1. A FALSE POLICE REPORT
As a result of a 2000 false police report, CVESD teacher Maura
Larkins, who was co-administrator of her LATE fathers estate,
was arrested for trespassing in her late father's home. It seems
likely that the person who called the police, Kathleen Elton, used
the same story for her false police report that she used to illegally
collect Section 8 rental assistance. Elton likely told the police that
a child was living with her in the apartment of Maura Larkins' late
father. This was not true. In fact, Elton was living with a man
whom police arrested shortly after they arrested Maura Larkins.
Maura Larkins was kept only a few hours in police custody; K.E.'s
boyfriend was kept many months.
K.E. had a talent for getting police to arrest people. Shortly before
his death, Maura Larkins' father became stuck in his bathtub. A
tenant called his brother, who drove right over and helped lift the
elderly man out of the tub. K.E. caught a glimpse of the Good
Samaritan, called the police, and had him arrested.
The report was exposed as false, and no trespassing charges were
filed against Larkins, but real life turned out to be stranger than
fiction when Larkins discovered that K.E., the woman who made
the false police report, had been working with Larkins' brother.
Somehow Kathleen Elton managed not to get arrested herself,
despite all of Elton's threatening and illegal behavior.
In fact, Chula Vista Elementary School District's school board and
administrators believed everything Kathleen Elton said, and based
their personnel decisions on their illegally-obtained report of
Kathleen Elton's allegations against Maura Larkins.
How did Maura Larkins come to know Kathleen Elton? Elton was
the ex-wife of Larkins' brother.
Larkins' brother had previously announced that he was quitting as
Larkins' co-administrator, but he turned out instead to be secretly
working to acquire control of the estate.
Within days of Larkins' arrest, her brother offered a secret rental
agreement to K.E., his ex-wife. How did K.E. come up with the
money to pay Larkins' brother?
K.E., who had committed welfare fraud in the past, was committing
it again. She obtained rental assistance for living in this apartment
by giving false information to the agency involved.
As a result of a 2000 false police report, CVESD teacher Maura
Larkins, who was co-administrator of her LATE fathers estate,
was arrested for trespassing in her late father's home. It seems
likely that the person who called the police, Kathleen Elton, used
the same story for her false police report that she used to illegally
collect Section 8 rental assistance. Elton likely told the police that
a child was living with her in the apartment of Maura Larkins' late
father. This was not true. In fact, Elton was living with a man
whom police arrested shortly after they arrested Maura Larkins.
Maura Larkins was kept only a few hours in police custody; K.E.'s
boyfriend was kept many months.
K.E. had a talent for getting police to arrest people. Shortly before
his death, Maura Larkins' father became stuck in his bathtub. A
tenant called his brother, who drove right over and helped lift the
elderly man out of the tub. K.E. caught a glimpse of the Good
Samaritan, called the police, and had him arrested.
The report was exposed as false, and no trespassing charges were
filed against Larkins, but real life turned out to be stranger than
fiction when Larkins discovered that K.E., the woman who made
the false police report, had been working with Larkins' brother.
Somehow Kathleen Elton managed not to get arrested herself,
despite all of Elton's threatening and illegal behavior.
In fact, Chula Vista Elementary School District's school board and
administrators believed everything Kathleen Elton said, and based
their personnel decisions on their illegally-obtained report of
Kathleen Elton's allegations against Maura Larkins.
How did Maura Larkins come to know Kathleen Elton? Elton was
the ex-wife of Larkins' brother.
Larkins' brother had previously announced that he was quitting as
Larkins' co-administrator, but he turned out instead to be secretly
working to acquire control of the estate.
Within days of Larkins' arrest, her brother offered a secret rental
agreement to K.E., his ex-wife. How did K.E. come up with the
money to pay Larkins' brother?
K.E., who had committed welfare fraud in the past, was committing
it again. She obtained rental assistance for living in this apartment
by giving false information to the agency involved.
2. NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED?
Larkins had felt sorry for her ex-sister-in-law because she was
homeless and unemployed, and for that reason gave K.E.
permission to stay in the apartment of Larkins' father.
Larkins was using the vacant apartment to conduct estate
business. Larkins' desk, papers, tools, supplies, furniture and
personal belongings were in the apartment.
Larkins became concerned when tenants in the apartment
building began reporting that there was odd activity at night in
the apartment, with many individuals loudly walking up and down
the stairs at all hours.
Also, K.E. carpeted the back yard with beer cans thrown from the
second-story apartment.
Larkins had a fiduciary duty to make sure that the estate was not
confiscated by authorities due to drug-dealing which appeared to
be occurring on the property. Larkins believed that K.E. was
taking advantage of her kindness, and would be better off in a
place where the landlord did not have a personal connection with
her.
Larkins had felt sorry for her ex-sister-in-law because she was
homeless and unemployed, and for that reason gave K.E.
permission to stay in the apartment of Larkins' father.
Larkins was using the vacant apartment to conduct estate
business. Larkins' desk, papers, tools, supplies, furniture and
personal belongings were in the apartment.
Larkins became concerned when tenants in the apartment
building began reporting that there was odd activity at night in
the apartment, with many individuals loudly walking up and down
the stairs at all hours.
Also, K.E. carpeted the back yard with beer cans thrown from the
second-story apartment.
Larkins had a fiduciary duty to make sure that the estate was not
confiscated by authorities due to drug-dealing which appeared to
be occurring on the property. Larkins believed that K.E. was
taking advantage of her kindness, and would be better off in a
place where the landlord did not have a personal connection with
her.
Why did K.E. turn down a generous offer of
$2000?
Larkins, who has given tens of thousands of dollars of her own
money to help the homeless, told K.E. that she would give $2000
of her own money to K.E.'s new landlord.
K.E. took a gift of a $200 money order from Maura Larkins
minutes before filing the false police report against Larkins and
making a citizen's arrest of Larkins. K.E. never returned the
money order.
Why would K.E. turn down a generous offer of $2000?
Because she had a better, secret offer from Larkins' brother! But
Larkins' brother was not giving away his own money. He was
giving away the estate's money.
K.E. announced that she hoped to become manager of the estate's
apartments.
Larkins' brother wanted to keep K.E. in the apartments, despite
the apparent drug dealing and deterioration of the property, in
order to have K.E.'s assistance in ousting his sister as
co-administrator.
$2000?
Larkins, who has given tens of thousands of dollars of her own
money to help the homeless, told K.E. that she would give $2000
of her own money to K.E.'s new landlord.
K.E. took a gift of a $200 money order from Maura Larkins
minutes before filing the false police report against Larkins and
making a citizen's arrest of Larkins. K.E. never returned the
money order.
Why would K.E. turn down a generous offer of $2000?
Because she had a better, secret offer from Larkins' brother! But
Larkins' brother was not giving away his own money. He was
giving away the estate's money.
K.E. announced that she hoped to become manager of the estate's
apartments.
