tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12058271892982888142023-11-15T07:32:18.032-06:00Myers Fact CheckThe unofficial blog to check the claims and comments of elected official Myers. Mr. Myers actions, claims and statements will be researched, documented, analyzed and commented upon. MyersFactCheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08473900919189913599noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205827189298288814.post-64337760492748062182013-08-17T14:41:00.000-05:002013-08-17T14:41:57.302-05:00An Olive Branch<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We believe the recent focus on Myers has been a distraction to the school board and the community. The focus should be on the work of the board. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Board will be searching for a new superintendent and the district a new chief financial officer. Both candidate pools will certainly do their own due diligence finding a fractured board and a vocal group of unhappy residents. Neither are helpful to the district when hiring new talent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are contemplating the removal of this blog as an olive branch to the community. Our hopes and prayers are the distractions of the past will fade away and the entire AISD community can focus on the future.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Olive Branch - Definition </span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/olive+branch" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/olive+branch</a></li>
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MyersFactCheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08473900919189913599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205827189298288814.post-36844576104512373842013-08-15T22:22:00.000-05:002013-08-15T22:22:00.223-05:00Actions and Words Speak Very Loud<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When Former President Clinton said it depends on what the definition of "is" is, the world has needed to parse the statements of our elected public officials. It seems we must now do the same with elected official Myers. Well respected Allenonline member VRS documented the statement of Myers on Monday, August 12, 2013 during a workshop of the Allen ISD Board Members. (1)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Myers said "I will take down the blog."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It seem "take down" to Myers has a different definition than most people. It seems "take down" means "transfer of ownership".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If we cannot trust Myers to honor the word he gives the other AISD Trustees, then why should we listen to anything he has to say?</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AllenOnline Forum, post by VRS <a href="http://www.allenonline.com/fusionbb/showpost.php?post/162750/">http://www.allenonline.com/fusionbb/showpost.php?post/162750/</a></span></li>
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<br />MyersFactCheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08473900919189913599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205827189298288814.post-73324760418898817502013-08-08T02:19:00.000-05:002013-08-08T02:19:37.008-05:00Commentary of August 5,6,7, 2013<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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the post of Monday, August 5 through Wednesday, August 7, 2013:</span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many of
Myers latest posts (1,2,3) lack specific facts to verify, but provide the reader with
additional insight into who Myers is and allows for speculation as to his true
motives. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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The Monday, August 5, 2013 post(1) is lacking of quantifiable facts to refute but
demonstrates an attempt at humor, sarcasm, whit and humility. Or at least we
hope and pray it is. Unfortunately it comes across as arrogant, self-serving, condescending,
disrespectful and egotistical.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Tuesday,
August 6, 2013 post(2) indicates Myers has not learned that anytime you speak
with the press, you run the risk of being misquoted. The post lacks any real purpose other than
for the blogger to share his side of the story.
Our suggestion is to listen more and talk (blog) less.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">The Wednesday,
August 7, 2013 post(3) indicates Myers willingness to share information not
readily available to the general public. Information that appears to have been
provided in closed session to Trustees. (4,5,6). </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every
family has something in their past (or present) they would prefer not be
public. Maybe it’s a pregnant teenage
daughter, a failed business venture, earning an on-line degree (although not as taboo as
it was in the past) or internal fraud. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Myers hasn't realized that protecting AISD's reputation, as
you would a family member, is an unspoken role of the trustee. Myers instead has chosen to share the unproven
allegations or “dirty laundry” of the district in an attempt to connect the allegations
to current bond projects and stop the bus barn, as well as disassociate himself with these allegations. Protecting his image seems more important than protecting the image of AISD.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Rather
than share the opinion of our consensus, we provide a link to a post <a href="http://www.allenonline.com/fusionbb/showpost.php?post/162610/" target="_blank">(7)</a> on the
AllenOnline forum that we feel best states the hopes and prayers of the
residents within the Allen Independent School District.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
post’s author, vrs, is not affiliated with the members of this blog.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Our
attempt is to use this blog only to check the facts and statements made by
Myers. With great restraint we attempt
to not respond to each post on his blog.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Note:</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="color: blue;">The contents of Myers' posts appear to be edited after publication, in some cases removing information</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"> previously referenced by this blog.</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Myers Blog </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://allentxisd.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-message-we-send-to-our-kids-not-in.html</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Myers Blog </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://allentxisd.blogspot.com/2013/08/transparency-email-exchange-with-press.html</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Myers Blog </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://allentxisd.blogspot.com/2013/08/it-is-what-it-isnow-lets-get-on-with-it.html</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 13.5pt;">Allen ISD school board member uses
