Huge VUSD cuts and ANTI reactions

It is now 9:10 PM and our four brave VUSD school board members are having to make terrible cuts to our programs and staff. The national and world financial crisis and meltdown will be hitting us locally tonight. Through no fault of their own, our newly elected board members Jaka and Chunka will have to oversee some dismantling of our quality VUSD school programs. As bad as it will be, I am so glad that we will have a majority of FOUR school board members who support public education. The decisions will be tough but at least they will not be irrational and vindictive as they would have been with ANTI's in charge.

In case you have forgotten our ANTI friends are still out there. The ANTIs supported Guffanti, Anderson and Fernandez in the last election as well as Jimmy Gibson who is still on our board. The ANTIs have not gotten over their complete repudiation by the VUSD voters and have been blogging their bitterness and ignorance on the NCTimes website. As you read their ill informed and ill tempered posts just remember these people could be making the decisions about what will be cut. They are not in power thanks to the great work of hundreds of parents, teachers, CSEA folks and other community members in the last election.

The comments below can be found after the NCTimes called "VUSD Considering Layoffs, Other Cuts," at the following URL:

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2009/02/26/news/coastal/vista/zf44fc638d8db91a4882575670079f531.txt

Samuel February 25, 2009 7:01PM PST
The funds for the Lindamood Bell program come from the federal government and can only be used for aid to students that need extra help. (Blog editor note: Samuel seems to be unaware of the hundreds of other possiblities for spending those funds, that might be far more helpful to our VUSD students.)

Vista Watchdog1 February 26, 2009 7:00AM PST
So, if you have funds from the state that are specifically supplied for Transportation, can you cut bussing (sic) and move those funds to the classroom? (VWdog is usually the most prolific ANTI blogger on the NCTimes website. He makes many errors. This post is one of those. I was a California public school superintendent. I can tell you that the state NEVER provides 100% of the funds for anything that they separately fund--not textbook adoptions, not special education and certainly not transportation. General fund money always has to be added in to cover the expenses, often up to 40% of the total cost. Transportation funds from the state do not come close to covering the full cost to our VUSD district for all the incidentals--maintenance, bus purchase, bus and equipment leases, personnel, etc. If VUSD cut all busing, we would be actually SAVING money for the general fund.)

Next I will post the blogs of "Roxy".

According to Roxy the VTA represents the classified employees of the district (quick someone tell the CSEA) and the "unclassified" employees (usually known as certificated). Also according to Roxy teachers are making millions in overtime pay!! Roxy also knows that teachers only work six hours a day(gee the contract requires 7 1/2, most teacher give 10 hours) and are paid $75,000 to $100,000!!

Roxy is really living in LaLa land. She has built her straw man (VUSD teachers) and she is going to tear them down. Very sad creature, this Roxy. Can you say clinical depression?

Roxy February 26, 2009 7:22AM PST

The district's Budget Advisory Committee is made up of VISTA TEACHERS UNION (s) REPRESENTATIVES [classified and unclassified employees.] California Teachers Association “CTA, employees of the school district, and Del Norte PTA that is the same vote as the VTA and CTA. Also a possible school employee named as a DELAC representative which another representative of the VTA. Along with FIVE members that are hand picked by each of the Board Members of VUSD Board of Trustees

Roxy February 26, 2009 10:15AM PST
Maybe someone should investigate the millions spent of teachers OVERTIME? When I heard this my jaw dropped. Since I know too well that the teachers are the first ones out the parking lot when the bell rings.

Roxy February 26, 2009 2:46PM PST
Well, lets see how much do VUSD teachers make including salaries, perks, benefits pensions? Does anyone know? $75,000. to 100,000. Plus? for a 6 hour day? Every summer and holiday imaginable. How many months do they get out in a year, with holidays and summers?

Roxy February 26, 2009 2:55PM PST
VistaRez~~ oh sure I hear the same old, same old, “Teachers give up so much of their own personal in order to make lesson plans, grade papers, prepare their classrooms.”Unfortunately, the facts don’t support your statements.Most of VUSD kids are functioning illiterates. They cannot understand a word of what they read. What is the total drop out rate 60%?

The following post allows a disturbingly clear a view into the bizarre thinking of our ANTI friends:
Realist February 26, 2009 3:01PM PST
A cult figure without ANY executive political skills/history pulled off the greatest fabian socialist act, the highest office in the land/world! He has gotten everything he ever wanted, grandma sends him to college, he gets a scholarship(see we don't have enough minorities(thank you ACLU, i.e. democrats)), then the lemmings give him the oval office. NOBODY has ever said NO to this guy...remind you of past facist socialists(germany, italy, etc...) So it is no wonder that at the local-yocal yahoo level(see vista) any jack-### can get elected and dispense their stupidity such as VUSD. Magnet schools, performing arts schools, alternative schools...