. West Bolivar Schools independently have received successful labels throughout the years. The reason West Bolivar has a grade of "F" is collectively the schools aren't meeting growth standards academically. In my opinion, that's a result of poor adminstration.