I’ve been inundated with reports of school districts spending state and federal Covid relief money on substantial one-time bonuses to teachers and administrators instead of spending them on getting kids back in classrooms or to curb learning loss.
This thread will document them.
First, it’s fitting to start with what the @NEAToday pres. admitted Friday night.
In her words, the light at the end of the tunnel is... the 1.9T fed aid package giving 170B to schools.
You’d think this money would be spent on PPE, supplies, and programs for kids. Not quite...
This is the craziest one I’ve seen so far, $6K proposed bonus!
There absolutely is a conflict of interest. The unknown is if Dr. Bardach’s husband’s company has or will benefit from the Safe Schools Team’s decisions. Action is needed to ensure there’s no abuse of power. sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education…
After rumblings of the potential COI started, Minerva began scrubbing their website referencing high-school. How is that not an admission of a conflict interest?
First image was archived by wayback on 3/6. The high-school reference is now gone. Second image is from today.
BREAKING: @BerkeleyUnified union pres. Matt Meyer who has led efforts keeping Berkeley schools closed nearly a year because it’s “unsafe” caught dropping daughter off at private in-person school. Why is it safe for him but not the rest of BUSD families??? Credit @GuerillaMomz 1/3
Here is the YouTube video. One of the union demands before a return to the classroom was every teacher vaccinated. How long has Matt Meyer’s daughter been attending in-person private school? 2/3
For what it’s worth, here is Matt Meyer’s Facebook profile picture wearing the same shirt. It reads “Keep Teachers in Berkeley.” Sadly, it says nothing about keeping families in Berkeley. 3/3
French Laundry 2.0? @GavinNewsom caught at restaurant in Fresno with food on the table Friday. Fresno is in the purple tier which does not allow for indoor dining. Ironically, he was there announcing a $2B grant program for shuttered restaurants... while eating in one. 1/2
Probably the most hilarious part of this was that he unintentionally posted this picture himself. Zoom in on mirror. Credit @PorscheCutie. 2/2
Congratulations BUSD (Brentwood, CA) for offering at least partial in-person instruction to families! Great leadership. It can be done.
You can hear this mom’s uncontrollable tears when the board voted 5-0 unexpectedly approving the new plan.
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It’s worth noting the union led survey said only 30% of Brentwood, CA teachers wanted to come back, but the district survey one week later found a whopping 80% of teachers wanted to return!
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Here is the full explanation from this mother. Brentwood is just south of Oakley. Recent events there and such a large involvement from the community seemed to have persuaded the BUSD board.