Comments on: Now there’s an idea http://www.texasedspectator.com/2006/10/23/now-theres-an-idea/ Comments on the state of education in Texas Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:53:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Rick reedy Blog Digest - Now there's an idea http://www.texasedspectator.com/2006/10/23/now-theres-an-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Rick reedy Blog Digest - Now there's an idea Sat, 28 Oct 2006 12:48:13 +0000 http://www.texasedspectator.com/2006/10/23/now-theres-an-idea/#comment-281 [...] Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Education Columnist Scott Parks: School board members, especially in the suburbs, are not wily politicos. Most are community volunteers with busy lives and jobs. What they know about district affairs comes from the superintendent and his staff. And that flow of information can be tightly controlled.In the middle of a crisis, ... What do you think on this?Link to original article [...] [...] Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Education Columnist Scott Parks: School board members, especially in the suburbs, are not wily politicos. Most are community volunteers with busy lives and jobs. What they know about district affairs comes from the superintendent and his staff. And that flow of information can be tightly controlled.In the middle of a crisis, … What do you think on this?Link to original article [...]

]]> By: Angel http://www.texasedspectator.com/2006/10/23/now-theres-an-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-280 Angel Tue, 24 Oct 2006 02:51:51 +0000 http://www.texasedspectator.com/2006/10/23/now-theres-an-idea/#comment-280 I wouldn't call their release of information "piecemealing" as Mr. Parks quotes in his article. There is a very factual timeline on their website. The fact is that she was not on the road to being fired or asked to go on paid leave until AFTER she went public crying wolf about nude art being the reason for a block in a tranfer. I repeat ONLY a denial of a transfer to another school in the district. This is the part that still gets me. It baffles me that no one else sees this pivotal turning point. A turning point McGee created herself. What is there to cover up? You don't need an independent investigator to know this. The board was not spoon-fed by anyone. They were well aware of the process and appeals that McGee placed and the information she brought to the board about her "case." They were witnesses (first hand)to the whole process, the denied transfer, and the reasons for that. I would also think that hiring an "outsider" for a crazy personnel issue as this is insane. There is a BIG difference between let's say the DISD stealing/spending thousands of dollars in comparison to a teacher swirling up a media frenzy over initially just being blocked from being granted a tranfer. And, yes you (and I) are beating a dead horse to death. I wouldn’t call their release of information “piecemealing” as Mr. Parks quotes in his article. There is a very factual timeline on their website. The fact is that she was not on the road to being fired or asked to go on paid leave until AFTER she went public crying wolf about nude art being the reason for a block in a tranfer. I repeat ONLY a denial of a transfer to another school in the district. This is the part that still gets me. It baffles me that no one else sees this pivotal turning point. A turning point McGee created herself. What is there to cover up? You don’t need an independent investigator to know this.

The board was not spoon-fed by anyone. They were well aware of the process and appeals that McGee placed and the information she brought to the board about her “case.” They were witnesses (first hand)to the whole process, the denied transfer, and the reasons for that.

I would also think that hiring an “outsider” for a crazy personnel issue as this is insane. There is a BIG difference between let’s say the DISD stealing/spending thousands of dollars in comparison to a teacher swirling up a media frenzy over initially just being blocked from being granted a tranfer.

And, yes you (and I) are beating a dead horse to death.

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