CCISD: I have watched JAG lock students and parents up

Posted on November 7, 2006 at 04:55:23 AM by Jaime Kenedeno

CCISD & Texas Education Code

Issues to address

Attendance Policy: Is less responsive than the Broomfield Days. Students skipping during the middle schedule of the day attendance informs the parent residence via automated message informing whoever answers, "Your child was absent for one or more periods today."

Why is there no follow up?

Should not the Assistant Principal send a little slip the next morning for the student to come to the office and explain the irregularities? Before modern technology?

Work Completion Enforcement: Complete all work or stay until it is finished or Parent signs student out.

Dear Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, CCISD, Legislators & South Texas Judiciary Attention:

In an agressive collateral campaign in advocacy of South Texas as a Whole; the issue of Education must be for the children (our future). I submit in good faith my "TWO CENTS" (Dos Centavos). The items addressed will fall in 3 categories; legislation, quality assurance and the Judiciary Evolution.

Legislation - Students need to be able to earn and get paid weekly. WIA JOB Grants attendance selective railroading must cease immediately. It is a racket of cushy JOBS and truant officers who cannot discourage even the skipping in the middle of the school day. I remember MR Gonzalez (GONZO) at Carroll High School back in the days of punch card bubble in "chad like" attendance cards. Student office workers picked up the cards every period and they were processed immediately. Any irregularities were addressed AND Gonzo, Mr Lyons & Mr Mon were on patrol with the cutting edge in technology Walkie Talkies. Not one other school in CCISD had them at that time. Janitors were the security. My point is where is the lag and why now that this area has been significantly beefed up. How are these kids tardy or hiding out or coming and going without someone noticing. Then they file against the parent for contributing to truancy and the student is fined and the parent has no defense even if there was never any communication from the district informing the parent. No attorney is provided as the crime is punishable by fine only. WATT about the people who cant pay? I have watched JAG lock students and parents up. 1 student $500, 2 Parents $500 each equals $1500. Community Service is an option but is it worth the association with hardened Juveniles. If there is a chance of being jailed an attorney must be provided. Any appeal is denied and handed back without signature of Court. There is no transcript of the proceedings so strong arm tactics are practiced and rules are ignored to get rich off of the poor. quality assurance Judiciary Evolution incomplete work in progress

Dear Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, CCISD, Legislators & South Texas Judiciary

Shoney Bria & CCISD Exclusion of the Public is not a good mixture

Congratulations,Jaime..
Posted on August 25, 2006 at 10:26:56 AM by Elwood Blues

No doubt the party's on at Kanabeanso and Associates..Shonny Bria won't be the new CCISD superintendant after all.She basically told the board and this community to take the job and shove it..and can you blame her?

They were trying to hire her for $40K less than they paid Chavez,she'd already been subjected to the race baiting from Susie Luna Race-Mongerer,she saw that the district was in poor shape academically,and she saw that the board was in no mood to help her try to correct it,so she said to hell with it and got out of this hellhole of a town as fast as she could.

Now..the process starts all over again,seeing as to how all the other applicants withdrew their names from consideration,which means we get to pay the consulting firm the district hired all over again.

Congratulations,folks..we've managed to run off yet ANOTHER superintendant,and this one..in record time.Just make sure,Jaimero,the board gets the memo that it must run every single applicant past Kanabeanso and Associates this time.

You'll forgive me if I skip the party today,dude.I don't see any cause for celebration..but then again..I'm not a "hornet" or a LULAC member.

Elwood, She got offered more $ at her old distirct... that's why!
Posted on August 25, 2006 at 07:09:41 PM by JVC

She got offered more $ down there. IT was all a show to get a more extensive salary according to many a board member.

Re(1): Elwood, She got offered more $ at her old distirct... that's why!
Posted on August 25, 2006 at 09:46:32 PM by Elwood Blues

To "many a board member"?..Who?..Manuel Flores? the guy who opposed hiring her in the first place?

If she was offered a raise to stay where she was,don't you think that means the trustees in Battle Ground thought she was doing a good job and didn't want to lose her?

Then again..maybe she saw the job here as more trouble than it was worth,and she'd be right.

Re(2): Elwood, She got offered more $ at her old distirct... that's why!
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 03:44:56 AM by dannoynted1

that is probably cuz she did not do her "homerwork"


Re(2): Elwood, She got offered more $ at her old distirct... that's why!
Posted on August 25, 2006 at 09:57:31 PM by dannoynted1

maybe moving to texas without a superintendents license was more trouble than it was worth!

That is not true D1
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 00:37:59 AM by Wild Ape

Texas has an anti-out of stater bias. That is because they cook the books here. If they knew what their drop out rate really was they would be in big big trouble. Bria would have exposed all that. They would keep up the pressure until she left.

There is an anti white bias here in Corpus as well. It is plain as day.

Re(1): That is not true D1
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 03:52:30 AM by dannoynted1

well if she knew the drop out rate and so do you and i have the stats but they are not complete then a true heart should reveal them regardless if they are "hired" or not, agreed?

unless you really could care less of the dropout rate and the increese of the incarceration rate which is based on the other


Dont reverse "race card".......
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 01:56:47 AM by Jaime Kenedeno

the issue Wild Ape.

Cooking the books is a CCISD specialty.

The Expose is ongoing.

