Sometimes you can have too much of a good thing! In this case our 2009 SAUSD thread has so many comments on it that it is now running too slowly. So we are starting this new thread for the second half of 2009.
So far this year we have had plenty to write about. The State budget cuts have had a devastating affect in Santa Ana. Layoffs have ensued.
To top this all off, the SAEA cut a weird deal with the SAUSD that essentially cut benefits for all the younger teachers. And then the SAEA held elections.
Now more budget cuts loom…and all the other issues remain. I expect this thread will fill up too before long…
Maybe the UNION people should push for our names to be automatically put on the SUB LIST. Those let go should be called FIRST. That’s the least thing that they could do. Isn’t this insane that we have to find this all out through a bulletin board not even related to the school district or the union? Thanks to this board, I find out A LOT of things.
Thany you very much for all the cmments
More on substitutes
If you are a special education teacher you need to know that Blanca Godinez has most likely taken your class off the sub list because you don’t “need a substitute teacher for those kids” in your class. It is not a coincidence that no sub shows up for your room. It is deliberate and a good number of secretaries just found out about this practice. If you are a special education teacher, call the substitute desk and if you are “locked out” of the system, that is one way to confirm that you are not able to get a sub for your class. Many special education teachers who don’t take sick days will never even know about this little trick unless they call the sub desk and try to log onto the system. If you find that you are being denied a substitute for your class, call Blanca direct and tell her to put your class back on the eligibility list. She will act surprised that you need a sub for “those kids” and you’ll probably have to explain why your kids in particular need to have competent supervision and room coverage for the day, but she needs to be humored. She thinks she is a tricky junior administrator in charge of all substitute decisions. I believe that what she is doing is illegal. I am not sure if she thought this trick up on her own or if her boss has put her up to it. But she buys into it and she does her best to enforce keeping substitute teachers out of special education classrooms.
Interesting information on the substitute teacher stuff. Keep it coming!
Jill – I am SURE your union will be right on all this! —<>/eyeroll/>>.–
#251 Jill,
other districts have always done this.
Sub. list preference for Teachers–whether they are out on vacation and subbing –or in this case–laid off. Now you can always ask your friends–teachers to request you—they simply input your employee id # and they can request you for as many days as they want–in advance or consecutive days while they are on vacation. Please verify this, however I am almost certain this is so. Good Luck.:)
Look what I found–this girl Michelle Quinn has a low opinion about Santa Ana Teachers–
Shame on her!!!
Michelle Quinn Says:
June 20th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
Tmare, honestly if you were an Irvine teacher I would be embarrassed!! But alas your a SANTA ANA TEACHER big difference!
read this for proof-
-orangejuiceblog.http://com/2009/06/city-of-santa-ana-is-promoting-anti-bear-locked-trash-cans-according-to-the-la-times/#comment-90854
Michelle Quinn EXPOSED
The Ed. Code states that as laid off teachers, we have priority for all sub. jobs in order of our seniority. It should be the district’s responsibility to make sure that we are called first, and that every single person on the layoff list has turned down a job before it is offered to anybody not on the list. If the district doesn’t do this, it is violating the law. Now, here’s the $64,000 question: Since the district probably won’t do willingly what it’s supposed to do, will SAEA help it put procedures in place over the summer to make sure the law is followed? If not, what recourse do we have against the district and SAEA if we find that we are sitting home doing nothing while subs. who are not laid off teachers are getting the jobs we are entitled to?
In SAUSD Board Member John Palacio’s latest email blast he lists all of the Riff’ed employees in order and who has been rescinded in the most updated of information. The lists are too long and cannot be formatted properly here at OJ, but for anyone who is not yet on John’s email list to receive periodic information, please send a request to him directly to put you on: jpalacio@pacbell.net
The email blast respects your privacy and you will never see anyone’s email address on a list for anyone who likes to remain anonymous. I have also found that it is convenient to be on John’s list b/c when I have a question that he may know the answer to, or when I am aware of an issue that I want him to know about, I just hit “reply” and send it to him. He is always available. He’s pleasant and he will listen and assist when he can.
rif rif,
In Susan Mercer’s first “presidential elect” message posted here and at the saea website from SAEA http://www.sateach.org/President's_letter_06-09.pdf
She has promised to keep you informed thoughout the summer. You are supposed to make sure that SAEA has your email, but of course, she does not actually give an email address for you to get onto this special email notification system.
