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“John McCann and Ed Brand should resign”
And we should never forget that he brought the Iraq war to an end.— May 7, 2014 8:55 p.m.
No teachers’ union, no political agendas…
The question of who is paying for Bayfront High's rented classroom space is an important one. If a charter school's facilities (rented classroom space) are funded through public taxes, then wouldn't we be paying twice for the same thing? We have already paid to build schools and passed bonds to improve them. It would be like buying a new car, spending money to maintain it, and then because someone in the family doesn't like it, giving them money to rent one more to their liking. Even if the classroom space was given away, I'd be wary considering this university's student loan history. Might these high school students and their families be easy pickings? (Read the referenced Don Bauder article)— May 6, 2014 11 a.m.
No teachers’ union, no political agendas…
Since when did a school need an executive director or a CEO in addition to a school principal? This sure seems like a waste of taxpayers' money.— May 2, 2014 10:15 p.m.
School officials Gandara and Sandoval plead guilty
To all "antagonists", thank you! This would never have happened without your diligence and willingness to give up your precious time and energy for so many years. Also, a big thank you to the Reader and Susan Luzzaro for their coverage.— April 4, 2014 7:19 p.m.
Rankled by Sweetwater district meeting cancellation
Isn't it time for the county board of education to step in? We are now down to three, with the possibility of soon losing two more board members, leaving only one (John McCann) in charge. Am I misreading the ed code? (Education Code 5091) When a vacancy occurs or when a deferred resignation has been filed four or more months before the end of a Board member's term, the Board shall take action, as specified below. In the event that the Board fails to make a provisional appointment or order an election within 60 days, the County Superintendent of Schools must call an election to fill the vacancy (Education Code 5091, 5093) When a vacancy occurs longer than four months before the end of a Board member's term, the Board shall, within 60 days of the date of the vacancy or the filing of the member's deferred resignation, either order an election or make a provisional appointment, unless a special election is mandated.— March 19, 2014 10:04 a.m.
Sweetwater trustees to vote on property sale
It might be time to contact Donna Frye of California Aware. She spoke once to the board about following public meeting laws. It would be good to get a legal opinion of the adjournment (term used on their website) of tonight's meeting. How can you adjourn a meeting before it begins? It's looking like gobigal is right, the district would rather meet when everyone's on spring break. Also, the action of this 7-11 committee raises some serious legal questions that need to be addressed. *Adjourned Meetings (Board's By-law) A majority vote by the Board may adjourn/continue any regular or special meeting to a later time and place that shall be specified in the order of adjournment. Less than a quorum of the Board may adjourn such a meeting. If no Board members are present, the secretary or the clerk may declare the meeting adjourned to a later time and shall give notice in the same manner required for special meetings. (Government Code 54955) *— March 17, 2014 12:17 p.m.
Sweetwater district teachers vote on strike
According to everything I've read, teachers are simply giving their leadership the authority to call a strike when and if it becomes necessary. How can getting direction from your membership be illegal? It sounds like Brand's playing the "good-faith-bargaining" card is just another attempt to deceive the public and bully teachers into submission with the fear of losing their jobs. I understand his evaluation might be on Monday's agenda. Will the school board finally put an end to this?— March 14, 2014 1:20 p.m.
Castle Park Middle School principal punches back!!
I had hoped for more comments regarding Mr Bleisch's email (click on the article's document link). While Ms Galleher and friends are obsessing over her "tarnished" Mother Teresa image, I don't see that as the intent of this article. More important is the issue of a school principal asking to have an employee "disappeared", at least temporarily, so he could get on with his political agenda, unchallenged.— February 11, 2014 12:10 p.m.
Castle Park Middle School principal punches back!!
Mr. Bleisch is either ignorant of the laws that protect public employees from actions such as he proposed in his email, or maybe he simply feels that he's above them. In either case, his actions are unacceptable and call for corrective measures. Hopefully the targeted employee is aware of these: California Ed Code:http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycod… California Whistleblower Act: http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/cacode/GOV/1/2/d1/6.5…— February 6, 2014 12:49 p.m.
Judge España goes easy on Southwestern College VP
Bernard Revak: I thought your suggestion to file a complaint was a good idea so I checked the state's website "Commission On Judicial Performance" (see link below) and found this: EXCERPTS IN BRACKETS: [Some examples of judicial misconduct are improper demeanor, failure to disqualify when the law requires, receipt of information about a case outside the presence of one party, abuse of contempt or sanctions, and delay in decision-making. [What if I Think the Judge's Ruling Was Wrong? An error in a judge's decision or ruling, by itself, is not misconduct. Appeal may be the only remedy for such an error, or there may be no remedy….] So, maybe a complaint for delay in decision-making would be heard by the commission, however as far as Espana's rulings are concerned, it doesn't seem to apply. What do you think? Link to website for full text: http:// http://cjp.ca.gov/file_a_complaint.htm— February 2, 2014 12:36 p.m.