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Alliant University leaves Sweetwater school district property in National City…sets up at Southwestern College?
OMG!! Is this possible to get any worse than this debacle? Has Ed eaten too many avocados up there in Escondido? Why do we have to spend time and our thin resources on this stuff. I have dug up some material I got. Let me quote from a March 15, 2013 Email from Pamela Fleisher regarding English Learner Services (EL): "We have 9 schools with no EL Services being provided this year. Also can you see from the report quite a few schools did some of their classes but not all of them. One third of our English Learners are not recieving any services according to this report. **This looks bad for us**." We are now in damage control mode because the ACLU I heard is after our ass over this. Now we get to a bunker and refer it to Manny. Then I heard in the hallway at Central Command that there were incidences at schools recently with improper conduct of coaches and some kind of hanky panky with a student. This is what happens when Ed focuses on this extra stuff and does not mind the store. The Board continues to let this guy continue. Now I also hear the Ipads have "issues" just like every year. Issues used to be known by a different word PROBLEM. In fact the Ipads have problems now this year. David Damico went so far as to state in a July 31, 2013 email referring to Ipads: "We know these issues have a direct impact on instructional programs and contribute to doubts about whether technology is better or worthwhile." When will it end?— August 11, 2013 2:36 p.m.
Week in review: Sweetwater Union High School District
Ed is smart. Do not underestimate him. He has managed to get away with this stuff through internal bullying and intimidation and by a Board who lets him do it. I have decided to low key it a bit as I do not want Ed to get rid of me now with my retirement at stake. I have worked too hard for my family. The man is smart but not that smart. His ego will eventually trip him up. What has to come out is who else has been assisting this crook get by with bureracratic murder. I can tell you people internally just are wondering what is next? You know the line people away from 1130 Fifth Avenue need to start organizing. It is easier when you are away from the bunker. Anybody who has been around this District for awhile knows the history of corruption and deciet. Who was there through all of this Diane Russo!!!!!!! We have got to start holding people accountable. When I see some of the paperwork still it makes me wanna puke. We have done the slight of hand for so long that most now just accept it is the way things are done. Just do your job. He will be gone soon. He is like a cockroach and is hard to get rid of. Do not count this bastard out.— June 29, 2013 8:56 p.m.
Sweetwater trustee reports stolen property to police
I got work tomorrow but just read this. I heard about it at work today. How bizarre. I will find out and report back. I am tired and will comment more tomorrow. Did you ever wonder with all this coming out in the Grand Jury stuff of who within the District sits by and does nothing over the years. When Jesus was hear it was also intimidation. Ed is smarter. That is the problem. He hides stuff in a more subtle way. I am turning off my Google Alerts on Sweetwater. It is blowing up my computer.— June 18, 2013 11:09 p.m.
California Public Record Act decimated by recent vote
Does the word pennywise and pound foolish ring true? Whatever savings there might be from not having to reimburse local governments will be more than offset by uncovered corruption, deceit, and misuse of taxpayer funds. The $64 question is why is this being done in the first place? Is it because the Party in Power realizes that if they can hide things even more? More of me to follow. I am on a lunch break and got to go. BTW I guess I could informally handle PR requests via this blog and then snoop around the District Office couldn't I? Ha Ha..hey I heard there was some kind of ruckus last night at the Board. Bloggers fill me in. Freaking idiots.— June 18, 2013 12:57 p.m.
Sweetwater board candidate has his sign damaged
timtim We can only guess who you are. I have my suspicions. It does not really matter in the eyes of the one who really matters you being a religous man. You can hide behind your failed logic of it is just those few who show up at Board meetings. You know malcontents. Paint them as the villians rather than the real ones. You sound like Nixon when he talked about the "Sllent Majority". What is disgusting is your use of personal information about an individual and then put it up on a blog. Look I have ethics. I could get access to some very personal information and put it up on this blog about kids, grandkids, and close friends of District staff and elected officials who have been involved in this debacle. Doing so would hurt people who through no fault of their own are related or just been a friend for years. They were not the ones who are corrupt. Yet you attempt to personally attack a citizen. A TAXPAYER!! Live with yourself. Wallow in your dillusion. You are sick. I may have to reconsider the exposure of some very intimate and personal information about District staff in this blog unless you cut it out. The War has escalated. You better quit bring up personal sensitive information about citizens. I mean business. I do not want to hurt innocent bystanders but game on. Think about it.— June 10, 2013 9:11 p.m.
