Final Message to PIBG and Pengetua.

Dear Members of the PIBG and the Pengetua,

As I have bid farewell earlier, I just wanted to post this matter to be highlighted with the PIBG so that the current scenario will not be repeated.

PIBG Constitution (from the Internet).

4. Tugas Jawatan Kuasa PIBG

• Pengerusi hendaklah menjadi pengerusi semua mesyuarat agong dan semua mesyuarat jawatankuasa dan bertanggung jawab atas kesempurnaan perjalanan semua mesyuarat. Ia mempunyai undi pemutus dan hendaklah ia menanda tangani minit-minit mesyuarat apabila telah diluluskan. Dalam masa ketiadaannya Naib Pengerusi hendaklah memangku jawatannya.
• Setiausaha Kehormat hendaklah menjalankan urusan persatuan menurut perlembagaannya, dan melaksanakan arahan-arahan mesyuarat agung dan mesyuarat jawatan kuasa. Ia hendaklah menyimpan minit-minit semua mesyuarat, dan menguruskan semua hal mesyuarat, dan menyimpan semua buku-buku, surat-surat dan lain-lain rekod.Ia hendaklah menyediakan laporan unutk dibentangkan, kepada mesyuarat agung dan minit-minit yang berkenaan dengannya.
• Bendahari adalah bertanggung jawab berkenaan hal semua kewangan persatuan. Ia hendaklah membuat dan menyimpan kira-kira berkenaan semua perkara kewangan, dan bertanggung jawab diatas kebetulannya. Ia hendaklah menyediakan penyata kira-kira bagi tiap-tiap tahun, kewangan sebelum satu haribulan Febuari dan serahkan untuk diodit.
  
  KAEDAH E

Pendapatan

• Persatuan hendaklah menubuhkan satu kumupulan wang ke dalam mana yang hendak dibayar semua derma atau sumbangan daripada mana-mana ahli terhadap tujuan-tujuan persatuan, dan kumpulan wang itu hendaklah diuruskan oleh persatuan secara telus.
  
  KAEDAH F

Kuasa bagi membelanjakan wang persatuan

• Kuasa untuk membelanjakan wang persatuan ialah Jawatan Kuasa Persatuan dengan syarat ianya digunakan untuk perkara-perkara yang berfaedah bagi menjalankan tujuan-tujuan persatuan.
• Bendahari dibolehkan menyimpan wang runcit tidak lebih daripada $100.00 (Satu Ratus Ringgit Sahaja) pada sesuatu masa dan memasukkan semua wang yang lain ke dalam sebuah bank yang diluluskan oleh Jawatan Kuasa. Akaun bank itu HENDAKLAH di atas nama persatuan.
• Segala cek atau kenyataan pengeluaran wang dari Akaun Persatuan hendaklah di tanda tangani bersama oleh Bendahari, Pengerusi dan Setiausaha.
• Tahun kewangan persatuan ialah 1hb. Januari hingga 31 hb. Disember.
• Semua urusan keewangan hendaklah di lakukan secara telus. Urusan pembelian melebihi RM500.00 hendaklah mendapat kelulusan Majlis Jawatan Kuasa PIBG terlebih dahulu sebelum pesanan pembelian di keluarkan.

KAEDAH G

Penyimpan akaun-akaun pendapatan dan Perbelanjaan Persatuan.

• Akaun persatuan hendaklah diaudit pada tiap-tiap tahun oleh dua orang yang tidak menjadi ahi Jawatan Kuasa dan mereka hendaklah dicalun oleh ahli-ahli persatuan dalam mesyuarat agung tahunan.
• Penyata kira-kira yang telah diaudit berserta salinan penyata akaun bank hendaklah dikemukakan untuk kelulusan mesyuarat agung tahunan yang berikutan.
• Satu salinan penyata kira-kira yang telah di odit dan diluluskan oleh mesyuarat agung tahunan hendaklah dihantar kepada Pendaftar Sekolah, Negeri.
  
  KAEDAH H

Koram

• Koram bagi mesyuarat agung hendaklah tidak kurang daripada 24 orang ahli (Bilangannya mestilah tidak kurang daripada 3 kali jumlah bilangan ahli-ahli Jawatan Kuasa).
• Koram bagi mesyuarat Jawatan Kuasa hendaklah sebanyak 2/3 bilangan ahli-ahli Jawatan Kuasa.

Note:

• The facts remains as highlighted by a parent during the meeting and that is the spending of the funds in the beautification did not follow the procedures of the PIBG constitution that was laid out. The quorum was insufficent to decide and approve the spending.
• As I have stated earlier, I will remove all comments from this webpage unless further issues surface.

