Channel 13 Continues Coverage Of Team Katy’s Use Of Private Phone Numbers Of Students, Parents, And Others’ After KISD Acknowledges Federal Privacy Standards Violated

Rather than answer all of the questions that citizens have about Katy I.S.D.’s release of private phone numbers that were used a political action committee to help secure the narrow passage of its $459.7 million bond issue November 2, the district’s public statements have raised even more questions. Channel 13 in Houston is continuing to pursue the story as have leaders in the Katy Tea... 

Everything The Center Of Truth Does During Bond Issue Implementation Will Be Independently Tracked Routinely

Here’s another main problem that Commander in Chief Alton Frailey’s Center of Truth confronts as it embarks upon its $459.7 million capital improvement program:  this will be the first bond issue in the history of the district that will covered from start to finish. Here’s what I know.  The district has crafted the most bloated bond issue it has ever been able to get passed.  Now you get to... 

For Commander In Chief Alton Frailey And His Center Of Truth Acolytes, Their Toughest Days Lie Ahead; Maybe, Just Maybe, There’s Renewed Hope That A Reform Organization Can Develop; Proctor Pushes District Hard On Robo-Scandal

This should be the best of times for Commander in Chief Alton Frailey and his “Center of Truth” acolytes. Rather, their toughest days lie ahead.  The Katy I.S.D. ‘team’ and organizational and financial supporters conducted themselves in a despicable way. If the district had just been satisfied to win; this would be a different story.  But, it is not.  It is what it is. The critics are not... 

District Acknowledges That Release Of Telephone Numbers To Joe ‘Robogate’ Adams Violated Federal Privacy Standards Of Parents & Students; District Admits It Gave Adams The Data Free; Adams Demands His ‘Numbers’ Stay Private

Forced by Texas Public Information Act to respond to a pair of separate requests from Katy Tea Party leader Bill Proctor and George Scott Reports, Katy I.S.D. has been forced to acknowledge that it violated federal privacy laws in providing school board member Joe Adams specific phone numbers that both he and a political action committee used for political purposes. The district’s revelation... 

REWORKING THE WEBSITE

During the last 10 days or so, we experienced a technical problem with the website that made it convenient to categorize some columns differently than they would have otherwise been done.  Tonight (Tuesday) will be correction night. I will be recategorizing some columns for permanent storage but in a way where they will be retrievable.  The result is that the automatic notification system might (it... 

REPUBLISHED FROM 2009: An Excerpt From Essential Elements Of Reform Included In Republished Column Below - It Takes An Effective & Funded Organization

The system of public education that has evolved over the past three decades is pervasively powerful.  It distributes billions of dollars cumulatively in spending that fuels the political, statutory, and legal processes that preserve, protect, and reward those who distribute the dollars in the first place. It is a circle of influence that is protected viciously.  National governments have militaries. ... 

REPUBLISHED FROM 2009: Katy I.S.D.’s Next Bond Election Will Be Decisive Moment In District’s History

Recent history suggests that roughly 40% to 45% of Katy I.S.D. voters are predisposed to vote against any bond election the district might call.  Likewise, there is a similar percentage who are predisposed to vote for anything and everything the district might include in a bond election. The relative closeness of the this ’starting point’ does not change the fact that the school district... 

REPUBLISHED FROM SPRING/SUMMER 2009: Educational Reform - What Must Happen To Achieve It

Essential Elements Of Reform -  Part 1 There are five elements, which I will spell out in detail, that would create a perfect storm of educational reform in a community if they could be mustered in unison.  However, empirical history and harsh reality dictate that two of the five are either systemically unattainable or consistently unachievable.  These two - local news media and business community...