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-Thomas Jefferson
The best protection of the Texas Public Information Act is enforcement of the Texas Public Information Act. - Dianna Pharr
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control and run the school districts.
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K. Yeaman,
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Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. - Martin Luther King, Jr.
If you aren’t completely appalled, you haven’t been paying attention.
My vision for
Eanes can't be seen on a Jumbotron ...
- Eanes ISD
parent
No man stands so tall as when he
stoops to help a child.
Judge each day not by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant. - Robert Louis Stevenson
All children deserve an equal playing field. - Ed Allen, Westlake Picayune April 2008
Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.- Albert Einstein
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October 11, 2008 As requested by Eanes ISD on both August 25, 2008 and again on September 25, 2008, the Excel format has arrived. Documents posted below and more information about this effort here. Dianna Pharr
October 8, 2008
45 days and two requests later, the Eanes ISD salary and stipend information for 08-09 is finally available. Or is it? You decide. When KeepEanesInformed first requested this information on August 25, 2008, Eanes ISD responded by claiming "NO RESPONSIVE DOCUMENTS." Really? Well, that seemed rather unbelievable ... after all, the school year had begun and salary information was surely available. With a little help from local law enforcement (sometimes a telephone call will do wonders) the district finally gave it up: 08-09 Eanes ISD Salary Information 08-09 Eanes ISD Stipend Information 08-09 Eanes ISD Contractor Salary Information
September 25, 2008 update: KeepEanesInformed requested the salary and stipend information today. We began requesting the 08-09 information in August and to date, Eanes ISD maintains that responsive information does not exist. Please check back ... we will obtain and post this public information.
September 16, 2008 update: To date, Eanes ISD has refused to produce the salary and stipend information requested by KeepEanesInformed in August 2008. In fact, the district has asserted in writing that there are no responsive documents. Please check back ... we will obtain and post this public information.
Original request here: As a service to Eanes ISD employees and taxpayers, KeepEanesInformed requested the 07-08 Eanes ISD salary and stipend information. As our school accountability rating drops from Exemplary to Recognized and now to Academically Acceptable: NOLA WELLMAN GETS ANOTHER RAISE - 08-09 CONTRACT HERE
Nola Wellman (and her $50,000 signing bonus ... in the "big leagues") highlighted in special report: February 2008 - Central Texas superintendents are making big bucks EANES ISD SALARY/STIPEND/CONTRACT PUBLIC INFORMATION Eanes ISD Superintendent Nola Wellman's Salary ... The Westlake Picayune newspaper reported in February 2006, "Eanes school board members voted February 22 to extend through 2010 the employment contract of superintendent Nola Wellman. Board members discussed the details of the contract extension during a closed session, referring only to a salary increase and benefit change during an open session later the same evening. District administrators declined to reveal the current salary level for Wellman, who came to the district in January 2004 from the Cherry Creek School District in Colorado." A superintendent's contract and salary is <super> public information. How many months? Multiple requests for superintendent’s contract Finally, received five months after asking, Nola Wellman's new contract and salary: Eanes ISD Superintendent Nola Wellman’s contract Link: Eanes ISD Superintendent's 07-08 Contract ... only available online at KeepEanesInformed EANES ISD Superintendent's 08-09 CONTRACT HERE
06 - 08 Eanes ISD Administration and Westlake High School salaries 07 - 08 Eanes ISD Salary and Stipends 08 - 09 Eanes ISD Salaries and Stipends - see information at the top of this page.
Is High School Football a Public Good? So, who supports sports on the public dole? It's not just young athletes, their families, and fans; the school system is the biggest winner. When a new sport is added to a school's program, a new dependent constituency is created. Where lacrosse used to be the private responsibility of player and parent, it has become the public good funded by the community's tax dollar. The lacrosse bill is now split between parent and neighbor. And, the threat of withdrawal of the tax-funded, school-district-redistributed, funding source frightens the parents of athletes into action. They rally behind the schools for tax increases, no matter the reason, no matter the amount.
Most of us would never
think of asking our neighbors to foot a personal bill.
We accept responsibility for car and roof repairs as
ours alone. In addition, we don't bang on the door
across the street in order to demand a contribution
towards our children's figure skating lessons, tae kwon do
classes, etc. That which is consumed or used by our
families is to be paid from our pockets — the definition
of personal responsibility.
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