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Sweetwater district spent big for Arne Duncan visit
Disclaimer: My name is Carl Bleisch. This article was forwarded to me by a friend who is employed by Sweetwater Unified. I am aware of the other articles in this series. I am merely sharing some personal thoughts: What are the real issues here? The monies spent on the CPM campus? CPM going Charter? A data sharing agreement between the school district and South Bay Community Services? Do any of these anonymous complaints and personal attacks I've read stem from personal issues against Dr Brand? Personal issues with my brother? Union rabble rousers fueling the fans of discontent? I have been privy to some information prior to Secretary Duncan's visit to Chula Vista...after all it was kind of a big deal to have the spotlight shone on a local school for academic achievement. Although I may have a little bit more insight than most of you posting, I am too far removed to know how much of this negativity is simply some bs witch hunt. Again what I post are my personal observations and opinions. The college banners and flags that are all over the school now (I don't know about funding)...actually make the school look pretty good and is part of the plan to put the idea/dream/hope/reality of attending college in the heads of these kids on a daily basis. That stuff was done prior to the Arnie Duncan visit too. It was all part of some college bound experience my brother wanted to create on campus. Personally, I don't see anything wrong with that. I don't know what going Charter actually means. I see Charter schools all over the state. Why would it be bad for CPM to go Charter? Is this mostly a teacher's union issue? I suspect that it is...but maybe someone can enlighten me. I don't know anything about Ed Brand...but I do know my brother. No doubt he pisses people off sometimes with the way he goes about his business....he pisses me off all the time...but not one of you out there anonymously attacking him from behind your keyboards ever mentions his work ethic, passion, and enthusiasm for the job. For all the negativity I see on these boards...he must be doing something right. It's not like every school is catching the attention of Washington and getting visits from the Secretary of Education.— December 7, 2013 12:05 p.m.