Farewell Message from the Administrator

Dear Parents, teachers and students of SMKBUD4,Last Saturday, the Pengetua Puan Hjh.

Zabedah Bt Hj. Abbas met with over 50 parents to resolve pending issues with the school. Questions raised by the parents were either answered by the Pengetua, teachers or the PIBG representative.Matters concerning the well being of the students were raised and suggestions were taken to resolve these issues.

There were few incidents of frustration when the answers provided were not satisfactory (there were some occasional “boos” and “ahhhhh”) but in the end both parties (parents and Pengetua) came to an understanding what needs to be done for the betterment of the students and the school.

Puan Karamjit gracefully came forward and explained her behavior on the 19th July. She was a gem when she apologized to the parents on the incident whereby she acted in the interested of the students.

The correct procedure in getting the approval to spend the PIBG funds was highlighted in details by a parent (with reference to the PIBG constitution) and the remarks made were well noted by both PIBG representatives as well as the school.

With this, I will remove all remarks made on this blog by the 16th August unless there are further issues that need to be resolved.Thank you all for your postings and remarks and most important of all, your continuous efforts in ensuring that SMKBUD4 the best school in P.J.

With this, I hope that the school will now focus on the most important matter of all and that is the betterment of the students in the school. And also to once again raise the reputation of the school to be among the best in Selangor.

A big thank you to the Pengetua, teachers and representative of the PIBG as well as the 50 over parents that attended and making this meeting possible.


Best Wishes


From the Administrator
(Someone who cares)


PS: Please don’t ask who I am. The reason for keeping my identity is very clear and obvious.

Message from the Administrator

Dear Everyone (Parents, students and teachers),

I want to reiterate that the intention of my post is merely for the betterment of the students. Somehow or another, we tend to be very emotional over this issue and let our heart rule our comments and not our brain (including me). Even outsiders who have nothing to do with SMKBUD4 are getting involved.

This Saturday (9th August) at 10.00am, the Pengetua and the PIBG have agreed to hold a session with parents concerned to resolve all pending issues. Parents have replied to the Pengetua with a list of questions and the Pengetua, the school as well as the PIBG will try to answer all the matters highlighted.

Once the meeting is over and parents are happy with the response, I will remove all the postings in this website and no longer put any new posts. With this I appeal to all parents attending the meeting to be calm and hear what the Pengetua has to say.

Hopefully this will be my last posting and let's have a good meeting this Saturday.

And Pengetua, please ensure you attend the whole meeting and not like last Saturday whereby you only attended the opening and vanish for the rest of the session. This lead to some parents being annoyed as they have taken the time off to meet you. Please do not repeat this on the 9th August.

ANOTHER BREAKING NEWS - meeting with parents on 9th August

I received a circular from the school this week whereby the PIBG has initiated a meeting on the 9th August between the parents and the Pengetua to resolve and to clarify all issues related to the school. I am very happy that this is being organised as for the 1st time, there will be a direct contact and communication between the Pengetua and the parents.

Parents who have issues and questions, please put it forward and also attend this meeting which I hope will end all the dissatisfaction among parents, students as well as the teachers in the school.

A message to the parents attending the meeting, please note the Pengetua has taken the effort to meet up with us. So let's give her a chance to explain the issues and all time we must remain calm and not get emotional.

To the Pengetua - please ensure you attend the whole meeting and not leave it to the PIBG and teachers to answer the questions raised. The parents are very rational people and once you gain their confidence, you will have their support as evidenced from the efforts they have given to the previous and 1st Pengetua.

BREAKING NEWS: - PIBG Representative wanted to call Police as a warning to Parents.

After I reported on the 1st Majlis Suaikenal whereby only 8 parents attended, I have little hope for the 2nd meeting to be better. I was expecting an attendance of less than 8 but was I wrong?

On the morning of 19th July, a handful of parents met outside the SMKBUD4 School to hand out a pamphlet to other parents who were attending the SuaiKenal that has been organized by the Pengetua. The objective of the pamphlets were to create awareness amongst concerned parents regarding the mounting issues facing the school as well as to request the Pengetua to transfer if she is unable to perform her duties for the betterment of the students. This handout of pamphlets was seen by Ms Karamjit as she was coming to the school. It seems that Ms Karamjit was way too defensive over this matter and over reacted on the situation.

As the group was walking towards the meeting room, Ms Karamjit came marching towards it and started shouting on top of her voice, saying, “call off the meeting as these parents are trying to remove the Pengetua!" A lady from PIBG came out and soften the commotion and to start the meeting as fast as possible as it’s a Saturday and parents have voiced up that they given up their time to be there.

