Or is this just idle talk?

sigh......................to be honest forced is a strong word but kinda would be my answer. There are people not happy with him personally and what he is trying to do with the program. The boosters have so much control, that when they arent happy, things get messy quickly. I cant confirm anything, I hear things from all different angles, Teachers at GCHS, my neighbors son is a Sophmore this year and plays football, what other coaches tell me, what you hear people talking about around town. With they way things have been handled at Grant in the last few years with Basketball, Football, Wrestling, Internally at the school level it doesnt suprise me.

 

When Grant started the search for a new Super this last year I was glad they hired Ron Livingood. He was the Middle School Principal back when the football program started, very supportive of starting the middle school program and supporting all of GC athletics. Hopefully, he can bring all GCHS athletics back to where they belong and get the parents to be supportive of the BIG PICTURE, and not just their own individual pictures.

I too, have heard varioius things PMKY...and the one that bothers me (if true) is that there were apparently promises made (by the administration) during the interview/hiring process to the coach, that have not been lived up to. I know of none of the specifics, other than it has led to some frustration/disappointment by the coach.

 

And the reason why I feel this is so bad, is that it can have a long lasting impact. Grant will have a much harder time (than they already have) of attracting any big-name coaching prospect if it gets out that they're backing out on their promises.

Promises made and not kept by GCHS administration is nothing new, its a continual problem at GCHS, as well as the semi revolving door of administrators at GCHS.

Some things I know

The boosters have very supportive of Coach Arvin. They have given him pretty much everything he has asked for.

 

For a while the coaching staff had to go to McDonald's to use the wifi because they couldn't get it put in at the locker room.

 

The players were starting to come around as far as what was expected.

Seems to be some weight to this. Timing seems kind of funny though. Aren't most football coaching changes made in January/Febuary? Especially with Spring practice and off-season conditioning, it seems like move would have been made sooner if it is going to be made.

 

Some things I know

The boosters have very supportive of Coach Arvin. They have given him pretty much everything he has asked for.

 

For a while the coaching staff had to go to McDonald's to use the wifi because they couldn't get it put in at the locker room.

 

The players were starting to come around as far as what was expected.

 

On the bolded, not familiar with Grant's facilities, but couldn't they have just gone to the school?

The school had not unblocked hudle yet. So while waiting for hudle to be unblocked and for wifi they had to go some place else.

 

He is gone and that part is a fact. He told the players last Friday. The boosters had nothing to do with it and they are very upset that it happened.

If this is true, this is total wrong. I know David Arvin. He is a good person, good teacher, good coach and a great husband and father. Grant Co. admin should be ashamed. I have worked with and coached with David. He is an outstanding teacher and coach. He will land on his feet and be stronger in the future.

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If this is true, this is total wrong. I know David Arvin. He is a good person, good teacher, good coach and a great husband and father. Grant Co. admin should be ashamed. I have worked with and coached with David. He is an outstanding teacher and coach. He will land on his feet and be stronger in the future.

 

Firing a coach that fast is garbage. Hope Grant county admins. get what they deserve.

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The school had not unblocked hudle yet. So while waiting for hudle to be unblocked and for wifi they had to go some place else.

 

He is gone and that part is a fact. He told the players last Friday. The boosters had nothing to do with it and they are very upset that it happened.

 

Thanks for elaborating on the previous bolded. Now, I get it.

Being a first year teacher at any school in Kentucky the admin. can let you go with no justification. Coach Arvin had taught at 2 of the top 500 public high schools prior to coming to GC. He had glowing recommendations from both schools, yet he was not able to teach the same class at GC successfully. Having a child at the school I have first hand information about how poorly the admin. supports athletics. They also have tried to install policies that are laughable. On senior night this year for the football team, band and cheerleaders approximately 40 kids were going to be recognized individually by the P.A. system and walking across the field like they do at every high school. Not ONE person from the admin. or board office was present to shake these kids hand and congratulate them for a great accomplishment. Only the football coach, band director and cheer coach were there. One of the vice principals had their wedding that same Friday night and that is where everyone was, including the athletic director. We have a baseball coach making the kids and their parents sign a contract promising they will not play any other sport during baseball season. He told the parents this was per the athletic director. I along with another parent were in the AD's office prior to this season and he said there is no school policy prohibiting a child from playing more than one sport at a time. Some baseball players wanted to lift with the football team this spring when they did not have a baseball commitment that day. These were kids that played football last year and will again next year, but this illegal policy given by the baseball coach prohibited this. So either the AD knows about it and condones it or the baseball coach is not letting the AD know what papers he is handing out to the kids and parents. I call that a lack of institutional control! We have a drainage problem from the baseball field leading to the football practice field for the past 5 years. Large holes approximately 1ft wide by 2ft deep have been present on the hill leading down to the football practice field. About 8 to 10 holes all together after every heavy rain. I approached the AD last August with this safety concern. He said he has had a work order in for months. So I went to the principal after this meeting and voiced my concerns to her. She was not aware of these large holes, which are on her campus. The holes were filled with dirt as a temporary fix. I have had to email the district twice since then to let them know the holes are back and they have come out to fill them. Coach Arvin let them know when the holes reappeared after heavy rains, of course nothing happened until I, a parent, voiced a safety concern over the situation, where the holes filled. As far as academic performance at GC, it is a joke. Our graduation rate was 65% last year, with a state average of 77%. There have been well over 30 fights at the school so far. So the school decided to create a policy that said if there were no fights for a week then all students would get to watch a movie the following Friday instead of 2 class periods of instructions. They wanted to REWARD kids for not fighting! We pay for a school resource officer to be in that school every day. Needless to say the next school day before school there was a fight, but they tried to say since it happened before school it would not count against the kids. By 2nd class period that same day there was another fight, so no movie. What rocket scientist gave the okay for this policy. Over the last four years roughly 8% of classes are being taught by teachers NOT highly qualified in the subject they are teaching. The state average is less than 2%. Why do we loose 15-20 teachers every year at the high school. I have numerous other examples of poor performance. Coach Arvin asked questions about policy and gave different suggestions to solve problems. This principal does not want suggestions or complaints from her teachers. She wants you to listen, shut up and do what she tells you to do. Numerous teachers told Coach Arvin this throughout the year but his conscience and character would not let him stand by and see these poor policies be shoved down the teachers and students throats. Coach Arvin was let go from his teaching position because of a personal grudge. As a parent I am going to make sure the Principal, AD and Superintendent are aware parents will not stand for this. I have different meetings with these people set up in the next week or so. I along with other parents have questions that MUST be answered. Unlike her teachers I will not shut up and do as she wants. If she wants to hold Coach Arvin accountable, we will hold her accountable for her actions as well. Coach Arvin was a blessing for this school and football team. He is a quality coach, teacher and man. I will miss him and I know he will land on his feet at a school where they actually CARE about their kids.

Not to restart the Myers Kids wrestling thread all over again, but I posted in that thread that GCHS had some insitutional issues and that that was part of the reason KHSAA granted them their transfer so easily. Dawg has painted the picture at GCHS very well from all the accounts I have heard, from both Parents, Teachers and Students.

I've heard that the current AD will be moving to a spot in the central office next year, and that his spot will be filled by the current girls' head basketball coach...which, will in turn, open a spot there. Anybody hear the same thing?

I've heard that the current AD will be moving to a spot in the central office next year, and that his spot will be filled by the current girls' head basketball coach...which, will in turn, open a spot there. Anybody hear the same thing?

 

Are you serious?

Those are the rumors. Now rumors are just that but if all the rumors going around are true then there could be a ton of new faces leading the different sports teams next year.