Good for him. I'm glad it worked out for him and he has an opportunity.
The Spurs, much like the Celtics, are built for a short season. Wouldn't surprise me at all to see them in the Western Conf. Finals and then the NBA Finals.
First of all VISD taxes are exceptionally high. It's NO secret whatsoever that the product in the classrooms, the dropout rate, the hiring and firing practices for many years, the sub par athletics, poor facilities, and so many other issues that have reflected so poorly on the district and this community, DO NOT warrant such extreme taxation. If there was a product to be proud of that garnered State attention as a who who of school districts, I could stomach the excessive taxes, however sadly there is nothing to brag and boast about, except for a pretty new Fine Arts facility and a new pool that the tax payers bought and are paying for.
The Administrative Position at 102 Profit Drive MUST be evaluated closely. Take a close look at some of these positions. What in the heck are these positions and why do they exist?
What on earth is "Liberty Academy" and why aren't all those classes being offered in the High Schools? Why do we pay an administrative team to run a school and programs, that two high schools are very capable of providing at half the cost? How much in additional energy do we spend there? What about all the transportation cost to and from that campus? Is Liberty Academy really and truly "Advanced Learning"? C'mon, why dont the High Schools offer AP classes? That's how its done almost everywhere else, and why would I want to go to another High School if I were in AP classes? If I go to High School at West High School, then I want to go to school at West High School!
Also, why does the Superintendent have 2 secretaries? Why do we have a Magnet School Program? The Magnet school program is an absolute FARCE! What a joke. How much money do we dump into that nonsense? I there really any true benefit other than it lines the districts pockets with money form governmental sources.
I could go on and on and on about some of these positions at 102 Profit Drive, however I don't have enough space or time to even begin! Take a look through the VISD web site. Many of these positions are hidden and you have to dig for names and departments, but spend some time on that web site and your blood will boil!
Remember back in the good old days (A few years ago) when the Victoria Airport and the Good ol' boys that run the city/county emptied all the classrooms at VISD and offered free airplane rides to all the students and teachers to boost the "ridership" numbers! For a town and group of city and county officials that continually cease to amaze all of us, that had to be the biggest coup to hit this town in a long time! I still shake my head and laugh, when I think back to that nonsense and ask myself "Did that really happen?"
HOLY MOLY Folks! This is VISD at it's best. Run and run far away. Industrial, Goliad, Cuero, Refugio, Calhoun doesn't have these problems. Leadership is lacking to say the least. Take this advice: Transfer and transfer quickly!
NO WAY! This is a school district pool! The public already paid for it. Not a chane in a million years. VISD needs to seriously re-evaluate this.
Why is Jerry Jones not holding the PLAYERS accountable? Wade Phillips aside, some of these players should have been fired as well. Jason Garrett too! Wade Phillips may not be the best manager of personnel, but he is a hell of a defensive mind and knows the game backwards and forwards. These players are paid to perform. Why should an NFL Head Coach ever have to motivate millionaires to simply do their job? Wade got fired by his lazy uncommitted, greedy, players.
Stick with the sword. The sword was a great idea. The boot is a dumb idea. The boot has nothing to do with VISD or either school for that matter. I'm confused as to why that would even be an idea in the first place?
I sat in traffic recently and witnessed a group of students cross the roadway, and observed a very near miss. The vehicle traveling southbound slammed on their brakes just in time to avoid plowing into several students. Thank goodness they were travelling well slower than the posted limit. This isn't a situation that can be avoided by VISD any longer.
I didn't make it to Beeville, so I went to the East game. Decent game, but way too many penalties. This is no knock aginst Calhoun, but if the Titans play a little more disciplined and cut out some of the silly penalties, then the score is somewhere in the 50's. The Calhoun coach got it right: They are loaded with athletes. I think the West game will be a little closer, but after watching Calhoun play, they are going to struggle to make the playoffs. West will be a really tough match up for them, and GP is going to be extremely difficult to beat. Does Calhoun play in GP? Apparently Beeville is no slouch either. Congrats East.