Re(3): Elwood, She got offered more $ at her old distirct... that's why!
Posted on August 25, 2006 at 10:05:46 PM by Elwood Blues

:::: sighhh ::::

A Texas superintendent's license wasn't part of the job requirements the trustees put together in deciding the qualifications for the CCISD job,Danno...look it up for cryin' out loud.

Nowhere was the requirement that the successful applicant have a Texas superintendent's license included in the job requirements.


Good riddance.....
Posted on August 25, 2006 at 04:10:08 PM by Jaime Kenedeno

She wasnt tough enough anyways.

I reccomend Conrado Garcia or Mark Hughes.

Hey EB, will you please forward CCISD that memo?

And it is Kenedeno & Associates EB.


Re(1): Good riddens.....
Posted on August 25, 2006 at 06:35:23 PM by Elwood Blues

"She wasnt tough enough anyways".

You mean that she wasn't male and wasn't hispanic,don't you? Go ahead..keep chasing these people off.Keep race baiting them,keep attacking them simply because they've got the balls to actually APPLY for the job..and you'll end up with EXACTLY what you've got now..a job no one will touch,a district in dissarray,without leadership,schools that continually fall below state standards and a school board that's at the beck and call of LULAC and the GI Forum.

Go ahead,hornet master..it'll only be the kids in this district that will suffer,only the taxpayers in this district that will suffer while race mongerers and you "hornets" pat yourselves on the back for creating it all.

"I reccomend Conrado Garcia or Mark Hughes".

Neither of them has ever run a school district,you fool.There's a HUUUUGE difference between running a school and running a School DISTRICT.Just like there's a difference between flying a radio controlled airplane and piloting a 737..but I wouldn't expect you to understand the difference.

Oh..I'll forward the trustees a memo,allright.I'll tell them that the next time Susie Luna RaceBaiter or "Marana" Vera show up,to have them thrown out of the building.I'll tell them to swat the "hornets" with a rolled up newspaper.I'll tell them that,should they ever get a memo from a couple of loons who call themselves "Kenedeno and Associates" to read them aloud at the next school board meeting for a little comic relief.


Re(2): Good riddens.....
Posted on August 25, 2006 at 09:44:03 PM by dannoynted1

how do we know who applied we were only given one applicant to choose.


Re(3): Good riddens.....
Posted on August 25, 2006 at 10:00:08 PM by Elwood Blues

I'm going to try to explain this to you one more time,danno..then I'm done discussing it with you.

YOU were not charged with CHOOSING ANYONE.That's what you elect CCISD trustees for.YOU choose THEM..THEY choose a superintendent.If you want to know how many applied for the job..ASK THE TRUSTEES.If they won't tell you,VOTE THEM OUT!

The trustees hired a search firm to screen applicants based on the criteria THEY THEMSELVES established.The search firm then submitted the names of the QUALIFIED candidates to the board based on the criteria the trustees agreed on.

It's not up to YOU to decide who was qualified and who wasn't.Despite your tantrums,the board IS NOT REQUIRED to seek YOUR approval for who they interview or hire.If you don't like how they go about the hiring process..VOTE..THEM..OUT! This is what's so maddening about you two.You expect the trustees to run all their business past you,and if that's the case..what the hell do you need trustees FOR?

Dammit,Danno..why can't you get that through your head? YOU have no say as to who the superintendent is or isn't.It's not up to you to decide.


You don't have to like it D1 but Elwood is right.
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 00:43:57 AM by Wild Ape

You must not understand the process D1. Getting a texas superintendant credential is not hard. Name me one out of state superintendent hired in Texas----just one. You can't it doesn't exist. Go to any other state and you'll find that it is common place. I have an uncle who applied for 63 jobs as a superintendant in Texas. He had 35 years experience, he worked in Arizona, Idaho, California, and Nevada. He was passed over in Kerrville by a football coach with NO management experience, NO doctorate, and NO Texas certification. My uncle had high recommendations from every place that he worked at.


Re(1): You don't have to like it D1 but Elwood is right.
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 04:59:02 AM by dannoynted1


You must not understand the process D1. Getting a texas superintendant credential is not hard. Name me one out of state superintendent hired in Texas----just one. You can't it doesn't exist.

d1:well if aint that hard, then why do you want someone out of state hired in Texas?

do you want "just one"?

if they don't exist , then why do you want one to exist?


Kinda like the .......
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 03:39:54 AM by Jaime Kenedeno

Texas State Bar.

They like to keep the scam a secret.

Like the lotto we voted for was to be used 100% for Texas Education.

Like Craddick manipulating 13.3 million in Education funds for his hospital district in exchange for a New District Court in Cleberg.

I remember your beef with the Texas Education System. We need to do a lot of housekeeping.


The Caller only mentioned......
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 02:17:03 AM by Jaime Kenedeno

Educators with a Superintendent's Certificate.

It was touted as the ones who were qualified.

Enough of the spilled milk, water under the bridge discussion let's move forward.

Conrado Garcia, Mark Hughes, Danny Noyola, Denise Hutchinson.......



