Category Archives: Echo Chamber

The Shrewd School Board President Strikes Again !

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  13 October 2016 DELIVERED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Ms. Heather Bennett, Board President ℅ Salt Lake City Board of Education 440 East 100 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Re: Treatment of District Employees Dear Ms. Bennett, Many of us were disappointed with the outcome of Tuesday night’s 5-1 vote to uphold the unauthorized demotion of the District’s Chief Equity Officer, Dr. Kathleen Christy.[1] Following the meeting, a community leader gave me emails dated May … Continue reading →

Misappropriation of State Gang Prevention/Intervention Program Funds

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  TO:   Senate Education Committee & House Education Committee– Utah State Legislature FROM:   J. Michael Clára –Board Member, District 2 CC:  President Niederhauser ▪ Speaker Hughes ▪ Senator Escamilla ▪ Representative Romero ▪ Utah State Auditor Dougall ▪ Superintendent Cunningham ▪ Business Administrator Roberts DATE:       3 October 2016              SUBJECT:    Misappropriation of the State Gang Prevention/Intervention Program Funding [1] Acting under the authority of my elected office, and in my official capacity as a … Continue reading →

Trammeling Horizonte High School Scholarships

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Earlier this week, I was made aware that Business Administrator Janet Roberts is overstepping her statutory bounds and in the process is disrespecting Horizonte Alternative High School’s site based decisions and challenging the authority of the Board of Education. I am calling upon newly hired Superintendent Cunningham to put Roberts in check and to immediately rectify this foolishness! BACKGROUND “In 1994, then-Horizonte Principal James Andersen and his wife, Shannon, along with Ric and Janet Harnsberger, … Continue reading →

No Transparency & Accountability at the Schoolhouse

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  12 September 2016 HAND DELIVERED Ms. Janet Roberts, Business Administrator ℅ Salt Lake City School District 440 East 100 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Re: 2nd GRAMA Notice of Appeal: Gang Prevention Expenditures   Dear Ms. Roberts, Acting under the authority of my elected office, and in my official capacity as a member of the Salt Lake City Board of Education, I submit the following appeal on behalf of the residents of Salt … Continue reading →