Larkins' brother wanted to keep K.E. in the apartments, despite
the apparent drug dealing and deterioration of the property, in
order to have K.E.'s assistance in ousting his sister as
co-administrator.
March 2006
Sheriff Jim Anderson of Santa Barbara is under fire for selling
sheriff's badges.
Could ethical confusion in his department have resulted in the
signing by Commander Sam Gross of the false declaration in the
Maura Larkins case?
The Sheriff's department has admitted under oath that the
declaration filed in the Larkins case was false.
Anderson's successor, sheriff Bill Brown, has not yet released the
documents.
Sheriff Jim Anderson of Santa Barbara is under fire for selling
sheriff's badges.
Could ethical confusion in his department have resulted in the
signing by Commander Sam Gross of the false declaration in the
Maura Larkins case?
The Sheriff's department has admitted under oath that the
declaration filed in the Larkins case was false.
Anderson's successor, sheriff Bill Brown, has not yet released the
documents.
A false declaration was prepared by San Diego lawyer Deborah
Garvin and given to a representative of the Sheriff's Department
of Santa Barbara, who signed it under penalty of perjury.
However, during his deposition by Maura Larkins, the sheriff's
representative said that the declaration was not true!
Why did Ms. Garvin violate California law? Attorneys should stay
within the law when they defend clients. Deborah Garvin should
not have suborned perjury to help Sheriff's Deputy Michael
Carlson escape responsibility for his actions.
Garvin and given to a representative of the Sheriff's Department
of Santa Barbara, who signed it under penalty of perjury.
However, during his deposition by Maura Larkins, the sheriff's
representative said that the declaration was not true!
Why did Ms. Garvin violate California law? Attorneys should stay
within the law when they defend clients. Deborah Garvin should
not have suborned perjury to help Sheriff's Deputy Michael
Carlson escape responsibility for his actions.
Question #2:
BREAKING OPEN THE CASE
Who broke open the case regarding criminal acts committed by
Robin Donlan, Richard Werlin, and Chula Vista Elementary
School District?
Answer:
The young police woman who months earlier had arrested
Maura Larkins for "trespassing" in her father's apartment!
BREAKING OPEN THE CASE
Who broke open the case regarding criminal acts committed by
Robin Donlan, Richard Werlin, and Chula Vista Elementary
School District?
Answer:
The young police woman who months earlier had arrested
Maura Larkins for "trespassing" in her father's apartment!
K.E. might be disturbed, but she is an intelligent and talented
out-of-work actress. She whipped into an extreme emotional
state the young officer who answered her call to police.
The young policewoman apparently couldn't think straight after
being exposed to Elton's histrionics. When the acting police
sergeant tried to talk the policewoman out of arresting Maura
Larkins, she yelled at him so loudly that everyone on the block
could hear.
To justify the decision to make the arrest (and to justify the
rough physical handling Larkins received), the policewoman
wrote false information in her report. She wrote that Maura
Larkins had tried to run away.
The problem with the policewoman's story is that there was
nowhere to run in the apartment, even if Maura Larkins had
been dim-witted enough to come up with such a silly idea. (In
point of fact, the idea never occurred to Maura Larkins.)
The night before the arrest, Kathleen Elton and her boyfriend
(who shortly afterward spent many months in jail), had hauled
a large old iron headboard up the narrow steps at the back of
the apartment, and had banged repeatedly on the back door in
an attempt to break in. Neighbors reported a frightening
shaking and pounding.
When that break-in attempt failed, Kathleen and her boyfriend
entered the apartment through an attic opening located outside
the apartment.
Fearing a repeat performance, Maura Larkins had blocked all
entrances to the apartment with furniture. There was nowhere
to run in that apartment.
Obviously, the policewoman's story that Larkins had tried to
run away was preposterous.
Seven months later, CVESD administrator Richard Werlin told
the same false story.
It was at this point that Maura Larkins realized that Richard
Werlin had illegally acquired information from a police report
which did not result in a conviction or in any charges.
Mr. Werlin and CVESD also committed a crime by taking
employment action based on false and illegally-obtained
allegations. The specific crime committed by Werlin and CVESD
was a criminal violation of Labor Code section 432.7.
Why didn't Werlin and CVESD simply say they were sorry, and
allow Maura Larkins to work in peace?
Because the school board had brought in a superintendent, Libia
Gil, for the purpose of exerting arbitrary control over teachers
without regard to the law. Libia Gil had hand-picked Richard
Werlin to implement a policy of dishonesty and intimidation to
control teachers.
But Werlin had other talents. Among them was the ability to
form a close personal relationship with Gina Boyd, the
President of the teachers union local. They established a policy
in which she refrained from disagreeing with him during
meetings with teachers.
out-of-work actress. She whipped into an extreme emotional
state the young officer who answered her call to police.
The young policewoman apparently couldn't think straight after
being exposed to Elton's histrionics. When the acting police
sergeant tried to talk the policewoman out of arresting Maura
Larkins, she yelled at him so loudly that everyone on the block
could hear.
To justify the decision to make the arrest (and to justify the
rough physical handling Larkins received), the policewoman
wrote false information in her report. She wrote that Maura
Larkins had tried to run away.
The problem with the policewoman's story is that there was
nowhere to run in the apartment, even if Maura Larkins had
been dim-witted enough to come up with such a silly idea. (In
point of fact, the idea never occurred to Maura Larkins.)
The night before the arrest, Kathleen Elton and her boyfriend
(who shortly afterward spent many months in jail), had hauled
a large old iron headboard up the narrow steps at the back of
the apartment, and had banged repeatedly on the back door in
an attempt to break in. Neighbors reported a frightening
shaking and pounding.
When that break-in attempt failed, Kathleen and her boyfriend
entered the apartment through an attic opening located outside
the apartment.
Fearing a repeat performance, Maura Larkins had blocked all
entrances to the apartment with furniture. There was nowhere
to run in that apartment.
Obviously, the policewoman's story that Larkins had tried to
run away was preposterous.
Seven months later, CVESD administrator Richard Werlin told
the same false story.
It was at this point that Maura Larkins realized that Richard
Werlin had illegally acquired information from a police report
which did not result in a conviction or in any charges.
Mr. Werlin and CVESD also committed a crime by taking
employment action based on false and illegally-obtained
allegations. The specific crime committed by Werlin and CVESD
was a criminal violation of Labor Code section 432.7.
Why didn't Werlin and CVESD simply say they were sorry, and
allow Maura Larkins to work in peace?
Because the school board had brought in a superintendent, Libia
Gil, for the purpose of exerting arbitrary control over teachers
without regard to the law. Libia Gil had hand-picked Richard
Werlin to implement a policy of dishonesty and intimidation to
control teachers.
But Werlin had other talents. Among them was the ability to
form a close personal relationship with Gina Boyd, the
President of the teachers union local. They established a policy
in which she refrained from disagreeing with him during
meetings with teachers.
