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
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.
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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:
1On 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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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.
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:
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...
TAKING STEPS TO FIRE HER . . . "put on administrative leave'? DETAILS ARE SCANTY. Another city official gone What are the down
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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"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 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."
