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Week in review: Sweetwater Union High School District
A School District is also a business. The Ideal Board would have members with a broad range of skills. A Board made up of only educators might not have the skills in Finance, Construction, Human Resources, and Transportation that are necessary to carry out the primary mission which is teaching.— June 30, 2013 8:33 p.m.
Sweetwater trustee reports stolen property to police
The Chula Vista Municipal Codes address signage in residential areas as well as commercial. There is a zero tolerance policy for signage of any kind within the public right of way. The code also addresses political campaign signs anywhere and limits them to a period of 120 days prior to an election and allows 10 days after an election for them to be taken down. Any display of political signs outside of that time period whether on private property or public property is subject to removal. Mr. McCann would know this as he was a Council person when this ordinance was modified. to include prohibition of open house signs in the public right of way. So, even if his signs are in private yards they are in violation of the Chula Vista Municipal Code. Pretty selective memory or standards of conduct me thinks.— June 19, 2013 7:41 p.m.
Sweetwater trustee reports stolen property to police
I am reminded of the Arlo Gutherie song Alice's Restaurant so popular in the 70's. In this case the "violation" is not littering but cleaning up other people's trash left in the public right of way. The question that hasn't been asked is why the signs were out in the first place. There is no election campaign for school board or council. What other motive could be given other than self-promotion. How is the issue of a 3 year old sign more important than participating in the Board presentation regarding the hardening of classrooms in case of a lockdown or crisis and a presentation of the financial condition of the District. The choices made show Mr. McCann's priorities and you have to ask yourself was his reaction reasonable and rational for an adult in his position?— June 19, 2013 9:22 a.m.
Sweetwater scandal: Ed Brand’s claims contradicted
Passed by Hilltop High this evening and there were McCann signs out as well. I suspect he will put out signs at each graduation in an attempt at self-promotion. In reality it is just whistling past the graveyard.— June 6, 2013 8:33 p.m.
Before the DA's investigation of Sweetwater school district...
Most of us (Happily) have no experience with testifying in court, much less before a Grand Jury. Most or at least many of those who were called to testify had clean hands. A short primer on what to expect is a reasonable and humane thing to do for them. Unfortunately because of secrecy requirements, each person had to be briefed separately rather than in a workshop setting. In the future it may be wise to include training in giving sworn testimony for all District employees, at least at the rate the District is going. I for one do not begrudge those who were called before the Grand Jury access to an attorney to answer any questions about the process.— March 20, 2013 5:58 p.m.
Sweetwater school district board seeks to silence opposition
If you get a chance listen to Mayor Cox' State of the City Address. She gave it last Tuesday,12th. She spoke about CVESD and then Sweetwater. It should be up on the City Website. It is an E ticket ride as she compared the two and about all she could say about Sweetwater was that it had dedicated teachers and staff and about a 20% drop out rate. When you compare the two, CVESD with some 44 campuses working with the same demographic and tax base seems to have found a way to maintain reserves and win awards for the product they put out. The difference is stark and can only be attributed to the failure of upper management.— March 16, 2013 6:17 p.m.
Sweetwater school district board seeks to silence opposition
I assume the District has a zero tolerance policy on bullying? I also assume that this policy applys to students and adults working for the District. Unless there is a special exemption for the superintendent, the board should have no choice but to intervene in this matter. Deeds speak louder than words so let us see if their position on bullying is real or just window dressing. If they choose to look the other way, I don't know how they would have the moral imperative to disciple a student.— March 15, 2013 8:45 p.m.
Sweetwater Union High School District & Realty Co.
There are no good options. There is only the question of how much the District will lose on the land deals. The expectations of profit indicated in the above excerpt from the UT article were wildly optomistic even then, at the height of the Real Estate bubble.There are three youtube segments that record the CV Redevelopment Agency discussing the merits of the third or fourth proposal from the District. The earlier ones had been turned down as unworkable by the Agency. I recommend that you take the time to find them and listen as it is shocking to hear their third party assessment. By the way, as far back as Oct 12, 2004 the then City Manager of CV sent a letter to Bruce Husson, COO and Dr, Ed Brand Superintendant that in pertinent part states,"...I belive it is important that your Board understand that they may be committing to expend $28M on a piece of property before they have reached agreement with the City. There are obvious risks involved in such a decesion; however, your Board can choose to assume such risk with full disclosure of our position."— March 8, 2013 8:39 a.m.
Sweetwater school district’s weird, failed real estate deals
I proposed that about 12 years ago. It can be a long, drawn out affair as there are a number of governmental approvals that have to be obtained both before and after you get it in front of the voters. The largest problem is that the elementary districts would take on the Sweetwater debt. I can't see a fiscaly sound district like CVESD emracing such an idea.— February 10, 2013 3:20 p.m.
Sweetwater school district’s weird, failed real estate deals
I am told that at 1:00pm Monday the 11th at the Marie Calanders on "F" Street there will be a presentation on the "L" St. proposal by Mr. Licthman. It is open to anyone who wishes to attend.— February 9, 2013 4:42 p.m.