Question #3:
How did Maura Larkins find out that Robin Donlan and her brother
were the ones who initiated a chain reaction of criminal violations
of Labor Code section 432.7 against her?
Answer:
Robin Donlan and her friends had a habit of sitting at a particular
table in the teachers lounge, venting their anger at students,
parents, administrators and fellow teachers. Ms. Donlan also had a
habit of talking very loudly.
One day Maura Larkins was working at the copy machine in the
next room, and heard Ms. Donlan telling two co-workers about
what she and her brother had done.
How did Maura Larkins find out that Robin Donlan and her brother
were the ones who initiated a chain reaction of criminal violations
of Labor Code section 432.7 against her?
Answer:
Robin Donlan and her friends had a habit of sitting at a particular
table in the teachers lounge, venting their anger at students,
parents, administrators and fellow teachers. Ms. Donlan also had a
habit of talking very loudly.
One day Maura Larkins was working at the copy machine in the
next room, and heard Ms. Donlan telling two co-workers about
what she and her brother had done.
Question #1:
MOTIVATION
What motivated Robin Donlan and others to take these actions,
which ended up costing hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars
as the school district, the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department, and
the teachers' union paid lawyers to cover-up these actions?
Answer:
The answer lies in the dysfunctional clique culture that dominates
many schools--starting with Castle Park Elementary School.
This unhealthy teacher culture contributes considerably to the
problems that cause millions of children in the United States to be
cheated out of the good educations that taxpayers are paying for.
MOTIVATION
What motivated Robin Donlan and others to take these actions,
which ended up costing hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars
as the school district, the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department, and
the teachers' union paid lawyers to cover-up these actions?
Answer:
The answer lies in the dysfunctional clique culture that dominates
many schools--starting with Castle Park Elementary School.
This unhealthy teacher culture contributes considerably to the
problems that cause millions of children in the United States to be
cheated out of the good educations that taxpayers are paying for.
| Copyright © 2007, 2008 Maura Larkins' San Diego Education Report. All Rights Reserved. |
Chula Vista Elementary School District
CHULA VISTA
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
ALLOWED A
TROUBLED
WOMAN TO
DICTATE ITS
PERSONNEL
DECISIONS
Teacher Robin
Donlan,* with the
help of her close
friend, Chula Vista
Educators President
Gina Boyd, used a
variety of
means--including
criminal actions--to
obtain control of
staffing decisions at
her elementary
school.
*Donlan brought
herself to the
attention of the
press in 2004 and
2005 (the San
Diego Union Tribune,
the Chula Vista
Star-News and La
Prensa) during the
aftermath of Maura
Larkins' illegal
firing.
In 2000, Santa
Barbara Sheriff's
deputy Michael
Carlson committed a
crime against Maura
Larkins to please his
sister Robin Donlan.
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
ALLOWED A
TROUBLED
WOMAN TO
DICTATE ITS
PERSONNEL
DECISIONS
Teacher Robin
Donlan,* with the
help of her close
friend, Chula Vista
Educators President
Gina Boyd, used a
variety of
means--including
criminal actions--to
obtain control of
staffing decisions at
her elementary
school.
*Donlan brought
herself to the
attention of the
press in 2004 and
2005 (the San
Diego Union Tribune,
the Chula Vista
Star-News and La
Prensa) during the
aftermath of Maura
Larkins' illegal
firing.
In 2000, Santa
Barbara Sheriff's
deputy Michael
Carlson committed a
crime against Maura
Larkins to please his
sister Robin Donlan.
SAFETY AND SECURITY, in addition to justice, are damaged when
public employees tell “bald-faced” lies. (Washington Post)
The US government's case against a terrorist is set back in March
2006 by a dishonest government lawyer. The case against the
terrorist was good enough.
Why did the lawyer lie?
Habit?
How Did It Happen?
Sheriff Jim Anderson
| Perjury Michael Carlson and atty Deborah K. Garvin |
CTA
California Teachers Association
Board of Directors 2006-2007
Name Directorial District
Larry Allen A
Donald Bridge K
Paula Caplinger E
Larry Carlin D
Mikki Cichocki O
Tom Conry N (San Diego area)
Dayton Crummey B
Michael Green H
Dián Dolores Hasson J-HE
Lynette Henley At-Large
David Hernandez At-Large
Mignon Jackson J-LA
Dianne Jones P
Marc Knapp CTA/NEA
Don Dawson F
(until recently Robert C. Nichols was
director of region F)
Mary Rose Ortega J-LA
Cynthia Peña G
Lloyd Porter M
Pixie Hayward Schickele C
Bonnie Shatun I
Daniel Vaughn L
Other CTA leaders:
Marlene Scholz
California Teachers Association
Board of Directors 2006-2007
Name Directorial District
Larry Allen A
Donald Bridge K
Paula Caplinger E
Larry Carlin D
Mikki Cichocki O
Tom Conry N (San Diego area)
Dayton Crummey B
Michael Green H
Dián Dolores Hasson J-HE
Lynette Henley At-Large
David Hernandez At-Large
Mignon Jackson J-LA
Dianne Jones P
Marc Knapp CTA/NEA
Don Dawson F
(until recently Robert C. Nichols was
director of region F)
Mary Rose Ortega J-LA
Cynthia Peña G
Lloyd Porter M
Pixie Hayward Schickele C
Bonnie Shatun I
Daniel Vaughn L
Other CTA leaders:
Marlene Scholz
| California Teachers Association (CTA) Carolyn Doggett, Director Beverly Tucker, Head Counsel Barbara Kerr, President David Sanchez, Vice Pres. Dean Vogel, Secretary Treas. Rosalind Wolf, staff counsel Michael D. Hersh, staff counsel Bernhard Rohrbacher, attorney Ann Smith, lawyer for San Diego Metropolitan Employees Association (MEA), who also worked for Chula Vista Educators and CTA |
| Chula Vista Elementary School District CVESD Administration Lowell Billings, Tom Cruz, Dennis Doyle, Susan Fahle Former administrators: Richard Werlin Libia Gil Board Patrick Judd Pamela Smith Larry Cunningham Cheryl Cox Bertha Lopez |
Parham &
Rajcic Law Firm
Mark Bresee
(Mr. Bresee
later worked for
the Orange
County Office of
Education, then
San Diego
Unified School
District)
Jack Parham
Rajcic Law Firm
Mark Bresee
(Mr. Bresee
later worked for
the Orange
County Office of
Education, then
San Diego
Unified School
District)
Jack Parham
Elizabeth Schulman
Matthew C. Smith
Deborah Garvin
Matthew C. Smith
Deborah Garvin
Stutz, Artiano,
Shinoff & Holtz
Daniel Shinoff
Ray Artiano
Jeffery Morris
Leslie Devaney
Kelly Ruth Angell
Minnehan
Paul Carelli
Jack Sleeth
Christina Dyer
(Tina Dyer)
Shinoff & Holtz
Daniel Shinoff
Ray Artiano
Jeffery Morris
Leslie Devaney
Kelly Ruth Angell
Minnehan
Paul Carelli
Jack Sleeth
Christina Dyer
(Tina Dyer)
| SDCOE Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Lora Duzyk, Assistant Superintendent, Business Services Diane Crosier, CALA Executive Committee Member: Tom Anthony Term expires June 2007 SDCOE Legal Services Council Chair: Tom Anthony Term expires June 2007 Members: Ed Brand Peggy Lynch Dave Cowles Don Phillips (as of Feb. 2006) |
CVE (2001-2007)
Chula Vista Educators (CVE) Board of
Directors and Representative Council
Jim Groth
( latest president)
Robyn Higginson
(Vice-president 2005-2007)
Joyce Abrams
Barbara Dunwoodie
Paula Lee Perry
Yolanda Abrenica
Monica Sorenson
Gayle Calliger
Nancy Potts
Andy Johnston
Guillermo Gomez
Donna Padilla
Lasha Allen
Sandra Casares
Gina Boyd (Former) President
Tim O'Neill (Former) Exec. Dir.