Susan’s note claims that SAUSD is in “total disarray!” Isn’t that like the pot calling the kettle black?
It looks like more game playing going forward with SAEA. You’ll probably be on your own with the sub lists and with the special ed teachers being locked out of the system when they want to request a sub for their classrooms.
I understand that there are many special education classes in session (ESY – extended school year) this summer. That’s a whole lot of substitutes that won’t be called to fill in for the day if the special education teacher is out sick.
OJ has numerous reports that SAEA union board members read OJ regularly. It gives us pleasure to know that they know what the issues are. Their inaction on issues, is just that. Inaction. For a thousand bucks a year, teachers. That’s what you GET from this group of pretenders who claim to have your back.
Oh and I LOVE this part of your new president’s letter:
“To make matters worse, the District is in total disarray! Yesterday, Deputy Assistant Superintendent
stated the District is planning to RIF an additional hundred Multiple Subject credentialed teachers by August
15th. Today, the Superintendent denied this statement. When contacted, School Board Members knew nothing about a second round of RIFs. Clearly, District Administrators either don’t know how to do business or don’t talk to each other.”
LMAO! I expect that stupid letter to be removed shortly from the site. What a contrast with Big Daddy Dave Barton’s communication style. Did you notice the HUGE letters she chose for her note. It fills up the page with the HUGE text. Pretend not to notice, please!
It’s just shameful
I took my name off of John Palacio’s list because he was sending me things that I’ve already read and most were about the LA Unif Sch District. Yes, he’s a nice person, but he is similar to the rest of the board members “clueless” when it comes to what is best for kids. He hasn’t taught a day in his life and he continues to vote yes on a few things that I would’ve voted no on. I’m not a “John fan” anymore.
Jill,
You’ll find this kind of fun then: In this last email blast, John cited YOU and your work on the rif list with fermin and OJ!
His emails have a bunch of articles, and yes, some of them are from other districts, but they are easy to skim over if you are not interested.
The fact that there are board members from SAEA who HATE John and backstab his efforts at every given opportunity makes me respect the man as having some contrasting principles to those union slackers.
Would you like me to forward you the email so u can see? He even did the headers in ORANGE JUICE colors lol
I will forward a copy of the email blast to anyone who would like to see what it looks like. Just ask, and I will send: rvixen@gmail.com
—–> Still a John fan <------- 😉
A few of us are planning to meet with Ernest Ching, a lawyer to make sure that things are done on the up and up. I don’t trust the Union, the board, or the school district. I am looking for something BETTER so I can tell this district to take a hike and I hope everyone VOTES the board (all of them OUT) of there. It’s time to get people in there who know what is best for kids.
No thanks, I am not interested in what he has to say. He is hypocritical (just my opinion). I know that my name was on there…many of my friends told me. He can take a hike as well 🙂
RV,
That’s ok…you can be a “John fan”. I used to be one as well. I knew what he was going to vote for back in March.
His “share the pain” line was all I needed to hear. Now, HE can share the pain…RIGHT OUT THE DOOR from being re-elected 🙂
Supposedly, we can’t keep 20:1 in Grades 1 – 3 because of the fiscal crisis, right? In previous comments, I’ve stated that the District CAN afford to keep CSR.* In continuing to study the District’s financial statements, I noticed that, year after year, the ending balance in the Cafeteria Fund is far more than what is originally projected. The Cafeteria Fund is one of the accounts the State is allowing districts to use flexibly, so here’s another possible source of funding for CSR, classified, and other important needs of our District.
06-07
Original Budget: $6,864,105
Actual: $10,004,501
07-08
Original Budget: $5,711,275
Actual: $9,029,727
08-09
Original Budget: $3,736,000
Third Interim: $6,800,000
Actual: ?
* In previous comments, I’ve observed that the District is inflating expenditures in certain categories, causing a huge expected deficit which doesn’t materialize on the actual year-end figures, as well as keeping Reserves for Economic Uncertainties FAR in excess of state requirements.
Unemployment for the summer and subbing at full rate with benefits is better than having a position with 30-45 kids per day. I am not sobbing so take your mickey mouse comment and shove it 🙂 I am having a celebration drink.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31456640/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/
Atlanta principal who resigned ..cheating on students’ standardized tests was arrested Friday and accused of altering public documents.
