What made Lowell Billings approve and then try to cover up Anthony Pavia's and
James Sanford's swindle?
This trick must have been played many times at CVESD.
James Sanford's swindle?
This trick must have been played many times at CVESD.
Lowell Billings most likely approved many documents that looked like this. Would you approve this
salary reduction agreement if you were Assistant Superintendent for Business Services?
Lowell Billings did.
salary reduction agreement if you were Assistant Superintendent for Business Services?
Lowell Billings did.
This scanned document is exhibit A in the evidence against two individuals who were authorized
by CVESD and the teachers union to come into classrooms and give financial advice.
by CVESD and the teachers union to come into classrooms and give financial advice.
Does Lowell Billings recognize hoaxes when he sees them?
Does he intentionally look the other way when he comes across
wrongdoing, or is he innocent and incompetent?
Why did he fail to respond when informed that the people he was sending
into classrooms were committing fraud?
Does he intentionally look the other way when he comes across
wrongdoing, or is he innocent and incompetent?
Why did he fail to respond when informed that the people he was sending
into classrooms were committing fraud?
July 7, 2005
To: Lowell Billings, Superintendent
Chula Vista Elementary School District
From: Maura Larkins
I am deeply interested in knowing why your attorney [Kelly Angell of Stutz Artiano Shinoff & Holtz]
prepared the attached document on July 5, 2005, when I was NOT A JUDGMENT DEBTOR.
I really would like to receive an answer, Lowell.
It’s time for you to quit hiding behind your attorneys, allowing them to do wrong on behalf of CVESD.
Take some responsibility, Lowell.
To: Lowell Billings, Superintendent
Chula Vista Elementary School District
From: Maura Larkins
I am deeply interested in knowing why your attorney [Kelly Angell of Stutz Artiano Shinoff & Holtz]
prepared the attached document on July 5, 2005, when I was NOT A JUDGMENT DEBTOR.
I really would like to receive an answer, Lowell.
It’s time for you to quit hiding behind your attorneys, allowing them to do wrong on behalf of CVESD.
Take some responsibility, Lowell.
The political links between developers and school officials are always interesting. Developers and
school officials tend to give to Republican groups, who then give money to school board members,
sometimes channeled through the Lincoln Club.
Donations from Coronado, California:
Mr. Lowell Billings, Jr. (CVESD/Superintendent), (Zip code: 92118) $200 to BRIAN BILBRAY FOR
CONGRESS on 09/15/06
Mr. Scott M Mcmillin (The Corky McMillin Companies/Owner), (Zip code: 92118) $2100 to BRIAN
BILBRAY FOR CONGRESS on 09/19/06
school officials tend to give to Republican groups, who then give money to school board members,
sometimes channeled through the Lincoln Club.
Donations from Coronado, California:
Mr. Lowell Billings, Jr. (CVESD/Superintendent), (Zip code: 92118) $200 to BRIAN BILBRAY FOR
CONGRESS on 09/15/06
Mr. Scott M Mcmillin (The Corky McMillin Companies/Owner), (Zip code: 92118) $2100 to BRIAN
BILBRAY FOR CONGRESS on 09/19/06
Lawyers, Developers and Politicians
When a financial advisor authorized by CVESD and Chula Vista Educators
contacted me, I assumed that his company must be honest. Why else would
Assistant Superintendent for Business Services Lowell Billings and the teachers
union (CVE) have authorized the company to come in to classrooms and use
school facilities for their own private business dealings?
It never occurred to me that Billings and the people in charge at CVE might
have an ulterior motive for authorizing access to teachers.
contacted me, I assumed that his company must be honest. Why else would
Assistant Superintendent for Business Services Lowell Billings and the teachers
union (CVE) have authorized the company to come in to classrooms and use
school facilities for their own private business dealings?
It never occurred to me that Billings and the people in charge at CVE might
have an ulterior motive for authorizing access to teachers.
Chula Vista Elementary School District
Lowell Billings becomes involved
I eventually discovered that money was being taken out of my paycheck without my approval.
I asked Lowell Billings to provide me with a copy of the document that triggered the withdrawals.
He refused to provide it. After repeated requests, he finally produced the document below.
