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Thursday, June 19, 2008
OUSD’s new community mantra should be…“No Dreier Junkets…No Dreier Excuses”
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Giving voice to the Greater Orange Communities
OUSD’s new community mantra should be…
“No Dreier Junkets…No Dreier Excuses”
by the Greater Orange Community Group
You may have heard, California is in a budget crisis, and because of that, so is Orange Unified. The response at the state level is the Democratic controlled California State Legislature and the Republican Governor are battling it out over education, gambling money and taxes. This of course again makes the state budget late, again making budget planning for cities and local agencies an impossible wait-and-see game. The response at OUSD…classroom size increases, program cuts, staff reductions, a 6% retirement buyout (over $15,000 a month alone for the retiring Dr. Thomas Godley) and of course now…a JUNKET at tax payers expense to “visit” the Colorado district of the “only finalist” for the OUSD Superintendent job… Dr. Renae Dreier of Greeley, Colorado. And we thought this time the OUSD Trustees were about to get things right…prepare for the Dreier Junket.
The OUSD Trustees and Dr. Godley’s administration has long tried to pattern itself after private business (hence the failed Godley From Good to Great slogan). Just imagine the absurdity of corporate headhunter raiders for one Fortune 100 business, let us say Ford Motor Company, stealing away the President and CEO of General Motors. Imagine the response of the GM Board of Directors as the Ford Board of Directors expects to visit GM Headquarters…just to check things out. Clearly the Dreier Junket has no parallel in CEO America.
To put it in another way, what happens when your across-the-country in-laws decide to visit California after years of being on the other end of the continent? As you put your best foot forward with obligatory amusement park visits, you avoid introducing them to that nosey neighbor who talks trash about you around the neighborhood. You also avoid bringing them to visit the local cousins with the wife that loves to publicly broadcast all your families’ warts to all who will listen. Like that in-law visit, a public visit to “investigate” the “final candidate” is a shameful waste of OUSD Educational Tax dollars. The Dreier Junket is unnecessary.
A check with Travelocity shows that a roundtrip flight (United Airlines from Orange County to Denver) plus a hotel (Hilton Garden) in downtown Denver is $1256 per person for travel Tuesday June 26- Friday June 29th (links below for less expensive Greenley hotels i.e. Super 8). That of course does not include food expenses, a rental car, gas…you get the picture…did we mention that California and OUSD are in a budget crisis? The Dreier Junket is a waste of local educational tax resources.
So what is a Board of Education to do to make sure the “final candidate” is the one? In the electronic age of private email and cell phones, there are clearly provided alternatives to the expensive and unneeded Dreier Junket and probably will be more fruitful than a whirlwind community tour at OUSD Taxpayer expense. As a public service and trying to save The Greater Orange Communities thousands of dollars during the current budget crisis (and with an eye toward the November 2008 election and the Freedom of Information Act) we are providing the emails and telephone of Greater Greeley Colorado’s movers and shakers:
District 6/Greeley School Board:
Bruce W. Broderius, Ph.D.
President
bbroderius@greeleyschools.org
970-353-4793
Jesse L. Quinby, Vice President
jequinby@greeleyschools.org
970-351-0136
Linda J. Trimberger, Secretary/Treasurer
ltrimberger@greeleyschools.org
970-330-2159
Judy Kron, Director
Jkron@greeleyschools.org
970-330-7163
Julie Kautz, Director
jkautz@greeleyschools.org
970-339-8284
Robert C. Stack, Director
rstack@greeleyschools.org
970-351-6971
Term expires 2011
Mark Hinze, Director
mhinze@greeleyschools.org
970-353-3003
Term expires 2011
DISTRICT 6 ADMINISTRATORS:
Academic Achievement
Deputy Superintendent: Dr. Ranelle Lang
970-348-6266
rlang@greeleyschools.org
Assessments
Director of Assessment, Accounting & Student Data: Dr. Larry Kleiber
970-348-6265
lkleiber@greeleyschools.org
Auxiliary Services
Chief Operations Officer: Wayne Eads
970-348-6101
weads@greeleyschools.org
Business Services
Finance Director: Stephanie Reinhardt
970-348-6123
sreinhardt@greeleyschools.org
Budget Director: Meggan Sponsler
970-348-6112
meggansponsler@greeleyschools.org
Custodial Services
Custodial Director: Brad Johnson
970-348-6800
bjohnson@greeleyschools.org
Greeley High School Principals:
Mary Lauer
Principal
Greeley Central High School
Phone: 970-348-5000
malauer@echalk.greeleyschools.org
