Monthly Archives: October 2013

Copy of Superintendent’s Contract

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EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT  BETWEEN  McKELL WITHERS  AND  THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF  SALT LAKE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT  ———— This Employment Contract made and entered into this 28th day of June 2012 by and  between the Board of Education of Salt Lake City School District (“the BOARD”),and McKell Withers (“SUPERINTENDENT”) The PDF link below includes a letter I submitted at the last school board meeting, an email exchange and a copy of the superintendent’s employment contract. The … Continue reading →

Swelling Bureaucracy: Hiding School Spending

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TEXT OF RDA LETTER: 15 October 2013 DELIVERED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Kristi Swett, Board President Salt Lake City School District 2256 South King Street Salt Lake City, UT 84109  Re: RDA: West Capitol Hill Dear President Swett, I am requesting that item: “2b. WEST CAPITOL HILL RDA Project Amendment Resolution” be placed on the action item agenda. I will be voting against this item due to lack of information that would allow me to make … Continue reading →

Superintendent: Breach of Contract (Letter)

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  TEXT OF LETTER: 15 October 2013 DELIVERED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Kristi Swett, President Salt Lake City School District, Board 2256 South King Street Salt Lake City, UT 84109    Re: Breach of Contract  Dear President Swett, This letter is to inform you that I will be voting against going into closed session this afternoon for the purposes of evaluating the superintendent. I was only made aware this past Saturday that the evaluation would take … Continue reading →

Tribute: Frank Cordova by Janice Schroeder (video)

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  The embedded video is a tribute to Frank Cordova by Janice Schroeder read by Archie Archuleta in March of 2013. Frank Cordova, an advocate, mentor and friend to generations of Chicano and Latino students, passed away having battled cancer this past year. He was a tireless champion for our community and many of us benefited from his efforts. In Utah, Frank was the vanguard of the Chicano movement. He was encouraging, realistic and courageous … Continue reading →