Sweetwater scandal spotlight: trustee Jim Cartmill
Oh folks. I have to be careful I do not want to reveal too much as they will trace me down. However the Kiss Ass Club..errr staff announcements came out Thursday. What a joke. This District just feeds on itsself from deception, intimidation, and lies. Have we heard the real story on Ipads? What about the Federal Audits? What about ASB shakedowns? Staff the handwriting is on the wall. That little graphic on the upper left says it all. Big changes are a comin!!— June 8, 2013 10:31 a.m.
Sweetwater scandal spotlight: trustee Jim Cartmill
At the upper left next to my name...click on the graphic. Sad but true. This debacle is about to end. Who is Bob Casteneda? Was that the one that is associated with somebody..gee who was that? I will ask my coworkers. This is tounge in cheek. Some of us are not idiots. I saw an email today from Ed on how well the District is doing. Boy some of us at work had a big tat laugh. I heard a rumor there was a very secretive office pool about when Ed is gone. I bet you the District wishes he took a physical. I say September. This guy is sneaky and he will act like any Dictator and threaten to the end. Ed is a smart guy. He understands the law of averages will catch up with him lieing. This time though has sworn to the truth. Oops. Cartmill. Take a look at this guy. You can tell he is lieing. He is a terrrible poker player. He was there that long and not part of this culture for years. Wait I got to answer the door. It is the tooth fairy. I can't wait until work and after we discuss Cabinet doings again.— June 7, 2013 9:59 p.m.
Sweetwater scandal: Ed Brand’s claims contradicted
Well what a shock Ed is a liar!!! His whole life he has been a liar and a bully. Because he is so intelligent that is true. But is he smart? I think not..he has let his greed and ego convince himself he is unvinciable. What I can't figure out is why the other employees who have been around like me don't speak up more freely. The reason is we are afraid if he finds out we are toast. Believe me there are others that know things that are lying in the weeds. Long time employees. How can we let this go on. This is a daily soap opera of embarssments. We all knew Pearl was a Princess. A former trustee Sandoval demanding a $400 plus pen!! Oh Ed you think you did not know this indemic cultural stuff was going on your first term. What a liar. You are the poster boy for a big fat hard turd. You may be a floater now but you will turn into a sinker right to the bottom of the toilet where you belong. Then we will flush you down into the sewer called a little George Bailey, Supervised Probation, mabye some Work Furlough, and personal embarassment. A convicted felon.— June 2, 2013 10:54 p.m.
Grand Jury transcripts--are there hidden costs to bond construction?
Whose name was on those checks to SGI. Diane Russo. Who either signed off on the process or did NOT report misdeeds? Diane Russo. Who were joined at the hip? Ed Brand and Diane Russo. What former CFO works now for the firm that did an Audit for the District a few years ago. Diane Russo. When is the public going to wake up and call out this fraud!!! The firms name is Eric Hall who did the audit. Follow the money. Lots of people know this but few like me are willing to say. The rats at 1130 sense that King Rat's time is near when he threw Choir Boy..errr John McCann under the bus in those transcripts. Ed will look good in an Orange Jump suit if they can find one big enough. John your political career is now destined to decline. Next stop South Bay Irrigation District..or maybe better Executive Director of County Vector Control to rid the District of the rats.— May 30, 2013 11:23 p.m.
Grand Jury investigation transcripts for South Bay school districts released
I am shocked by this conduct. Really I thought Sweetwater had a great reputation...just kidding. How about Jaime Mercado squealiing on Blubber Butt..err Ed Brand. He told Ed about the corruption and what did Ed do. He used it to his advantage. He wants the power. What about the deals SGI arranged with the firms that got contracts with the District. You think they did not get kickbacks. Please the lobster dinners for Jesus (who better find the "real" Jesus soon) is chump change compared to the real corruption. Jim Cartmill. He was there for that many years and did not benefit? Give me a break. He won't like doing his time on the side of the road picking up trash for days on end..or worse yet a bit of time at Bailey followed up by Work Furlough. He should talk to David Malcolm about the accomodations.— May 29, 2013 9:45 p.m.