Amazingly, this lady by name of Rose Aidura (whom I mentioned earlier before) is the CEO of the whole meeting. She is the head of discipline, welfare and safety, and kept on reiterating to all the parents that they must keep their questions to the day's agenda which she had set. Should anyone bring up items unrelated, she wanted the person/s to clear out of the room if not, should the situation arises, she will not hesitate to call the police to remove them. This was totally uncalled for – imagine a representative from PIBG threatening the parents. By the way Ms Rose Aidure – don’t forget the PIBG is the bridge between the parents and the school and NOT a tool for the school to attack the parents.

As expected the Pengetua was no where in sight and the attendance that morning were more than 30 parents (now you know why the Pengetua was missing).

My question here is this,

1. Did any of the parents misbehaved or lost their temper that morning. Does it warrant a threat whereby Rose Aidura has to use the words “I will call the police” Could she be more civilized by saying? “I will take your matter up with the Pengetua but in the meantime let’s stick to the agenda we have in hand as we have limited time here” She was arrogant, bossy and thinks she is the Pengetua. Like one of the parents had posted, she is more of a POISON IVY rather than a rose.
2. Why did Puan Karamjit have to shout in anger “let’s call the meeting off”? She is a teacher and a teacher should have behaved in a way whereby the parents would have respected her. She could have spoke nicely to the parents and say “let’s follow our agenda and not over react, we will take your questions up with the Pengetua separately” She would have gained more respect by this method of approach rather than running towards the meeting room and shouting like that. I am sure Ms Karamjit has a copy of the questions posted by the parents? Are those questions factual or was it fabricated? If you think it’s fabricated, then read on below:-
   
   The most important element that morning was missing – WHERE WAS THE PENGETUA? Isn’t she the person who set the time table to meet the parents as stated in the newsletter? SO WHERE IS SHE?
   

The parents will not accept any excuse this time as this meeting has been planned weeks ago and it was the Pengetua and NOT the parents who set the date. The parents took the Saturday morning off just to be able to meet and resolve issues with the Pengetua. In the end it was the Pengetua who went missing and only showed up at the very end of the meeting. As someone has posted earlier – she probably received an SMS that the meeting was about to end so she just turned up and showed her face. If she has the courage and attended the full meeting, I am sure that many of the parents would have respected her and would even support her. Instead she hid from the parents and continue to play a “cat and mouse” game. So can you blame us parents for being totally annoyed with her (Hello Ms Karamjit – who is at fault here? – Parents or the Pengetua?) Like the saying goes if you are innocent –you fear no one.

The questions posted on the pamphlets are still unanswered? This will go on and go and will never end. One cannot continue to sweep dust under the carpet because eventually someone will notice it. One cannot hide forever for the truth will hunt us down. The parents only wanted a good education for their children and the solution is to resolve the issues stated in the questionnaire. Instead they have been conned into a meeting whereby only a fix agenda was allowed thus hiding and covering the dirt that still lies below.

• Why are the students complaining that the teachers are reading from the text books and NOT actually teaching.
• Why are there so many free classes nowadays?
• Are there sufficient teachers in the school?
  

Lastly, there are those that said that the parents fabricated all these questions to get rid of the Pengetua. Ok here is a simple question:

Why is the Pengetua afraid to face the parents? Was it fact or fabrication that she conveniently make herself unavailable during the following.

1. Hari Bakat - which she has changed from Malam Bakat
2. Hari Temu Mesra (this is an important day whereby parents come to get their children’s report card)
3. All the soccer tournaments especially at the quarter finals, semi finals and even the finals.
4. Cheerleaders' competition (both days)
5. And her very own creation the great MAJLIS SUAIKENAL (only appearing at the last minute – we don’t fabricate, we report the truth). She attended the 1st when there were only 8 parents present but NOT the second when there were over 30 parents.
   

So Puan Pengetua, the Form 1 and 2 parents are scheduled on the 10th August. Will you be changing it to 2nd August (since you already met the Form 3’s) in anticipation that a lot will not turn up due to a last minute change or will stick to the original schedule where you will also disappear on the day (if the attendance is high).

Latest Incident:-
Yesterday (Monday), Puan Zubaidah who is also the Pengetua's personal escort (Note: bilik kesihatan) demonstrated her prowess in front of the whole school. Was it an act of a disciplinary move or could it be the act of a frustrated mindless uncivilized sod. Throwing students' books into a thrash bin is totally unacceptable and unbefitting of a senior teacher. Teachers who are of unsound mind and particularly those who have anger problems should immediately seek help before they become a burden to society and also endangering the lives of innocent students. No matter what the offence is, such barbaric act is unacceptable.

