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Gilbert Public Schools: News the Administration
Doesn't
Want You to Know
BREAKING NEWS:
ANOTHER GPS
SCANDAL:
Kerri's Story: You
"May Have" Violated a District Policy, or FERPA,
or Something. Anyway, You're Fired!
Kerri's Story: The Employee Who Knew Too Much
Kerri's
Story: An Amazing Job Reference and "No Record
of Termination"
Update: The
Governing Board decided on January 22, 2013
that Gilbert Junior High School will NOT be closed.
NEW!
Gilbert Public
Schools Sued for Withholding Public Records Regarding
Lawsuits and Claims by District Teachers and
Administrators.
As Westie says, when it
comes to Gilbert Public Schools,
those little things called laws are slippery little
suckers when GPS tries to figure out if they should
obey them.
The Truth in Gilbert:
Part One: Read about a group that dedicated itself to
trashing GPS board members, employees and good ole Westie. The group
disappeared, but we preserved their comments!
The Truth in Gilbert:
Part Two:
Superintendent Dave Allison's 2013 retirement brings out
the H8Rs again! See if you can connect the dots between
comments on MSM articles and Truthies.
NEW!
Gilbert Public Schools Policy on Staff Conduct:
"Misconduct" prohibited any time, any where ... and you better tell
us if you're taking meds! See WestieConnect.com for this story:
GPS:
Is There ANY Limit this Administration Won't Cross?
There's only
ONE Gilbert Junior High School. Check out a
video that captures the love and spirit of Gilbert
Junior High School students, parents, teachers and
alumni. We share online ratings that offer a glimpse of
Tiger pride. No, Westie is not a GJHS parent or alumni;
we can't resist the charm and traditions of a school
that our friends say is truly awesome. We want every GPS
student to have as wonderful an experience as the kids
at Gilbert Junior High School enjoy every day.
Lawsuits Against Gilbert Public
Schools:
NEW!
Gilbert Public
Schools Sued for Withholding Public Records Regarding
Lawsuits and Claims by District Teachers and
Administrators.
Teacher
Sues Gilbert Public
Schools for Civil Rights Violations, Race
Discrimination, Discrimination Based on National Origin
National Board Certified Teacher
Sues Gilbert Public
Schools for Retaliation
Notice of Claim filed by
an assistant principal who was subjected to
discrimination, harassment and
retaliation after she reported a hostile
work environment based on illegal sexual
harassment at Highland Junior High
School.
Gladis: A Story of Discrimination
Gilbert Classical
Academy:
Aggressive Parents & Demands
Update: The
Governing Board decided on January 22, 2013
that Gilbert Junior
High School will NOT be closed.
Allegations and
Investigations about Principal Brian
Yee, Gilbert Public Schools
WOW!
Notice of Claim filed by
an assistant principal who was subjected to
discrimination, harassment and
retaliation after she reported a hostile
work environment based on illegal sexual
harassment at Highland Junior High
School.
NEW!
Gilbert Public
Schools Sued for Withholding Public Records Regarding
Lawsuits and Claims by District Teachers and
Administrators.
New Allegations of Intimidation and
Retaliation at Highland Junior High School (August 2012)
Principal Brian Yee
Moved to Greenfield
Junior High School in an Unusual Transfer by
Superintendent Dave Allison, Skirting GPS Governing
Board Approval (July 2012)
Investigation report revelations about Highland Junior High School Principal Brian Yee
(May 2012). Includes back story information from viewer
comments on
azcentral.com
What Teachers and Staff at
Highland Junior High School Can Expect from Investigation of Principal Brian Yee
(Investigation Part 1)
Information
for Highland Junior High School Whistleblowers,
(Investigation Part 2)
It is significant that a request to
discuss retaliation against employees is controversial within
Gilbert Public Schools. The vote on future agenda item 7.01, at the
Board Meeting on
September 18, 2012: "Work study to discuss steps and/or process
for an employee to take should they experience retaliation." Passed
3-2 The nay votes were Blake Sacha and Lily
Tram. The work study session is scheduled for was held on November 20, 2012.
Westie's
GPS
Work-Study Session on Retaliation includes links to a video
and PowerPoint slides from the presentation.
Gilbert Public
Schools Assistant Superintendent Barbara VeNard
Threatens Legal Action Against a Former Board Member
Over a Blog Post
Is Gilbert Public
Schools Assistant Superintendent Barbara VeNard Bringing
a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation Against
a Board Member?
Lawsuits Filed Against Gilbert Public
Schools Alleging Race Discrimination, Harassment and
Physical Attacks Against a High School Student
WOW!
