TEXT OF LETTER TO BOARD PRESIDENT: 25 April 2014 DELIVERED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Kristi Swett, President Salt Lake City School District, Board 2256 South King Street Salt Lake City, UT 84109 Re: Principal Selection Process Dear President Swett, In this letter, I am requesting that the issue of the principal selection process be placed on the agenda for the school board meeting of May 6, 2014. On April 23, 2014, I … Continue reading
This past Tuesday night school board meeting (the echo chamber) was one of the oddest yet.It started off with most of the school district principals in attendance and one of their number singing the praises of Superintendent Withers.The board president and other members of the board would later pontificate on the importance of board meetings being “student centered”. That is of course, after we turn the meeting into the “McKell Withers show”. … Continue reading
Tonight’s school board meeting was odd. It started off with many of the district’s principals in attendance. I received a couple of calls earlier today, that they were ordered to attend. One the principals spoke about how great the superintendent is. The school board president then passed out a packet of superintendent support letters, written by various employees of the school district. Towards the end of the meeting, the board president passed out a letter signed … Continue reading
Complaint to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Inspector General DELIVERED VIA UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE Ms. Dana C. McKay, Resident Agent in Charge U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General (OIG) 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 604A Denver, CO 80204-3582 Re: Fraud/Federal Grant[1] Dear Ms. McKay, I am currently serving as a member of the Salt Lake City Board of Education. I have reason to believe that McKell Withers, Superintendent and Janet … Continue reading