personal blog to criticize district </span><a href="http://www.scntx.com/articles/2013/08/07/allen_american/news/388.txt" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 13.5pt;">http://www.scntx.com/articles/2013/08/07/allen_american/news/388.txt</a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Former Allen ISD finance director accused of stealing
from Mansfield ISD </span><a href="http://www.scntx.com/articles/2013/08/07/allen_american/news/387.txt" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">http://www.scntx.com/articles/2013/08/07/allen_american/news/387.txt</a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Fact-checking site started to counter board member's blog </span><a href="http://www.scntx.com/articles/2013/08/07/allen_american/news/389.txt" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">http://www.scntx.com/articles/2013/08/07/allen_american/news/389.txt</a></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 13.5pt;">AllenOnline Forum – Service Center Bid conversation </span><a href="http://www.allenonline.com/fusionbb/showpost.php?post/162610/" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 13.5pt;">http://www.allenonline.com/fusionbb/showpost.php?post/162610/</a></li>
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MyersFactCheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08473900919189913599noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205827189298288814.post-17079754929350857402013-08-05T01:29:00.001-05:002013-08-05T01:29:35.856-05:00Analysis and Commentary of Sunday, August 4, 2013<b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dissecting the post of Sunday, August 4, 2013:</span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Today's analysis of Myers post(1) notes his complaining about the press misinterpreting his position and his repeated claim of not receiving the information he requested. Policy and statute analysis will be bypassed, especially given his propensity to misinterpret both.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><b>Myers Statement:</b> <i>"</i></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><i>It always begs to question why a newspaper would utilize adjectives, such as “combative”, when explaining a story, unless of course they want to generate discord in their viewing audience."</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="line-height: 18px;">Analysis:</b><span style="line-height: 18px;"> <span style="color: blue;">This is very interesting for Myers to attack the paper's descriptive choice of words when Myers is the person when it appears Myers forwarded the email exchange to the newspaper.(2) </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">This sounds like sour grapes. Minus 1 Myers.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><b>Myers Statement:</b> <i>"</i></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It should be noted that on three separate occasions I specifically asked for any and all information related to the management of the bond package for the ISD. On two occasions I even went further by requesting information on the service center itself. On all occasions, accept for two, I was not provided the information I requested. This material was to prepare me to cast a vote on the $27 Million expenditures. It was clearly stated to all the board members that<b> I was not in receipt of any information regarding the bond, or the service center, until a few weeks before the board vote.</b> But, the information provided to me was a deficient cost estimate for the service center – <b>a cost estimate</b>, I may add, that was only based on quantities and did not specify any great detail. <b>The night of the board vote, I was presented, as was all the board members, detailed information of the service center </b>and the application of the bond package to move the vote forward. It is this process, and the knowledge there of, that this administration, in my interpretation, was in violation of the law. I requested an investigation by legal council, but have not received anything as of today."</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Analysis:</b> <span style="color: blue;">He asked for information, it was provided to him a few weeks before the vote. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One question we should have for Myers, <b>why did he not review the information available to all trustees on the district server?</b> As mentioned by Trustees during the July Board meeting, the information he requested was available via WebDav. (3) </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The deficient (missing) cost estimate is available to the general public on the district web site. (4). <b>Why can't Myers find what is available to the general public?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Minus 2 Myers.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Myers appears to want detail cost estimates. Greg Suttle and numerous Board Members where unable to help Myers understand that detail numbers where not available, anywhere, until after the sealed bids were opened, reviewed, accepted and the GMP tabulated. That information was then provided to the Board in their packet.(5)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>"The night of the board vote, I was presented, was was all the board members, detailed information of the service center." </i> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This comment could be the "smoking gun" to understanding some of Myers' behavior. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Myers states <b>he didn't see the information until Monday night.</b> When in fact, the "Board Packet"(6) is delivered to each Trustee no later than the prior Wednesday and is available to the general public usually no later than 5pm the Friday prior to each Board Meeting.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>So it seems Myers is saying he didn't do his homework and did not prepare for the meeting.</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Failing to do your homework Minus 3 Myers.</span></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Final Analysis:</b><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Myers doesn't appear to take the time to understand what information is available. He doesn't understand the process used by the district and appears to not accept their statements regarding the processes. He admitted he didn't read the board packet given to him (see smoking gun above.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><b>Let's review the score to date:</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">October 2, 2012: 4 of 9 facts correct</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">May 29, 2013: 1 of 6 correct</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">July 31, 2013: 0 of 1 for possibly publishing closed session information</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Aug 2, 2013: 0 of 1 correct</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Aug 4, 2013: 0 of 3 failure to do homework, find public information or information available to board members.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><b>Correct only 25% of the time.</b> </span></span><br />