Former Gilbert Public
Schools Board Member Apologizes for the District's
Retaliation Against Sarah
Gilbert Public Schools Governing
Board
meeting September 18, 2012 - votes 3-2 to have a
work-study session on retaliation against teachers
SpringBoard Curriculum Information that administrators don't want
you to know
Gilbert Public Schools Governing
Board Tries to Correct Open Meetings Law Violation, with video
of August 7, 2012 board meeting
Open Meetings
Violation May Imperil Override on Ballot
New Allegations of Sexual Harassment,
Intimidation and Retaliation (August 2012)
Principal Brian Yee
Moved from Highland Junior High School to Greenfield
Junior High School
Investigation report revelations about Highland Junior
High School Principal Brian Yee.
Another "independent investigation" provides cover for predetermined
adverse employment actions.
Barrel of
laughs!
Jason Martin, Highland Park
Elementary School Principal, gets defended on azcentral.com
Late night keyboard therapy
for a principal caught conspiring to fire a teacher?
Videos of the June 5, 2012
Override Decision.
Latest GPS Budget Information and Tax Override Details
Classroom
Photos - June 4, 2012, showing
how Sarah left her classroom
at Highland Park Elementary School on June 4, 2012, when
she removed all of her personal property. The
tragedy is, this is all that new teachers are given when
they show up at a GPS public school.
Self-Contained Gifted
Classroom at Pioneer Elementary School discussed at
May 15, 2012 board meeting.
Bottom line: funding is
available if the district stops paying outrageous legal
fees to favorite law firms.
Videos from May 1, 2012 Governing Board Meeting
concerning GPS Revised
2012 Budget and the upcoming Budget Override
decision. There are five video segments, including
slides showing how GPS slashed the budget from 2008-2009
to the present. We present the information from
the slides separately so you can see exactly where GPS
places monetary priorities.
Gilbert Public
Schools Budget Cuts, 2009 - 2012
Cost to Gilbert Public
Schools to Fire a National Board Certified Teacher Who
Reported Bullying and Racial Discrimination (or, What Does it Cost for a School District to Unfairly Fire a
Teacher?)
Brian Yee / Highland Junior High Allegations
and Investigations
Videos from the Governing Board Work Study Session
explain the New Certified Teacher Evaluation
System in Gilbert Public Schools
Superintendent Allison: No Increase
for GPS Teacher Salaries for
2012-2013
How Gilbert Public Schools
Disrespects National Board Certified Teachers
Gilbert Education Foundation President Blake Sacha is Gilbert Public
Schools' top choice to fill the vacant seat on the governing board.
Selected by Superintendent Dave Allison, Board President E.J.
Anderson, and GEA President Diane Drazinski.
Progressive Documentation
(How Gilbert Public Schools Fires Employees)
Progressive Documentation - Overview
Progressive Documentation - Certified
Progressive Documentation - Classified
How Gilbert
Public Schools Manipulates Complaints Against Employees
NEW!
Gilbert Public Schools Policy on Staff Conduct:
"Misconduct" prohibited any time, any where ... and you better tell
us if you're taking meds! See WestieConnect.com for this story:
GPS:
Is There ANY Limit this Administration Won't Cross?
Jeff Filloon, Director / Certified, has
been named to replace departing Nikki Blanchard. Expect policies and practices to remain the
same.
2012 Report:
Playgrounds and Prejudice: Bullying
and Harassment in Elementary Schools
Videos of
Governing Board Meeting, December 6, 2011
Parent Comments
at Board Meeting on
December 20, 2011
Letters from
Families of Sarah's Students sent to the Governing Board and
Administration
Gilbert Public
Schools
"Independent Investigations" funded by tax
$$$$
Tax Dollars Used to Sweep Gilbert Public Schools
Bullying Under the Rug
Superintendent Allison Explains How Gilbert Public Schools Board
Vacancy Will Be Filled
(March 2012)
ALERT:
Asbestos Found in Gilbert Classical Academy (GCA) February 2012
LOST? Every
web page is linked from the SITEMAP
New Section: Cost to Peoria School
District to Fire a Teacher Unfairly...
...and What Gilbert Public Schools Can Expect to Pay
Cost to
Peoria Unified School District to Unfairly
Fire Teacher Tim McKee (and what Gilbert
Public Schools can expect to pay to fire a
National Board Certified Teacher)
Estimated
legal costs to the Peoria Unified School
District to unfairly fire a teacher
Legal invoices and billing records from
Lewis and Roca paid by Peoria Unified School
District to Unfairly Fire a Teacher
Statement
of Charges Against Tim McKee by Peoria
Unified School District
Hearing
Officer's Report: Not Enough Evidence to
Fire Teacher
Prado
Family Notice of Claim against the Peoria
Unified School District
Tim
McKee's Lawsuit against Peoria Unified
School District
Alarming Information about the
Valley Schools Insurance Trust, the
Peoria Unified School District's self-insured
trust, which is the subject of a criminal investigation by
the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for issues ranging from
conflicts of interest to misuse of public funds.
Gilbert
Public Schools and East Valley Institute of Technology
harass
Special Education students, discriminate against them,
and retaliate against their teacher advocates:
Closing Gilbert Junior High
School
Update: The
Governing Board decided on January 22, 2013
that Gilbert Junior
High School will NOT be closed.
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