DISD Chief of Staff Arnold Viramontes received a 15 percent, or $26,000, raise last night, taking his salary up to $200,000 from $173,670. Viramontes and DISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa were the only two executives to give up 5 percent of...
A proposal to raise the base salary of Chief of Staff Arnold Viramontes — from $173,670 to $200,000 — is being criticized by some in the community. The recommendation has been pulled off this Thursday's consent agenda for a separate...
I recently sat down for an hour-long chat with Arnold Viramontes, Michael Hinojosa's Chief of Staff. Below is an edited version of that conversation. Pick up a copy of Tuesday's Morning News to read a full profile of the guy...
A programming note: Posting will be light this week due to Spring Break. And now, today's serving of hot district morsels ... ** Hmmm. A lengthy profile I wrote of Arnold Viramontes was supposed to be published this morning, but...
The Superintendent met with reporters this afternoon as part of his effort to "rebuild trust" with the community. He touched on several issues -- from the new grading policy to the district's slice of the stimulus pie to the budget...
Still no movement on the district's request to reallocate about $18 million in salaries to the federal Title I program. While not make-or-break, the reallocation is an important part of the district's deficit-reduction plan. The district first went to TEA...
Today's buffet of hot district morsels ... ** Name the district: "Widespread errors and missing paperwork have continued to plague XXXX Public Schools' financial books despite repeat warnings from auditors. For two years, financial statements were in such disarray that...
UPDATED 3:56 P.M. Yesterday's bombshell that the district is $64-million in the red is, as we say in the news biz, still developing. So what I've got for you now is bunch of loose ends, background info and random tidbits...
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