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<li><a href="http://allentxisd.blogspot.com/2013/08/bond-vote-for-service-center-and.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://allentxisd.blogspot.com/2013/08/bond-vote-for-service-center-and.html</a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rumor, awaiting confirmation via Freedom of Information Request - Allen ISD</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">WebDav Definition </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebDAV"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebDAV</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AISD Website </span><a href="http://allenisd.org/domain/2418" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://allenisd.org/domain/2418</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> click on the link August 27, 2012 Schematic Design For Service Center (Presentation) </span><a href="https://v3.boardbook.org/Public/PublicItemDownload.aspx?ik=32821203" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://v3.boardbook.org/Public/PublicItemDownload.aspx?ik=32821203</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GMP - Service Center </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://v3.boardbook.org/Public/PublicItemDownload.aspx?ik=34083298">https://v3.boardbook.org/Public/PublicItemDownload.aspx?ik=34083298</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Board Book" - Meeting Agendas and Approved Minutes </span><a href="https://v3.boardbook.org/Public/PublicHome.aspx?ak=43901" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://v3.boardbook.org/Public/PublicHome.aspx?ak=43901</a></li>
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<br />MyersFactCheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08473900919189913599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205827189298288814.post-65166640286853058002013-08-04T23:35:00.000-05:002013-08-04T23:36:40.160-05:00Analysis and Commentary of Friday, August 2, 2013<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Dissecting the post of Friday, August 2, 2013: </b><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Today's analysis and commentary will be on Myers post(1) justifying why he voted No on the round-about intersection to be built at Bossy Boots and Bray Central Drive. (2) We'll focus on Myers reference to Board Policy and the Texas Education Code.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><b>Myers Statement:</b> </span></span><i><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">"</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">... What I do have an issue with is the following:</span></i></span><br />
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BAA (Legal) RESTRICTIONS ON BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES</span></i></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The Board may not:</span></i></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enter into an agreement authorizing the use of District employees, property, or resources for the provision of materials or labor for the design, construction, or renovation of improvements to real property not owned or leased by the District. Education Code 11.168 <span style="color: blue;">[See CE]</span></span></i></li>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">With that said, and getting back to what I was saying, if the ISD doesn't own the land we can't spend money on it.....its written in the State Law. So, that means even if we wanted to make a nice gesture to the City we can't.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">The point I was trying to make is that in the prior board meeting I was under the impression that the reason for building the round-a-bout was due to our expanded property line and the fact that we impact the traffic patterns...regardless of my personal belief that we shouldn't even be considering the Service Center at this point in time or not. But, what I got was that the payment to the city was a "good deed gesture" and not actually part of the ISD property, which makes it illegal for us to consider......ahhhhh."</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;"><b>Analysis:</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">The reference Myers makes is to AISD School Board Policy BAA (Legal). His quote is near the bottom of page 4.(3) If we look at why it says </span><b style="line-height: 18px;">[See CE]</b><span style="line-height: 18px;">? This is a reference to </span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">AISD School Board Policy CE (Legal).(4) </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CE (Legal) says at the bottom of page 1:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">"</span><span style="line-height: 18px;">This section does not prohibit the Board from entering into an agreement for the design, construction, or renovation of improvements to real property not owned or leased by the District if the improvements benefit real property owned or leased by the District. Benefits to real property owned or leased by the District include the design, construction, or renovation of highways, roads, streets, sidewalks, crosswalks, utilities, and drainage improvements that serve or benefit the real property owned or leased by the District."</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Education Code 11.168</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">If we go one additional step and look at Texas Education Code 11.168 (5) we find similar language indicating the school district and the board are legally allowed to do what was approved.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><b>Final Analysis: </b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Myers is wrong. The district is allowed to enter into an such an agreement. Since he claims this is why he voted no, we can only surmise he only looked for a reason to vote no. If he had completed his homework and reviewed school board policy CE (Legal) he would have learned the action was legal.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><b>Source Documents:</b></span></span><br />
