Comments on: Leading Off (9/11/08)

By: Dave Thomas

Dave Thomas — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:34:14 +0000

Hinojosa needs to go – and I think that’s what he’s planning to do. The DISD “mistake” is an outrage. Hinojosa should have been looking over the numbers more carefully than he was. He should have hired a competent financial officer. He failed on both counts and he knows it. I think he’s trying to fix this before he leaves so he can actually be employed somewhere else.

Where is Mike Moses?

By: the long-time teacher

the long-time teacher — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:10:22 +0000

And think about this: many new-hire teachers who were promised the moon now know their jobs will probably end this school year. . .how much incentive will they have to “go above and beyond”? Those who can, teach; those who can’t, work for DISD administration and budget. Not all, but oh so many.

By: Louisa Meyer, Dallas ISD parent since 1993

Louisa Meyer, Dallas ISD parent since 1993 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:14:09 +0000

Proud Dallas ISD parent and Advocate Magazine publisher Rick Wamre says this about the budget shortfall:
http://backtalkprestonhollow.typepad.com/back_talk_preston_hollow/2008/09/disds-latest-bu.html

By: Randy Mcmillian

Randy Mcmillian — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:33:31 +0000

Maybe they should keep a closer eye on the guys who sleep along the elementary school perimeters in disd vehicles during 9 to 5 hours…hourly-transportation-fuel…that is costly.

By: Zac Crain

Zac Crain — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:28:30 +0000

@Daniel: I want that slogan and the other one (That’s citizenship. That’s Daniel.) on a T-shirt. Cafe Press it up.

By: Daddy Claxton

Daddy Claxton — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:22:49 +0000

I guess I’m wondering if we’ve become so numb to bad TDMN DISD stories that we don’t get upset about them anymore. http://www.dadscenter.org

By: Dallas Denizen

Dallas Denizen — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:18:37 +0000

The Dallas Morning News is today running a full page with its new “Teacher Voices” – last week it ran a full page with its new “Student Voices” – NO DISD students NO DISD teachers. The bias against DISD by The Dallas Morning News is astounding.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:02:03 +0000

Tim O’Hare is a one helluva swell fella. His non-nonsense style inspires me to do better in my own life.

Name-calling? Try the other guys. False accolades? Come to Daniel. (TM)

By: read the paper

read the paper — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:50:52 +0000

LOC, check Page 3 for the Blue Ribbon schools.

By: yikesdallas

yikesdallas — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:59:25 +0000

I guess the $64 million isn’t that big a deal, though. The DMN says it’s just a “gaffe”…