The Students and Staff Deserve Stability
A few weeks ago, I blogged about how the district required a regular Superintendent to function. I wish that were the only area where that was the case. The reality is there are also school sites that require stability. Without stability, the students don’t stand a chance. We now have two schools in this district […]
Payroll Fiascos
One of the things I did during Spring Break was looking at the grants for Mineral County School District. Dismal utilization is not the only issue. There is a very clear payroll issue. I saw things that I certainly never saw in my tenure. I would first like to say that I am disappointed in […]
What is a Fiscal Note
Unlike the Mineral County School District Finance Manager and her trusty contractor sidekick, I follow the Legislative session for the upcoming biennium. As I have done so, a clear pattern has emerged. I have yet to see a fiscal note from Mineral County School District on any education-related bills. Many people may ask, what is […]
Fear is Personal
I am glad that I took a week off this year. I was able to reflect on how much progress I had made. Looking back, I remain amazed at all the hurdles I overcame. I have a long way to go, but I can’t even see where I started. This last week I reflected on […]
A Superintendent is Needed Now
I have seen a lot of positive changes amongst the various schools within the district. Although I can not say the same about the District Office staff, progress is progress. If the Mineral County School Board can’t pull it get it together the District will hit yet another iceberg. It is not appropriate to expect […]
Real Conversations I had With Diane
Many people may be inclined to believe that I dislike Dirty Diane for erroneous reasons. The reason for this blog is to dispel anyone’s belief of why I fiercely opposed Dirty Diane Rodriguez. She was the most unempathetic person I have ever met in my fantastic career. I took a lot of issues with Diane […]
Are Things Improving at the Mineral County School District?
The one thing I can say for the Mineral County School District is that with a new Superintendent, things stopped deteriorating as quickly as it was previously. Outside looking in, my opinion is the status is at least stabilizing. Stable is the best case scenario. Under different leadshership the school struck an iceberg and sent […]
Why Some People Have to be Miserable
Working at the school, I quickly learned that some people there are so toxic that they can’t control themselves. They make their entire mission to hustle and drag down otherwise happy groups. Unfortunately, the current Superintendent has found themselves temporarily stuck with the amount of destructive energy within the Administrative Office. The hard part of […]
A Year has Gone By
So it has been a year since I set out to regain my life. They say that time heals wounds, but over this last year, I have found that isn’t always true. It isn’t the fact that I was cheated out of my dream job or even that I had to go soul searching that […]
Why it is Important to Document Everything
One thing I would again like to remind people, particularly those that deal with horrible Hope Blinco, is that you always keep a paper trail. Having a paper trail is probably the one thing that in the end has allowed me to find some closure until such time my experience reaches litigation. Documentation is also […]