Las Cruces Public Schools postings concerning the current administration and issues in the district. Every effort has been made to deal in fact, not fiction. If you want to make a comment, click on comments after any post and write your comment. These may be sent anonymously. Email should be sent to lcps_truth@yahoo.com. All email will be confidential.
The Board of Education voted 5-0 to DISCHARGE Diaz. Not a buy-out - discharge. Thank you to the employees to had the courage to talk to the attorneys and to all who had the courage to show up and stand up.
posted by LCPS1 @ 8:19 PM
21 Comments:
Ok, round 1 goes to common sense, now lets make sure we don't go and make another big mistake. Please don't name Liz Marrufo as new superintendent, not even interim. She is just as mean spirited with those that don't think like her as Sonia has been. Marrufo has her own agenda and her own "good ol'girl system" so it would just be the same old sh.. different day. Please think of the low morale in our district and the consequences of having another "Iron Maiden" in charge.
Now that she is gone the only way this district can heal itself is for this blog to shut down. We can no longer continue to tear everyone apart. We have to give whomever takes over a fair chance. There will always be people who are upset, but we have to give a new person a chance without all of this anonymous fingerpointing.
I want to applaud all employees past and present that tried to stand up to Sonia Salcedo Diaz. Special kudos to Karen, Jo, Dorothy and Michael Cooke who had to endure her demeaning comments, her abrasive and rude behavior, and still present themselves to the public as loyal employees for our school family. Justice has been served.
It's what was needed before the LCPS ended up "in the red" or worse. All that's needed is to clean house with the LCPS Board starting with Mr. Briseno and three others IMO and get our school district back on the right track. Teachers/LCPS employees have enough stress without having to worry about a headhunter with a personal vendetta as Superintendent.
DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD!!!!
THE WICKED WITCH IS DEAD!!!
Before this blog is put to rest, I want to thank whomever made it possible. It truly provided a way for employees to speak out, even if they couldn't identify themselves for fear of their jobs. The nightmare is over! Thanks to everyone who spoke out, talked to the School Board's lawyers, and stood up to defend themselves and their fellow employees. Hooray!!
THANK YOU SCHOOL BOARD!There's no way to say that loud enough! They did listen and did take employees into consideration. I hope our financial situation in the district can be rectified. Thanks to anyone in the business offices downtown who had the nerve to report any financial mismanagement. And, thanks to my fellow colleagues who spoke up. Time to support Liz Marrufo until the next Superintendent is found... next time --- check references!!
This blog really helped --- kept us informed and let us vent! In a way, it's sad that comments had to be done anonymously. The fear that prevented names from being published was the first clue that our Superintendent was someone who failed to treat employees fairly and with professionalism. I hope the School Board will really listen to employees during the next go-round. Use your common sense and call other districts before hiring. We do want our schools to improve, but to do that we need a leader who is NICE to people in addition to having a doctorate.
I saw tears of joy after the announcement by the School Board. It was such a relief to see smiles on the faces of so many people. I hope that Dr. Diaz will now walk out graciously; however, if she follows her same pattern, she'll sue. I'm actually proud of our School Board, which is something I haven't felt in a really long time. BTW, thanks bloggers.
Thank goodness it's over. I hope before LCPS1 ends this blog that someone will let the Sun-News know that their "reporter" has been biased throughout this entire ordeal. Tonight, he was heard calling Diaz long distance (since she is out of town) to let her know what time the School Board would reconvene in open session. This is the same reporter who also was seen giving her hugs on different occasions, and telling her "don't worry" when the Board was going into a recent closed meeting to discuss her performance. What kind of journalist ethics does he have? One thing that's also possible --- the Sun-News Editor was the reason the true stories were never reported. Hum...
I hope the school board also send all her cronies packing with her. Next they should find a replacement for Ms. Marrufo, because she was made with the same mold as Dr. Diaz. They have very similiar personalities and we want as far away from these type of people as we can get!
Perhaps now we can get back to the business of teaching our children. I'm tired of the focus being on those who were hired to serve the students. Can we rescind the contracts of Ms. Diaz's friends she hired? Can we also cancel the Houghton-Miflin reading texts? I could use enough Math books for my class so I don't have to copy them any longer plus it would be nice to have Social Studies books as well. Too much money, time amd effort is spent on the adults with egos in our district. Let's get back to the basics, teaching kids to read, write, and do math!
End of flashback...It's now time to get back to the future for all of us!
Thank you for providing this forum to inform each other and the public at large. I also want to thank all of the individuals who showed up and who testified.
Yea...Why did it take us so long to make this change. Let's get Charles White back and see what he can do to "heal this district!
Hold on there, Nellie! Not so fast with wanting to get rid of this blog site. There's still the school board!
Hold on there, Nellie! Not so fast with wanting to get rid of this blog site. There's still the school board!
Well I just hope when the Prima Donna slithers out of town that she takes her sewer rats back to the city. What was this lady thinking coming into our community and treating people like crap. We are not her sweeties and will never be. I hope she leaves quietly so we can move on to repairing the damage she caused. I really feel for the people she demeaned because I know how that feels as an EA I was demeaned on daily basis and it wasn't pleasant. What we need to do now is find a good replacement. After reading all the blogs I don't think Murrafo is the answer. There are too many people who have negative attitudes to her and with Sweetie sonia, we know that these attitudes usually have a solid ground to stand on. Its hard to say exactly what the LCPS should do but perhaps a good start would be to not pay a consultant $4,500 to find our next Superintendant, we really got ripped of on that one. Its sad to know that just a few clicks on the computer would have exposed the Dragon Lady's wrath and tainted past. I shake my head thinking of what kind of crazy stuff this lady does in private, really scary! On the upside when we do find a worthy Superintendant he/she will have a nice remodeled office to move into.
Quick someone get the ruby slippers off her feet while she is pinned under the house!
Way to go school board. But you still need to be recalled. Before you cause another Tornado. 2 catastrophic hires in a row. Please. Maybe next time you will promote form within. No surprises that way. What a concept.
Is anyone else weary of "personnel matters" limiting what we can know of what's been done with our investments, financial and professional?
I think that this blog should stay open, to warn future victims. I also think that the board should seek talent inside the school district. Hire somebody that knows the district's workings. I have enjoyed reading the truth, Thanks.
Post a Comment
<< Home