Since the announcement for an Interim Superintendent is posted on the LCPS website, I assume that the board went through with Sonia's dismissal? Blogger Comment: The "Chief of Staff" failed to get the notice of public meeting in the newspaper so the Board had to delay its public decision until today. Most expect they will uphold the original move to fire her. That opens the door for her to then sue the district. At least her salary will stop now.
Did anyone know that there was a survey on the LCPS website where the public had a chance to vote on how the Interim Supt. selection process would be timed? There were 3 choices. It was no surprise that the option selected has the current Board making the selection. One of the other options would delay that decision until after the new Board Members (that is plural) are seated. That option was not selected. What a surprise.
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This district is in serious trouble. We have Liz Marrufo, Terry Dean and Bob Telles in charge. None of these has any experience in handling issues in a district this size. I see things being done and approved that are potentially disastrous and sometimes idiotic. NO one has any idea where they are on their budgets. We can't tell what our salary expenses will be. Telles is clueless about maintenance, food service and HR. And Liz, she can't make a move without Lonnie Briseno's approval.
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The terror weather alert issued by the LCPS was, in my opinion, overkill! The kids are just back to school from the winter break, and they had just missed Monday for MLK day. Students didn't need another day off; kids needed to be in school! To read Lizzie's statement that parents have the right to keep their children home from school-even after the weather proved to be just a rainy day- seemed to go against the grain of teaching students that their responsibility to their job is to try and make to school...always; just like employees should do at their places of employment. I give high props to parents who chose to do the right thing...to send their children to school...and to the kids who, independently, made the decision to attend their classes! Good job!!
posted by LCPS1 @ 6:16 AM
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Our middle school has had a zero tolerance policy for as long as I have been there.(15 years) When a student shows up at school with a knife he was automatically long-termed. Just recently a student was let back in school when our acting super overrode the long-term hearing. What kind of message did this send to all the other students? My advice: Elementary principals don't have a clue about middle and high schools or how to run them. Help!!!
Watching the actions of the district these last few days (in response to the 'snow') has convinced me that the Las Cruces Public School District is functioning either without leadership or with incompetent leadership. Liz Marrufo has shown her true colors, as someone who has no clue what she is doing. They cancelled school today, and as I look out my window, I see clouds. OH NO, CLOUDS, RUN!!! Somebody please step up to lead our district before these people downtown do something stupid (oh wait, they already did).
We need direction, and we are not getting it from central office. Let the State take over.
Well, ladies and gentlemen we got rid of Sonia but now we can sit back and enjoy the rest of the show. Seems like we are living through a season of Dumb and Dumber. Momma always said, "Be careful what you wish for." Sonia might have been Dumb but we got Dumber by committee. All of those creative quick thinkers downtown cancel school when the sun is shining and send kids home to empty houses. Way to go, administration! You did TO the kids exactly what we try to prevent! Our only hope, at this point, is the crack decision making skills of our administration will be nationally recognized and they will be offered jobs with FEMA.
Another weather-related faux pas...early dismissal! Does this remind anyone of the "crying wolf" tale?
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