In summary the school has:

• A Pengetua who avoids meeting parents and avoid confronting issues in hand.
• Some teachers (the word is “some” and not “ALL”) that read from the text books instead of teaching.
• A teacher who shouted on top of her voice in the presence of parents.
• A PIBG representative who threaten parents by saying she will call the Police.
• A senior teacher who threw student’s books into the trash bin.
  

I miss the old SMKBUD4.

The MAJLIS SUAIKENAL PIBG

The above was broken up into 4 session i.e.

5th July 2008 Form 5
19th July 2008 Form 4
2nd August 2008 Form 3
10th August 2008 Form 1 and Form 2

The 1st session was completed on the 5th July and it took awhile to get some info on the outcome of the meeting as the attendance was extremely poor. A lot of SMS and personal calls were necessary and only this morning I got the outcome.

• It was attended by selected representative of the AJK PIBG together with teachers that are teaching Form 5. The Pengetua was there (surprise!!!)
• There were a total of nine Form 5 classes and my estimation of the student population would be in the region of 270 to 315. The parents who attended this Majlis Suaikenal were ONLY 8 which represented a miserable less than 3% of the student population. Now we know why the Pengetua attended. What can 8 parents do as compared to the AGM attendance ?
• The meeting was focus to ONLY 3 subjects i.e. Education, Discipline and Welfare and maybe that is why only a selected PIBG representative was there. Other matters were NOT entertained – due to time constrain.
• From my source it seems that the Pengetua hardly spoke and the person who spoke the most was a lady PIBG representative (sorry I didn’t get her name - a sweet malay lady). She was the mediator and was leading the whole discussion.
• Key question asked was about students smoking and it was replied that the school can only advised the students who are seen smoking outside the school compound as no disciplinary actions can be taken. Disciplinary action can only be taken if they are caught smoking in the school compound. Does that mean that a student can take a cigarette break by waking out of the school compound, have a smoke and come back for classes? Later the teacher can advised him to cut down smoking as it’s unhealthy. To students who are reading this - this statement is meant to be sarcasm and not a suggestion.
• Another important question raised was why the Form 5 class “tambahan” has not been implemented as it already July. The class tambahan was crucial in preparing the students for the SPM examination which is getting nearer and nearer. During this discussion, the responsibility of this matter was push to a teacher to answer. Now to be honest, who is the head of the school? The Pengetua or the teacher in charge of class “tambahan”? Is it fair for the teacher in charge of class "tambahan" to answer the questions raised when it is the responsibility of the Pengetua to ensure that the classes are in place to prepare the students for the SPM. The Pengetua may have the idea that most of the students in SMKBUD4 can afford tuition so there is no need for class tambahan. What about those who cant afford tuition. Where is the priority - school beautification or education?
• The meeting was in a rush manner and the parents questions were quickly summarised up. The following were also discussed briefly.
• students volunteering to paint the classroom - is it affecting their studies.
• Parents were unable to get a clear understanding from the form teachers on the performance of their children especially when its related to subjects not taught by the form teachers.
• Teachers need to explain and maybe repeat several times especially teaching weaker students.
  

So where do we go from here – to be continue - MAJLIS SUAIKENAL PIBG 2?

A Reply from a Parent

The following is a reply from a parent which can help in our struggle to ensure the well being of all the students in SMKBUD4.

Dear parents and administrator of this blog - be effective and air your grievances to the right authorities. We have the right to make the changes - changes for the better. We have written to the ministry and they have responded positively to take the necessary action.

Please direct your complaints to:

Puan Sharifah Khadijah Bt Syed Abdul Rahman,

Pegawai, Unit PelangganKementerian Pelayaran

Blk E8 Pusat PentadbiranKerajaan Persekutuan

62604 Putrajaya.

You can also direct your email to Pn Sharifah khadijah at sharifahkhadijahsyeda.rahman@yahoo.com (just move your cursor here and click, it will automatically create an email folder to send your complaints).

Remember, our strength is in the numbers - the more complaints the stronger the effect. Send in your complaints NOW!

Dont forget to put in your full name and address as this is a standard requirement for all letters to the government - and lastly NEVER be afraid to write in. You are helping your children in ensuring that they get a good education and examination results in the school and we not longer want our chidren to be intimated or bullied by unjust treatment.

To the parent who posted this message, thank you so much for the information. Your contribution in this matter is greatly appreciated by all.