Mary Kay Rosinski notes GCCCD's Daniel Shinoff problems

The San Diego Union Tribune has a policy of forbidding its reporters to tell the full truth about abuses at local educational institutions, but once in a while reporters are able to slip in a little piece of the truth.

For example, we learn today that Mary Kay Rosinski, a candidate for Grossmont Cuyamaca Community College District, is "concerned the district spends too much money on legal fees, including defending the firing of a science teacher at Grossmont College. A Superior Court judge recently reversed the firing."

I agree with Rosinski about this. Attorney Daniel Shinoff encourages abusive administrators to engage in illegal actions all over San Diego County, but GCCCD seems to be a particular hot spot of illegal and abusive activity.

What Rosinski doesn't mention is that her own union, California Teachers Association, has worked closely with Daniel Shinoff to cover up illegal actions. In Chula Vista Elementary School District, a local union president committed illegal acts in her effort to get re-elected. She was helped by her close associate, the human resources director Richard Werlin. An innocent teacher was maliciously harrassed because teachers and administrators feared she would expose the truth, and California Teachers Association lawyers helped to retaliate illegally against the teacher.

The San Diego Union states, "[Rosinski] said she's concerned about students questioning the integrity of the district. 'My motivation is to make the board a better group of trustees,' she said."

Rosinski does not seem to be concerned about students questioning the integrity of teachers and the teachers union. If she is only worried about the opposition's integrity, then isn't it really just politics, not ethics, that she is practicing?

Still, in GCCCD, it's the administration, not the faculty, that has violated the most laws, so Rosinski would probably be the best choice to balance the board and benefit students.


Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District – Seat 1
SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
October 18, 2006


MARY KAY ROSINSKI
Teacher

Age: 50

Elective offices held: None.

Community involvement: Awarded three proposals to have AmeriCorps Teams provide academic support to students. Involved in the California Teachers Association, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and the American Association of University Women.

College or post-high-school training: SDSU, master's degree in communicative disorders, August 1982; bachelor's degree with highest honors in speech pathology and audiology.

Statement of candidacy: Ill-advised expenditures have robbed our students of learning opportunities. As an educator, I am committed to making a real change on behalf of our students in this district.

What qualifications, attributes or perspectives would you bring to this elected position that your opponent(s) would not?

Have worked diligently as an advocate for teachers, staff and students. I believe in fair, equal respect for all. Student success must always be the ultimate goal for all decisions.

What are the three most important issues in this race? What would you do to address each one?

Millions of dollars in taxpayers' money have been wasted on outside consultants and reckless lawsuits. Two new vice chancellor positions were created during a hiring freeze. The district needs a financial strategy that funnels more money to the classroom.

Last semester only 37 percent of sections were taught by full-time faculty at Cuyamaca College and only 45 percent at Grossmont College. This is way below the state average. Need to improve the full-time, part-time ratio.

The district lacks true-shared governance. All constituents must have a voice, and the work and budget of the board must be transparent.