Attempting To Turn-Off The Heat on Ember Conley > Let It Smolder . . .Take The Oxygen Out of The Room

Whoopsies! Doesn't look like that ain't just happening anytime soon - no matter what the Mesa Public Schools Governing Board tries to do to smother a story getting more heat all-the-time over Ember Conley.
Here's one more report and a a streaming video late last night from ABC15 News : 

Criminal complaint involving Mesa Public Schools filed with Attorney General's office

By:Danielle Lerner

KNX

 

BLOGGER NOTE: Under all this story and the headline news is PATRONAGE embedded for generations in the bureaucracy and administrators inside the Mesa Public Schools system . . . it's a real story of corruption trying to get covered-up in multiple smoke-screens foisted onto to the public time-and-time again for far too-long.

It's TIME TO DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY FOR THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHEATING STUDENTS.                        |

MESA, AZ — "It's been nearly one week since Mesa Public Schools without saying why and now ABC15 has obtained exclusive information regarding new developments.
Dr. Ember Conley was only 18 months into her three-year contract when the board made that move. Now, a criminal complaint has been filed with the Attorney General's office, accusing Dr. Conley of theft and embezzlement related to administrative raises and bonuses that may have been given without the governing board's approval.

The three-page complaint details alleged, criminal activity linked to Mesa Public Schools. The person who filed it is former Governing Board President Ben Smith, who helped hire Dr. Ember Conley. . . "

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Late Friday night there was a statement released:
District information http://www.mpsaz.org/info

Keeping our community informed

Clarifying recent publicly reported information

Posted Nov. 22, 2019, updated at 5:12 p.m.

 

To clarify information that has been publicly reported, please see the following:

link to read the entire information provide by the district is above]

Timing of events

The Nov. 5 2019, election to approve a Mesa Public Schools budget increase had no bearing on the timing of the Governing Board’s action to place Dr. Conley on administrative leave.
These were two independent events.
Additional compensation for administrators
General administration spending

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Confused about the timing and the statement that these were two 'independent' events?

Here are not one but three videos uploaded that pair Ember Conley and the vote:

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On November 6, 2019
Voters have passed the 15% budget increase

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Meeting set to discuss future of Superintendent of state's largest school district published on November 17, 2019. It's been viewed 2,758 times so far

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Mesa Public Schools Governing Board Meeting November 18, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYFjoiEEnnI




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Posted earlier on this blog

Just VOTE NO!

Would You Ever Endorse a Blank Check for $34,000,000??? 

That's only the amount in the first year in one more tricky public relations campaign by The City of Mesa on the only ballot question on 2019 SPECIAL/GENERAL ELECTION.
The official ballots have been mailed out  or you can vote in-person. Please take the time to read the fine print, before you decide how to vote - the devil's always in the details
First, get informed
Why is this year's General Election 'special' ???
It includes approval in a BUDGET OVERRIDE for an amount that exceeds the revenue control specified by statute by 15% for FY2020/2021 and for six consecutive years.

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1 Approval of the budget override represents an extension and increase of the existing 10% budget override authority - when you add it up > that's  (25%) - which OTHERWISE  is scheduled for a phase-down by one-third over two years FY2020/2021 and FY2021/2022
2 The proposed budget increase for the first year FY2020/2021 is estimated to be $34, 087,454

Here's more:

 

Is Importing A Small-City Utah Educator Gonna Fix Big-City Mesa Arizona Public Schools??

Time will tell. 30 years-of-time has not been so kind for either the nationwide bad reputation on the quality and performance of Arizona...

FIRED! Ember Conley - Mesa Public Schools Superintendent For 18 Months - NO EXPLANATION GIVEN??

TAKING STEPS TO FIRE HER . . .  "put on administrative leave'? DETAILS ARE SCANTY. Another city official gone What are the down

A WALL OF SILENCE Has Descended On Mesa Public Schools Scandal > No Further Comment At This Time

Pardon me but THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT-TO-KNOW!  Questions surrounding Mesa Public Schools spending go unanswered https://www.abc15.co...

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RELATED: MAINSTREAM NEWS COVERAGE OF PREVIOUS MESA SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
(no disclosure of "financial irregularities with his inner circle)

Mesa school chief announces plans to retire

Lily Altavena, The Republic | azcentral.com Published 6:42 p.m. MT Nov. 7, 2017

"Mesa Public Schools Superintendent Michael Cowan announced to staff in an email on Tuesday that he plans to retire at the end of this school year.

He's led the state's largest school district since 2009 and launched his career there 30 years ago.

He is leaving to lead a Spanish-speaking mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. . .

Cowan began his education career as a fifth-grade teacher at Mesa's Lehi Elementary School in 1988. He said that his first year fulfilled a lifelong dream of becoming an educator. Some of those students are now teachers in the district. . .

In the email to staff, Cowan said: "As I begin this next chapter in my life, the best legacy I could hope for is the continued work of what we have committed to do together - educating every child in our community and preparing them for college, career and community."

The board has not yet met to discuss plans for hiring a new superintendent."