To be considered for a superintendent's job in Texas, an educator must complete a certification program that includes a one-year internship under a current superintendent. The following people are those within CCISD that the district has on record as having a superintendent certificate.
Alfredo Acevedo Jr.
Age: 55
Current position: School Director for Operations and Business
Background: Acevedo was born in Rio Grande City and has spent most of his 34-year career in education in Coastal Bend districts. He has served as teacher, counselor, principal and was an assistant superintendent for Alice Independent School District. He also worked two years for the Texas Education Agency in Austin before returning to South Texas. He's been with CCISD for three years.
If the Search Committee asked you to apply, would you consider it?
"I'm currently not interested."
John Bucey
Age: 45
Current position: Consultant, CCISD Athletic Office
Background: Bucey grew up in Corpus Christi and is a product of CCISD schools. He has been in education for nearly 20 years, most of which were spent working for CCISD. He served as coach at Carroll High School before moving into administration.
If the Search Committee asked you to apply, would you consider it?
"Yes, I'd consider it."
Katherine Conoly
Age: 47
Current position: Executive Director for Instructional Support for CCISD
Background: A native of Colombia, Conoly grew up in the Houston area before moving to Corpus Christi 23 years ago - the same amount of time she's worked for the school district. She served as a principal for 13 years before moving to the administration office and has for the past 13 years taught doctoral and master's level course work at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
If the Search Committee asked you to apply, would you consider it?
"I'm content serving the district in my current capacity and the district has allowed me wonderful opportunities to serve the children of this community."
James D. Davenport
Age: 42
Current position: Title I Instructional Teacher Adviser, Martin Middle School
Background: Davenport is a self-described Army brat who grew up several places before settling in Corpus Christi in his late teens. He's been in education for 17 years, all with CCISD. He has not made the leap to administration.
If the Search Committee asked you to apply, would you consider it?
"No. If they did, I'd wonder what was going on," Davenport said. "But seriously, it wouldn't be practical for someone in my position to suddenly jump to superintendent."
Conrado Garcia
Age: 52
Current position: Principal, Moody High School
Background: Garcia, who also is a product of CCISD schools, has spent his entire 31 years in education working for the district. He has served as a teacher, assistant principal and principal.
He also has served as an adjunct professor at the former Corpus Christi State University and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi.
If the Search Committee asked you to apply, would you consider it?
"Yes, I'd be honored."
Denise Hutchinson
Age: 47
Current position: Assistant Principal, Miller High School
Background: Hutchinson has been in education for 20 years, 13 of those in administration. She is from Corpus Christi originally and spent a majority of her career in the West Oso ISD, where she also filled in as assistant superintendent. She has been with CCISD for a year.
If the Search Committee asked you to apply, would you consider it?
"Yes, I would consider it."
Mark Hughes
Age: 49
Current position: Principal, Wilson Elementary School
Background: Hughes grew up Corpus Christi and has devoted his professional career to CCISD. During the past 28 years, he has served in many capacities, including assistant principal and principal. He also teaches graduate courses at A&M-CC.
If the Search Committee asked you to apply, would you consider it?
"Of course it would be flattering for someone to come and ask you to try, but no, I'm not interested in the job at this time."
Christine Marroquin
Age: 50
Current position: Principal and Chair, Early Childhood Development Center
Background: Marroquin, who originally is from Freer, has lived in the Corpus Christi area since 1982. Her entire 20-year career has been spent in CCISD, 12 of them at the administrative level. In her current job as principal and chair of ECDC she works closely with A&M-CC to provide hands-on training for future teachers.
If the Search Committee asked you to apply, would you consider it?
"I would probably consider it if I'd been asked. My future goals include a superintendency position."
Linda P. Moffett
Age: 53
Current position: Language Arts Teacher, seventh grade, Cullen Middle School
Background: Moffett was born in San Antonio, lived in Austin and spent her adolescence in Corpus Christi. She also is a product of CCISD schools. About 27 of her 31 years in education have been spent with the district. She is a master reading teacher for her campus and also serves as part-time principal.
If the Search Committee asked you to apply, would you consider it?
"I like to work from my strengths, and those strengths are in teaching students and in developing curriculum for my campus."
Toni Moynihan-McCoy
Age: 60
Current position: Executive Director, Department for School Improvement
Background: For the past several years, Moynihan-McCoy has helped CCISD analyze accountability data including dropout rates and test scores and has worked to help schools improve. She has been in education for more than 25 years, some of which was spent as a consultant for the Education Service Center Region II and for the Texas Education Agency. She has taught English at the K-12 through college level, and between 1980 to 1990, she had her own education reform organization called the Effective Schools Institute in Chicago.
If the Search Committee asked you to apply, would you consider it?
"Yes, of course I would."
Daniel G. Noyola
Age: 52
Current position: Principal, Miller High School
Background: Noyola, who grew up in Corpus Christi, has been in education for 32 years. A majority of his career was spent in the West Oso Independent School District, where he served as teacher, assistant principal, principal and later superintendent of schools. He joined CCISD six years ago as a government teacher at Moody High School before taking the reins at Miller earlier this year.
If the Search Committee asked you to apply, would you consider it?
"If they came to me, then of course I would."
Allen Parish Jr.
Age: 53
Current position: Assistant Principal, Carroll High School
Background: Parish, originally from Missouri, has spent 25 years in education and taught at the college and middle school levels. He's been with CCISD for 17 years, the past seven of which have been at Carroll High School. He teaches a special-education course for teachers at A&M-CC.
If the Search Committee asked you to apply, would you consider it?
"Sure. It's not going to happen," he said, "but sure."
Michael Torres
Age: 50
Current position: Principal, South Park Middle School
Background: Torres was born in Dallas and grew up in Los Angeles. He's been in education for 29 years, the past three of which have been spent with CCISD. He coached in Oklahoma before returning to Corpus Christi to join the West Oso Independent School District 10 years ago. While there, he taught science and served as the assistant football coach, head football coach, athletic director, assistant principal and principal.
If the Search Committee asked you to apply, would you consider it?
"I don't think it's the right time for me. I got into this business to make a difference in education and would love to do that on a district level, but I need to do what I can to a make a difference here first."
Delma Yzaguirre
Age: 45
Current position: Principal, Sanders Elementary
Background: Yzaguirre was born and raised in Premont and has been in education for 19 years. A good deal of her career was spent in the Calallen Independent School District, where she taught social studies, served as assistant principal of Calallen High school and was a curriculum specialist for the district. She joined CCISD as a principal two years ago.
If the Search Committee asked you to apply, would you consider it?
"Sure, I would consider it."
The following people could not be reached or did not wish to comment:
Rena B. Garcia
Special Education Teacher, King High School
Juan Huerta
Adviser for the English as a Second Language Program, Corpus Christi ISD
Gerald Robins
English Teacher, King High School
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Re(1): The Caller only mentioned......
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 03:16:57 AM by Elwood Blues