<ol>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Myers Blog on why he voted against the Round about </span><a href="http://allentxisd.blogspot.com/2013/08/board-vote-on-roundabout-why-i-voted-no.html" style="background-color: transparent;">http://allentxisd.blogspot.com/2013/08/board-vote-on-roundabout-why-i-voted-no.html</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Allen American/Star Local News article about the roundabout.</span><a href="http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/07/31/allen_american/news/413.txt" style="background-color: transparent;">http://www.planostar.com/articles/2013/07/31/allen_american/news/413.txt</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Allen ISD Board Policy BAA (Legal), page 4 </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="http://pol.tasb.org/Policy/Download/305?filename=BAA(LEGAL).pdf">http://pol.tasb.org/Policy/Download/305?filename=BAA(LEGAL).pdf</a></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Allen ISD Board Policy CE (Legal) </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="http://pol.tasb.org/Policy/Download/305?filename=CE(LEGAL).pdf">http://pol.tasb.org/Policy/Download/305?filename=CE(LEGAL).pdf</a></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Texas Education Code 11.168 </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/ED/htm/ED.11.htm#11.168">http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/ED/htm/ED.11.htm#11.168</a></span></span></span></li>
</ol>
MyersFactCheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08473900919189913599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205827189298288814.post-56964176664545599072013-08-04T02:31:00.000-05:002013-08-04T13:38:43.330-05:00Analysis and Commentary of Wednesday, July 31, 2013<b style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dissecting the post of Wednesday, July 31, 2013:</span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The analysis and commentary regarding the July 31st post(1) will be rather limited due to the availability of information. The posted information appears to have originated from a closed session agenda item not readily available to the general public. A closed session is legally allowed when an entity needs to discuss personal matters, talk with their attorney or discuss land purchases/sales.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">"Why is Myers deliberately publishing information or even general knowledge learned in closed session?</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Legally there is not a penalty to do so, but is not recommended <span style="color: blue;">"..it is possible that such a </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: blue;">discussion could waive the governing body's claim of attorney-client privilege if a member </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: blue;">revealed attorney-client communications that occurred during a closed meeting"</span>.(2)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">So by possibly publishing what may have been discussed in closed session, Myers <span style="color: blue;">may have irrevocably harmed the school district from it's attorney-client privilege</span>.(2)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><b>Myers Statement: </b></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Myers has a very interesting opening in this post: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><i>"A resident of Allen, who pays taxes to the ISD, should be aware that the law states that a Trustee who sits on the board is actually only a state official when in session. Anytime before, or after, the Trustee is just a taxpaying citizen like everyone else. We receive no pay, or benefits, for sitting on the board, and thus we maintain regular jobs as the normal citizen would. We aren't some tyrannical team of miscreants that stand upon their high post and preach their needs first. If we are then we need to go. We in fact are just citizens who were elected by you to represent and protect your needs when it comes to the ISD and its expenditures. I can assure you that all of the board members I sit with exhibit a great deal of care when it comes to administering the duties of the office. But we are just humans as well, and humans are easily influenced, especially when in unfamiliar surroundings...and most particularly with the scrutinization of 100's of millions of dollars of taxpayer money. Such responsibilities will intimidate anyone -- if it doesn't then that individual may not be suited for the job."</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Response:</b> <span style="color: blue;"> Interesting statement from someone who berated the school board for the last two years. He does appear to "preach his needs first" by wanting the service center moved away from his residence.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Given Myers has been wrong 55% of the time(3) with simple numbers that are easily to obtain, should we really believe much of what he claims?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Myers Statement:</b> <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">.<i>"I will continue to follow the rules and stand up when I know something is wrong.."</i></span></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Response:</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Interesting statement from someone who ran a campaign by breaking the rules (raising money without a treasurer on file), it may not seem like a big deal, except it is a Class A Misdemeanor.(4,5,6)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Final Analysis:</b> </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">"Why is Myers deliberately publishing information or even general knowledge learned in closed session?</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: blue;">The general conclusion may be any of the following:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">He is intentionally trying to harm the district by revealing</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> this information.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">He is intentionally trying to harm one or individuals by revealing</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> this information.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">He is attempting to justify his voting record.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">He doesn't understand the implications his actions may have on the district.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: blue;">What do you think?</span></span><br />
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Source Documents:</b></span></o:p><br />
