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Entries tagged with 'DISD shortfall'Rep. Tony Goolsby getting tough(er) on DISDState rep. Tony Goolsby hasn't hid his displeasure with DISD lately. The district's current financial disaster has Mr. Goolsby and other community leaders asking Texas Education Agency Commissioner Robert Scott to step in. And now, Mr. Goolsby announces today that... TEA commissioner does not rule out state intervention of DISDTexas Education Agency Commissioner Robert Scott is not convinced that the Dallas school district has its financial house in order, and he's not ruling out state intervention. Mr. Scott met with Dallas schools Superintendent Michael Hinojosa, school board president Jack... TEA commissioner to visit DISD todayTexas Education Agency Commissioner Robert Scott will have a private meeting today with Superintendent Michael Hinojosa to receive an update on DISD's financial crisis. The meeting will begin at 3 p.m., and Mr. Scott is supposed to talk to the... Diehard DISD supporters: I'd like to hear from you...DMN's opinion blog (run by the editorial staff) recently had a post on how some loyal DISD supporters are fed up with the district's blunders. The latest being the budget shortfall. I'd like to hear from DISD loyalists (or former... Transferred DISD teachers: How's it going?We're bumping this post from Monday to today because we want to hear more from the hundreds of teachers who were transferred to other campuses. Comments left on other threads indicate there are some problems -- government teachers getting reassigned... Hinojosa extends olive branch to teachersDISD superintendent Michael Hinojosa took a step to heal strained relations with teachers -- who are angry that hundreds of their colleagues were recently laid off -- by publicly apologizing during a community symposium today. "I want to apologize to... A long (sad) day at Alliance-AFTIt's about 6 p.m., and the day is winding down here at the Alliance-AFT teachers association where I've been all day. The association probably had several dozen laid-off workers stop by today. Some folks were visibly shaken, while some others... Oops... Latino officer group not supporting HinojosaThe Latino Peace Officers Association is distancing itself from a press release issued earlier this week that listed the group and several others as supporting embattled DISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa. Hispanics have been split in their support of Dr. Hinojosa,... Dueling press conferences in support -- and against -- HinojosaHispanic activist groups are split on their support for DISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa. And tomorrow they will have dueling press conferences at 10 a.m. at Felix Botello Elementary, 225 S. Marsalis AVe. One group consisting of several organizations, including the... Hinojosa to receive unscheduled evaluationA committee of DISD trustees will meet Thursday (in closed session) to begin drafting an unscheduled performance review for Superintendent Michael Hinojosa. This review will be outside the superintendent's annual review that usually occurs in December. Board president Jack Lowe... Chaotic day expected for DISDToday promises to be a crazy day in DISD. Up to 250 non-contract employees are expected to receive pink slips as part of a plan to offset an expected $84 million budget shortfall. Trustees also are holding their regularly... Papertrail leading up to DISD's shortfall announcement is thinThere wasn't too much chatter -- at least not on paper -- between Dr. Hinojosa and other top honchos on Ross Avenue concerning the budget shortfalls in 07-08 ($64 million) and in 08-09 (a projected $84 million). Most of... DISD supe should brace for intense questioningDISD trustees will -- once again -- square off with Superintendent Michael Hinojosa and his staff to hash out details for a possible "reduction in force" at tomorrow's board meeting. Will Dr. Hinojosa have all the answers to their questions?... Fix the budget problems -- or else, TEA commissioner warns HinojosaTEA Commissioner Robert Scott talked to Superintendent Michael Hinojosa several times Thursday night about DISD's budget shortfall, said TEA spokeswoman Debbie Ratcliffe. In a nutshell, Mr. Scott isn't happy with what's going on in Dallas. According to Ms. Ratcliffe, Mr.... The NAACP wants DISD chief firedThe NAACP is asking that Superintendent Michael Hinojosa resign. Read the letter after the jump.... Can the DISD budget fiasco get any worse? Possibly.More employees could be laid off than expected. We're hearing from a good source that 1,209 employees would be let go if the board approves to have a reduction in force at today's 3 p.m. meeting. The layoff numbers breakdown... DISD board decides on staff cuts todayUPDATED 11:34 a.m.: DISD trustees have a big decision to make at 2 p.m. today. They will decide whether to declare a financial emergency to pave the way for staff cuts. As you know, the district is scrambling to reduce... |