Margaret Neely
Principal
Northridge High School
Ph: 970 348 5200
mneely@echalk.greeleyschools.org
Robert Harr
Principal
Greeley West High School
Ph: 970-348-5402
bobh@echalk.greeleyschools.org
Greeley City Council
Mayor Ed Clark
970-590-7760
ed.clark@greeleygov.com
Council Members
Charles Archbeque
970-353-2876
bequevision55@yahoo.com
Ed Phillipsen
970-353-6600
Ed.Phillipsen@greeleygov.com
Don Feldhaus
970-330-7522
donfeld7@cs.com
Pam Shaddock
970-381-5180
pam.shaddock@greeleygov.com
Carrol Martin
970-356-3571
Carrol.Martin@greeleygov.com
Maria Secrest
maria.secrest@greeleygov.com
City Manager
Roy Otto
roy.otto@greeleygov.com
Greeley Tribune Publisher
Bart Smith
bsmith@greeleytribune.com
City of Evans City Council
Lyle Achziger
Mayor
(970) 339-5344 x. 205
lachziger@ci.evans.co.us
Fred Burmont
Mayor Pro Tem-Ward 3
(970) 339-5344 x. 210
fburmont@ci.evans.co.us
Laura Brown
Ward 1
(970) 339-5344 x. 204
lbrown@ci.evans.co.us
John Morris
Ward 1
(970) 339-5344 x. 209
jmorris@ci.evans.co.us
Tom Hamblen
Ward 2
(970) 339-5344 x. 208
thamblen@ci.evans.co.us
David Carrier
Ward 2
(970) 339-5344 x. 206
dcarrier@ci.evans.co.us
Debbie Lambert
Ward 3
(970) 339-5344 x. 207
dlambert@ci.evans.co.us
Greeley Chamber of Commerce
President
Sarah MacQuiddy
sarah@greeleychamber.com
Chamber Education Committee
Mike Reisman, Chair
970 336 3000
City of Evans City Manager
Aden Hogan, Jr.
970 475-1119
ahogan@ci.evans.co.us
Evans Area Chamber of Commerce
Michele Jones
Executive Director
(970) 330-4204
(970) 506-2726 (fax)
E-mail: ecc@evanschamber.org
To our new friends in Colorado who are receiving this email, if you do not hear the Orange Unified Trustees, you can contact them with any information at: board@orangeusd.k12.ca.us.
Since the OUSD Trustees seen bent on hell to wasting thousands of OUSD Educational dollars here are a few cheaper hotels than Denver:
GREELEY HOTELS
And for your sight seeing interests:
See GREELEY
Dr. Renae Dreier Story Links:
DREIER
Metro VIEWS
is an community service of The Greater Orange News Service
Opinions expressed here are not necessarily the opinions of the networks that carry Metro VIEWS.
Giving voice to the Greater Orange Communities
OUSD’s new community mantra should be…
“No Dreier Junkets…No Dreier Excuses”
by the Greater Orange Community Group
You may have heard, California is in a budget crisis, and because of that, so is Orange Unified. The response at the state level is the Democratic controlled California State Legislature and the Republican Governor are battling it out over education, gambling money and taxes. This of course again makes the state budget late, again making budget planning for cities and local agencies an impossible wait-and-see game. The response at OUSD…classroom size increases, program cuts, staff reductions, a 6% retirement buyout (over $15,000 a month alone for the retiring Dr. Thomas Godley) and of course now…a JUNKET at tax payers expense to “visit” the Colorado district of the “only finalist” for the OUSD Superintendent job… Dr. Renae Dreier of Greeley, Colorado. And we thought this time the OUSD Trustees were about to get things right…prepare for the Dreier Junket.
The OUSD Trustees and Dr. Godley’s administration has long tried to pattern itself after private business (hence the failed Godley From Good to Great slogan). Just imagine the absurdity of corporate headhunter raiders for one Fortune 100 business, let us say Ford Motor Company, stealing away the President and CEO of General Motors. Imagine the response of the GM Board of Directors as the Ford Board of Directors expects to visit GM Headquarters…just to check things out. Clearly the Dreier Junket has no parallel in CEO America.
To put it in another way, what happens when your across-the-country in-laws decide to visit California after years of being on the other end of the continent? As you put your best foot forward with obligatory amusement park visits, you avoid introducing them to that nosey neighbor who talks trash about you around the neighborhood. You also avoid bringing them to visit the local cousins with the wife that loves to publicly broadcast all your families’ warts to all who will listen. Like that in-law visit, a public visit to “investigate” the “final candidate” is a shameful waste of OUSD Educational Tax dollars. The Dreier Junket is unnecessary.
A check with Travelocity shows that a roundtrip flight (United Airlines from Orange County to Denver) plus a hotel (Hilton Garden) in downtown Denver is $1256 per person for travel Tuesday June 26- Friday June 29th (links below for less expensive Greenley hotels i.e. Super 8). That of course does not include food expenses, a rental car, gas…you get the picture…did we mention that California and OUSD are in a budget crisis? The Dreier Junket is a waste of local educational tax resources.