All this overlooks one small detail,Jaime.The job requirements..as set forth by CCISD trustees,require the successful candidate have had prior experience RUNNING A SCHOOL D..I..S..T..R..I..C..T

None of the people you've gone to great lengths to list here have ever actually RUN a SCHOOL DISTRICT.Oddly enough..more than half the people you list here wouldn't have the job..maybe they understand something about this community the others don't.


Corpus Christi should be allowed....
Posted on August 25, 2006 at 10:54:27 PM by Jaime Kenedeno

to view the process but crucial steps in the process were circumvented.

1 Finalist??

Now that is BS.


Re(1): Corpus Christi should be allowed....
Posted on August 25, 2006 at 11:14:52 PM by Elwood Blues

Then,screw it,Jaime..petition the State Board of Education to do away with the CCISD board of trustees.You obviously don't trust them to do their jobs,you have no confidence in their ability to screen and select a superintendent,and you want your nose in every aspect of school business..yet you refuse to grasp the primary tenent of democracy..which is,if you don't like what your elected officials do,throw them out and elect new ones.Nope..you don't want to go to that much trouble.

You'd rather just throw out baseless innuendo like "crucial steps in the process were circumvented"..a charge you can't POSSIBLY prove because,as you've CLEARLY demonstrated here..you DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS YOU SAY WAS CIRCUMVENTED...you'd rather just scream about "transparency".

I give up,dude..this is like debating a tomato.Go ahead..do away with the board of trustees altogether,let's let LULAC run the district.


Re(2): Corpus Christi should be allowed....
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 01:54:05 AM by Jaime Kenedeno

Let me go back and find exactly WATT I am referring to.

It seems I remember a court order handed down on the process.

Does it not make sense that we should have more than one finalist?

Miss America has more than one finalist.

It is a selection process and why does the CCISD Hierarchy want our approval after the fact?

I will tell you why; they want a successful bond election.

Anyway EB, we will be involved no matter who wants it or not.


The school board must post the names of superintendent candidates
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 05:24:26 AM by Jaime Kenedeno

Two years later, Bañales entered the complex world of Corpus Christi Independent School District politics, ruling that the school board must post the names of superintendent candidates they were interviewing. That ruling returned to the news recently when CCISD officials attempted to conceal the names of candidates to replace Abelardo Saavedra.

http://www.caller2.com/2001/newsapp/2970.cfm


Why was CCISD the only district in the state required to do so?
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 05:33:12 AM by Jaime Kenedeno

CCISD went to court in January to overturn a district court ruling that required it to release the names of superintendent candidates throughout the selection process. It was the only district in the state required to do so.

Districts are required to release the names of finalists for superintendent at least 21 days before they officially are hired.

CCISD officials have said they expect to name a sole finalist by early June.

http://www.caller.com/ccct/local_news/article/0,1641,CCCT_811_4720141,00.html


Re(3): Corpus Christi should be allowed....
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 03:09:13 AM by Elwood Blues

"Anyway EB,we will be involved no matter who wants it or not".

No..you won't.It's not your decision to make.It won't stop you from crying about,it to be sure,but no,Jaime..YOU won't be involved in the selection process,as you're not a school board trustee nor a member of the search firm..and that's a fact..no matter how much you scream.




Influence and Information......
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 03:31:39 AM by Jaime Kenedeno

are very difficult to ignore.


Re(1): Influence and Information......
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 04:03:57 AM by Elwood Blues

I don't see where you're going to get the "influence" from..and information is only as good as the person providing it.That you still..after all this..don't see that your problem in this matter lies with the CCISD trustees,and not with the search firm or the candidates (or lack thereof) clearly..and without question,indicates you still don't understand the problem.

I know you STILL don't get it,but your beef is with the trustees.THEY'RE the ones who decided the criteria for the superintendent's job.THEY'RE the ones who made it a requirement for the job that the successful candidate MUST have previous experience as a superintendent,which excludes each and every name you reposted from the C-T.THEY'RE the ones who cater to LULAC.

