Yearly Archives: 2015

Agenda Modification Request (Letter)

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TEXT OF LETTER TO BOARD PRESIDENT: 15 November 2015 DELIVERED: ELECTRONIC MAIL Ms. Heather Bennett, President ℅ Salt Lake City School District (District) 440 East 100 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111   Re: Agenda Items Request for November 17th   Dear Ms. Bennett, I am pleased to see that you have acknowledged that the Superintendent’s reorganization scheme is indeed subject to Board approval.[1] I am however, disappointed that you did not allow a place … Continue reading →

Disparate Treatment of Administrators of Color (OCR Complaint)

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Here is the text to the first page of 150 page complaint I mailed to OCR: 6 November 2015 DELIVERED VIA CERTIFIED MAIL: 7012 2920 0000 7124 9141 Office for Civil Rights (OCR) -Region VIII ℅ U.S. Department of Education Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310 Denver, CO 80204-3582   Re: Disparate Treatment of School Administrators of Color     Dear OCR-Region VIII, Acting under the authority of my elected office, … Continue reading →

Response to District Organization Memo (Letter)

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5 November 2015 DELIVERED VIA USPS & Electronic Mail Mr. & Ms. Group of Friday Educators ℅ Salt Lake City School District 440 East 100 South Salt Lake City, Utah, 84111   Re: 11/03/15 – District Reorganization Memo   Dear Ms. Buendia, Ms. Christy, Ms. Kindl, Ms. Mayer-Glen, Mr. Olsen & Mr. Yapias This letter is in response to the memo of November 3, which was addressed to the Board of Education, Administrators and School … Continue reading →

Letter to Board President: Second Agenda Request

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1 November 2015 Ms. Heather Bennett, President ℅ Board of Education, Salt Lake City School District 440 East 100 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Re: Second Agenda Request – Unauthorized District Reorganization Dear President Bennett, I write to renew my request to have the issue of the Superintendent’s proposed School District reorganization, placed on the Board meeting agenda scheduled for November 3, 2015. On October 26, 2015, I received an email from you, in … Continue reading →

Timeline: Unauthorized Re-Organization of the School District

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October 20, 2015 –Board of Education Closed Door Meeting Ten minutes prior to the Closed Door Meeting ending, Superintendent Withers informs the Board that he is creating three new positions to replace the Associate Superintendent who just retired. I objected to the reorganization and was not allowed to ask questions. October 21, 2015 – General Administrators Meeting (GAM) Superintendent Withers announces the unauthorized reorganization to the administrators of the District. He distributes this document: GAM Handout … Continue reading →