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Southwestern College trustee resigns in protest
...The aim of realigning behaviors is to diminish the impact of the individual who is perceived as not being in alignment and include actions to erode, isolate, and separate that individual. Therefore, realigning may include removing an individual from the organization." I am very surprised to hear this language was in Nish's thesis. Many of us hoped she would bring campus peace. This excerpt sounds like someone who was brought in intentionally to impose order and austerity. Do hiring committees or boards look at dissertations?— March 3, 2013 10:20 a.m.
Southwestern College trustee resigns in protest
Sjtorres, Uhhh, was it union hacks that were sitting on the governing board or the oversight board when all the Prop R shenanigans and indiscriminate squandering of public funds was going on? That's not the way I remember it. Was it union hacks that let Zasueta use student monies to promote Prop AA? Again that would be a no. I think it was union members who were at the base of bringing these problems to light.— March 3, 2013 10:16 a.m.
Southwestern faculty questions college’s education plan
Why is it a group of outsiders comes in to analyze our community campus and tell us what we need? Reminds me of the last go round with Proposition R. Well, the answer better not be fewer classes. There are little private colleges springing up on every corner dying to get the financial aid from students.— February 27, 2013 7:25 a.m.
Sweetwater school board to address campaign spending limits
Is it because they want the contractors money for their next elections (Lopez and Quinones seemed to do fine without this last round) or is they don't want to take the suggestion because it comes from the community. In any light, it is wrong. This inability to clean their own house has been going on since 2010.— February 19, 2013 11:44 p.m.
Two month delay for alleged South Bay corruption cases
how much does all this crap cost the taxpayers--let's add it to the money poured down the drain in bond props, which most of us voted in good faith to the school districts. let's add it to the attorney fees that are probably padded into the district spending--who knows the subterfuge we are paying for...let alone the subterfuge in the court system. how much does a useless day in court cost the taxpayers?— February 15, 2013 7:40 p.m.
Sweetwater school district’s weird, failed real estate deals
I am not really familiar with Brand's views on class size... but I don't think we need studies-- just imagination and common sense. Would a teacher be more effective teaching 30 first graders or 20? Would a math or science teacher in middle school have a better chance of reaching students with a class size of 40 or 20. But we don't need to worry about that question with Sweetwater--they're no longer in the business of educating kids -- hopefully the administration does better with soccer stadiums and apartment complexes.— February 8, 2013 12:52 p.m.
Should you pay that ticket issued by Ace Parking?
Interesting story. Seems like paying an expensive company like Ace works against the city in more than one way. Downtown Chula Vista is struggling to survive as it is.— February 6, 2013 1:38 p.m.
New Sweetwater Union financial officer has controversial past
WTF--your enthusiasm is a bit much. While it may be tongue-in-cheek some of it echoes the conversation in the papers a bit too much. It seems to be open season on teachers--it's common these days to point at the amount of a budget that goes to teachers and staff. Gosh, I wonder who does the work...if you want to speak business-ease, who makes the product of this business? Brand's work? I think one thing a superintendent is supposed to do is get good p.r. This choice for CFO ? How much are we paying Brand?— February 4, 2013 7:58 a.m.
Sweetwater's gathering storm
I have heard that it is legal for the district to borrow from their Mello-Roos funds. That does not make it right. The money is not collected from the residents to help the district make payroll.— January 31, 2013 7:16 a.m.
Another delay for arraignments in South Bay corruption probe
Bouncing back and forth between courthouses does not serve the public or the pursuit of justice. Why did it take a whole year to even get to this point? Sometimes it looks like the DA's office is just letting people have their elections, serve their terms, and letting the districts spend the taxpayer's proposition money. South Bay school districts are floundering and so is the court system.— January 30, 2013 6:05 p.m.