Fort Bend school trustees cleared in report by TEA (from the Chron)-
Fort Bend school trustees cleared in report by TEA
Some members had complained 3 colleagues ignored chain of command
By ERIC HANSON
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle
SUGAR LAND - Complaints that some Fort Bend Independent School District trustees bypassed channels to deal directly with school staff members have been found by a state agency to be unsubstantiated.
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In November, the Texas Education Agency released a preliminary report saying four of nine allegations were substantiated. But after further investigation, including interviews with several board members, the agency reversed its findings.
"The issuance of the (report) concludes the agency's investigation of the district's school governance matters," Ernest Zamora, TEA associate commissioner, said in a statement.
Bypassed channels
In September, two trustees and a former board member sent letters to the TEA raising complaints about the actions of three colleagues.
They said that trustees routinely heard grievances from teachers and citizens without requiring those persons to go through the chain of command.
Other complaints were that two trustees requested confidential student information from two schools, two trustees visited a campus to counsel an employee who was having trouble with the human resources department and that two trustees went to an associate superintendent to negotiate a construction contract.
The agency's final report, dated Jan. 6, came as no surprise to school trustee Stan Magee, one of the members who was the subject of the probe.
"The allegations were all baseless, without merit, highly suspect and I am very surprised that the TEA even bothered to get involved in making a judgement call in areas that were governed by our own board operating procedures," Magee said Friday.
Power shift
The allegations were made in the midst of a shift in power on the school board
Magee, along with board president Lisa Rickert, and trustees Ken Bryant and Laurie Caldwell have differed with other trustees, Bruce Bain, Cynthia Knox and Sue Hauenstein on a number of issues.
Bain, Knox and former board member Jane Clarke complained to the TEA about Rickert, Magee and Bryant.
Rickert, Bryant and Caldwell all said they were pleased the TEA had found the allegations to be unsubstantiated.
"We are happy with the decision, but that is peppered with the idea that all this was needless," Bryant said.
Bryant said now that the investigation is complete he hopes the board members will concentrate on more vital issues.
Rickert also said she hopes the TEA investigation can be put in the past and that board members can work together for the district's students. . .
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Opineless said...
Wow. So much for the obstructionists in the Old Guard. This makes it very clear that the antics of Bain, Clarke and Knox were aimed at blocking the efforts of the new BOT members to bring accountability to FBISD. Wonder how the anti-accountability crowd will try to spin this development.
Friday, January 13, 2006 11:29:59 AM
nomoreexcuses said...
Those who sided with the former board and let the administration do what they pleased, will make excuses as they always have. More changes are still needed to raise student achievement.
Friday, January 13, 2006 1:14:20 PM
Bill Rickert said...
There are three people that should be thinking long and hard about the quality time they caused my daughters to lose with their mother over the past several months while she had spend time dealing with these false accusations. While our family is more then happy to contribute time to assist in the betterment our community we should all hold accountable those that have lost focus on the purpose of public service and that misuse their positions within community.
Bill Rickert
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At Friday, January 13, 2006 11:29:59 AM, Opineless said...
Wow. So much for the obstructionists in the Old Guard. This makes it very clear that the antics of Bain, Clarke and Knox were aimed at blocking the efforts of the new BOT members to bring accountability to FBISD. Wonder how the anti-accountability crowd will try to spin this development.
At Friday, January 13, 2006 1:14:20 PM, nomoreexcuses said...
Those who sided with the former board and let the administration do what they pleased, will make excuses as they always have. More changes are still needed to raise student achievement.
At Friday, January 13, 2006 1:38:53 PM, Bill Rickert said...
There are three people that should be thinking long and hard about the quality time they caused my daughters to lose with their mother over the past several months while she had spend time dealing with these false accusations. While our family is more then happy to contribute time to assist in the betterment our community we should all hold accountable those that have lost focus on the purpose of public service and that misuse their positions within community.
Bill Rickert
At Friday, January 13, 2006 2:44:39 PM, DealMaker said...
Bain and the old guard should be held accountable for false reporting for political purposes on this. Doesn't Bain get contributions from the developer whose community he lives in? Some campaign finance reform is needed!
At Friday, January 13, 2006 3:45:42 PM, nuts2U2 said...
Check and mate...
Equally sad Bill is although two of the three should immediately resign now that their disruptive actions and odious intent have been exposed by the TEA, they won't. They have no shame. They will do whatever it takes to further their personal agendas no matter what the cost, no matter who they hurt, no matter how many lies have to be told. It's not about the betterment of FBISD or the children. It's about spurious self-interest.
Fortunately there is a remedy coming later this year...at the polls.
2:51 PM
I wonder which board members are coming up for re-election?
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I heard Bain wasn't running but not sure about Hauenstein.
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