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Sweetwater school district to team with Alliant University?
SDJill: I can only hope that the educators who stand before our students will share the truth about Alliant. At this point they are the students and parents only line of defense. Our board members Jim Cartmill (Pres,), Arlie Ricas (V.P.) both of who have the authority to STOP THE MADNESS, are in fact complicit by their silence. Since when were our tax dollars meant to be given away for free rent for Alliant, or any other questionable college course source. Has Cartmill and Ricasa forgotten about Southwestern, our hard earned monies paid to build and RENOVATE those buildings where credits ARE transferable!!!!!!!— May 13, 2013 9:08 a.m.
Sweetwater school district to team with Alliant University?
Eastlaker: Truth be told, they do not believe ANY of this is any big deal. When we say "community" they hear "antagonists". They do not believe the community cares even a little bit.— May 13, 2013 8:55 a.m.
Sweetwater school district to team with Alliant University?
eastlaker: what should NOT escape the reader (no pun intended) is the fact that the deal has been brokered by brand WITH NO BOARD VOTE. WHY? HOW? they closed the adult school at montgomery high and word has it alliant will be housed where the adult school use to be housed. brand and the leadership of the board has traded the much needed adult ed for high priced alliant university. i guess brand prefers to USE our community vs SERVE it. again i ask where is the leadership of Jim Cartmill and Arlie Ricasa, the Pres and VP of the board? why has this deal been brokered without public input or board vote? todays articles here and in the Union Tribune Watchdog section have clearly defined ALL THAT IS WRONG WITH OUR BOARD. it appears obvious that the leadership of the board are NOT governing, they are instead MIA, no doubt worried about their upcoming trials and those soon to be infamous Grand Jury testimonies. in all seriousness, as a citizen of The Greatest Nation In the World isn't is abominable that we are held captives by board members who are and who have failed us. the ONLY board member to serve the students or ask about the financials of our tax dollars is Bertha Lopez. WHY??????????????????— May 12, 2013 11:21 p.m.
Sweetwater school district to team with Alliant University?
take a look at the first line of pictures - well, i will be darned that sure looks like ed brand of 2005, remember when he left under the cloud of a Grand Jury investigation. now take a look at the second line, first picture. http://www.picsearch.com/Alliant%20International%… now here is the funny thing when you click on ALL of the pictures up comes the story, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THESE TWO. hmmmmmmmmmmmmm don't you just love how transparent brand and the leadership of the board is? corruption vs transparency - they are as far apart as they can be, even in websters. does anyone know if Bertha Lopez reads these blogs, hopefully she will have some questions for brand on the alliant deal, that has been signed, sealed and delivered, that he will answer tomorrow night. that is unless arlie ricasa steps us and gives us another lecture on how we should respect brand.— May 12, 2013 10:16 p.m.
Sweetwater school district to team with Alliant University?
don't ya just love 'sources'? anniej sure does. look what was just sent to me - http://alliantedu.blogspot.com/ any of you know what happened to the millions referred to in this blog?????? surely if it was a great success, and surely if we did great things with this grant - then surely this info would not be a surprise. bruce husson, hmmmmmm, where have we heard that name before? oh, that is right, he is part of the L street fiasco. oh, and this is not brand's first go around with alliant either. more to come— May 12, 2013 10:08 p.m.
Sweetwater school district to team with Alliant University?
Montana64 - Brand is selling out the very students he swore to protect. Does it get any lower? How does a super enter into an agreement without the vote of the board? Well that my friends is how Brand operates. What will the Pres of the board do about this? How will this be explained by law biding board members?— May 12, 2013 8:17 p.m.
Sweetwater cheer coaches seek pay from district
I would urge ALL TAXPAYERS to read the NEW READER article regarding Alliant University. Also you might want to sit down before reading the Union Tribune Watchdog article on Sweetwater and The L Street property. Folks it is time for us to take our district back. There is a law suit on the horizon as indicated by the Union Tribune. I am wondering if Brand is making anything on these property deals? Pay attention here folks!!!!!!— May 12, 2013 8:10 p.m.
Sweetwater school district to team with Alliant University?
I would urge ALL reading this to take a look at the WATCHDOG on the UT, there you will find the saga of L street (reportedly previously by Susan Luzzaro). The article outlines how we are out approximately 40 million that is MILLION folks. And what does Brand have to say about this "I can live with my decision". Sure he can live with it, but what about us the ones whose money has been thrown down the commode?, can we live with it? And what do our board members have to say about it well I am surmising it will be something like "many bad land deals were made back then" - true, but Brand, and then board members Jim Cartmill and Arlie Ricasa were in the business of educating our middle and high school students, NOT BAD LAND SPECULATION DEALS!!!!!!!! It is indicated that a MAJOR law suit is headed Brands way, Jim Cartmills way and Arlie Ricasas way. You see us bumpkin pumpkins in the South Bay do not take kindly to our District purchasing land and then giving it away. Oh, you didn't know, we do NOT hold the paper on L street, but we are paying the freakin mortgage on it. John Mccann what is it going to take for you to step up and start -acting like the fiscal conservative you CLAIM to be????????????? You think we are going to give you the keys to our fair City of Chula Vista when we have seen all that you have NOT done for our middle and high school students or their tax paying parents.— May 12, 2013 7 p.m.
Sweetwater school district to team with Alliant University?
So what we are seeing is PROOF POSITIVE that Brand and "certain" members of the board are in collusion? Well, my, my, my, my ,my This is exactly what we, the antagonists, have been alleging all along. Now lets see if you all can 'guess' what board members will be voting for Alliant - let me save you the trouble - that would be Jim Cartmill, Arlie Ricasa, and Johnny boy Mccann.— May 12, 2013 6:48 p.m.
Sweetwater cheer coaches seek pay from district
What has enraged the many is the fact that Brand said the young ladies would be paid, yet McLaughlin overturned the decision. Sweetwater has become 'dysfunction at its best'.— May 12, 2013 11:14 a.m.