The furor has been building in Seattle ever since a state audit of former CCSD Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson's Seattle administration revealed hanky-panky with financial affairs. And her financial guru came to Seattle with her from, wait for it, the Charleston County School District.
And she left behind her protege, now Superintendent Nancy McGinley. Don't you wonder if the Broad Institute covers this sort of thing?
For sure, Seattle is a place where everyone doesn't just assume that people are doing the right thing; unlike the "good old boys" of the South, they trust but verify. And look what happens!
Seems as though many detractors of the present CCSD administration have called for a proper audit of the district to no avail. Could be a wake-up call.
Is there any way to get the state involved?
Does the State Superintendent have the power to investigate?
Do our local legislators care? Or are they pawns of the Chamber of Commerce also, the one touting its victory in handing millions more over to Bill Lewis to provide full employment to his friends?
Ask Chris Fraser.
Thursday, March 03, 2011
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Fired superintendent sends email thanking Seattle Public Schools staff
by KING 5 News
KING5.com
Posted on March 3, 2011 at 5:19 PM
SEATTLE -- Seattle's former superintendent has made no apologies, and it appears she made no strong effort to keep her job.
Maria Goodloe-Johnson's contract was terminated by the Seattle Public Schools board Wednesday night, while she remains in South Carolina with her hospitalized mother.
Repeated attempts to contact Goodloe-Johnson were refused, however, she did send an email to Seattle Public Schools' staff thanking them and urging them to stay committed to the children of the district.
"I think we've basically as a board felt strongly, we had to deal with this expeditiously and that's part of the way we needed to restore public confidence," said school board President Steve Sundquist.
Goodloe-Johnson's contract was extended last July, and teachers gave her a vote of no confidence.
"We made a judgment call that we were best served under Goodloe-Johnson at that time. I still believe we made the best decision with the information we had at the time," said Sundquist.
Sundquist said he believes Goodloe-Johnson had plenty of opportunity to defend herself.
As for the misused or missing $1.8 million, it's launched a criminal investigation with Seattle Police and the King County Prosecutor's Office.
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Fired-superintendent-sends-email-thanking-Seattle-Public-Schools-staff-117371848.html
"Oh what a tangled web we weave when at first we try to deceive!"
"Practice"; "try" implies that the sheep are not buying.
Goodloe-Johnson's replacements here must feel the public is blind to what goes on at CCSD. Nancy McGinley won't see the similarities to Seattle until the local board catches on and discovers how to turn on the lights.
Dishonesty is hard to hide. Time and questions make it even harder to cover all the fires. McGinley is running out of time and the questions are coming at her from all sides. It remains to be seen if the board will push her any further as long as board chairman Chris Fraser continues to provide cover.
Goodloe-Johnson's CCSD legacy is a brick wall of arrogance and secrecy. McGinley's continued employment depends on this wall. Just look at the way she treats the public and even many of those around her. The wall is beginning to show a few cracks in spite of Fraser's attempts to defend her flanks. In the process, Fraser has removed all doubt who he represents. That would be a small group within the Chamber of Commerce and not Charleston County voters.
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