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JULY
2009
Did you know
that one year later, Eanes ISD still
refuses to answer the question.
Comparing
public information from 2004 and
2009, Susan Bushart creates a list
that appears to reflect an alarming
increase in administrative positions
at the very same time the
district is eliminating teacher
positions. Susan asks the
Eanes ISD Communications Director
Dale Whitaker to review the list for
accuracy. The
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR (one of the
newly-created positions in Eanes ISD
refuses to answer.)
At the end
of the day, it is clear the Eanes
ISD leadership doesn't want the
public to know about the dramatic
rise in administrative positions.
Begin
forwarded message:
From:
susan bushart <sbushart@austin.rr.com>
Date: July 28, 2009 2:28:42 PM CDT
To: trustees@eanes.k12.tx.us
Subject: Increases in Eanes ISD
Administrative Staff
TO: Trustees Eanes ISD
FROM: Susan Bushart, taxpayer
RE: Increases in Administrative
Positions
As a taxpayer contributing to Eanes
ISD, I am interested in accessing
accountability for how the money I
contribute is spent. Current
deliberations in board meetings have
referenced budget deficits and
potential programming cuts. I am
trying to determine how the apparent
increases in central administration
staff is impacting our budget
shortfalls. To gain a better
understanding, I have asked the
Eanes Director of Communications to
provide answers to some of these
questions. As you will note below,
this information is not easily
obtained from our district leaders
paid to 'communicate' with the
public.
It is important to recognize that
another community member previously
attempted to access answers to many
of these same questions via
communications with Eanes Board
President Jim Strickland without
success. To date, Mr. Strickland has
been unable or unwilling to provide
accurate answers. See:
http://www.keepeanesinformed.com/why.htm
It is my opinion that when reviewing
areas to cut expenses in Eanes ISD,
the Eanes Trustees have the
responsibility to carefully review
the data I have gathered (and
attached below) illustrating the
apparent addition of several
administrative positions since
Superintendent Wellman's arrival in
2004. Can these funds be redirected
to the teachers, students and
classrooms? Deliberations in open
session of these matters would be
appropriate in order to allow for
the public's complete and accurate
understanding of the matters at
hand.
Thank you for your time and
consideration of these thoughts and
information.
Sincerely,
Susan Bushart
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Begin
forwarded message:
From: susan bushart <sbushart@austin.rr.com>
Date: July 28, 2009 1:41:28 PM CDT
To: nwellman@eanes.k12.tx.us
Subject: Increases in Eanes ISD
Administrative Staff
TO: Eanes ISD Superintendent Nola
Wellman
FROM: Susan Bushart, taxpayer
RE: Increases in Eanes ISD
Administrative Staff
Dr. Wellman,
Earlier today I sent a communication
to the Eanes ISD Communications
Director Dale Whitaker. As noted, I
am concerned about the consideration
of cuts to programs for Eanes
students in response to budget
shortfalls. I am wondering if what
appears to be the growth in
administrative positions is
contributing to budget shortfalls,
and asked Dale Whitaker for answers
to questions relating to those
positions. Despite my clarification
that this is not a request to access
public information, Ms Whitaker has
apparently declined to respond and
simply forwarded my correspondence
to Bernadette Gonzales to process as
a request for public information.
To reiterate previous
clarifications: This is not a
request to access public
information.
I am sending you this communication
thread for review as Superintendent
of Eanes ISD with the authority to
assure my original communication is
not processed as a request for
public information. If Ms. Whitaker
is unable or unwilling to respond to
my inquiry, I am hoping that you
will take the opportunity to provide
me with answers to the questions I
presented earlier today.
I look forward to your response.
Thank you,
Susan Bushart
Begin forwarded message:
From: susan bushart <sbushart@austin.rr.com>
Date: July 28, 2009 1:16:16 PM CDT
To: OpenRecords OpenRecords
<OpenRecords@eanesisd.net>
Subject: Re: Increases in Eanes ISD
Administrative Staff
Dear Ms. Gonzales,
As I have already clarified for Dale
Whitaker at 10:20 a.m. this morning
(see attachment below), this is NOT
a request for public information. I
have not asked to access any public
documents. Rather, I have made an
inquiry to the Eanes Director of
Communications and am awaiting her
response in that capacity. If I had
wanted access to public documents, I
would have directed my original
correspondence to you in your
capacity as Records Coordinator. I
have not done that.
