FLASHBACK STORY: An anonymous blogger recently injected the subject of race as a basis of criticizing new Katy I.S.D. school board member Henry Dibrell, an African-American. This particular blogger, when confronted, ‘doubled-down’ in her comments. For those of us who are engaged in the battle of ideas on public education reform, we find this assault on Henry totally unacceptable. Over...
I don’t know what is the worst development or ’story-line’ for the status quo defenders of Commander in Chief Alton Frailey’s ‘Center of Truth’ operation that emerged from Monday’s workshop meeting of the Katy I.S.D. School Board: That the administration of Commander Frailey is showing signs of crumbling beneath the weight of its own arrogance… That...
Long after your children have forgotten the myriad details and factoids about the historical figures of the American Revolution, there is a deep understanding your Katy I.S.D. wants them to cherish for their entire lives. It is so important to the district, that staff development time is being used to teach teachers how to teach students more effectively in order to help them acquire an enduring understanding...
Open Letter To Katy Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Anne Hodge Dear Mrs. Hodge: You personally as well as other high profile leaders of your Chamber organization have worked diligently for years to support the adoption of bond issues submitted to local voters by the Katy I.S.D. You personally have taken part in associated political activities to further that agenda. Other leaders and...
NEWS RELEASE: Two attorneys with vast experience in the public education bureaucracy and law will join veteran accountability analyst George Scott in a free, two-hour meeting also featuring questions and answers on critical topics of law and reform Wednesday, May 25 in Katy.The meeting will be hosted by George Scott Reports. It is scheduled for 6-8:00 p.m. at Spring Creek BBQ Restaurant on the north...
The public educational establishment in Texas is in shock this morning. They did not believe this could happen. They didn’t want it to happen. They are going to do everything they can to undo it, suppress it, fight it, whip it, and marginalize it. Katy I.S.D. is an iconic district to those who prosper within the industry’s billions of dollars of largesse. From the Texas Association...
This is a perfect election to gauge the soul of a community and the philosophical principles of people who call themselves conservatives by great majority in Katy. When last Chris Crocket and Judy Snyder faced re-election in 2008, there were just under 4,900 voters who went to the polls to send them both back to the Board along with Eric Duhon who chose not to seek his position again this year. Crockett...
This Steve guy is big dog at The Katy Chamber of Commerce. Truthfully, I can’t remember if he’s a has-been or a never-was, but he is an important man. I am not going to take the full string of comments over at Instant News Katy. You can access them through this link. Good Ole Westside Bill and the Katy Chamber. Of course, I posted there. First Big Dog Steve. Then me. Steve Reichardt...
Katy I.S.D. land consultant Fred Fargo got the campaign war chests of incumbents Judy Snyder and Chris Crockett off to fast starts according to official campaign reports published by former school board member Mary McGarr at her website marymcgarr.com. My report was not going to be able to obtain copies of these reports until Monday afternoon. Fargo donated $1,250 each to Snyder and Crockett according...
This community is entering the most pivotal week in this district’s history. Next Saturday, the forces of reform will gain seats at the Katy I.S.D. Board table or Alton Frailey’s philosophically delusional “Center of Truth’ will be validated by a community that professes to be more conservative than liberal. So, as the rubber meets the road leading up to Saturday’s election...
