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Sweetwater board meeting times may change
Dbdriver your comments trouble me. I entered this Reader dialogue a few days ago to hopefully elevate the conversation about this District and yes add a bit of humor as well. However you raise a very serious issue for which I feel you are simply wrong. This is a 42,000 or so student district and thus we are regional leaders as well. That is why we have taken the bull by the horns and got such things as the Compact for Success. In fact Board Policy 6141.6 on Multicultural Education states: “The district's comprehensive multicultural education program shall recognize the contributions of different groups of people to the history, life and culture of the local community, California, the United States and other nations. It may include but not be limited to instruction about the languages, cultural characteristics, significant events and individuals, and social, political and economic conditions of various ethnic groups.” In short the National African History Month is very appropriate, especially in light of this Policiy. Just as I am sure for those who have students or are just concerned citizens who read these comments, they all must wish for themselves a well rounded and robust life. Therefore we have such things as Awards and Proclamations in public. Honoring our African American Community is oh so importnat. Some things in this land of liberty are worth formalizing in a public setting. Can you imagine having the Board of Trustees saying the Pledge of Allegiance in private before the meeting to “save time”. I ask you to reflect and think…we must move forward and embrace change for the good. Think back in your life on things you resisted and once you understood it all then it made sense. We must move forward for the betterment of our kids and give them the respect they deserve no matter what their race. Also dbriver and others we must move forward and not divert our energy to things like agenda times. With Social Media your word gets to the Board members whether you are there in person or not...believer it or not staff does listen..I know this first hand.— January 27, 2013 4:40 p.m.
Sweetwater board meeting times may change
If you must know the servant is Tom Hassey.....and he cuts the lawn as well. He will be one of the on line teachers at the new Sweetwater U....God bless him. A good man like me...always thinking of the kids.— January 26, 2013 8:52 p.m.
Sweetwater board meeting times may change
anniej...There you go again not thinking about the kids. You know Anniej I have my problems too..you know the other day I forgot my passcode to my gated community..it was hell waiting for ten minutes until another called pulled up. Worse yet my vodka on ice got a bit warm but my servant....errrr assistant got a fresh cube until I arrived.— January 26, 2013 8:36 p.m.
Sweetwater board meeting times may change
The Sweetwater Union High School District values the input from its citizens, taxpayers, and students. One of the most important vehicles for robust public discourse is the monthly regular meeting of the Board of Trustees. While we have always had an open and transparent process with the public, the District also has ongoing responsibility to act like a business and adequately review and discuss matters regarding policy, finance, education/curriculum, and our school construction and maintenance efforts. Like a family that must juggle soccer practice with studying for an exam tomorrow, so we must as a District make hard decisions on what is best for the education of our kids. Too often because of the heavy regular agenda schedule and our attempt to find a balance between public input and doing the business of the District, we short chained both..not giving enough time for the public to speak on general issues and not spending sufficient time discussing policy and business. In fact because we wish to fully hear your concerns, you will now have a time to speak much earlier in the evening. We heard your concerns and put together this revised Board meeting time. It is your desire for a more inclusive District is why we are recommending this schedule change. While we know it may cause an inconvenience to some who wish to speak on a specific agenda item now heard in the mid afternoon, the District feels this is a small price to pay for an open government where you will actually have more time to speak and we can assure continued efficient management of the fiduciary responsibilities of the District. As you are probably aware, large governments like City Councils and Boards of Supervisors have for years conducted meetings during normal business hours. To all our constituents, thank you for your understanding. We wish you a Happy and safe New Year. Respectfully submitted for the wonderful kids of the Sweetwater Union High School District!!— January 26, 2013 8:03 p.m.
Sweetwater U partnership opposed by Freedom from Religion
Where the hell is our beloved Union Tribune and yes the Voice of San Diego recently on this corrupt administration....this Sweetwater Administration is symbolic of why we need the Social Media and "alternative" media like the Reader to get the word out. If it was not for Susan Luzarro what would we do to keep this in the limelight? Wake up UT..pry yourself away from worring about how Obama will bring down Western Civilization and pay attention to your local community and educating students.— January 22, 2013 10:14 p.m.
Sweetwater U partnership opposed by Freedom from Religion
It is easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. Oh well screw the Constitution.— January 18, 2013 9:41 a.m.
Serious supporters of Sweetwater trustee Pearl Quiñones
I am new to these comments but just began attending Board meetings. Is this for real? Where the hell is somebody other than the Reader going to have the juevos to drill down into the adminstrative corrosive cultural of corruption at Sweetwater? What a pass this District's administration gets..the UT worries about cell phone bills of San Diego School Board members when there could be millions of dollars of dollars at stake. Wake up. Why is Chula Vista Elementary which is roughly in the same geographic boundary virtually invisible except for its good deeds. The buck stops a the Superintendent at least at Sweetwater..BTW Ed your are not elected. BTW Board you are his boss...unless he of course he can bring money/campaign donations to you...then Ed is the boss...that is the way it works at Sweetwater..lets make a deal...whether it be campaign donations, Sweetwater U, or questionable real estate deals. This is not what Education should be about.— January 17, 2013 11:31 p.m.