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Sweetwater Union HS District Supe Ed Brand Addresses Problems with U-T Coverage
i am not quite understanding why the suhsd is getting into the business of university when they have not managed to get middle and high school down? our district, not simply one or two schools, but the entire is district is under program improvement - perhaps they could focus on the here and now - get that right and then move on. sweetwater u for future teachers - isn't the district preparing to send out rifs? there is more to this than meets the eye - history has proven nothing about sweetwater is transparent.— November 13, 2011 5:08 p.m.
Sweetwater Union HS District Supe Ed Brand Addresses Problems with U-T Coverage
do the words 'VEGA REPORT' ring a bell to anyone? you know the report that john mccann, president of the sweetwater board so 'proudly' announced that HE was calling for. like everything else our board president is famous for 'all talk no action'. think of it this way, if the Community had trust in the District there would be no need for those ((((((cumbersome and costly public records requests))))) this is 2011, it is not like we are asking a secretary to sit down, with her pencil and eraser, with her plugged in adding machine, and calculate/gather this data by hand. computers????????????????? plug in the program, highlight what you want, hit print. botta bum, boota bang - within minutes there it is. have not heard about San Diego City Schools holding an inquisition with the Union Tribune - Oh, but that is right, this is sweetwater district and the sweetwater board we are dealing with. what are those famous words being spoken around all districts water coolers these days ----- 'ONLY AT SWEETWATER do you find an attempt at stopping freedom of the press'. sad but true— November 3, 2011 10:07 p.m.
Sweetwater Union HS District Supe Ed Brand Addresses Problems with U-T Coverage
thank you for that clarification, the way it was presented on the district website it appeared as though the teachers believed that the stories presented in the union tribune were false - you know 'justateacher' we THOUGHT we were all looking to a new future under the new leadership, sadly it appears it is more of the same. soooooooooooooooo, we will just have to regroup and begin the fight for integrity, honesty, the best education for our students, fair treatment of ALL district employees, and responsible, uncorrupt TAX DOLLAR expenditures - ALL OVER AGAIN. fyi - there is NO SUCH THING AS 'justateacher' - ALL OF YOU are the very mentors we entrust the care of our children to. employees such as the teachers are the saving grace of this district. the majority of the employees are the ONLY thing our district and board has done right. and yes, sadly i have been told you all are now on notice of potential pink notices. i can not imagine how you all live under the stress, and still manage to teach.— November 3, 2011 4:16 p.m.
Sweetwater Union HS District Supe Ed Brand Addresses Problems with U-T Coverage
Joepublic: i have a simple question, since the district is B R O K E and F A I L E D to spend the prop o monies in a legitimate manner - what makes the sweetwater district think that the voters would ever consider giving them another penny via a bond measure???????? do they really believe we are that gullible???????????? it is NOT going to happen. there is already a movement in place that will present the facts to the south bay voters. the districts own numbers will prove they are incapable of managing our tax dollars. and the timing of all of this,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a new bond issue,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, more money from more contractors for all of those incumbents who plan on running - lets see we have quinones and lopez in 2012 and we have ricasa, cartmill, and mccann next time around. the ONLY board member that has served the south bay in an honest reputible manner is ms. bertha lopez. yes, it is fact that lopez did take monies from some of the same contractors - HOWEVER, the proof of who ms. lopez is is in the voting history. i challenge all to go onto the districts board docs, listen to some of the meetings - pay CLOSE ATTENTION to the voting history. there it is.— November 3, 2011 3:55 p.m.
Sweetwater Union HS District Supe Ed Brand Addresses Problems with U-T Coverage
i am not quite understanding something here - since when does any entity in the land of the United States of America attempt to manipulate the news? exactly WHAT article, reported on by the union tribune, presented untruths? NOT A ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if the sweetwater union high school district believes it is going to manipulate the taxpaying voters of the south bay with the nonsense they are presenting on the district website, A WEBSITE THAT OUR TAX DOLLARS PAY FOR, they had better think again. we are not dumb and we were not born yesterday. the question that should be asked by ALL is this - where were the FACTS regarding 'the gandara' and board members lunches? where were the FACTS regarding castle park high schools principle and asb ap? where were the FACTS regarding prop o? where were the FACTS regarding the food services administrator? where were the FACTS regarding the FEW few service workers using foods, that we paid for, selling them and keeping the monies? where were the FACTS regarding the subsidized lunches that the state investigated us on? where were the FACTS regarding the woman who brought the suit against board member lopez, loosing, costing us thousands, and then going out on disability? WHERE ARE THE FACTS regarding the tens of thousands of dollars that contractors, hired for prop o business, poured into the board members campaigns - not to mention the company who was entrusted with the job of managing prop o dollars WHO IS NOW REPORTING - we are out of freakin money?????????????? the article regarding the ut on the districts website has done more to stoke the embers of fury amongst the taxpaying community - it has enlightened us more than the district will EVER REALIZE. WILL MS. SUSAN LUZARRO BE THE NEXT MEMBER OF THE MEDIA CALLED IN BEFORE THE SWEETWATER GRAND JURY????????? and can someone please explain the comment regarding the 'the 40 teacher meeting that was held'? were they too complaining over the media coverage, or was it sweetwater district leadership only? my money is on sweetwaters' district leadership.— November 3, 2011 3:45 p.m.