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Stimulus funds help district to bridge gap
Budget cuts had put 200 school jobs at risk
By Bruce Lieberman
San Diego Union-Tribune Staff Writer
June 21, 2009
VISTA — Federal stimulus money saved Vista Unified School District this past week from a late round of punishing budget cuts.
The jobs of about 200 people were on the line at the district, which enrolls about 23,000 students and employs more than 2,000 teachers and other non-teaching workers.
As recently as June 12, administrators were bracing for the worst because of a grim budget update Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced in late May. The governor projected that public school districts statewide would have to cut $3.6 billion between now and the end of 2009-10.
For Vista Unified, that meant cutting $5 million before the end of the current fiscal year, June 30, and another $9.7 million for 2009-10.
This was on top of $11.8 million the district cut from its 2009-10 budget earlier this spring.
While a district committee combed the budget for more dollars and administrators waited for the state to release more federal stimulus money, a plan was developed to lay off about 200 employees.
Then on June 12, the district learned it would have access to nearly $6 million in additional federal stimulus money. At Thursday's board meeting, employees expressed relief that they'd get a reprieve at least for another year.
“You've made a lot of people very happy,” said Bill Faust, head of the district's union for 1,100 employees who do not have teaching credentials.
It's clear, however, that the federal stimulus money will not be around in 2010-11, and the district will face another round of deep cuts if the economy doesn't rebound, said Donna Caperton, Vista Unified's chief business officer...
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"The rest of the budget gap is being covered by borrowing money from a separate special education fund that eventually must be replenished, and dollars from another account for the new Mission Vista High Schools
project." The SDCOE has been using federal assistance from special education restrictive accounts for generations. The Special Education Local Plan Agencies (SELPA's) ,move the "special education fund to pay millions of dollars to the Joint Powers Authority (JPA) of the law firm Stutz, Artiano,Shinoff & Holtz, billable hours. Why doesn't the public request the SDCOE to provide us with SASH , and AALRR billable hours, in relationship to the use
of special ed restrictive account money to hammer down special ed students,and their parents ?
Lindsey E. Stewart
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Roxy2009
Well, lindseystewart ~ You bring up a good question; Who is the SELPA Senior Director? Joe Schwartzberg Senior Director!! Now why does this name come to mind? Joe Schwartzberg Senior Director for SELPA formed an alliance to fight special education children these alliances are referred to “Joint Powers of Authority, “JPA.”” Now we know that Daniel Shinoff firm of SASH is a preferred firm for most Southern District JPA’s who is also connected to Joe Schwartzberg Senior Director for SELPA.
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/02/10/news...
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
LA MESA-SPRING VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
REGULAR MEETING: April 5, 2005
REPORTS OF OFFICERS OF THE BOARD
The County Office of Education and the various Special Education Local
Planning Agencies (SELPAs) in the county are proposing to form a JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT (JPA) for providing legal support to local school districts on special education cases that have precedent-setting potential.
This organization is named the San Diego County Special Education
Legal Alliance (SDCSELA). Under this agreement, if a case is selected by the SDCSELA, the costs of the case would be paid by the Alliance.
Brian Marshall, Superintendent, presented a background of this proposed organization. It was agreed this item would be brought back for action at the next regular meeting.
http://www.lmsvsd.k12.ca.us/pdf/School%20Board/...
The SDCOE and most school districts in the county of San Diego and most of California have several JPA’s for example” they have SELF which Diane Crosier is an alternate member of the Board of Directors for SELF. SELF is brokered by Marsh and Mc Lennon. Most of the school districts, and colleges use SELF and Keenan and Associates.
http://www.selfjpa.org/about/bod.php?qtype=area...
The firm of SASH is a preferred law firm for self and is closely connected to Joe Schwartzberg Senior SELPA Director. Keenan and Associates is another Broker (JPA) who’s preferred law firm and attorney of record is Daniel Shinoff.
Donna Caperton VUSD is a member of Keenan and Associates and SELF.
Each JPA charges about nineteen cents per student daily attendance.
So Ms. Stewart you do the math? If a school district like the Vista Unified School District pays Joe Schwartzberg JPA nineteen cents per student daily attendance. Now multiply NINETEEN per TWENTY THREE THOUSAND STUDENTS. Also ADD NINETEEN CENTS per STUDENT daily attendance MORE per every other JPA like Keenan and Associates and SELF.