Don’t tell me that this isn’t going on in Cal E 4 NEE A? These people just happened to get caught. If you make test scores the reasoning behind someone’s livelihood, then of course this will go on until you have an OUTSIDE source testing them and then taking the tests directly to the testing center (not allowing the school or the teacher to touch them) that is the ONLY way this testing garbage will work…just my opinion.
There is no way that California would ever spend the money to have outsiders do the testing. The whole point of this ridiculous test until you drop system is that it is literally the cheapest way to do mass assessment of students. Never mind that it really doesn’t tell you anything and it is easy for cheating to occur. The state wants numbers and they want them in the easiest and cheapest way. Multiple choice tests are about as far away from real life as it gets and yet this is what we have boiled down our entire educational system to. We aren’t preparing our children for anything by teaching them how to fill in bubbles and find shortcuts and tricks to get right answers.
Yes, you’re right Tmare. I’m just saying that it will be a bunch of administrators and cheaters if they don’t so what’s the point of testing the kids? Some will do it fairly and some will cheat.
When applying for Unemployment…
Step 1: Go Here http://www.edd.ca.gov/Unemployment/Ways_to_File.htm
Step: 2 Have the following handy…
Santa Ana Unified School District
1601 East Chestnut Avenue
Santa Ana, CA 92701-6322
(714) 558-5501
Your last school / address / phone
*drivers license #
*last week of GROSS wages (must have it)
*Union no. (and I don’t mean phone) YOUR union # must have it
Santa Ana Educator’s Association
(714) 542-6758
They will ask you…
Does your union look for work for you? No
Does your union control your hiring? No
Are you registered with your union as out of work? Yes
Are you going to receive strike benefits? No
Last,
http://www.edd.ca.gov/Unemployment/Where_Is_My_Check.htm <–go here to check on it later
http://www.edd.ca.gov/Unemployment/FAQ_-_School_Employees.htm <–questions for school employees
I talked to a NORMA down at the Union. She was filling in for Gladys. She said that QEIA is staying and that they will be rescinding more. You will go into a POOL and not back to your same site just so you know (if you get rescinded).
From a forwarded district email:
TO: All Employees
FROM: Joe Dixon, Assistant Superintendent Facilities and Governmental Relations
DATE: June 16, 2009
RE: Personal Appliances
We are all aware that the State of California is in the midst of a fiscal crisis, which is causing school districts to
make midyear budget cuts. One way to save General Fund dollars is to conserve on utilities (electricity, gas, water,
sewer, and telephone) and to protect our environment. We are asking for your help.
Each school has been challenged to reduce their energy consumption by at least 10%. The facilities staff has formed
a Conservation Committee with a representative from each school site (see list on the back) to establish Board
Policy on energy savings measures to be implemented throughout the District. To kick off our energy conservation
efforts, our committee is requesting each school start by reducing and eliminating all personal appliances in the
classrooms and office spaces and to do so by removing them before the start of summer.
Personal Appliances Include But Are Not Limited To:
• Coffee pots, microwaves, radios, toaster ovens, hot plates, space heaters, and refrigerators located in
individual classrooms or office spaces. Share these appliances instead of everyone having their own.
• Appliances for food storage or preparation are authorized if they are in faculty lunchrooms. However, the
number of devices should be limited to the minimum amount necessary.
• Appliances such as fish tanks, terrariums or heat lamps are authorized for use if they are directly used for
instruction.
• Depending on the type, condition and age, each household refrigerator typically costs between $200 and $800 annually to operate.
• Each personal refrigerator costs between $50 and $120/year. Some sites have 30+ of this size.
• If staff members (coaches, teachers, etc.) must refrigerate medicine or first aid supplies, they are urged to
use the nurse’s facilities and eliminate extra refrigerators. Some have dedicated ice machines for science
labs and/or coaches. This is more efficient that a large refrigerator.
Check with your principal or site representative if you have any questions.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation. This first step in energy conservation is one of the ways that we can
work collectively to reduce energy expenditures. The budget shortfall is a very serious situation that can be
diminished with the commitment to embrace new habits by all staff. Utility conservation is a viable, necessary way
to help reduce cuts from occurring elsewhere.
If you have suggestions for further energy conservation or if you are interested in participating on the Energy
Conservation Steering Committee please email your ideas or interest to darryl.taylor@sausd.us or
tova.corman@sausd.us. Thanks!
