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Parents Advocate League Update Following is my summary of the June 16 Capistrano Unified School District board meeting. The big issue was approving the final budget. While it would keep our wonderful teachers, it is cutting needed classified jobs, which we WILL notice next year. One classified worker turned Trustee Marlene Draper's words of sorrow as to why Draper approved cutting the classified workers into why the worker was going to vote Yes on the recall. Another classified worker questioned the need for giving raises to the upper administration when needed classified jobs were being cut. Following is a summary of other items: 1) Danny Christensen is the new principal of Capo High. 2) The sale of district property in Aliso Viejo was approved. 3) The board approved (7-0) Shepherd of the Hills’ leasing the district’s Paseo de Colinas property. 4) Supt. Woodrow Carter's Reorganization Plan (reorganizing the administrative staff) was approved 7-0. Constituents should take time to review the charts to identify the responsibilities and roles of the administrative staff as presented in the June 16 board agenda at www.capousd.org. Also on the district Website is information regarding the San Juan Hills High School pipeline risk analysis. Additional information can be found at http://groups.google.com/group/cusd. 5) Trustee Anna Bryson wants the district to reconsider the need for so many district consultants due to the expense. She suggested the money saved could go toward rehiring the classified employees. 6) Carter stated again that the budget next year will be worse than this year (brace yourselves!). The article from the Register below explains other details readers will find interesting. Don't forget to read the comments below the article, and feel free to add anonymous comments: http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/education/article_2070092.php On another note, I received many comments from PALs members suggesting I include all viewpoints. Some people applauded me, and most felt that I am very clear in my emails that I am only stating my opinion. They thought I was doing enough by offering sites where all readers can do their own research and come up with their own opinions. Most readers already know I am voting YES on the recall based on my own observations during the 2007-2008 school year. If I consider all the other issues that have taken place prior to this school year, it only solidifies my decision. Here are some sites to review the opinions of others regarding the recall. Readers should take time to look at ALL the sites regardless of their opinions. http://www.electsuepalazzo.com/Sue%20Palazzo.html The OC Registrar of Voters’ site has information on where to vote and how to get the results on election night: http://www.ocvote.com Many of the people whose Websites are listed above are easily accessible for questions. They welcome questions, and anyone with concerns should ask them. Gary Miller, a candidate who is running for office in the recall election, does not have a Website, which is why I did not include his information. Also, trustees who are targets in the recall, Marlene Draper and Sheila Benecke, do not have Websites. Their respective 16 years and 20 years on the CUSD board should speak for themselves. Readers can view Draper and Benecke’s votes on school issues at the district website (listed above) in the board minutes. A PALs member, Dan, wrote the following: “I'm glad to hear that the CUSD foundation reached their goal! A good source for background on the issues you could send to people would be Leslie Dutton's coverage at http://www.fulldisclosure.net/cusd.html . It seems one-sided, but that is because everyone at the district refused to respond to her requests for information. She had won an Emmy Award for her journalism, so I would consider her a credible source.” Please take time to make informed choices for your vote in the Recall Election on Tuesday, June 24. |
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