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Good for him. I'm glad it worked out for him and he has an opportunity.
The Spurs, much like the Celtics, are built for a short season. Wouldn't surprise me at all to see them in the Western Conf. Finals and then the NBA Finals.
First of all VISD taxes are exceptionally high. It's NO secret whatsoever that the product in the classrooms, the dropout rate, the hiring and firing practices for many years, the sub par athletics, poor facilities, and so many other issues that have reflected so poorly on the district and this community, DO NOT warrant such extreme taxation. If there was a product to be proud of that garnered State attention as a who who of school districts, I could stomach the excessive taxes, however sadly there is nothing to brag and boast about, except for a pretty new Fine Arts facility and a new pool that the tax payers bought and are paying for.
The Administrative Position at 102 Profit Drive MUST be evaluated closely. Take a close look at some of these positions. What in the heck are these positions and why do they exist?
What on earth is "Liberty Academy" and why aren't all those classes being offered in the High Schools? Why do we pay an administrative team to run a school and programs, that two high schools are very capable of providing at half the cost? How much in additional energy do we spend there? What about all the transportation cost to and from that campus? Is Liberty Academy really and truly "Advanced Learning"? C'mon, why dont the High Schools offer AP classes? That's how its done almost everywhere else, and why would I want to go to another High School if I were in AP classes? If I go to High School at West High School, then I want to go to school at West High School!
Also, why does the Superintendent have 2 secretaries? Why do we have a Magnet School Program? The Magnet school program is an absolute FARCE! What a joke. How much money do we dump into that nonsense? I there really any true benefit other than it lines the districts pockets with money form governmental sources.
I could go on and on and on about some of these positions at 102 Profit Drive, however I don't have enough space or time to even begin! Take a look through the VISD web site. Many of these positions are hidden and you have to dig for names and departments, but spend some time on that web site and your blood will boil!
Remember back in the good old days (A few years ago) when the Victoria Airport and the Good ol' boys that run the city/county emptied all the classrooms at VISD and offered free airplane rides to all the students and teachers to boost the "ridership" numbers! For a town and group of city and county officials that continually cease to amaze all of us, that had to be the biggest coup to hit this town in a long time! I still shake my head and laugh, when I think back to that nonsense and ask myself "Did that really happen?"
HOLY MOLY Folks! This is VISD at it's best. Run and run far away. Industrial, Goliad, Cuero, Refugio, Calhoun doesn't have these problems. Leadership is lacking to say the least. Take this advice: Transfer and transfer quickly!
NO WAY! This is a school district pool! The public already paid for it. Not a chane in a million years. VISD needs to seriously re-evaluate this.
Why is Jerry Jones not holding the PLAYERS accountable? Wade Phillips aside, some of these players should have been fired as well. Jason Garrett too! Wade Phillips may not be the best manager of personnel, but he is a hell of a defensive mind and knows the game backwards and forwards. These players are paid to perform. Why should an NFL Head Coach ever have to motivate millionaires to simply do their job? Wade got fired by his lazy uncommitted, greedy, players.
Stick with the sword. The sword was a great idea. The boot is a dumb idea. The boot has nothing to do with VISD or either school for that matter. I'm confused as to why that would even be an idea in the first place?
I sat in traffic recently and witnessed a group of students cross the roadway, and observed a very near miss. The vehicle traveling southbound slammed on their brakes just in time to avoid plowing into several students. Thank goodness they were travelling well slower than the posted limit. This isn't a situation that can be avoided by VISD any longer.
I didn't make it to Beeville, so I went to the East game. Decent game, but way too many penalties. This is no knock aginst Calhoun, but if the Titans play a little more disciplined and cut out some of the silly penalties, then the score is somewhere in the 50's. The Calhoun coach got it right: They are loaded with athletes. I think the West game will be a little closer, but after watching Calhoun play, they are going to struggle to make the playoffs. West will be a really tough match up for them, and GP is going to be extremely difficult to beat. Does Calhoun play in GP? Apparently Beeville is no slouch either. Congrats East.