The commotion over the mistakenly sent email that disclosed that EPISD is considering closing some schools is telling us a lot about our new superintendent of schools.
Alex Hinojosa wrote in an El Paso Times article:
When the email was mistakenly sent to the news media, district officials asked news outlets to not move forward with the story, with the promise that Cabrera [the superintendent] would speak with them.
Cabrera said he changed his mind about meeting with news outlets Wednesday. Instead, the district sent out a news release Thursday explaining that the details of the email were part of brainstorming sessions to explore cost-saving options.
“I changed my mind because as I thought about it more and more, I thought it wasn’t fair to print a story that was a brainstorming session,” Cabrera said. “I thought it was unprofessional to do a story based on brainstorming notes.”
Unprofessional
KFOX received the mistakenly sent email. The district asked KFOX to sit on it until the superintendent spoke with them. KFOX complied with the request to hold off. The superintendent renigged. Then the district tried to make KFOX look like the bad guys.
It is our superintendent that has been unprofessional here. This adds to the stories I am hearing that he does not return phone calls and cancels in person meetings while the parties are sitting in his waiting room.
Speaking of professionalism, personally I’d like to see him wearing a coat and tie when he is conducting our school district business.
Public information officer
As for the district public information officer who accidentally sent the email, there are some mistakes that you just should not make. This is one of them.
We deserve better
Brutus
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One of the more disgusting things in this little drama was the surly, indignant, condescending manner in which the Board president addressed the media at a press conference. He chastised KFOX for refusing to sit on the story, which as Brutus points out was dishonest. He continually referred to the media at the press conference as “you people”. His arrogant tone and smugness are offensive. He and his friends just hate it when the rest of us don’t do as we are told. No wonder this guy has trouble winning elections.
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Cabrera thinks the media’s interest was unprofessional? He needs to watch the video of himself reading from his prepared statement. This is what happens when you hire someone to do a job for which he is neither qualified nor certified to do.
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Taking personal responsibility for your actions is not very common among the political class here.
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Despite personalities and egos, the fact remains that our community was not included. This has been a pattern within the district, as educators, administrators, parents, and students have not been included in the decision process.
Xavier Miranda
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This pattern is called egotism and greed, their cynical attitude clearly indicates a total disregard for the betterment of our community. Just compare the perimeter surrounding EPISD schools to Loretto Academy. Hillside Elementary School on Clifton Avenue has a sign inside their playground covered with a wrought iron fence which reads “CAUTION DEAF CHILDREN ON CAMPUS”. Loretto Academy has protected their students with speed limit signs and white lines painted on the streets surrounding the school, all main entrances are protected. Whereas, Hillside Elementary School front entrance is not protected, the white lines at the intersection of Montana and Radford have faded over the years and the only speed limit sign is sometimes partly covered by high profile vehicles. Many people have taken pictures and videos pointing out these discrepancies before Judge Aponte, however, she has refused to look at them. You are right, our community input is not taken into consideration.
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Sadly, your input is not wanted, but your money is. Joyce Wilson disrespected taxpayers and referred to 74% of us as crazies, and she will now receive $60,000 per year for the rest of her life after just 10 years of work. Add that to her salary, benefits, car allowance, etc., and she will have taken more than $4 mil from El Paso. But hey, it’s all good.
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