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The Lemon Pirouette: Fall Administrative ChangesEast Side Union High School District interim-Superintendent Bob Nunez announced in mid-September the following principal changes: Wendy Gudalawicz resigned, Carol Blackerby would return to serve as Independence High School’s interim principal. Then she was moved to Oak Grove High School to serve as the interim-principal replacing Geraldine Forte, who moved to the district office. Oak Grove’s Rich Frias was sent to The Last Word on the Zendejas Departure: The Evergreen Valley TimesJust when we thought we were finished talking about Zendejas and her legacy of love, we stumbled across this Evergreen Valley Times article. For those who think the East Side trustees were glad to see her An Unruly Perspective on the Schwarzenegger Education Initiatives: The Despotic Carpetbagger ParadigmOver the next month Californians will be asked to vote on three “education reform” initiatives backed by a governor whose approval rating hovers almost halfway below the number of people who believe in UFOs. Despotic Carpetbagger Paradigm and Superintendent Compensation: Vote NO on 76
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Kiko's in the Carpetbag! An Unruly Action Alert!
Farewell, Olive Branch: A Quick Update on the Andrew Hill Cessesion Movement
The Kiko Awards: October 2005
Extending Tenure + Eliminating Due Process X Despotic Carpetbagger Paradigm = Mass Exodus: Why You Should Vote NO on Proposition 74
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James Lick High School as the principal, to replace Bill Rice, who was sent to Independence to replace Carol Blackerby.
go, take a look at Craig Mann’s telling comments: “Dr. Zendejas cleaned up the corruption she inherited, placed the district on sound financial footing—saving the district from bankruptcy. She raised expectations and test scores, rid the district of ineffective personnel and led the district with integrity and honesty. I’m confident that she’ll land on her feet with a better employer, one that will respect and appreciate her. … It’s certainly the district’s loss, not hers.”
In early September, Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill recognizing gay marriages. A number of op-ed critics chastised the governor for vetoing the legislation, but nobody seemed to catch the hypocrisy in his response to the press. When asked why he vetoed the bill, his press secretary told reporters that he vetoed the bill out of respect for the will of the people. He cited the passage of Proposition 22, the “protection of marriage act,” as the basis for his decision. The press statement went on to say “We cannot have a system where the people vote and the legislature derails that vote.”
Stop the presses and fire up the email! We just received word through the grapevine that former East Side superintendent and professional despotic carpetbagger Esperanza Zendejas applied for a superintendent’s position in Riverside County. AND SHE MADE IT INTO THE FINAL ROUND!
On October 20, the ESUHSD board of trustees voted unanimously against Hill’s bid to convert to a charter. All eyes are on Hill as they prepare to regroup and decide on their next move. The charter petition is a bold and understandably controversial move, the source of lively debate and thoughtful discussion in faculty lounges throughout Santa Clara County.
Phil Yost, inefficacious opiner for the San Jose Mercury News, recently argued that the general CTA position claiming Schwarzenegger’s special election was a waste of money should be sufficient in persuading the public to vote no on his initiatives instead of the Chicken Little “sky is falling” line that union busting propositions silence teacher voices. He used proposition 74 for his example, and postulated a mere two differences between the law as it stands now and the changes that will occur if 74 passes.
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November/December Review
Sorry for the delay Unruly readers, but technical difficulties prevented speedy publication. No worries. We’ll publish at the end of November and hope to include:
- Chapter 2: Indianapolis Fallibility
- Community voices have a lot to say about Craig Mann
- And dare we suggest a forum for public discussion? Check back after Thanksgiving!
Please drop us a line and tell us how we’re doing: Teamunruly@unrulyrus.com
Did You Know? The October Surprise!
Did you know the East Side Union High School District sponsored another Parent Empowerment Conference last month? Did you know the spirit of Kumbaya pervaded the event? Word has it more than one board member and a few administrators decided to attend and mend fences with the voting body politic. Did you know there’s a board election next November?
A Seven Year Legacy: The Despotic Carpetbagger Paradigm Case Against Proposition 75
Californians have a nasty habit of voting against their best interests, and one could argue the initiative process perpetuates this peculiar behavior. The well-intentioned voter looking to cut a little bureaucracy and save a tax dollar or two, persuaded by an organized and grotesquely-funded “Yes on whatever” lobby, casts an affirming vote for a ballot measure that cost millions to get on the ballot and millions more in the ensuing legal challenge that ultimately proves the initiative unconstitutional. Call it “The 187 Phenomenon.”