I eventually discovered that money was being taken out of my paycheck without my approval.
I asked Lowell Billings to provide me with a copy of the document that triggered the withdrawals.
He refused to provide it. After repeated requests, he finally produced the document below.
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Here are the hoaxes perpetrated on one teacher by
Billings' and CVE's hand-picked profiteers.
Hoax #1
I was ignorant about stocks and shares, and I believed that I was speaking with
an advisor who could be trusted. I believed it when I was told that B shares were
better than A shares. For years I couldn't figure out why I was losing money
when stocks were gaining. When my shares finally were converted to A shares, I
discovered exactly how much I had been losing.
Hoax #2
The second hoax had to do with an investment that was portrayed at being
liquid. James Sanford and Anthony Pavia misrepresented a financial instrument,
causing me to invest $12,000. I got the money out just in time, before it was to
be locked up for years.
Hoax #3
The third hoax was an investment that I never asked for (see document below,
with "Life Insurance of the South West" written in on the first line. I crossed it out
as soon as I saw it. They insisted that I initial the cross out.
Why didn't Anthony Pavia and James Sanford give me a clean form? They
claimed it was the only form they had with them.
On the second line Pavia and Sanford had written the name of the company
(Oppenheimer) with which I wanted to do business. They insisted that I cross it
out and write it on the first line. They also insisted that I initial my crossing out
on the second line.
So far, so good.
Well, it was pretty weird, but no wrongdoing had been committed yet.
The wrongdoing was committed later, when someone wrote in "Life Insurance of
the South West" on the second line.
Billings' and CVE's hand-picked profiteers.
Hoax #1
I was ignorant about stocks and shares, and I believed that I was speaking with
an advisor who could be trusted. I believed it when I was told that B shares were
better than A shares. For years I couldn't figure out why I was losing money
when stocks were gaining. When my shares finally were converted to A shares, I
discovered exactly how much I had been losing.
Hoax #2
The second hoax had to do with an investment that was portrayed at being
liquid. James Sanford and Anthony Pavia misrepresented a financial instrument,
causing me to invest $12,000. I got the money out just in time, before it was to
be locked up for years.
Hoax #3
The third hoax was an investment that I never asked for (see document below,
with "Life Insurance of the South West" written in on the first line. I crossed it out
as soon as I saw it. They insisted that I initial the cross out.
Why didn't Anthony Pavia and James Sanford give me a clean form? They
claimed it was the only form they had with them.
On the second line Pavia and Sanford had written the name of the company
(Oppenheimer) with which I wanted to do business. They insisted that I cross it
out and write it on the first line. They also insisted that I initial my crossing out
on the second line.
So far, so good.
Well, it was pretty weird, but no wrongdoing had been committed yet.
The wrongdoing was committed later, when someone wrote in "Life Insurance of
the South West" on the second line.
Dealing with Mr. Anthony Pavia and Mr.
James Sanford
James Sanford
Mr. Billings settles with Ana Stover for politically-
motivated defamation
motivated defamation
The company authorized by CVESD pulled off three hoaxes on this writer
(Maura Larkins). (I am a less trusting person now.) When I informed CVESD of
the problems, I was ignored.
(Maura Larkins). (I am a less trusting person now.) When I informed CVESD of
the problems, I was ignored.
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Ana Stover
v.
CVESD, Lowell Billings
The pursuit of political power at the expense of education is exposed in this
lawsuit by a woman who was in line to be superintendent of Chula Vista
Elementary School District, but was
illegally and maliciously sabotaged because she supported Russell
Coronado instead of Pamela Smith in a school board election.
This case was fought by attorney Daniel Shinoff, but was
eventually settled privately.
v.
CVESD, Lowell Billings
The pursuit of political power at the expense of education is exposed in this
lawsuit by a woman who was in line to be superintendent of Chula Vista
Elementary School District, but was
illegally and maliciously sabotaged because she supported Russell
Coronado instead of Pamela Smith in a school board election.
This case was fought by attorney Daniel Shinoff, but was
eventually settled privately.