You really want to show folks the power of Kenedeno and Associates? Use it to throw out the school board members who created this mess in the first place.


Re(2): Influence and Information......
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 05:22:39 AM by Jaime Kenedeno

Correct EB, "my Beef is with the trustees".

The CCISD Trustees and the Hierarchy Personnel of CCISD.

Bria was just put out in front.

It was unfortunate for her that the Board only wanted to use her for a successful bond election.

Then they (the Trustees) began reneging on the original deal.

So you want to hone in on the Trustees?

You go first.

Who will we replace these guys with?

Dr Raul Prezas?

Mrs. Mark Scott (Kailo Communications)?



LULAC does run things Elwood
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 00:46:47 AM by Wild Ape

Isn't it obvious? They met in secret so that LULAC would not put their racial two cents in. The board was trying to fix the problem. LULAC has a stranglehold on the system.

I guarantee the candidate they will decide on will be hispanic and Democrat. Those will be the only two requirements to make LULAC back off.


Re(1): LULAC does run things Elwood
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 03:25:09 AM by Elwood Blues

There's a lot of truth to that sentiment,Ape.If I were a potential superintendent candidate here,and I knew anything at all about how this community thinks and works,I damned sure wouldn't want my name getting out until I got the job.

As you've seen here,there are some people here who don't understand the process,and don't CARE to understand it,all they want to do is scream because THEY weren't consulted first..and sorry..I'd be damned if I'd interview for the job with people who have no concept of how the process works.

It'd be like trying to explain a tax form to a grapefruit.



Why make it about.....
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 02:34:58 AM by Jaime Kenedeno

Ethnicity?

Hiring from within is about understanding our community.


Re(1): Why make it about.....
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 03:46:16 AM by ElwwodBlues

"Why make it about ethnicity?"

Jaime..I've been asking that question since Dana Williams retired.Neither Ape nor I started this.It's been about ethnicity and race for the last 20 years in this town..and not just in the CCISD.It's permeated every aspect of this community..from turkey legs at Bayfest to the Boys and Girls Club..from board appointments to city council races..from the classrooms to courthouse lobbies it's been about race and ethnicity.

Tell you what,Jaime..why don't you put that question to Susie Saldana?..to Nancy Vera?..to Dan Alfaro?..to Roland Garza?..to Rene Rodriguez? Ask any of THEM why it's always about race and ethnicity.

Not that they'll answer you,but if they did..and they were honest,they'd say it's because without them to stir the racial pot and keep us at each other's throats,they'd just be everyday people..the TV cameras wouldn't be in THEIR faces.Saldana and Vera would have to get REAL jobs where they'd actually have to work for a living,Alfaro and Rodriguez would just be two ambulance chasing shyster lawyers,and Garza would just be that miserable,grouchy,loud mouthed neighbor nobody wants to live next door to.



For Susie the issue would be......
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 05:47:30 AM by Jaime Kenedeno

the political ideology. I hardly see her as partial to ethnicity.

Partial to Democrats?

Definitely.

Roland, I see as one who fights for the little people and at times he confuses elitism with racism. Roland is about issues for the most part.

I believe Nancy has her heart in the right place.

I also believe these three would be excellent additions to our School Board or DMC Board of Regents.


Dont embellish....
Posted on August 25, 2006 at 09:18:33 PM by Jaime Kenedeno

and dont put words in my mouth.

If she was meant to be here then it would have happened.

CCISD has very capable people right here in CCISD.

Hire from within.

I have suggested two men and this has nothing to do with race or gender.

Competence and a working relationship within our district.


Re(1): Dont embellish....
Posted on August 25, 2006 at 10:25:14 PM by Elwood Blues

"CCISD has very capable people right here in CCISD".

And NONE of them has ever successfully run a school DISTRICT.THOSE are the requirements as set forth by the trustees,Jaime..if you've got a problem with that,take it up with THEM.

Look..I couldn't give a rat's ass if the new superintendent is white,black,brown,yellow,green,plaid or zebra striped.I couldn't care less if it were male,female or somewhere in between.This isn't about race,gender,ethnicity,religious preference,or whether they say "to-may-to" or "to-mah-to".It's about whether they're qualified to do the job,and whether we,as a community,are willing to let them actually DO the damn job without waiting to pounce on them before they're even hired.

You guys pissed and moaned about her even being OFFERED the job.You had your minds made up that she was dead in the water before she even got in the boat..and why? Because you labor under this DELUSION that the trustees are supposed to run their appointments by you,first..and when they don't,you get your pants in a wad and cry about "transparency".

YOU do not choose a superintendent,the TRUSTEES do..that's why you elected them..to make these decisions FOR you.If you don't like the way they're doing things,VOTE THEIR ASSES OUT,but,for the love of GOD stop crying about the damn selection process.

If we're lucky enough to have anyone qualified to do the job even APPLY for it next round..try bearing that in mind.


We voice our objection....
Posted on August 25, 2006 at 10:51:47 PM by Jaime Kenedeno

to having only one finalist and being excluded from viewing the process.

Rules were circumvented deliberately.

Bria was just the unfortunate single finalist.

Conrado Garcia or Mark Hughes are two suggestions.

Re(1): We voice our objection....
Posted on August 25, 2006 at 11:21:34 PM by Elwwod Blues

..and what would you have the trustees do?..go comb Leopard Street for half a dozen crackheads and winos to consider along with Bria so that there'd be seven finalists instead of one? Would THAT have made you feel better?