Robin Donlan
Peggie Myers
Chula Vista Educators (CVE) Board of
Directors and Representative Council
Jim Groth
( latest president)
Robyn Higginson
(Vice-president 2005-2007)
Joyce Abrams
Barbara Dunwoodie
Paula Lee Perry
Yolanda Abrenica
Monica Sorenson
Gayle Calliger
Nancy Potts
Andy Johnston
Guillermo Gomez
Donna Padilla
Lasha Allen
Sandra Casares
Gina Boyd (Former) President
Tim O'Neill (Former) Exec. Dir.
Robin Donlan
Peggie Myers
| Attorneys |
May 4, 2007
CVESD teacher Robin Donlan is of
interest to the FBI, SEC, US Justice
Department and the IRS.
CVESD teacher Robin Donlan is of
interest to the FBI, SEC, US Justice
Department and the IRS.
| May 2007 Lawsuit Against CTA and Head Counsel Beverly Tucker for perjury to protect Robin Donlan |
A VIRTUAL ADMISSION OF GUILT?
Maura Larkins' lawsuit against K. E. fo filing a false police report
was settled for $75,000.00.
Kathleen Elton had no money, of course, but Maura Larkins'
brother, who had engineered Larkins' arrest in an attempt to
acquire his father's home for himself alone, did.
He agreed to pay $75,000 in return for Larkins' agreement to
drop her lawsuit regarding the false police report and not to sue
him.
As part of the agreement, Larkins also gave her brother her
$7,000 interest in a piece of property in Guatemala.
Maura Larkins' lawsuit against K. E. fo filing a false police report
was settled for $75,000.00.
Kathleen Elton had no money, of course, but Maura Larkins'
brother, who had engineered Larkins' arrest in an attempt to
acquire his father's home for himself alone, did.
He agreed to pay $75,000 in return for Larkins' agreement to
drop her lawsuit regarding the false police report and not to sue
him.
As part of the agreement, Larkins also gave her brother her
$7,000 interest in a piece of property in Guatemala.
The police investigation of the Castle
Park Elementary PTA embezzlement
has ended. PTA President was
arrested but not charged.
Park Elementary PTA embezzlement
has ended. PTA President was
arrested but not charged.
Sheriff of Santa Barbara says
declaration was false
declaration was false
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Anthony Pellicano
Private Investigator Anthony
Pellicano was convicted on May
15, 2008 of federal racketeering
charges for illegally searching law
enforcement databases and
wiretapping Hollywood stars to
help clients in legal and other
disputes.
A former Los Angeles police
sergeant also was convicted
of racketeering and conspiracy.
One-time superagent Michael
Ovitz insisted he didn't know about
Pellicano's methods and was not
charged.
Private Investigator Anthony
Pellicano was convicted on May
15, 2008 of federal racketeering
charges for illegally searching law
enforcement databases and
wiretapping Hollywood stars to
help clients in legal and other
disputes.
A former Los Angeles police
sergeant also was convicted
of racketeering and conspiracy.
One-time superagent Michael
Ovitz insisted he didn't know about
Pellicano's methods and was not
charged.
Others have been
charged with crimes for
the same offenses as
Robin Donlan and
Michael Carlson
charged with crimes for
the same offenses as
Robin Donlan and
Michael Carlson
Arthur Tesler
Arthur Tesler, a former Atlanta
police officer, has told the truth at
last about a botched drug raid that
led to the death of a 92-year old
woman. Police shot Kathryn Johnston
39 times on Nov. 26, 2006 as they
smashed into her house using a
"no-knock" warrant.
Tesler was threatened into silence on
the matter, instructed to memorize a
cover story.
Eventually he "couldn't take it
anymore" and told the truth.
Arthur Tesler, a former Atlanta
police officer, has told the truth at
last about a botched drug raid that
led to the death of a 92-year old
woman. Police shot Kathryn Johnston
39 times on Nov. 26, 2006 as they
smashed into her house using a
"no-knock" warrant.
Tesler was threatened into silence on
the matter, instructed to memorize a
cover story.
Eventually he "couldn't take it
anymore" and told the truth.
Robin Donlan and Michael
Carlson,
Chula Vista's Cheryl Cox,
and California Teachers
Association's Barbara Kerr
and Beverly Tucker
committed similar
offenses, but have used
$100,000s of taxpayer
dollars to cover up the truth.
Carlson,
Chula Vista's Cheryl Cox,
and California Teachers
Association's Barbara Kerr
and Beverly Tucker
committed similar
offenses, but have used
$100,000s of taxpayer
dollars to cover up the truth.
More Cover-ups
| Chula Vista Educators Board of Directors JANUARY 2008 Peggie Myers cvepresident@yahoo.com President 07-09 State Council 06-09 Full-Release CVE Office 427-1063 Monica Sorenson Vice President 07-09 Liberty Elementary School 397-5225 Nancy Potts npotts@cox.net Treasurer 07-09 Valley Vista Elementary 479-7171 Ext. 5339 JAMES GROTH jgroth@cta.org State Council 07-10 CTA Board Barbara Dunwoodie Secretary 07-09 State Council 05-08 monagin@cox.net Hilltop 422-8323 Ext.3333 Allan Insko PAR Chair 06-09 Sunnyside 479-0571 Ext. 5051 Joyce Abrams Area Director A 07-08 nautilus@san.rr.com Chula Vista Hills 482-7066 Ext. 2341 Andra Johnston Area Director E 07-08 Salt Creek 397-5494 Norma Pacheco-Davis [new member--was NOT involved in wrongdoing 2001-2005] Area Director B 07-08 pachecodavis@yahoo.com Los Altos 690-5880 Ext. 3848 Penny Martinez [new member--was NOT involved in wrongdoing 2001-2005] Area Director D 07-08 Valle Lindo 421-5151 Ext. 5254 OPEN Area Director C 07-08 OPEN Bargaining Chair 07-09 Executive Director Mary Ellen Berumen [New executive director] mberumen@cta.org 427-1063 Ext 205 [Berumen replaced Tim O'Neill, who worked closely with Jim Groth and Gina Boyd to cover up crimes at Castle Park Elementary School.] |
Depostion of Principal of Castle Park
Elementary September 10, 2002
Page 80 line 19
Q. Did Robin Colls [AKA Robin
Donlan] ever share with you any kind
of
information concerning a police
report allegedly, somehow, involving
Maura
Larkins?