Billings to retire as
Chula Vista
Elementary
superintendent
By Janine Zúñiga
San Diego Union Tribune
May 1, 2010
Chula Vista Elementary School
District Superintendent Lowell
Billings has announced he will
retire in December from the
position he has held for eight
years.
Billings, 59, is leaving after 36
years in South County public
education with mixed
emotions...
Billings has run the largest
elementary school district in
the state since he was tapped
to replace outgoing
Superintendent Libby Gil in
2002. At the time, he was the
district’s assistant
superintendent for business
services...
Under Billings’ leadership,
seven schools have been
recognized as California
Distinguished Schools,
including three last week. He
has also overseen a marked
improvement in the district’s
Academic Performance Index,
or API, a series of test scores
parents often use when
selecting a good school. A
benchmark for achievement is
an API of 800.
The district’s score has
steadily increased from 689 in
2002 to 833 last year. In
2002, three of the district’s 44
schools had APIs above 800.
Last year, 32 had scores
above 800, with many headed
toward 900.
Billings refuses to take the
credit. Teachers and principals
set goals as part of a
“decentralized system,” with
the district providing guidance
and resources. But he expects
principals to care about more
than test scores, and insists
on a rich and powerful learning
environment in every
classroom.
“Some principals find that task
is one that is well-aligned with
their professional endeavors,
but the climb gets too steep
for some,” Billings said. “When
that happens, it’s my job to
step in and ask them to step
down so someone else can
get the job done.”
The district has 27,500
students, mostly in
kindergarten through sixth
grade. However, two of five of
the district’s charter schools
recently added seventh and
eighth grades. Thirty-six
percent of district students are
English learners and 46
percent receive free or
reduced-cost lunch. The district
has 16 bilingual education
programs and nine dual-
immersion programs.
Billings’ career began in the
classroom teaching Chula Vista
elementary school students.
He has held several positions,
mostly in the Chula Vista
district, and serves on many
local nonprofit boards,
including South Bay Family
YMCA, Sharp Chula Vista
Medical Center and Chula Vista
Rotary Club. He said he will
continue to work with the
organizations when he retires.
Chula Vista
Elementary
superintendent
By Janine Zúñiga
San Diego Union Tribune
May 1, 2010
Chula Vista Elementary School
District Superintendent Lowell
Billings has announced he will
retire in December from the
position he has held for eight
years.
Billings, 59, is leaving after 36
years in South County public
education with mixed
emotions...
Billings has run the largest
elementary school district in
the state since he was tapped
to replace outgoing
Superintendent Libby Gil in
2002. At the time, he was the
district’s assistant
superintendent for business
services...
Under Billings’ leadership,
seven schools have been
recognized as California
Distinguished Schools,
including three last week. He
has also overseen a marked
improvement in the district’s
Academic Performance Index,
or API, a series of test scores
parents often use when
selecting a good school. A
benchmark for achievement is
an API of 800.
The district’s score has
steadily increased from 689 in
2002 to 833 last year. In
2002, three of the district’s 44
schools had APIs above 800.
Last year, 32 had scores
above 800, with many headed
toward 900.
Billings refuses to take the
credit. Teachers and principals
set goals as part of a
“decentralized system,” with
the district providing guidance
and resources. But he expects
principals to care about more
than test scores, and insists
on a rich and powerful learning
environment in every
classroom.
“Some principals find that task
is one that is well-aligned with
their professional endeavors,
but the climb gets too steep
for some,” Billings said. “When
that happens, it’s my job to
step in and ask them to step
down so someone else can
get the job done.”
The district has 27,500
students, mostly in
kindergarten through sixth
grade. However, two of five of
the district’s charter schools
recently added seventh and
eighth grades. Thirty-six
percent of district students are
English learners and 46
percent receive free or
reduced-cost lunch. The district
has 16 bilingual education
programs and nine dual-
immersion programs.
Billings’ career began in the
classroom teaching Chula Vista
elementary school students.
He has held several positions,
mostly in the Chula Vista
district, and serves on many
local nonprofit boards,
including South Bay Family
YMCA, Sharp Chula Vista
Medical Center and Chula Vista
Rotary Club. He said he will
continue to work with the
organizations when he retires.
April 26, 2010 Letter from
Lowell Billings
Lowell Billings
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