Thank you,
Susan Bushart
ATTACHMENT:
Begin forwarded message:
From: susan bushart <sbushart@austin.rr.com>
Date: July 28, 2009 10:20:29 AM CDT
To: Dale Whitaker <dwhitaker@eanesisd.net>
Subject: Re: Increases in Eanes ISD
Administrative Staff
Dale,
This is not an open records request.
Rather it is a request to you in
your capacity as Director of
Communications for Eanes ISD for a
response. I am not requesting access
to any specific public documents at
this time.
Thank you,
Susan Bushart
On Jul 28, 2009, at 10:15 AM, Dale
Whitaker wrote:
I will forward your request promptly
to our Open Records account.
Dale A. Whitaker
Director of Communications
Eanes ISD
512.732.9002
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On Jul
28, 2009, at 11:31 AM, OpenRecords
OpenRecords wrote:
Dear Ms. Bushart,
The District has received your
request for public information and
your request has been assigned TPIA
Request No. 1947.
Sincerely,
Bernadette Gonzalez
Coordinator, Records and Legal
Services
Eanes Independent School District
OpenRecords@eanes.k12.tx.us
phone: 512.732.9003
fax: 512.732.9005
susan bushart <sbushart@austin.rr.com>
7/28/2009 10:07 AM >>>
TO: Dale Whitaker, Communications
Director Eanes ISD
FROM: Susan Bushart, Eanes taxpayer
RE: Additions to Eanes
Administration
I've been comparing data that I have
gathered regarding positions
added to the Eanes Central
Administration since Nola Wellman's
arrival
in 2004. At a recent meeting of the
board of trustees, budget
shortfalls were discussed. The first
suggestion to remedy the problem
was to cut programs. Central
Administrative positions pay hefty
salaries and those collecting the
checks don't interact with the
students on a daily basis. They do
however, seem to travel a lot to
conferences in the U.S. and abroad.
Reference a recent trip taken by
three administrators to China:
www.westlakepicayune.com/2009/07/15/officials-visit-china-to-broaden-global-learning-curriculum/
Eanes ISD appears top heavy. Please
let me know if any new positions
added since Superintendent Wellman's
arrival are not on this list.
Also please notify me, if positions
I have noted below are not in fact
new positions.
Meanwhile, parents are expressing
concern about increasing class sizes
in the elementary schools and
proposed cuts to programs.....
What are the associated costs and
how have they impacted the
classroom/
individual student and teachers?
What is the average salary for
these additional administrators?
Susan Bushart
COMMUNITY EDUCATION positions added?
2004
Rick Dyer - After School Programs,
Child Development Center, Community
Education, EASY (Eanes After School
Youth)Care
2009
Leticia Hinojosa - Director
Community Education
Lisa Groover - Registrar
Erin Erickson - Community Outreach
Amanda Anderson - Child Development
Center Coordinator
Emily Hovland - EASY Care
Coordinator
Reina Isbell - Childcare Billing
Specialist
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION positions
added ?
2004
Rick Bentley - Asst
Superintendent Curriculum and
Instruction Accreditation, Campus
Improvement Plans, College Courses
(Local), Credit by Exam, Curriculum
K-12, Discipline Code, District
Improvement Plan, Eisenhower Grant,
ESL, Holidays (calendar, PDAS,
Instructional Pilot Programs,
Research Project Proposals,
Retention of Students, TAKS Testing,
Teacher of the Year Program, Title
Programs, P.E. Waivers
Cindy Martin - Special
Education
Cynthia Schiebel -
Alcohol/Drug Seminars, Guidance,
Health Services, Safe & Drug Free
Schools Grant, Section 504
Gloria Thomas -
Administrative Bulletins, Advanced
Math, Enriched Language Arts, Gifted
and Talented, Home Schools,
Slingerland, Reading, Summer School,
Title Programs, General Waivers
2009
Bill Bechtol - Asst
Superintendent Curriculum and
Instruction
Betty Brace - Exec. Director
Curriculum and Instruction
Jenny Cyrus - Secretary to
Asst Supt. Curriculum and Instr.