A. Actually, that did come up at
some point when she [Robin
Colls/Donlan]was
talking, but she, herself, said, you
know, you don’t want to hear
anything about
that. And I’m not going to tell you. I
know that there is something, but I
have no clue what it is. She didn’t
want me to know.
[Robin is demonstrating awareness of
guilt.]
Q. So she said there’s something
in the police report?
A. It was a personal thing.
Q. Involving something that was a
non-school matter but that Robin
Colls was
aware of?
A. Uh-huh.
Q. Was that a yes?
A. Yes, I do recall hearing something
like that. I have no details
whatsoever.
Q. Was this in a face-to-face
conversation with Robin Colls?
A. Yes.
Q. And what year was that?
A. That was the year, I think she told
me about that this year, the year—
Q. 2002?
A. Two—1999, 2000 school year. It
was the year before.
Q. That this occurred?
A. It occurred in the 1999, 2000
school year.
Q. But you found out about it in
which year.
A. There was an incident that this is
referring to in my belief. They had a
problem with a staff member the year
before and—that’s what I understood
this to
mean anyway.
Q. Exhibit 19? [Exhibit 19]
Page 82 lines 1-25:
A. Yes. It happened in 1999,
September. [actually, 2000,
September]
It was like the first week back from
vacation. That’s when that happened,
and, I believe, that’s when Robin told
me
that there was an incident, there was
a personal, a side incident, but she
said
you don’t want to know about it
[because it would be a crime to
obtain this
information?]. And I said no, it’s
personal, doesn’t have anything to do
with
school, I don’t want to know.
Q. And she told you it involved
some sort of police report or law
enforcement
report?
A. I think so, yes.
Q. Did you ask her how she knew
that?
A. Uh-uh.
Q. No?
A. That was it. That’s all she
said. She said I have this thing going
on with her on the side. Outside of
school. You don’t want to know
about it.
Q. Was it an indication that she
had it going on, that it was something
personal?
A. It was a personal issue outside
of school going on with Maura and her
somehow, and I don’t know if it was
her or her family or—but that was it.
That’s all she said.
Q. Did Ms. Colls, rather, leave
you with the impression that it was
going
on—that somehow, Ms. Colls was
actually involved in this personal
incident?
A. That she or her family, you
know, she knows about it or it was—
something else going on outside of
school,
Page 83, lines 1-8:
[A. contd.] Something to do with
Robin and or her family and Maura. I
don’t know even why I remember
that. Somehow somebody told me,
and I think it was Robin.
Q. It had something to do with
either Robin or a family member of
Robin’s?
A. Yeah. I think if it was actually
Robin I probably would have wanted
to
know, just natural curiosity. I don’t
think it was against her. I think it was
a family member.
Elementary September 10, 2002
Page 80 line 19
Q. Did Robin Colls [AKA Robin
Donlan] ever share with you any kind
of
information concerning a police
report allegedly, somehow, involving
Maura
Larkins?
A. Actually, that did come up at
some point when she [Robin
Colls/Donlan]was
talking, but she, herself, said, you
know, you don’t want to hear
anything about
that. And I’m not going to tell you. I
know that there is something, but I
have no clue what it is. She didn’t
want me to know.
[Robin is demonstrating awareness of
guilt.]
Q. So she said there’s something
in the police report?
A. It was a personal thing.
Q. Involving something that was a
non-school matter but that Robin
Colls was
aware of?
A. Uh-huh.
Q. Was that a yes?
A. Yes, I do recall hearing something
like that. I have no details
whatsoever.
Q. Was this in a face-to-face
conversation with Robin Colls?
A. Yes.
Q. And what year was that?
A. That was the year, I think she told
me about that this year, the year—
Q. 2002?
A. Two—1999, 2000 school year. It
was the year before.
Q. That this occurred?
A. It occurred in the 1999, 2000
school year.
Q. But you found out about it in
which year.
A. There was an incident that this is
referring to in my belief. They had a
problem with a staff member the year
before and—that’s what I understood
this to
mean anyway.
Q. Exhibit 19? [Exhibit 19]
Page 82 lines 1-25:
A. Yes. It happened in 1999,
September. [actually, 2000,
September]
It was like the first week back from
vacation. That’s when that happened,
and, I believe, that’s when Robin told
me
that there was an incident, there was
a personal, a side incident, but she
said
you don’t want to know about it
[because it would be a crime to
obtain this
information?]. And I said no, it’s
personal, doesn’t have anything to do
with
school, I don’t want to know.
Q. And she told you it involved
some sort of police report or law
enforcement
report?
A. I think so, yes.
Q. Did you ask her how she knew
that?
A. Uh-uh.
Q. No?
A. That was it. That’s all she
said. She said I have this thing going
on with her on the side. Outside of
school. You don’t want to know
about it.
Q. Was it an indication that she
had it going on, that it was something
personal?
A. It was a personal issue outside
of school going on with Maura and her
somehow, and I don’t know if it was
her or her family or—but that was it.
That’s all she said.
Q. Did Ms. Colls, rather, leave
you with the impression that it was
going
on—that somehow, Ms. Colls was
actually involved in this personal
incident?
A. That she or her family, you
know, she knows about it or it was—
something else going on outside of
school,
Page 83, lines 1-8:
[A. contd.] Something to do with
Robin and or her family and Maura. I
don’t know even why I remember
that. Somehow somebody told me,
and I think it was Robin.
Q. It had something to do with
either Robin or a family member of
Robin’s?
A. Yeah. I think if it was actually
Robin I probably would have wanted
to
know, just natural curiosity. I don’t
think it was against her. I think it was
a family member.
Very certain.
See the Sept. 2002 deposition of the
principal of Castle Park Elementary
(BELOW)
and the Rick Werlin deposition.
Michael Carlson's sister Robin
Colls/Donlan and other CVESD
employees contradicted themselves
again and again, or contradicted
known facts.
Their friends, and those who feared
them, also lied.
Gina Boyd, the president of Chula
Vista Educators came to depositions of
Castle Park teachers, to make sure
witnesses didn't tell the truth. It was
entirely inappropriate of her to
"represent" witnesses against Maura
Larkins, when she was also
"representing" Maura Larkins. When
this was pointed out to her, Boyd still
refused to leave.
