HIRING INCOMPETENCE AHEAD OF NEW SUPERINTENDENT

We are fresh off the elections and the administration is once again maneuvering to keep the same people in place and secure their spot.

Thanks to Dr. Sutherland we know that some people will be getting promotions and one that is coming back.

So tell us how their qualifications have helped improve our students.  Tell us how many people were interviewed for the position and their qualities?  As a board member I would ask very poignant questions to make sure we did not pass over really qualified people.

Does Molinar need more money to fix up her wardrobe?  I mean if that's the case we can get donations to get her a few sizes bigger.

So more raises to the top... but Cherie, our friend, is coming back.  Guess she couldn't handle it in Dallas?    So tell us that after two years she is now qualified to be asst super?  You need at least three years to be a principal but guess if you have connections you get fast tracked.  What achievements does she bring from her current position?  What does she bring from EHHS?  But we knew this would happen because of her connections to Jackson.  (I guess Jackson likes to also play with residence policies.. so happens that Ms. Washington lives in Mansfield, Tx and not even in the district.)  Interesting how laws and policies only apply to certain people and not all..)

Dr. Sutherland is correct, the new Super should choose his people.  Do board members really ask themselves why we are in the state we are?  Do you not realize that the same people you are promoting are the ones that have contributed to the current state of the district?  I guess Continuous Improvement means nothing if you keep recycling the same thing.  In this case we recycle crap over and over.  Vote NO Dr. Sutherland for these positions.  So Tobi, will you vote for change or vote favoritism?  Also why are there no hispanic being promoted, is the pool that shallow that we can't get better?

NO REAL CHANGE COMING SOON

If you are keeping up with results, it looks like the board will stay as is unless there is divine intervention.. which seems unlikely

Another four years that we as teachers have to endure with a divided board and now the fight to get a superintendent.  Low voter turnout favors the money elite and so it happened in this election.  For some reason people are not hungry for anything different.

We hope Sutherland pulls it out because we need someone who can at least voice our concerns and hear us out.

KERA FWISD ELECTION COVERAGE

Listen to the coverage if you didn't get a chance this morning

http://keranews.org/post/fort-worth-school-board-race-has-unusual-candidate-principal-dallas?__utma=164821157.140681676.1431095033.1431095033.1431095033.1&__utmb=164821157.3.10.1431095035&__utmc=164821157&__utmx=-&__utmz=164821157.1431095035.1.1.utmcsr%3D%28direct%29|utmccn%3D%28direct%29|utmcmd%3D%28none%29&__utmv=-&__utmk=132121614

LINDA LABEAU'S MESSAGE TO DISTRICT 5

An Open Letter To The Voters In

FWISD District 5

My name is Linda LaBeau and I am the opposition candidate for District 5 trustee, Fort Worth Independent

School District. I am challenging Ms. Judy Needham a 19 year FWISD incumbent.

It’s time for new ideas, transparency and fiscal oversight at FWISD. We need an across the board salary

and performance review for FWISD central administration by the school board to finally step up to their

fiduciary duty to taxpayers of Tarrant County. The ongoing financial losses are due in part to: poor

technology contracts; $2.3M of equipment sitting in a warehouse; overpayments to employees; $39M owed

to state and federal agencies due to attendance errors by FWISD central administration and poor oversight

by the current trustees.

Fort Worth ISD has lost sight of its purpose stated on the board website. The school board has ignored

their core beliefs: Every child is entitled to an education to include children of diverse backgrounds and

in partnership with teachers and parents and community – these have become just words, not principles.

These errors in oversight and loss in vision are the fault of the FWISD trustees – many of whom have

simply been there too long.

This election will shape the future direction of FWISD. We need a fresh perspective. In my role as District

5 trustee, I want to restore teacher, student and parent faith in the FWISD board of trustees by listening

to them. Hiring a new Superintendent with an MBA as well as Ph.D in education and with experience in

analyzing and reviewing all performance measures from central administration down to the classroom is

the first priority for Fort Worth.

Entrenched incumbents continue to offer the same excuses and ideas expecting different results. These

are not solutions. Needless legal battles continue to divert taxpayer money to the courtroom when those

resources should be directed toward the classroom.

Where restructuring is required, the new Superintendent with the guidance, review and oversight by

the new board of trustees will streamline central administration and direct all available resources back

to teachers and students in our classrooms in order to improve educational opportunities. Our teachers

should have an increased authority and focus on teaching basic skills and knowledge and not consumed by

teaching to the test.

It is imperative citizens of Tarrant County District 5 elect a trustee with the skill set and ability to work

with all FWISD trustees who are working in the best interest of children. Our diverse and ever changing

FWISD schools must provide a safe and appropriate public education. FWISD must assure our business

community we are providing an educated student population ready for entry level employment. We must

provide opportunities to all students whether they are bound for trade school or college.

I have the skill set developed over 25 years of working with state agencies focused on best business

practices as well as through development and implementation of collaborative relationships within the

business community, writing contracts and being awarded state contracts, and being successfully self

employed in facilitation and mediation with large school districts.

Our City, Our Community and Our Citizens deserve nothing but the best from FWISD.

Our children deserve a public education which enables them to realize their dreams

for the future. To accomplish this, FWISD needs new Board Leadership – NOT more of the same.

BLAST FROM THE PAST: EXECUTIVE SESSION TRANSCRIPT

This transcript for those of you who are new is the recording that was accidentally done for an executive session to discuss Palazzolo back a few years.  Never had a session been recorded, the secretaries thought it was odd that microphones were being put in the session and the tech guys who knew how to work it were told to go home.

So use your context clues educators and tell me this wasn't a setup all along.  Well the recording went online for about a week and then the district took it down.

But not before a copy was obtained and now transcribed.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B58nQYNsVgwwQzBTak53ZU9NOUU/view?usp=sharing

Now this is one of the three lawsuits coming up where our taxpayer money will be at since our district can't fess up and deal with the fact they were stupid in what they did.

So enjoy..

ELECTION COVERAGE: NEEDHAM LIES

Here is Needham's Lies about what she has done and will do.

ALSO, interesting how MOSS, BIVENS are supporting Jackson with contributions.  I guess COLE has not convinced.  TOBI is trying hard because she knows she has competition.

IT'S TIME TO VOTE TEACHERS AND THOSE WANTING CHANGE

It's time to exercise your voice to put new people on the board and keep Dr. Sutherland on it to make a strong coalition.  We can't keep complaining here if we are not going to go vote.  Early voting is on now visit websites of candidates to find out where.  We know where Tobi, Needham, Cole and Speer stand..
We won't get another shot for four years... we know we can't take four more of the same corruption, bullying and so on....

Dr. Sutherland, District 6

Linda Labeau, District 5

Colleague got this flyer in mail.  Interesting message.