Jane Holbrook - Secretary to
Curriculum and Instruction
Jo Carol Kastner - Secretary
to Curriculum and Instruction
Ann Roland - Secretary to
Curriculum and Instruction and SPED
Beth Keith - Director of
Language Arts
Jerri LaMirand - Director of
Math and Science
Paula Murray - Director of
Educational Technology
Cindy Martin - Director of
Special Education
Molly May - Asst. Director of
Special Education
Caroline Nelson - SPED Family
Liason
Sylvie Skiles - Secretary to
SPED
Anne Boothe - Coordinator of
Performance Improvement
INFORMATION SERVICES positions
added?
2004
Kimberly Israel - Computers
Administrative (ROGER), Gradebook
Software
Paula Murray - Instructional
Technology, Professional
Development, Instructional Software,
Vocational Education, Computers
Acceptable Use Guidelines,
Instructional Computers, ETV or IRV
Jeff Steimle - Computers
Repair
Tracy Sherrod - Computers
Administrative (ROGER), PEIMS
Kevin Schwartz- Computers,
Internet, E-Mail, Internet
2009
Kevin Schwartz- Director
Information Services
Cathy Christian - Secretary
to Director Information Services
Paula Murray - Director
Educational Technology
Tracy Sherrod - PEIMS
Coordinator
Chris Woehl -Network
Coordinator
Kimberly Israel -Skyward
Coordinator
Ryan Petru - Novell Server
Coordinator
Jeff Steimle - Computer
Coordinator
Karolyn Wright - Windows
Server Coordinator
Carl Hooker - Virtualization
Coordinator
Joe Herrara - Support
Specialist II
Pamela Van Dyke - Support
Specialist II
Nick Martinez - Support
Specialist
Manuel Acuna-Neely - Support
Specialist
Jason Thomsen - Support
Specialist
Lupe Mercado - Support
Specialist
Michael Azzato - Support
Specialist
BUSINESS
SERVICES - positions added?
2004
Kim Builta - Bookkeeping
General
Donna Crain - Tax School
Property
Phil Crowley - Warehouse
Manager
Don Fisher - Tax School
Property
Erin Givens - Bookkeeping and
Invoices Accts F-P
Cindy Hallet - Vendor
Relations, Purchasing, Bids
Equipment and Supplies
Sandra Jones - Bookkeeping
and Invoices Accts A-E
Maureen Mansfield -
Bookkeeping Payroll
Susan McBride - Bookkeeping
and Invoices Q-Z, Travel
Tom Zimmerer - Interim
Asst Superintendent for Business
Services, Annuities, Audits, Bond
Sales, Budget, Central Warehousing,
Contracted Services, Enrollment
Numbers and Projections, Expense
Statements, Financial Reports,
Budget Hearings, Inventory,
Investments, Organizational Charts,
Property Sales, Records Management
2009
Larry Keiser - Asst.
Superintendent for Business Services
Peggy Gaffney - Secretary to
Asst Supt Business Services
Cindy Hayden - Director of
Finance
Maria Diaz - District
Accountant
Jennifer Hanna - Bond
Accountant
Jay Gurley - Fixed Assets
Coordinator
Tandra Flora - Accounts
Receivable
Sandra Jones - Accts Payable
A-L
Sandra Foy - Accts Payable
M-Z
Maureen Mansfield - Payroll
Coordinator
Connie Beck - Payroll
Specialist
Melisse DeViney - Purchasing
Coordinator
Angel Morales - Warehouse
Manager
Terry Winkler - Receptionist
More new
positions added:
Bernadette Gonzales, Records
and Legal
Rosie Oliver, Secretary of
Records and Legal Services
Dale Whitaker, Director of
Communications
Melinda Contreras,
Communications Secretary
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