But Gina was not present at the
deposition of the principal of Castle
Park Elementary. In that deposition,
the truth about the illegally obtained
and distributed police report came out.
Below is the pertinent part of that
deposition, taken for the Office of
Administrative Hearings, but never
used by Maura Larkins' attorney.
See the Sept. 2002 deposition of the
principal of Castle Park Elementary
(BELOW)
and the Rick Werlin deposition.
Michael Carlson's sister Robin
Colls/Donlan and other CVESD
employees contradicted themselves
again and again, or contradicted
known facts.
Their friends, and those who feared
them, also lied.
Gina Boyd, the president of Chula
Vista Educators came to depositions of
Castle Park teachers, to make sure
witnesses didn't tell the truth. It was
entirely inappropriate of her to
"represent" witnesses against Maura
Larkins, when she was also
"representing" Maura Larkins. When
this was pointed out to her, Boyd still
refused to leave.
But Gina was not present at the
deposition of the principal of Castle
Park Elementary. In that deposition,
the truth about the illegally obtained
and distributed police report came out.
Below is the pertinent part of that
deposition, taken for the Office of
Administrative Hearings, but never
used by Maura Larkins' attorney.
Deposition of the
principal of Castle Park
Elementary
for the Office of
Administrative Hearings
principal of Castle Park
Elementary
for the Office of
Administrative Hearings
CVESD attorney Mark Bresee
listened to this and other
depositions, and then continued to
work to hide crimes. CVESD and
other districts rely on such
attorneys.
listened to this and other
depositions, and then continued to
work to hide crimes. CVESD and
other districts rely on such
attorneys.
How certain is it that
Michael Carlson and
his sister committed
perjury in CVESD case?
Michael Carlson and
his sister committed
perjury in CVESD case?
Many Americans were
outraged that Nixon was
pardoned by President
Gerald Ford and was
never prosecuted for any
crime. But isn't that how
our justice system
works? Isn't it true that
powerful insiders in
government, schools,
corporations and
non-profits can commit
illegal acts and it just
isn't considered illegal
because, as Nixon said,
"if the president does it,
it's not illegal"?
David Frost told Richard
Nixon that the American
people needed to hear
him say that he did more
than make mistakes,
that his actions were
wrong, perhaps criminal
that he did abuse power.
outraged that Nixon was
pardoned by President
Gerald Ford and was
never prosecuted for any
crime. But isn't that how
our justice system
works? Isn't it true that
powerful insiders in
government, schools,
corporations and
non-profits can commit
illegal acts and it just
isn't considered illegal
because, as Nixon said,
"if the president does it,
it's not illegal"?
David Frost told Richard
Nixon that the American
people needed to hear
him say that he did more
than make mistakes,
that his actions were
wrong, perhaps criminal
that he did abuse power.
David Frost told Richard Nixon that the American people needed to hear him
say, "I did more than make mistakes--it was wrongdoing, perhaps crimes. I
did abuse power."
I believe that many other people in power ought to admit the same thing.
Chula Vista Elementary School District administrators Libia Gil, Lowell
Billings and Richard Werlin as well as CTA leaders Beverly Tucker, Tim
O'Neill, Gina Boyd, Jim Groth and Peg Myers ought to say, "We put Castle
Park Elementary through needless agony, a spiral of self destructive
obstruction of justice that harmed hundreds of students, and forced the
taxpayers to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to cover up our mistakes."
Also, these individuals should make amends by helping to change the
attitude of teachers toward the law. Our children learn from many of their
teachers that the rule of law is something that is to be applied by the strong
to the weak, but it is grossly inappropriate for the weak to demand that the
law be applied to their superiors.
Looking at the problem from the point of view of those who are keeping
secrets, I wonder if the cover-up is harmful to their mental health. Wouldn't
they feel better if they came clean and made amends? Maybe not.
Apparently the urge to make things right is not spread equally among all
people.
say, "I did more than make mistakes--it was wrongdoing, perhaps crimes. I
did abuse power."
I believe that many other people in power ought to admit the same thing.
Chula Vista Elementary School District administrators Libia Gil, Lowell
Billings and Richard Werlin as well as CTA leaders Beverly Tucker, Tim
O'Neill, Gina Boyd, Jim Groth and Peg Myers ought to say, "We put Castle
Park Elementary through needless agony, a spiral of self destructive
obstruction of justice that harmed hundreds of students, and forced the
taxpayers to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to cover up our mistakes."
Also, these individuals should make amends by helping to change the
attitude of teachers toward the law. Our children learn from many of their
teachers that the rule of law is something that is to be applied by the strong
to the weak, but it is grossly inappropriate for the weak to demand that the
law be applied to their superiors.
Looking at the problem from the point of view of those who are keeping
secrets, I wonder if the cover-up is harmful to their mental health. Wouldn't
they feel better if they came clean and made amends? Maybe not.
Apparently the urge to make things right is not spread equally among all
people.
Where does the paper
trail lead?
trail lead?
Chula Vista Elementary School
District demonstrated its
awareness of the illegality of
its actions by preparing NO
documentation regarding its
actions on February 12, 2001,
April 4, 2001, and April 20,
2001.
District demonstrated its
awareness of the illegality of
its actions by preparing NO
documentation regarding its
actions on February 12, 2001,
April 4, 2001, and April 20,
2001.
Kathleen Elton and Joe Hogan aren't the only ones to manipulate the police to
achieve their personal goals. But why did the police officers in the above case,
and the case below, not use more caution and deliberation in dealing with their
situations?
Man Allegedly Tricks Courts , Kidnaps Son
Authorities Looking For Jean Philippe Lacombe, Jean Paul Lacombe
Rosenda Rios, KSAT 12 News Reporter
December 16, 2009
SAN ANTONIO
...Felony arrest warrants have been issued for Jean Philippe Lacombe, 41, who
is accused of using the court system to kidnap his 10-year-old son, Jean Paul,
on Oct. 16, from his school bus.
Exclusive video from KSAT 12 News showed the boy on the ground, refusing to
get up and leave his mother.
An investigator is seen on the video explaining to the confused boy that a court
order, signed by a local district judge, gave constables the right to remove him
from his mother and give custody to his father.
But now authorities admit Lacombe presented incomplete and misleading
documents from Mexico.
"I view it as someone who attempted to manipulate the system to implement a
kidnapping," said Bexar County District Attorney Susan Reed.
The video shows the distraught boy saying goodbye to his little brother and his
mother.
According to Reed, the documents were misleading.
"If he really does have legal order of custody, why did he run with the kid?" Reed
asked.
The order was signed on a Thursday and executed on a Friday. Lacombe and
Jean Paul were due in court the following Monday but neither one showed up.
Reed said the courts were tricked and misled.
According to authorities, this wasn't the first time Lacombe has taken his son
illegally.