So what is a Board of Education to do to make sure the “final candidate” is the one? In the electronic age of private email and cell phones, there are clearly provided alternatives to the expensive and unneeded Dreier Junket and probably will be more fruitful than a whirlwind community tour at OUSD Taxpayer expense. As a public service and trying to save The Greater Orange Communities thousands of dollars during the current budget crisis (and with an eye toward the November 2008 election and the Freedom of Information Act) we are providing the emails and telephone of Greater Greeley Colorado’s movers and shakers:
District 6/Greeley School Board:
Bruce W. Broderius, Ph.D.
President
bbroderius@greeleyschools.org
970-353-4793
Jesse L. Quinby, Vice President
jequinby@greeleyschools.org
970-351-0136
Linda J. Trimberger, Secretary/Treasurer
ltrimberger@greeleyschools.org
970-330-2159
Judy Kron, Director
Jkron@greeleyschools.org
970-330-7163
Julie Kautz, Director
jkautz@greeleyschools.org
970-339-8284
Robert C. Stack, Director
rstack@greeleyschools.org
970-351-6971
Term expires 2011
Mark Hinze, Director
mhinze@greeleyschools.org
970-353-3003
Term expires 2011
DISTRICT 6 ADMINISTRATORS:
Academic Achievement
Deputy Superintendent: Dr. Ranelle Lang
970-348-6266
rlang@greeleyschools.org
Assessments
Director of Assessment, Accounting & Student Data: Dr. Larry Kleiber
970-348-6265
lkleiber@greeleyschools.org
Auxiliary Services
Chief Operations Officer: Wayne Eads
970-348-6101
weads@greeleyschools.org
Business Services
Finance Director: Stephanie Reinhardt
970-348-6123
sreinhardt@greeleyschools.org
Budget Director: Meggan Sponsler
970-348-6112
meggansponsler@greeleyschools.org
Custodial Services
Custodial Director: Brad Johnson
970-348-6800
bjohnson@greeleyschools.org
Greeley High School Principals:
Mary Lauer
Principal
Greeley Central High School
Phone: 970-348-5000
malauer@echalk.greeleyschools.org
Margaret Neely
Principal
Northridge High School
Ph: 970 348 5200
mneely@echalk.greeleyschools.org
Robert Harr
Principal
Greeley West High School
Ph: 970-348-5402
bobh@echalk.greeleyschools.org
Greeley City Council
Mayor Ed Clark
970-590-7760
ed.clark@greeleygov.com
Council Members
Charles Archbeque
970-353-2876
bequevision55@yahoo.com
Ed Phillipsen
970-353-6600
Ed.Phillipsen@greeleygov.com
Don Feldhaus
970-330-7522
donfeld7@cs.com
Pam Shaddock
970-381-5180
pam.shaddock@greeleygov.com
Carrol Martin
970-356-3571
Carrol.Martin@greeleygov.com
Maria Secrest
maria.secrest@greeleygov.com
City Manager
Roy Otto
roy.otto@greeleygov.com
Greeley Tribune Publisher
Bart Smith
bsmith@greeleytribune.com
City of Evans City Council
Lyle Achziger
Mayor
(970) 339-5344 x. 205
lachziger@ci.evans.co.us
Fred Burmont
Mayor Pro Tem-Ward 3
(970) 339-5344 x. 210
fburmont@ci.evans.co.us
Laura Brown
Ward 1
(970) 339-5344 x. 204
lbrown@ci.evans.co.us
John Morris
Ward 1
(970) 339-5344 x. 209
jmorris@ci.evans.co.us
Tom Hamblen
Ward 2
(970) 339-5344 x. 208
thamblen@ci.evans.co.us
David Carrier
Ward 2
(970) 339-5344 x. 206
dcarrier@ci.evans.co.us
Debbie Lambert
Ward 3
(970) 339-5344 x. 207
dlambert@ci.evans.co.us
Greeley Chamber of Commerce
President
Sarah MacQuiddy
sarah@greeleychamber.com
Chamber Education Committee
Mike Reisman, Chair
970 336 3000
City of Evans City Manager
Aden Hogan, Jr.
970 475-1119
ahogan@ci.evans.co.us
Evans Area Chamber of Commerce
Michele Jones
Executive Director
(970) 330-4204
(970) 506-2726 (fax)
E-mail: ecc@evanschamber.org
To our new friends in Colorado who are receiving this email, if you do not hear the Orange Unified Trustees, you can contact them with any information at: board@orangeusd.k12.ca.us.
Since the OUSD Trustees seen bent on hell to wasting thousands of OUSD Educational dollars here are a few cheaper hotels than Denver:
GREELEY HOTELS
And for your sight seeing interests:
See GREELEY
Dr. Renae Dreier Story Links:
DREIER
Metro VIEWS
is an community service of The Greater Orange News Service
Opinions expressed here are not necessarily the opinions of the networks that carry Metro VIEWS.