Pretty revealing isn’t it Ms. Stewart? I wonder if Joe Schwartzberg was involved in the arrest of Parent Claudia Houston who sued Daniel Shinoff for “Torturous Interference” in Federal Court” Houston v. Shinoff & Houston v. EUSD.
I wonder if Joe Schwartzberg was also involved in parent Claudia Houston dismissal by CSUSM? Houston v. Shinoff.
Yes, now we know where OUR TAX DOLLARS are being spent. It certainly is not in education rather in the SALARIES and OUTRAGEOUS PENSIONS of PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. Oh of course and the BILLABLE HOURS, PREMIUMS and DEDUCTIBLES FOR THESE JPA’S and THEIR BROKERS.
LETS NOT FORGER THEY ALL USE AIG!!!!!
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lindseystewart 1 hour ago
"The rest of the budget gap is being covered by borrowing money from a separate special education fund that eventually must be replenished, and dollars from another account for the new Mission Vista High Schools project." The SDCOE has been using federal assistance from special ed restrictive accounts for generations. The Special Education Local Plan Agencies (SELPA's) ,move the "special education fund to pay millions of dollars to tge Joint Powers Authority (JPA) of the law firm Stutz, Artiano, Shinoff & Holtz, billable hours. Why doesn't the public request the SDCOE to provide us with SASH , and AALRR billable hours, in relationship to the use of special ed restrictive account money to hammer down special ed students, and their parents?
Follow the Money Trail (Request AALRR, SASH Billable Hours from SDCOE). SDCOE allowed PUSD to fund the following actions from AALRR, SASH, against targeted special ed families. Shinoff advised school districts PUSD *VUSD, EUSD to conceal records of known special education victims of physical, mental, and emotional abuse. SASH was paid by school districts in the Southern California area,to retaliate against parents that reported child abuse in special ed. They would defame the victims of the physical abuse, by hammering both parents,special ed student, and their siblings character into the ground. SASH created deliberate hostility on school campuses against those targeted victims, and whistle blowing "moms" by having school districts hire attorneys in special ed -executive positions.Like the hiring of attorney "Emily Shieh'" with PUSD. SASH was entitled to "gavel down" the whistle blower to get rid of the problem. Their billable hours consisted of figuring out how to send special ed children into the juvenile justice system, while jailing special ed parents Claudia Houston, and Lindsey Stewart. Held families hostage without the Attorney General investigate SASH, AALRR, PUSD, VUSD, EUSD overkill schemes to harm a targeted group of special ed families. Every school district involving SASH, has a "communication log of parents who filed complaints against Special Ed. In Stewart v. SASH, AALRR, 08 CV2254 MMA, the log detailed how SASH, AALRR, SHIEH and Teaches, were going to gavel down the whistle blower Stewart. Tried to jail this parent, for AALRR's attorney fees..(conflict of interest...Go on Pacer and View Morris and Shinoff's Handy Work:
In Lindsey E. Stewart v. PUSD et al, 04 CV0438 in Docket No. 82: Morris with Stutz Artiano Shinoff & Holtz lodged Emily Shieh's ( Attorney- Program Specialist Declaration on May 11,2005 in federal court, against parent, Lindsey Stewart, requesting sanctions. This legal team, lodged the VMI-4 protocol dated January 20,2004 under Exhibit G-3 proving more proof of a conspiracy to committ fraud with AALRR/SHIEH during Special Ed Hearing Jason Stewart v. PUSD SN05-00258. At the time, Jason only had 27.5 credits out of 230, in which Special Hd Hearing Officers stated that PUSD provided A Free Appropriate Public Education. The physical abuse kept hm from attending Westview High. Instead of concerns over one young mans educational needs, and his safety, PUSD funded AALRR , SASH, Shieh to conspire to arrest parent, on similar fashion to Claudia Houston. Review the arrest attempt $25,000 dollar bail set in a small claimS jurisdiction......Excessive Force by Judges,SASH, AALRR, while also seizing our families bank accounts....All in the name of education, and SASH AALRR billable hours PAID BY THE SELPA'S. Read Exhibits PUSD v. Lindsey Stewart 07 CV1060 Judge Hayes, same Judge in Claudia Houstons Case....06 Cv 01285 IEG Lindsey E. Stewart
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