A few years ago, Lacombe abducted Jean Paul after losing custody of him. It took
the boy's mother two years to get him back.
achieve their personal goals. But why did the police officers in the above case,
and the case below, not use more caution and deliberation in dealing with their
situations?
Man Allegedly Tricks Courts , Kidnaps Son
Authorities Looking For Jean Philippe Lacombe, Jean Paul Lacombe
Rosenda Rios, KSAT 12 News Reporter
December 16, 2009
SAN ANTONIO
...Felony arrest warrants have been issued for Jean Philippe Lacombe, 41, who
is accused of using the court system to kidnap his 10-year-old son, Jean Paul,
on Oct. 16, from his school bus.
Exclusive video from KSAT 12 News showed the boy on the ground, refusing to
get up and leave his mother.
An investigator is seen on the video explaining to the confused boy that a court
order, signed by a local district judge, gave constables the right to remove him
from his mother and give custody to his father.
But now authorities admit Lacombe presented incomplete and misleading
documents from Mexico.
"I view it as someone who attempted to manipulate the system to implement a
kidnapping," said Bexar County District Attorney Susan Reed.
The video shows the distraught boy saying goodbye to his little brother and his
mother.
According to Reed, the documents were misleading.
"If he really does have legal order of custody, why did he run with the kid?" Reed
asked.
The order was signed on a Thursday and executed on a Friday. Lacombe and
Jean Paul were due in court the following Monday but neither one showed up.
Reed said the courts were tricked and misled.
According to authorities, this wasn't the first time Lacombe has taken his son
illegally.
A few years ago, Lacombe abducted Jean Paul after losing custody of him. It took
the boy's mother two years to get him back.
Ex-cop accused of robbing armored cars
Henry K. Lee,
San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer
August 26, 2009
A former Santa Rosa police officer has been implicated in four
armored-car robberies that netted more than $400,000, authorities
said Tuesday.
Robert Starling, 35, of Santa Rosa, who worked for the department in
two stints from 2000 to 2006, is accused in two robberies in Santa
Rosa and one each in Novato and Sebastopol.
A second suspect, Andrew Esslinger, 26, of Santa Rosa was arrested
in connection with the Novato and Sebastopol robberies.
Starling's arrest came as a shock to the Police Department, said Sgt.
Lisa Banayat, a police spokeswoman.
"Any time a former police officer is suspected of committing a crime, I
think everyone in the department has a concern about the reputation
of our department," Banayat said...
Henry K. Lee,
San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer
August 26, 2009
A former Santa Rosa police officer has been implicated in four
armored-car robberies that netted more than $400,000, authorities
said Tuesday.
Robert Starling, 35, of Santa Rosa, who worked for the department in
two stints from 2000 to 2006, is accused in two robberies in Santa
Rosa and one each in Novato and Sebastopol.
A second suspect, Andrew Esslinger, 26, of Santa Rosa was arrested
in connection with the Novato and Sebastopol robberies.
Starling's arrest came as a shock to the Police Department, said Sgt.
Lisa Banayat, a police spokeswoman.
"Any time a former police officer is suspected of committing a crime, I
think everyone in the department has a concern about the reputation
of our department," Banayat said...
Am I My Brother's
Keeper?
The Progressive Seniors Theatre
Company is a group of about 15
elderly Washington crime victims
who perform several skits showing
senior citizens how to protect
themselves against crime.
Founded by Evelyn Blackwell, 68,
a counselor with the District-based
National Organization for Victim
Assistance, the group meets
regularly in NCBA Estates, a
housing project for the elderly in
Northwest Washington, to talk
about coping with crime.
One skit written by Blackwell and
performed by her company is titled
"Am I My Brother's Keeper?" The
action is set in a neighborhood
where Mr. and Mrs. Nosey ...
Keeper?
The Progressive Seniors Theatre
Company is a group of about 15
elderly Washington crime victims
who perform several skits showing
senior citizens how to protect
themselves against crime.
Founded by Evelyn Blackwell, 68,
a counselor with the District-based
National Organization for Victim
Assistance, the group meets
regularly in NCBA Estates, a
housing project for the elderly in
Northwest Washington, to talk
about coping with crime.
One skit written by Blackwell and
performed by her company is titled
"Am I My Brother's Keeper?" The
action is set in a neighborhood
where Mr. and Mrs. Nosey ...
California Department of Education
Executive Office
SBE-006 Specific (REV. 05/2009) ITEM #WC- 10
CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
NOVEMBER 2009 AGENDA
1 Specific Waiver
SUBJECT
Request by Waugh Elementary School District under the authority of California Education Code Section 52863 for a waiver of
Education Code Section 52852, allowing one joint schoolsite council to function for two schools: Corona Creek Elementary School
and Meadow Elementary School.
Waiver Number: 32-6-2009
1 Action
1 Consent
RECOMMENDATION
0 Approval 1 Approval with conditions 0 Denial
That the joint schoolsite council (SSC) which will serve during the period of this waiver, be composed of the following sixteen
members: the shared school principal; three classroom teachers, one other school employee and four parents or community
members selected by parents representing Corona Creek Elementary; three classroom teachers, and four parents or community
members selected by parents representing Meadow Elementary School.
SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION AND ACTION
Specific authority is provided in California Education Code (EC) Section 52863 to allow the State Board of Education (SBE) to
waive the SSC requirements of the School-Based Coordination Program (SBCP) Act that would hinder the success of school-
based programs. These waivers must be renewed every two years. All waivers of this type have been approved by the SBE for
schools too small to meet the SSC composition requirements of California EC Section 52852.
Pursuant to the SBE Waiver Policy: Schoolsite Councils for Small Schools Sharing Common Services or Attendance Areas,
available at http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/lr/wr/documents/schoolsitepolicyr.doc, schools must have small numbers of students and
teachers, and have a common site administration, curriculum, or other shared services; or, have a geographic proximity or similar
student populations. Since the population of the schools are over 400 students this policy does not apply.
However, this district meets the criteria for the SBE Streamlined Waiver Policy available at http://www.cde.ca.
gov/re/lr/wr/documents/sbestreamlined.doc, achieving an Academic Performance Index (API) of 800 or above in the current
scoring cycle.
SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION AND ACTION (Cont.)
Therefore, this waiver has been scheduled for the consent calendar as Waugh Elementary School District has a 2008 API of 898.
SUMMARY OF KEY ISSUES
The Waugh Elementary School District has two small elementary schools located less than a mile apart from each other and serve
similar student and parent populations. There is a common Parent Teacher Association, a common English Learner Advisory
Committee, and a common educational foundation. All curricula are identical. All teachers meet for planning staff development.
Since the primary purpose of the SSC is to advise on instructional improvement, it’s reasonable to address issues jointly. To have
separate SSCs would unnecessarily duplicate efforts and fractionalize employee, parent, and student constituencies.
The student population at Corona Creek Elementary School will be 464 and Meadow Elementary School will be 453, so they do
not meet the Waiver Policy criteria.
