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July 24, 2008
Required Reading: Corruption, missing principals and more
*Andre Hornsby, the former HISD administrator who landed in Maryland as a superintendent, was found guilty of six federal corruption charges. This bit from the Baltimore Sun story is priceless: Dansby was caught on tape, with a glass of wine in a hotel room, explaining to his business partner that his $145,000 kickback could be paid in antiques, cars, paintings and other valuables.
*A teacher/guest blogger for the Dallas Morning News laments that central office keeps pulling his principal away from the building for meetings. Yes, he misses his principal, and he makes some interesting points why.
*Student turnout was good at an enrollment fair for Johnston High School in Austin. Johnston is in the same boat as HISD's Sam Houston, repeatedly deemed unacceptable, told to close by TEA Commissioner Robert Scott but allowed to reopen with different staff, programs and a new name.
*HISD trustees talked about wanting a more creative salary structure for teachers. Check out what's on the table in D.C.
*The TEA has posted those controversial English/language arts standards. When you can't sleep...
Posted by Ericka Mellon at July 24, 2008 04:00 PM
Comments
I called today to find out if I could speak with my board member and discovered she was out of town with 5 other board members. The office did not explain the purpose of the trip, but is this legal? Can more than 5 board members meet in a different city? Are they meeting using tax payers money?
Erika I am curious to know what you discover.
Posted by: taxpayer at July 28, 2008 06:09 PM
Great post!
Posted by: dede at July 29, 2008 06:46 PM