THE ARTS ARE IN GOOD HANDS. I do believe the comments concerning the middle school and high school music programs are out of line. 1. The term incompetent is hardly appropriate when the new coordinator has been on the job less than 6 weeks. (I can assure you that Bonnie Hosie has all the tools to succeed in this position. She is hard working, possesses great communicative skills, is an experienced arts teacher with background in visual arts and theatre. 2. Bonnie Hosie will be a great spokesperson for the arts. She has a firm grasp on the importance of learning in and through the arts across the entire curriculum. 3. What will happen to our music programs? Really great music teachers will continue to provide rigorous meaningful instruction in the arts by providing quality music programs that challenge the students, inspire learning and mastery of skills while teaching the lifelong love of music. All this while enjoying the administrative support that Ms. Hosie will provide. Good grief, give her a chance!!! 4. Bonnie Hosie enjoys the trust and support of the Principals of LCPS as well as the Central office administration and the school board. She will represent music and the arts to the community and school board with the same passion that I did for many years. 5. Bonnie is well respected statewide for her quality teaching, skill in curriculum development and program design and has served on many statewide arts committees. Bonnie was instrumental in the development of the LCPS Elementary Arts program and has served this arts community in an exemplary manner. I support Bonnie Hosie and have been working with her to help facilitate a smooth transition while she learns the many facets of the job.
John R. Schutz Retired- Coordinator for Visual and Performing Arts. LCPS
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After reading today's article in the Sun-News I get the distinct impression that Lonnie Briseno is imposing his Catholic religious views against contraception use on the rest of us. Regardless of whether there are a lot of Catholics in the community, he has no right to decide my child or anyone else's should remain ignorant on these issues of human sexuality and biology as a "default". At what point is he going to insist we start teaching creationsim is a valid scientific theory, too? Having worked with girls this age who became pregnant, I saw a lot of ignorance and dangerous risk-taking, whether the information was available at the health department or not. They don't go down and get it, and they don't talk to their parents about it but they would listen when we brought the information to THEM. Besides, what is he protecting kids from--has he not stayed up past 12am and seen the "Girls Gone Wild" advertisements? You think the kids are not learning something from that? What an idiot. I guess he has just gone completely off the deep end and become a stark, raving, megalomanic with delusions of grandeur.
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This is not the dark ages, Lonnie. As an educational entity, it is our responsibility to educate our children in all areas of the life cycle...not just the areas that you want to pick and choose for our kids.
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You know, Lonnie of all people should know.....kids in the back seat cause accidents and accidents in the backseat cause kids....geeez
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With regard to the sex ed in the schools...I think every student should be required to take the class. Most of the students that need it would not take it unless they had to. Most of the responsible parents would probably understand why their child had to take it and if it prevents one, out of the fifty-three per month, birth to a teenaged mother, it would be well worth it. I think we as a society should step in and do the job of irresponsible parents wherever we can. It is pretty sad when you can see a teen mother with her baby and the baby's grandmother and greatgrandmother all under the age of 55. And if you don't think it happens, go to Wal-Mart any night of the week and you will see it.
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I agree with the comment regarding the state taking over the district. Although it may not be possible at this point, someone should put a stop to the Lonnie, Liz and Joyce show. Where are the other board members in all of this? Surely they should reign in Briseno!
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I absolutely refuse to let Lonnie make moral decisions for me and my family. His views DO NOT represent mine, nor the better half of this community. He can take his barefoot, pregnant, and still a teenager attitude and go to another country.
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Why are you so afraid Lonnie? Too many sexual skeletons in your closet? This is 2007; not only is it necessary for the public schools to provide sex education, it is also our civic duty. Even though this curriculum is not tested by CRT, the real test will be when we see our students grow into responsible and viable adults!
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Ah, the Safe and Drug Free person---a man with little integrity and marginal abilities! Since he took over, I haven't seen anything he has implemented that worked. He is also apparently hard to work for as his employees are dropping like flies. These are people who have proven records with the community and the district. He applied for lots of jobs with the district and finally got one. Oh, for the good old days of Rosalee and Eric! They had programs that really worked and addressed the needs of our at-risk students! They worked with agencies, students and parents and supported the schools with intervention programs! The current person has also taken a certain dislike to a former school administrator whom he told he "would get" for issues involving his own child and guess what, he got him! There is alot to this person that reeks of unprofessionalism and personal agendas. Anyone working with him, beware!
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Here is the answer to your question: Marvin Allen retired this year but willing to come back if asked and under new leadership. Barry Peace is being "forced" to work in the Elementary Schools. The Safe and Drug Free Director hired two young social workers to work in the middle/high schools. One of these social workers just graduated with her BSW. Supposedly,according to a good source, will be trained as the new gang/drug expert. What a joke on the school system. Barry Peace has over 20 years experience in the fields of gang/drug prevention and intervention along with multiple licenses. I work at Onate and everyone wants him back but we keep hitting a brick wall. Guess who the wall is?? Everyone knows why this Coordinator was released from the LCPD....someone should pay closer attention to whom they hire in positions of power. God save us from our stupidity.
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Lonnie has a new fundraiser idea for his program and the LCPS: chastity belts!
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Here's an idea: First, someone distract Lonnie...tell him it's snowing. Then, pass the sex ed curriculum for the LCPS. Next, obtain funding to provide a surplus of condoms and birth control pills to have available to students who request them. Finally, just tell Lonnie that these items are balloons for science experiments and daily vitamins for the free lunch program kids.
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Yeh, Rosalie and Joyce, what a combination of incompetent idiots that would be, but we can watch the hair do's. Rosalie at MHS is one big mistake that we can give credit to Ogas for, the one mistake.
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I agree with the person who wants Rosalie back.....and bring back Eric Lopez....those two did a great job with safe schools and long term suspension hearings
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Lonnie has everything he needs for controversy: gang and drug intervention programs are a joke; opposition to sex ed; keeping his hand in the mix of personnel issues in the district. What's his hidden agenda? More monies for his program? More foster kids to fatten his personal income?
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