School Staff
Adams Elementary Melanie Champion
Carver Elementary David Cortes
Davis Elementary Damaris Molina
Diamond Elementary Anne Culpepper
Edison Elementary Jane Mitchell
Esqueda Elementary Art Jimenez
Franklin Elementary Juan Delgado
Fremont Elementary Maricela Roque
Garfield Elementary David Lofink
Greenville Fundamental Stephanie Marcus
Harvey Elementary Teresa Stetler
Heninger Elementary William Skelly
Heroes Elementary Maria Duran-Smith
Hoover Elementary Kathy Hoolihan
Jackson Elementary Sheila MacLean
Jefferson Elementary Maria Sandoval
Kennedy Elementary Sally Lane
King Elementary Jimmy Bruhl
Lincoln Elementary Narciso Salce
Lowell Elementary Elizabeth Leyva
Madison Elementary Maria Acuña
Martin Elementary Laura Gomez
Monroe Elementary Marjorie Campos
Monte Vista Elementary Paulina Jacobs
Mitchell Sandra Gonzalez
Muir Fundamental Ann Vandemerghel
Pio Pico Elementary Betsy Martinez
Remington Elementary Elliot Leventhal
Romero-Cruz Elementary David Cortes
Roosevelt Elementary Herman Bautista
Santiago Elementary Maria Bui
Sepulveda Elementary Sergio Saldivar
Taft Elementary Evelyn Guzman
Thorpe Fundamental Brett French
Walker Elementary Karisa Botch/Keri Bello
Washington Elementary Patti Cushing
Wilson Elementary Lisa Hoch
Carr Intermediate Patrick Yrarrazaval-Correa
Lathrop Intermediate John Williams
MacArthur Fundamental Marvin Smulowitz
McFadden Intermediate Ann Fiedler Priess
Mendez Intermediate David Greenwald
Sierra Intermediate David Gruberg
Spurgeon Intermediate Stacy Kline
Villa Fundamental Tamara Wentworth
Willard Intermediate Rob Vicario
Century High Ruth Abatzoglou /Laurette Setlich
Godinez Fundamental Scott Michael
Saddleback High Ronnie Rios
Santa Ana High Tom Hummel
Segerstrom High Michael Wolfe
Valley High Anuar Shalash
Cesar Chavez Haya Benporat
Lorin Griset Academy Marcus Mackenzie
Middle College High Lucinda Pueblos
Community Day Albar Velasco
QEIA legislation requires 20:1. The district thinks they are going 25:1 with it and 30:1 with the NON QEIA Schools.
I posted it here: http://www.freewebtown.com/jukeboxjilly/budget/pdf/qeia1.pdf
Maybe our school district needs to read this. When did this change? I haven’t read anything differently stating that QEIA can be 25:1.
http://www.freewebtown.com/jukeboxjilly/budget/pdf/qeia1.pdf
The above link I posted because it clearly states that QEIA must be 20:1 in grades 1-3 and 25 in grades 4-12.
Today, Norma (Filling in for Gladys) at the Union stated to a friend of mine that the district was going 25:1 for QEIA schools and 30:1 for non.
Well, I beg to differ…grades 1-3 must be 20:1 unless they’ve changed the law. I read up on all of that and I haven’t read where they’ve changed QEIA legislation.
I hope that our district is aware of this…but most likely they did the damage 1st then will clean up the mess later.
We’ve been hearing at our site all year [primarily through Dennis Parker,consultant for success] that there is no way District can receive QEIA funding and go more than 20:1.
Yet, at last Wednesday’s class formation staff meeting, we were told to create classes of 25 for 1-3 and 30 for K,4&5. AND, two weeks ago we were shown new plans for the main building…walls will be moved over the summer to allow for bigger rooms (and fewer of them) to accomodate more than 20 students per room. They’ll probably spend thousands moving the walls needlessly only to say, “Uh oh,we didn’t know we would lose funding,” and end up with 20:1 after all the misspent money, needless turmoil and RIFs. This is vintage SAUSD administrative malfeasance: spending money foolishly, treating teachers like chattel, and refusing to provide the best educational experience possible for students.
AND, where are all the upset parents in Santa Ana?
