Comments on: Mt. Diablo school board to appoint more administrators, vote on sports banners

By: tharrington

tharrington — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:21:39 +0000

Braun-Martin told me the Mt. Diablo Elementary opening occurred because the district is trying to find the best “matches” for schools. Lock said Dodson is “unassigned” at the moment. It remains to be seen if he’ll be reassigned to another school.

By: Concerned Parent

Concerned Parent — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:05:06 +0000

What happened to Mr. Dodson? Does anyone know why he left or was forced out? My kids liked him.

By: Doctor J

Doctor J — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:54:12 +0000

No way — the only interest of the district is to protect those who lied about what it said ! And no Judge will either ! The CCT lawyer has to be licking her chops to get to court against Greg Rolen !

By: tharrington

tharrington — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:31:54 +0000

Yes, we are still pursuing the records request.
The district has again refused to disclose the polling results, saying they are “are likely exempt from disclosure because they are writings not maintained by the district in the ordinary course of business and the interest in withholding these documents clearly outweighs the public interest in dislosing them.”
Regarding the Measure C facilities responses from site administrators, General Counsel Greg Rolen said June 23 he would “review the documents to determine whether they warrant disclosure.” I’m still waiting to see them.
Unlike Mt. Diablo, the Martinez district recently released its June 2010 voter opinion survey regarding a possible bond measure.
Do you believe the district’s interest in withholding the poll results “clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosing them?”

By: Doctor J

Doctor J — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:21:02 +0000

Which two of the Supt’s vacations in the last three weeks consitute the “variety of reasons” ?
Theresa, are you still pursuing the records request ?

By: tharrington

tharrington — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:29:47 +0000

I have just heard from Pete Pedersen that the school closure committee has not yet been named.
“For a variety of reasons the process is taking a little longer than first anticipated,” he wrote in an e-mail. “We have been advising the applicants. The membership has not been defined as of yet.”

By: Tired Parent

Tired Parent — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:09:10 +0000

Unbelievable. I cannot begin to describe my shame at being associated with such ineptitude. What on earth are our elected officials and well-paid administrators thinking?

By: Doctor J

Doctor J — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:46:17 +0000

How many cover-ups will Lawrence make ? Nugentgate isn’t over ! Who knew what and when did they know it ? What about that crock of a parent meeting on Wednesday ? They had already hired the guys several days before. How much did they pay Nugent to resign ? What was GE’s participation in the hire ? What about Lawrence’s failed request for carte blanche in hires over the summer ? What about Lawrence being so distant in the district ? What about his three vacations in the first five months with a district in crisis ? There are so many questions and the Board will sweep them under the rug. Perhaps its time for a Grand Jury investiation of Nugentgate, Diablogate, Buttercupgate and all the other crap going on in MDUSD. No wonder the unions are holding tight — they have some dirt on someone high up and they are going to leverage it to the max. Who is it ?

By: MDUSD Parents

MDUSD Parents — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:27:55 +0000

I just posted an updated on the MDUSD Parents blog that Dr. Nugent has resigned. Thank goodness he didn’t let this get any uglier… .

By: tharrington

tharrington — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:50:45 +0000

Here is the link to a story regarding the Christopher Nugent who compromised student security in Tennessee also being arrested for DUI and being charged with resisting arrest for fighting officers: http://www.wsmv.com/news/16843341/detail.html.
Mt. Diablo Superintendent Steven Lawrence hasn’t returned my call this weekend, so I haven’t been able to determine whether this is the same man whom trustees appointed Thursday as principal of Mt. Diablo Elementary.