Just a celebrity
The problem with picking someone who simply has name recognition to run for public office is that they often bring to the table nothing but - you guessed it - name recognition.
In 2005, the CSEA labor union chose Sandra Mann to anchor their slate of anti-parent candidates for the D11 board race. With funding from Tim Gill and his Denver homosexual allies, and with hundreds of thousands of dollars from The Progressive Majority and the NEA, Mann and her two liberal counterparts won the race.
What has Mann brought to the table since the election? For one, she has a checkered past. Some wonder if her past would withstand the type of scrutiny that her side gave to Eric Christen's past. Equally as important and disturbing is that Mann appears to have very little interest in the happenings of the board or in D11 in general. While I was on the board, she would never bring her read-ahead packet to meetings. Tami Hasling would have to guide her through the agenda as the meeting progressed (talk about the blind leading the blind -if Hasling has to be the guide dog, you know you're in trouble). Mann never had a grasp over any topic that the board addressed. She knows nothing about the academic situation in the district, and as I have pointed out in the past, she relies totally on outside "guidance" to direct her on her votes.
The following email exchange between Mann and Toby Norton dealt with the East Middle School issue. In a previous blog, I highlighted how these current board members do nothing without taking marching orders from someone else. This email exchange proves that point. Although the liberals on the board dislike Toby because of her pro-parent activism, there was nothing tricky about the questions in the email. The answers given by Mann, however, will leave you scratching your head.
--- Toby Nwrote:
Director Mann:
Is there any chance that you would consider listening to a discussion about the possibility of the Cesar Chavez Academy being installed at the East Middle School Facility? I live six blocks from East Middle School, but because of the long neglect of that school, and the tendency to assign less than quality teachers, I have exercised my option to permit my middle schoolers out of our neighborhood for many years. I believe the students who attend East Middle School are not being given a fair shake. While the stuff might look good on paper or sound good during board updates, the expectations just aren't there. I ask that you look into the possibility of Cesar Chavez Charter Academy being given a chance to educate the very children that our administration says, basically, can't learn. They are doing wonderful things in Pueblo, outperforming many of their traditional counterparts. I am sure you have heard many rumors about why they are doing so well and I implore you to go to the source and see for yourself, as I have, and debunk those rumors. I believe the fear of any sort of competition or success with those our district hasn't had success with is a poor reason not to at least have a serious discussion about possibilities. I believe if the marquis outside the building announced Cesar Chaves Coming August 2007, you would see many of my neighbors and my children enrolled in their neighborhood middle school instead of the 371 of us permitting out. Please at least consider this option. It is so disheartening to see "turn over to charter" only in Mr. Gustafson's PowerPoint with no serious discussion related to that option. I appreciate your consideration regarding this matter.
Toby Norton
sandra mannwrote:
Hello Toby,
Thank you for the invitation to discuss the possiblity of the Cesar Chavez Academy being located in East Middle School. As I'm sure you know we are in the midst of the decision making process on the future of East. Therefore, I would prefer to wait until a final decision on what will be done with East in the immediate future be determined before I meet and discuss the future of Cesar Chavez in District 11. Once that decision is made by the board I would be open to discussing all options for East. Please feel free to stay in touch on this subject.
Thanks,
Sandra Mann (719) 548-0503
--- Toby Nwrote:
Sandra,
I think the time is now to discuss this option, as the charter is currently seeking a location in the southcentral part of our district. The student demographic that attends East is exactly the student Cesar Chavez Academy is geared to teach. We (District 11) have tried, but not succeeded where I truly believe the Chavez Academy can. If the decision is made to sell the building, the conversation never happens. If the decision is made to defer for a year, the charter school will more than likely find another location and the conversation won't happen. I truly want to see this school (Chavez) in my neighborhood - I live six blocks from East. I know my neighborhood, I know these kids, they're my neighbors. They need what Chavez has to offer them. Please give them more than a cursory glance. I am having a little difficulty understanding where you are coming from, waiting until after what? Until after the public hearing and the board votes to adopt one of the three options currently on the table? I am asking that this be considered as Option 4. Thanks for responding, please don't dismiss this option, what I consider a perfect solution to our dilemma. If we wait a year, this choice could be out of our hands. I say let's beat them to the punch and charter it and watch those kids soar!
Toby
--- sandra mannwrote:
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 10:48:29 -0800 (PST)
From: sandra mann
Subject: Re: Would you consider?
To: Toby N
Hello.
I will be open to speaking with you about this after the decision is made on East.
Thank you,
Sandra
So there you have it. Sandra Mann will be happy to discuss the options of what to do about East with a citizen AFTER the decision has already been made on what to do with East. In other words, Mann is waiting for someone to tell her what decision to make (and people thought that my "spoof" article was a spoof!). The point is, Mann has no idea about what to do with East (clubhouse?) and she really doesn't care. She won't want to have to put thought into this, because it is easier to have someone tell her how to vote. Why confuse the issue by discussing other options that weren't presented by the administration? Why do your duty and try to represent the public for a change?
This is the quality of school board member that a community gets when the community simply votes on name recognition. Mann doesn't have any idea what is going on in this district, and neither do most of the other school board members. This is the exact type of board that the labor union and administration want, though. A board that knows what is going on would ask questions and demand answers. A board that knew what was going on would try to hold people accountable. The labor union and administration want none of that. A board like this will continue to represent the administration against the public instead of representing the public's interest to the administration. That makes the jobs of the big money earners in D11 much easier.
Look at Mann's confused and backwards emails, and then realize what over $1 million in outside money bought D11 for its school board. Remind me, again, who is destroying public education?