"Bria was just the unfortunate single finalist".

That didn't stop you from trying to run her out of town though..did it?


Re(2): We voice our objection....
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 02:27:51 AM by Jaime Kenedeno

EB, we did not go after Shonny Bria; we addressed the CCISD Hierarchy and the process. CCISD Board wanted a "figure head"; a puppet a scapegoat.

WHo will build the new high school and who has pushed it?

Is a new high school within the budget?

Will the contract award go to the low bidder?

The high bidder?

Or somewhere in the middle?

Regardless of the amount it will be the same ole Joe as always.

We need somebody from here EB.

And now you are reaching pretty far when you suggest crack heads from Leopard. We have many to include in the selection process that are products of CCISD or have been integral parts of the CCISD system.


Re(1): Dont embellish....
Posted on August 25, 2006 at 09:56:07 PM by dannoynted1

for your info mark hughes is white!



Re(2): Dont embellish....
Posted on August 25, 2006 at 10:08:28 PM by Elwood Blues

Who cares? Has he ever run a school DISTRICT?..No.

The job requirements,as set forth by the trustees,require that the applicant have prior successful experience in running a school DISTRICT.



Those requirements have proven......
Posted on August 26, 2006 at 05:52:51 AM by Jaime Kenedeno

unproductive and short lived for the last 3 or 4 Superintendents.

Abe at least finnangled CCISD out of the Cisneros V CCISD Judgement.

1969 ~ 1997

He got the mill for himself?


Re(2): Good riddens.....
Posted on August 25, 2006 at 06:36:52 PM by Elwood Blues

BTW...it's good R..I..D..D..A..N..C..E.,hornet boy.



Re(3): Good R..I..D..D..A..N..C..E......
Posted on August 25, 2006 at 09:20:55 PM by Jaime Kenedeno

Gracias mi amigo




HEY, EB................................
Posted on August 25, 2006 at 11:56:35 PM by JJ

YOU STILL INSIST IN ACTING OUT YOUR LACK OF CLASS. YOU SURE SOUND ANGRY THAT JAIME AND DANNOYNTED JUST WON'T GIVE UP ON YOUR JABBERING AROUND ARROGANTLY AND FOREVER. WELL, JAIME AND D HAVE ONE THING GOING FOR THEM............THEY KEEP THEIR COOL AND THEY DO HAVE "CLASS" HOWEVER, YOU HAVE ......................................................................................WELL, WHO NEEDS TO KNOW? EXCEPT YOU!

Texas State Representative House District 33: Get to the issues and stop the ugliness

Texas State Representative House District 33: Get to the issues and stop the ugliness



CCISD brought in a tandem specialty for performance appearances. The numbers needed to be classified so that CCISD / Miller High School could not lose money for the absent and the low grades. The CCISD structure encourages liberal use of certain labels and titles; CCISD uses the Special Education umbrella for the School / District’s benefit. In the TAKS test, certain exclusions of select students allow these students to take another test that has no effect on the overall score of the school. CCISD brought the Tandem in (like Troutman brings in Rambo) to complete a mission. However, should the mission fail; CCISD will avow no knowledge.

Texas State Representative House District 33: Like Vicente, we hear all sides of the local talk radio

Texas State Representative House District 33: Like Vicente, we hear all sides of the local talk radio

John Longoria: presents an opportunity for change in CCISD?

Longoria announces CCISD candidacy

August 8, 2006

Former At-Large Corpus Christi City Councilman John Longoria has announced his candidacy for the District 1 seat on the Corpus Christi Independent School District Board. He serves as a Regional Transportation Authority commissioner.

Board President Manuel Flores currently represents District 1. Flores also has announced his intent to seek re-election.


School board elections will be in November. School board members are elected to four-year terms without pay.

Name: John Longoria

Age: 47

Family: Wife, Sonia, and three sons ages 5, 3 and 1.

Occupation: Government affairs for the Lower Colorado River Authority

Reason seeking election: "I present myself as an opportunity for change," Longoria said. Longoria cited problems with dropout rates, budget issues and a lack of a unified vision on the board as areas he would work to help change. He said his eight years serving on the City Council gave him the background in leadership in a governmental setting.

Llanes brought suit against Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD)

Sylvia Llanes brought suit against Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD), asserting wrongful termination under the Texas Whistleblower Act (the Act) and breach of contract. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §554.001-.010 (Vernon Supp. 2001). CCISD filed a motion for summary judgment, which was granted as to the claim under the Act. The court severed the breach of contract claim from the claim under the Act, making the summary judgment final. Llanes challenges the summary judgment by two issues. We affirm.
Llanes worked for CCISD as a secretary to the associate superintendent for business and support services. She applied for a different position within CCISD, but did not get the job. Llanes complained about the hiring process, believing it to be unfair. Both her supervisor and the superintendent told her that no CCISD policy had been violated. Less than two months later, she was terminated.