Well, over at our school the principal approved a preschool + a new Special Ed program to come over to Garfield. So, to make a long story short…she moved everyone around out of their rooms to accommodate these people and Think Together. Also, the fire marshall told her that grade 2 students or below cannot be housed on the 2nd floor of the pink building.
People were griping and moaning about moving, but with good reason. You can kind of look into a crystal ball to predict what is going to happen to her now over at that school. She gave away 3 rooms to (EXTRA programs), moved her own staff and now she won’t have ENOUGH rooms for her own staff. The staff already said that they are refusing to move AGAIN. So, just sit back and enjoy the show…popcorn anyone?
275 – Clearly there is no communication between the administrative team downtown. Each one merrily goes his/her own way as if they were a king or queen doing whatevber they want. Then when things blow up nobody downtown knows anything. Yup, this is vintage SAUSD.
Wilson Teacher, I pretty much agree with you, but I think the parents are willing to help. It is just that nobody has ever helped them organize. What is happening in SAUSD could not happen in Irvine or Newport Beach because the parents would organize themselves. Even in L.A. and Pomona, the strong unions, who actually support all of their teachers, even the probationary ones, organize parents and do what it takes to prevent those districts from trying to destroy all of the good things that teachers, parents, and students work for.
The problem we have in SAUSD is a lack of leadership amongst those who would like to challenge the district. SAEA is corrupt, morally bankrupt, and probably in complete collusion with the district. It is against us, not for us. The district and SAEA are able to do what they want because of the overwhelming apathy of most teachers in SAUSD. To have Susan Mercer elected president of SAEA by the few teachers that voted in the corrupt election, mostly her cronies, just shows how unwilling most teachers are to even make the slightest effort to challenge the status quo. Some leaders like Jill and Patricia O’Neal have begun to emerge on this blog, and I hope they go far, but at this point, nobody has successfully organized the masses of parents and teachers whose collective voices could put a brake on the district doing the things you talked about — foolishly spending money, treating teachers like chattel, and providing an inferior education to students.
I have a group of parents that are uniting in the Garfield area. I talked to a few of them and they plan on organizing something.
Wow,I wonder how many people will show up at our board meeting tomorrow night. We need parent and student involvement.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/budget-find-plan-2471889-board-teachers
The lack of one, strong and cohesive parent group is how district admins like it. District admins have been very clever at juggling numerous parent organizations and targeting a “few voices” to speak for all parents.
283- Jeff Bishop is the master at manipulating a small group of parents to advance his personal agenda. Get ready Sierra.
Is Bernedette Medrano tagging along to Sierra with Bishop?
284 – That’s what we’ve heard.
282 – Patricia Gomez is in charge of the district parents and from what I heard has a solid group of parents waiting to do the district’s bidding. She parades them out to board meetings with scripts in hand parroting exactly what the district wants said!
Eleanore Moore is the vice principal in charge of counseling and testing at Saddleback High School. She’s another shouter. She was also a reject from Newport/Mesa and a friend of Olsky’s. She was driven from Godinez after just a year. She’s been at Saddleback this year and is making a mess of things by distracting counselors into playing political games. She’s involved Principal Laxton and they are both headed in the wrong direction if she is allowed to continue. She tries to divide and separate the counselors, which is a shame because it is a small department, and tries to pit them against each other.
Counselor Stephanie has had a thing for fellow counselor Richard. This has been going on for years. Everyone knows it. He’s made it clear that he’s not interested. Stephanie has convinced Moore and Laxton that Richard is not doing his job so that she can get back at him. Stephanie’s also mad that she didn’t get the lead counselor position and blames Richard and a few other employees for her failings. Laxton and Moore just believe her and don’t even suspect that the real reason is a developing sexual harassment case if they don’t get a clue.
Eleanor Moore has spent entire days playing political office games with counseling staff which hinders the work day. Entire Days messing with staff! When she’s not screaming and demanding emergency disciplinary meetings, she’s on the phone with false threats or writing up false reports about staff. Where do these idiots come from? Why does Santa Ana hire rejects who are incompetent and resort to petty office fights at the expense of the students and tax payers? Absolutely nothing can get done with her in the way with all her personal drama and made up cases against counselors. Who is overseeing these stupid antics of stupid administrators who have been losers in previous districts? Give me a phone number! I want to call and report this to someone who can fix it! I hate watching this whole ridiculous drama playing out!
287 – posting it on here is certainsly a start to a little expose!