In 2005, the CSEA labor union chose Sandra Mann to anchor their slate of anti-parent candidates for the D11 board race. With funding from Tim Gill and his Denver homosexual allies, and with hundreds of thousands of dollars from The Progressive Majority and the NEA, Mann and her two liberal counterparts won the race.
What has Mann brought to the table since the election? For one, she has a checkered past. Some wonder if her past would withstand the type of scrutiny that her side gave to Eric Christen's past. Equally as important and disturbing is that Mann appears to have very little interest in the happenings of the board or in D11 in general. While I was on the board, she would never bring her read-ahead packet to meetings. Tami Hasling would have to guide her through the agenda as the meeting progressed (talk about the blind leading the blind -if Hasling has to be the guide dog, you know you're in trouble). Mann never had a grasp over any topic that the board addressed. She knows nothing about the academic situation in the district, and as I have pointed out in the past, she relies totally on outside "guidance" to direct her on her votes.
The following email exchange between Mann and Toby Norton dealt with the East Middle School issue. In a previous blog, I highlighted how these current board members do nothing without taking marching orders from someone else. This email exchange proves that point. Although the liberals on the board dislike Toby because of her pro-parent activism, there was nothing tricky about the questions in the email. The answers given by Mann, however, will leave you scratching your head.
--- Toby N
Director Mann:
Is there any chance that you would consider listening to a discussion about the possibility of the Cesar Chavez Academy being installed at the East Middle School Facility? I live six blocks from East Middle School, but because of the long neglect of that school, and the tendency to assign less than quality teachers, I have exercised my option to permit my middle schoolers out of our neighborhood for many years. I believe the students who attend East Middle School are not being given a fair shake. While the stuff might look good on paper or sound good during board updates, the expectations just aren't there. I ask that you look into the possibility of Cesar Chavez Charter Academy being given a chance to educate the very children that our administration says, basically, can't learn. They are doing wonderful things in Pueblo, outperforming many of their traditional counterparts. I am sure you have heard many rumors about why they are doing so well and I implore you to go to the source and see for yourself, as I have, and debunk those rumors. I believe the fear of any sort of competition or success with those our district hasn't had success with is a poor reason not to at least have a serious discussion about possibilities. I believe if the marquis outside the building announced Cesar Chaves Coming August 2007, you would see many of my neighbors and my children enrolled in their neighborhood middle school instead of the 371 of us permitting out. Please at least consider this option. It is so disheartening to see "turn over to charter" only in Mr. Gustafson's PowerPoint with no serious discussion related to that option. I appreciate your consideration regarding this matter.
Toby Norton
sandra mann
Hello Toby,
Thank you for the invitation to discuss the possiblity of the Cesar Chavez Academy being located in East Middle School. As I'm sure you know we are in the midst of the decision making process on the future of East. Therefore, I would prefer to wait until a final decision on what will be done with East in the immediate future be determined before I meet and discuss the future of Cesar Chavez in District 11. Once that decision is made by the board I would be open to discussing all options for East. Please feel free to stay in touch on this subject.
Thanks,
Sandra Mann (719) 548-0503
--- Toby N
Sandra,
I think the time is now to discuss this option, as the charter is currently seeking a location in the southcentral part of our district. The student demographic that attends East is exactly the student Cesar Chavez Academy is geared to teach. We (District 11) have tried, but not succeeded where I truly believe the Chavez Academy can. If the decision is made to sell the building, the conversation never happens. If the decision is made to defer for a year, the charter school will more than likely find another location and the conversation won't happen. I truly want to see this school (Chavez) in my neighborhood - I live six blocks from East. I know my neighborhood, I know these kids, they're my neighbors. They need what Chavez has to offer them. Please give them more than a cursory glance. I am having a little difficulty understanding where you are coming from, waiting until after what? Until after the public hearing and the board votes to adopt one of the three options currently on the table? I am asking that this be considered as Option 4. Thanks for responding, please don't dismiss this option, what I consider a perfect solution to our dilemma. If we wait a year, this choice could be out of our hands. I say let's beat them to the punch and charter it and watch those kids soar!
Toby
--- sandra mann
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 10:48:29 -0800 (PST)
From: sandra mann
Subject: Re: Would you consider?
To: Toby N
Hello.
I will be open to speaking with you about this after the decision is made on East.
Thank you,
Sandra
So there you have it. Sandra Mann will be happy to discuss the options of what to do about East with a citizen AFTER the decision has already been made on what to do with East. In other words, Mann is waiting for someone to tell her what decision to make (and people thought that my "spoof" article was a spoof!). The point is, Mann has no idea about what to do with East (clubhouse?) and she really doesn't care. She won't want to have to put thought into this, because it is easier to have someone tell her how to vote. Why confuse the issue by discussing other options that weren't presented by the administration? Why do your duty and try to represent the public for a change?
This is the quality of school board member that a community gets when the community simply votes on name recognition. Mann doesn't have any idea what is going on in this district, and neither do most of the other school board members. This is the exact type of board that the labor union and administration want, though. A board that knows what is going on would ask questions and demand answers. A board that knew what was going on would try to hold people accountable. The labor union and administration want none of that. A board like this will continue to represent the administration against the public instead of representing the public's interest to the administration. That makes the jobs of the big money earners in D11 much easier.
Look at Mann's confused and backwards emails, and then realize what over $1 million in outside money bought D11 for its school board. Remind me, again, who is destroying public education?
posted by Craig Cox | 11:15 AM
1 Comments:
"My gawd" is all I can say.
Her insane response is just incredible. "I am open to any discussion on ths issue once the decision has been made." O.K.
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