The SSC has approved this request. The California Department of Education recommends approval with the above conditions.
Demographic Information: Waugh Elementary School District has a student population of 917 and is located in a rural area in
Sonoma County.
Authority for Waiver: EC Section 52863
Period of request: July 1, 2009, to July 31, 2011
Local board approval date(s): June 16, 2009
Bargaining unit(s) consulted on date(s): September 1, 2009
Name of bargaining unit/representative(s) consulted: Waugh Teacher’s Association/Marlene Scholz
Position of bargaining units:
0 Neutral 1 Support 0 Oppose
Comments (if appropriate): None
Advisory committee(s) consulted: Waugh Schoolsite Council
Executive Office
SBE-006 Specific (REV. 05/2009) ITEM #WC- 10
CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
NOVEMBER 2009 AGENDA
1 Specific Waiver
SUBJECT
Request by Waugh Elementary School District under the authority of California Education Code Section 52863 for a waiver of
Education Code Section 52852, allowing one joint schoolsite council to function for two schools: Corona Creek Elementary School
and Meadow Elementary School.
Waiver Number: 32-6-2009
1 Action
1 Consent
RECOMMENDATION
0 Approval 1 Approval with conditions 0 Denial
That the joint schoolsite council (SSC) which will serve during the period of this waiver, be composed of the following sixteen
members: the shared school principal; three classroom teachers, one other school employee and four parents or community
members selected by parents representing Corona Creek Elementary; three classroom teachers, and four parents or community
members selected by parents representing Meadow Elementary School.
SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION AND ACTION
Specific authority is provided in California Education Code (EC) Section 52863 to allow the State Board of Education (SBE) to
waive the SSC requirements of the School-Based Coordination Program (SBCP) Act that would hinder the success of school-
based programs. These waivers must be renewed every two years. All waivers of this type have been approved by the SBE for
schools too small to meet the SSC composition requirements of California EC Section 52852.
Pursuant to the SBE Waiver Policy: Schoolsite Councils for Small Schools Sharing Common Services or Attendance Areas,
available at http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/lr/wr/documents/schoolsitepolicyr.doc, schools must have small numbers of students and
teachers, and have a common site administration, curriculum, or other shared services; or, have a geographic proximity or similar
student populations. Since the population of the schools are over 400 students this policy does not apply.
However, this district meets the criteria for the SBE Streamlined Waiver Policy available at http://www.cde.ca.
gov/re/lr/wr/documents/sbestreamlined.doc, achieving an Academic Performance Index (API) of 800 or above in the current
scoring cycle.
SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION AND ACTION (Cont.)
Therefore, this waiver has been scheduled for the consent calendar as Waugh Elementary School District has a 2008 API of 898.
SUMMARY OF KEY ISSUES
The Waugh Elementary School District has two small elementary schools located less than a mile apart from each other and serve
similar student and parent populations. There is a common Parent Teacher Association, a common English Learner Advisory
Committee, and a common educational foundation. All curricula are identical. All teachers meet for planning staff development.
Since the primary purpose of the SSC is to advise on instructional improvement, it’s reasonable to address issues jointly. To have
separate SSCs would unnecessarily duplicate efforts and fractionalize employee, parent, and student constituencies.
The student population at Corona Creek Elementary School will be 464 and Meadow Elementary School will be 453, so they do
not meet the Waiver Policy criteria.
The SSC has approved this request. The California Department of Education recommends approval with the above conditions.
Demographic Information: Waugh Elementary School District has a student population of 917 and is located in a rural area in
Sonoma County.
Authority for Waiver: EC Section 52863
Period of request: July 1, 2009, to July 31, 2011
Local board approval date(s): June 16, 2009
Bargaining unit(s) consulted on date(s): September 1, 2009
Name of bargaining unit/representative(s) consulted: Waugh Teacher’s Association/Marlene Scholz
Position of bargaining units:
0 Neutral 1 Support 0 Oppose
Comments (if appropriate): None
Advisory committee(s) consulted: Waugh Schoolsite Council
Law Enforcement
| San Diego Education Report |
Kate Gosselin could
have done the same
thing as Kathleen
Elton--but she didn't
lie about Jon having
a gun and being
mentally ill
Jon Gosselin
Claims Kate 'Tried
to Cry It Up for the
Cops'
By Brian Orloff
August 14, 2009
Jon Gosselin is
speaking out about
the police incident
that sent his
estranged wife Kate
off in a crying fit on
Thursday.
"[Kate] tried to come
home yesterday and I
wouldn't let her in the
gate and I guess she
called the police," the
reality star, 32, tells
Splash News in a new
interview. "It was a
miscommunication."
On Thursday, police
were called to the
family's Wernersville,
Pa., home after Kate
showed up with
concerns over the
babysitter caring for
her children. But she
was denied access to
the property because
of her custody
agreement.
"She tried to 'cry it
up' with the cops and
it didn't work," Jon
says. "They said,
'You have to leave.' "
According to the
reality star, police
called the incident a
"civil matter." Kate
then left on her own
accord.
Jon says he called a
babysitter, Stephanie
Santoro, to watch the
children because he
had to "get things
done." Kate,
apparently, wasn't
thrilled with the
babysitter he hired,
but Jon says he
doesn't understand
why – or why she
came over without
warning.
"I have no idea [why
she was unhappy]. I
guess [because] she
didn't have approval.
I didn't come home
when she had
custody and make a
big stink. We're good
judges of taking care
of our kids and when
we need babysitters,
we need babysitters."
have done the same
thing as Kathleen
Elton--but she didn't
lie about Jon having
a gun and being
mentally ill
Jon Gosselin
Claims Kate 'Tried
to Cry It Up for the
Cops'
By Brian Orloff
August 14, 2009
Jon Gosselin is
speaking out about
the police incident
that sent his
estranged wife Kate
off in a crying fit on
Thursday.
"[Kate] tried to come
home yesterday and I
wouldn't let her in the
gate and I guess she
called the police," the
reality star, 32, tells
Splash News in a new
interview. "It was a
miscommunication."
On Thursday, police
were called to the
family's Wernersville,
Pa., home after Kate
showed up with
concerns over the
babysitter caring for
her children. But she
was denied access to
the property because
of her custody
agreement.
"She tried to 'cry it
up' with the cops and
it didn't work," Jon
says. "They said,
'You have to leave.' "
According to the
reality star, police
called the incident a
"civil matter." Kate
then left on her own
accord.
Jon says he called a
babysitter, Stephanie
Santoro, to watch the
children because he
had to "get things
done." Kate,
apparently, wasn't
thrilled with the
babysitter he hired,
but Jon says he
doesn't understand
why – or why she
came over without
warning.
"I have no idea [why
she was unhappy]. I
guess [because] she
didn't have approval.
I didn't come home
when she had
custody and make a
big stink. We're good
judges of taking care
of our kids and when
we need babysitters,
we need babysitters."