It should be interesting to see what happens at the Board Meeting tonight regarding Class Size Reduction if they’re planning on 25:1 at QEIA schools when the law requires 20:1. The County is responsible for monitoring compliance. I don’t think the State has much authority in this area. I hope the County doesn’t plan on letting the District slide on this one. I understand that a County person involved in QEIA compliance will be there tonight.
Although the Board may not restore CSR tonight, I hope they will see in the near future that a $5 million encroachment (probably less) out of a $510 million budget isn’t too much when it means being able to keep classes in grades 1 to 3 at 20:1, not to mention saving hundreds of jobs.
SAUSD certainly has plenty of dysfunctional teachers and admins. Too many old & lazy farts in this school district.
Tonight’s board meeting should be entertaining.
“Wilson Elementary Teacher Says:
June 22nd, 2009 at 6:01 pm
AND, where are all the upset parents in Santa Ana?”
The upset parents are here, throwing their hands in the air, not sure what to do!. If the teachers are OK with all that is going on, then parents take their cue and sit back and bitch to each other, just like the teachers do. The parents would back up teachers 100% if the teachers were to do anything! Screw your union hacks! Screw the district! Stop being afraid and speak up to your parents! Picket, strike, sit-in, hunger strike! We got your back and will be sitting right next to you!! If you guys are OK with all of this, then by-God, so are we.
Hello Concerned Parent. Welcome and thanks for posting at OJ. What school does your child attend? Organized parent groups are rare in SA, so far.
Here are Santa Ana schools by rankings in the state:
Anon #287,
Welcome.
Apparently there is no rest for the weary at Saddleback High School. In the rankings, it is way down the list for the entire district. Let us know if you find that phone number. I am sure the union can help. Not 😉
Whatever happened to that sham non-profit that Bernedette is getting a big salary to pretend she is running? Was Jeff Bishop given a going-away party? Carrig hasn’t gotten one.
SAUSD has such a bad habit of recycling the doofus type over and over in the schools. The doofies actually seem to make to the top of the leadership slots, too.
Thanks for posting budget ideas here Patricia. You planning on going to the board meeting tonight? I didn’t see any rallying of the troops on your union’s website encouraging people to attend the meeting.
Your president elect, Susan Mercer, hasn’t bothered to post her email address either. Remember, she PROMISED to keep you all informed all summer long. I guess tonight’s meeting is a non-event for SAEA?
293 – The Medrano sham continues. We’re under the impression she’s packing her bags and moving to Sierra. The district is extremely negligent in allowing this woman on any campus. She’s anti-teacher to a fault and very disruptive to the school climate. Understand she got bounced from Carr.
You mentioned a “going away” party for The Bishop. More like a “good riddance” party that he was not invited to!
A party for Bishop? That’s a good one! The only ones that would attend are Bernadette & her brain washed parents. Oh, and a few of his kiss ups!
It has taken the teachers at Willard 6 years to learn how to avoid The Bishop. So why would we want to voluntarily attend a party in his honor? He hates teachers unless they are willing to lie and cover up for him. He’s going to feel it out over there at Sierra. Beware of those who become his followers.
Anons #295 & 296,
You teachers are so NEGATIVE! Hasn’t your union grievance chair asked why can’t YOU learn to get along better?
~Grin~ and Just Kidding….
It’s a great day to be rid of such foul administration, isn’t it?
This is what I am looking forward to: The upcoming Jeff Bishop stories that will come out. Both by the teachers who have had to put up with him all those years and the teachers at Sierra who will be new to the Jeff Bishop “experience”. As the Willard staff takes a breather from all the drama and spills the beans on Jeff, the new staff can tell on him as he tries to take hold at the new site.
Could be fun!
Right on cue! SA Teacher, that is EXACTLY what I meant.
He needs a little pack of people to get away with all his crap. He’ll try and find the sell-outs and the power-hungry incompetents to be in his band of players. Good, competent teachers, beware!
Were the union reps his friends while at Willard?
Those at Sierra…Beware! Your in for a TOTAL lack of support that will come under the guise of PBIS…Students that should be expelled or transferred will be thanked for coming to school that day!
All of the praise and glory of any success at your school will be given to the parent center run by a Ms Medrano (which will be following him to Sierra)All decisions will be made by a group of people that he can bully into never telling him no.
I wish Sierra the best of luck!!!