Gotta Get Paid, that's the way it is

I see no changes all I see is racist faces
misplaced hate makes disgrace to races
We under I wonder what it takes to make this
one better place, let's erase the haters
Take the evil out the people they'll be acting right
'cause both black and white is talkin smack tonight
and only time we heal is when we love each other
it takes skill to be real, time to heal each other
And although it seems heaven sent
We ain't ready, to see a black President, uhh
It ain't a secret don't conceal the fact
the penitentiary's packed

I must say the tactics being carried out right now are transferring from a division between majority & minority groups to a division of within the minority groups. This concept is how CCISD manipulates. Think about it? Investigations, Colloquial Intelligence, Manipulation of one’s JOB opportunities, personal & political missions and nanotechnology to forecast, design and carry out plans ranging from 0 to at least a good 20 years. WIA slush fund is all about the final data in each category. There are many exemptive solutions & creative methods that are encouraged. The WIA allows the creation of multiple programs and agencies to create JOBS or JOB training. WIA is the DARE program, COPS program, Communities in Schools, and anything they can draw up a quick blueprint of. Innovation and Malleability produce stellar new programs from dedicated grant writers given the concepts and goals of a brainstorm. This is a brilliant concept for our youth. The problem is the adults take candy from the babies. CCISD has grown way too big for their britches. A board much too elevated to consider input from the community. Such audacity to condescend to an engagement of the community (they fleece in the justification). “They know WATT is best for us”. Furthermore, contrary to their schmoozing persona-ism they do not know it all “we wouldn’t understand the process so why do we need to know how they conduct the business of running our school district?”. We would never understand anyway? The concern is to make the numbers JIVE with each other and the terminology is dynamic so are the variables applicable for each method of calculation.

“I guess it just depends on WATT your definition of is………..

IS?”

One educator alerted to the name Denise Hutchinson as “ a teacher who taught with him at Crockett” He said, “she got into some kind of trouble involving government documents”. The Educator continued, “She came out in the Caller Times… in the newspaper, they wrote some articles about her and right after that she left”. I asked where did she go? He said, “I don’t know, we never seen her again”

Does CCISD have such a demand for this type of specialization in creative administrating?

Did Dr. Hutchinson ever teach at Crockett Elementary?

If she did, this is one example of a “questionable background”.

West Oso

Hutchinson's "1990, 1993 and 2000 employment application with West Oso Independent School District regarding deliberate falsifications, misrepresentations or omissions of fact."
"Expenditure of district funds, including but not limited to grant monies, fund-raising and campus activity account."
And "deliberate falsifications, misrepresentations or omissions of fact on district grant applications and district correspondence relating to the same." Bonilla said he believes the suspension and investigation are the result of Salazar's personal animosity toward Hutchinson?

“Questionable background”??

Another example.

In September the board voted to grant a grievance filed by Hutchinson against the district that stated she was suspended unfairly and allowed her to return to work. Hutchinson was assigned to West Oso Elementary as assistant principal in October but her lawyer, Daniel Ortiz said the assignment is not what his client requested in her original grievance. "The board granted her grievance unconditionally," Ortiz said. "But the superintendent refused to reinstate her to her former position. Instead she demoted her."

“Questionable background”

Why did the Caller consider her “Superintendent material”?

Denise Hutchinson
Age: 47
Current position: Assistant Principal, Miller High School
Background: Hutchinson has been in education for 20 years, 13 of those in administration. She is from Corpus Christi originally and spent a majority of her career in the West Oso ISD, where she also filled in as assistant superintendent. She has been with CCISD for a year.
If the Search Committee asked you to apply, would you consider it?
"Yes, I would consider it."

Would CCISD hire her without doing a thorough background check?

Where was Scott Eliff while Denise “did her thing”?

That’s it; just wind her up and let her go?

For CCISD, Tupac cogently defines the MO

You gotta operate the easy way
"I made a G today" But you made it in a sleazy way
sellin' crack to the kid. " I gotta get paid,"
Well hey, well that's the way it is

Is that the way it is?

Is that the process?

CCISD has gotta get paid.

We gotta make a change...
It's time for us as a people to start makin' some changes.
Let's change the way we eat, let's change the way we live
and let's change the way we treat each other.
You see the old way wasn't working so it's on us to do
what we gotta do, to survive.

Gotta Get Paid

I must say the tactics being carried out right now are transferring from a division between majority & minority groups to a division of within the minority groups. This concept is how CCISD manipulates. Think about it? Investigations, Colloquial Intelligence, Manipulation of one’s JOB opportunities, personal & political missions and nanotechnology to forecast, design and carry out plans ranging from 0 to at least a good 20 years. WIA slush fund is all about the final data in each category. There are many exemptive solutions & creative methods that are encouraged. The WIA allows the creation of multiple programs and agencies to create JOBS or JOB training. WIA is the DARE program, COPS program, Communities in Schools, and anything they can draw up a quick blueprint of. Innovation and Malleability produce stellar new programs from dedicated grant writers given the concepts and goals of a brainstorm. This is a brilliant concept for our youth. The problem is the adults take candy from the babies. CCISD is way to big for their britches. A board much too elevated to consider input from the community. Such audacity to condescend to engagement of the community they fleece in the justification “they know WATT is best for us”. Furthermore, contrary to their schmoozing persona-ism they do not know it all “we wouldn’t understand the process so why do we need to know how they conduct the business of running our school district?”. We would never understand anyway? The concern is to make the numbers JIVE with each other and the terminology is dynamic so are the variables applicable for each method of calculation.

“I guess it just depends on WATT your definition of is………..

IS?”

