EPISD candidate forum

March 5, 2019

This came in from Xavier Miranda:

An invitation is extended for folks to attend our Community Education Forum for EPISD School Board Candidates. 
The role of potential school board members will determine whether our public education system is dismantled and handed over to those seeking to profit by exploiting our children. Consider the following issues addressed at the following links:
Event:   Community Forum for EPISD Board Candidates
Date:     Thursday, April 4, 2019
Time:    6 PM to 8 PM
Place:    McCall Neighborhood Center
        3231 Wyoming AV 79903 
The following individuals will be serving as panelists, and will convey issues and questions to the candidates:
Students:         El Paso high school area students
Parent:            Hilda Villegas of Familias Unidas del Chamizal
Parents:          Robert and Jennifer Ardovino
Community:   Amdada Flores and Anna Mares 
Teacher:          Xavier Miranda, teacher in EPISD
 
The following candidates have confirmed attendance:
Austin Feeder Pattern District 3:
Franklin Feeder Pattern District 6
Coronado Feeder Pattern District 7
Subsequent email reminders will include the format and general topics to be addressed.
Thank you for consideration given this invitation.
Best Regards,
Xavier Miranda
El Paso Grassroots

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EPISD reinventing the wheel

March 3, 2019

The February 12, 2019 EPISD board packet had this item in it:

EPISD would like to contract with a vendor to develop an all-In-one enrollment solution.  Funds are going to be requested from several accounts to cover the year 1 contracted services quote of$547,950.00.

That’s half a million dollars for the first year on an item that it appears was never taken out to bid.  Notice that the system needs to be developed.

This is a risky project.

It is hard to believe that no other school district–anywhere–has an all-in-one enrollment solution already.

We deserve better

Brutus

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EPISD board

February 28, 2019

The EPISD board of trustees is a mess.

Of the seven elected positions two are currently unoccupied and a third is occupied by someone appointed by the board and not elected by the voters.

In the past cycle we have had two elected board members resign because they had higher political aspirations.  One member left to run for congress and another left to become a congressional staff member.  So much for the kids.  So much for keeping a promise.

A third member resigned because of residency issues.

We are left with three retired teachers and an executive working for a local not for profit.

The school superintendent runs the district.  The board is supposed to give the superintendent direction.

I hope the voters are careful in who they chose in the May election.

We deserve better

Brutus

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The games continue

February 24, 2019

Our recently resigned EPISD board president’s resignation occurred just after the closing date for candidates to file for his seat.

If he really did not know that he was in the wrong district and he found out as he was filing for re-election he could have filed to run in the proper district.

We deserve better

Brutus

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Hard to deny

February 22, 2019

Good government oxymoron made this comment earlier this week:

Did Hatch vote in the election he ran in?

Not all candidates show up on the ballot, only candidates running in the district you are registered to vote in.

If Hatch voted in the election he ran in then surely would have noticed that he was NOT on the ballot.

We deserve better

Brutus

 

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