One educator alerted to the name Denise Hutchinson as “ a teacher who taught with him at Crockett” He said, “she got into some kind of trouble involving government documents”. The Educator continued, “She came out in the Caller Times… in the newspaper, they wrote some articles about her and right after that she left”. I asked where did she go? He said, “I don’t know, we never seen her again”

Does CCISD have such a demand for this type of specialization in creative administrating?

Did Dr. Hutchinson ever teach at Crockett Elementary?

If she did, this is one example of a “questionable background”.

West Oso

Hutchinson's "1990, 1993 and 2000 employment application with West Oso Independent School District regarding deliberate falsifications, misrepresentations or omissions of fact."
"Expenditure of district funds, including but not limited to grant monies, fund-raising and campus activity account."
And "deliberate falsifications, misrepresentations or omissions of fact on district grant applications and district correspondence relating to the same." Bonilla said he believes the suspension and investigation are the result of Salazar's personal animosity toward Hutchinson?

“Questionable background”??

Another example.

In September the board voted to grant a grievance filed by Hutchinson against the district that stated she was suspended unfairly and allowed her to return to work. Hutchinson was assigned to West Oso Elementary as assistant principal in October but her lawyer, Daniel Ortiz said the assignment is not what his client requested in her original grievance. "The board granted her grievance unconditionally," Ortiz said. "But the superintendent refused to reinstate her to her former position. Instead she demoted her."

“Questionable background”

Why did the Caller consider her “Superintendent material”?

Denise Hutchinson
Age: 47
Current position: Assistant Principal, Miller High School
Background: Hutchinson has been in education for 20 years, 13 of those in administration. She is from Corpus Christi originally and spent a majority of her career in the West Oso ISD, where she also filled in as assistant superintendent. She has been with CCISD for a year.
If the Search Committee asked you to apply, would you consider it?
"Yes, I would consider it."

Would CCISD hire her without doing a thorough background check?

Where was Scott Eliff while Denise “did her thing”?

That’s it; just wind her up and let her go?

For CCISD, Tupac cogently defines the MO

You gotta operate the easy way
"I made a G today" But you made it in a sleazy way
sellin' crack to the kid. " I gotta get paid,"
Well hey, well that's the way it is

Is that the way it is?

Is that the process?

CCISD has gotta get paid.

CCISD where are you?

"No Chisme...it goes to show the teachers who complained and left have no class.

WATT are the teachers names and where are the statements?

Literally yes, when they relinquished their postion at Miller they did not have a class.

Other wise CCISD standards allow them to employ teachers with "no class"?

The TEA rating?

What is the rating based on?

What are we concerned most with when educationg our youth?

Learning, Retention, Unity

Division comes fom within and weeds in one's flower bed produce more and more weeds. Somebody has gotta turn & weed the beds. Throw a little sandy loam and loosen up the molecules. The weeds become easier to pull.

Thee was Unity enough to recieve the rating.

They passed the inspection?

Yes?

Now to an apology?

I do not believe an apology is appropriate at this time.

We need to view the official CCISD Documents!

Mr Flores' statements shouldn't they release the hold?

Confirmation of this position Mr Flores took should be on the agenda at the next board meeting. Then we can get this all cleared up and out in the open.

CCISD where are you?

What Exactly Did Miller Principal Danny Noyola Do In Violation of CCISD Policy

Change Grades?

Modify Attendance records?

That is how they do it at CCISD.

Teach the test?

Make the numbers fit by rearranging the terminology?

Having certain students (who are at risk of not passing the TAKS) categorized in a way so their scores will not figure in the average.

Selectively classifying and targeting of certain students to enter the "revolving door" of our local legally untrained Justices of the Peace for tardies and truancy violations. And then no attorney to represent the kids so they are railroaded. Then when they cannot come up with the dinero they take the kids from the classroom in handcuffs and threaten to lock em up and do lock some of them up even though these violations are punishable by fine only. The JP has not the legal right or training to incarcerate a child or his parents for fine only violations.

Justice of the peace courts have jurisdiction over criminal offenses that are punishable by fine only, and over civil cases in which the amount in controversy is small (not more than $5,000 in 1995).

So the attendance issue is all about the money. If you can classify the student in a way to get paid then that is what they are told to do.

The grades have to do with uncertified teachers who are a lot of times better than the certified ones. An uncertified teacher cannot fail a student and if it happens there are legal ramifications for the district.

Was he screwing any of the students cause I had an assistant principal at Carroll marry one after she graduated and was with her from when she was a sophomore?

Another one where...... well let's save that for another day.

I know of current situations that need much more attention.

Go check out the scene at Carroll or at King.

Kids walk the halls but they are not truant.

Coaches are married but they have relationships.

Dont take my word for it go check it out.

Shall I continue?

This is gonna take some love and patience people!

This will be an excellent opportunity to "spill the beans" lets just get this stuf out & over with. I know Danny, it is a "gagged" issue but then again are certain elite protected, bufferred or whatever red tape and once you get through that the gren yellow and the blue then we have duct tape and then the redirected and the you forgot to do this way or that way so you have no other choice but I cant appoint you a lawyer cuz you dont risk going to jail TODAY but when you dont pay the 50 or 100 buck you dont have so they can stick your kid working with hardened children and they start to act the same way. It is not like that at SLGC!

Every School in CCISD such standard shall they attain as SLGC Student Learning and Guidance Center.