<ol>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Myers Blog </span><a href="http://allentxisd.blogspot.com/2013/07/allen-isd-and-my-recent-board.html">http://allentxisd.blogspot.com/2013/07/allen-isd-and-my-recent-board.html</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">2012 Open Meetings Act Made Easy, page 28, pdf page35, Question 88. </span><a href="https://www.oag.state.tx.us/AG_Publications/pdfs/openmeetings_easy.pdf">https://www.oag.state.tx.us/AG_Publications/pdfs/openmeetings_easy.pdf</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Myers Fact Check <a href="http://myersfactcheck.blogspot.com/2013/08/analysis-and-commentary-of-october-2.html">http://myersfactcheck.blogspot.com/2013/08/analysis-and-commentary-of-october-2.html</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Allen American, April 25, 2013 <a href="http://www.scntx.com/articles/2013/04/25/allen_american/news/496.txt">http://www.scntx.com/articles/2013/04/25/allen_american/news/496.txt</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Allen ISD Campaign Documents via FOIA </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Texas Election Code 253.031 <a href="http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/EL/htm/EL.253.htm#253.031">http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/EL/htm/EL.253.htm#253.031</a></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span>MyersFactCheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08473900919189913599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205827189298288814.post-83852123812288511492013-08-04T00:48:00.004-05:002013-08-04T23:37:36.629-05:00Analysis and Commentary of May 29, 2013<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dissecting the post of Wednesday,
May 29, 2013:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The May 29th post appears to be more commentary and opinion than factual.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Myers Statement:
</b>“<i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">By tabling the development
of the new Service Center we will administer the will of the residents by not
building the new service center within any new, or existing, residential
communities within the City limits accept for the consideration of the existing
facilities of the Lowery Freshman Center.</span></i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">” (1)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Analysis: </b>Myers appears to believe the will of the citizens
is to not build a service center. This is
based on his defeat of a sitting board member. Voters
also approved the building of the service center by approving the bond in
2009. Reviewing the vote count; Myers
won with 1002 votes or 51.94% of the voters who voted (2). The Bond passed with 2363 votes or 63.66% of
the vote (3). <span style="color: blue;">Clearly more people and a larger percentage of voters who voted wanted
the bond to pass. Service Center trumps Myers.</span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Score:</b> Facts 1 - Myers 0 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Myers Statement: <i>“</i></b><i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">By focusing on the redevelopment of the Lowery
Freshman Center to the “Lowery Center” I would propose that a new facility be
constructed on its property to accommodate both the 9</span></i><i><sup><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">th</span></sup></i><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></span><i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">and 10</span></i><i><sup><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">th</span></sup></i><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></span><i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">grade classes. This would
almost eliminate the stress on the High School by accommodating only the 11</span></i><i><sup><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">th</span></sup></i><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></span><i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">and 12</span></i><i><sup><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">th</span></sup></i><i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">grades. It would also directly contribute to a reduction of
the student-teacher ratio as well as a progressive improvement of the academic
standings for our student body in whole.”</span></i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(1)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Analysis:</b> Movement of the 10th grade class would remove approximately 1300 students (one-third of the students), <span style="color: blue;">resulting in 55.5% utilization of the high school or a waste of 44.5% of the space</span>.(4) Moving students out of AHS does not directly relate to a reduction in student-teacher ratio. It would result in more students being bused between the two buildings (AHS and LFC). </span><br />
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<li>The high school has one additional wing that can be added, if necessary.</li>
<li>Adding 10th grade students to Lowery would result in additional parking at LFC.</li>
<li>If acted up as stated, the high school will only be at 70% utilization at build-out.(4)</li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Myers Statement: <i>“</i></b><i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">By redevelopment I would call for a complete
re-design of the existing Lowery Freshmen Center property. (See Figure 1 below)
I would recommend that the old baseball field and the practice field, located
just to the north of the old football stadium, be allocated to a below grade
and walled secure facility for bus parking. Entrances can be built at the north
end of the bus parking as well as the bottom southwest corner of the same
planned bus parking area. Being that the current bus parking area already feeds
bus routes into these transit areas there will be little to no effect on the
current traffic patterns.</span>”</i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(1)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 13.5pt;">The bus parking at LFC was initiated because the district had outgrown existing service center.</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 13.5pt;"> Parking at LFC has always been described as a short-term solution.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 13.5pt;">The baseball field and practice fields are still being used by the district</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 13.5pt;">The old football stadium is still being used by the district.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Myers
Statement:</b> <i>“</i><i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I would further recommend
the purchase of the land just to the north of the current bus parking lot and
the existing freshmen center. This land could be included in the overall design
of the Lowery Center.</span>”</i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(1)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Analysis:</b> The <span style="color: blue;">purchase of land is allowed in closed session</span>. One reason is to <span style="color: blue;">keep the price of the land
down</span>. By Myers
specifically mentioning the property, he may have already caused the selling
price to go up. <span style="color: blue;">Bad move by a rookie board member.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Myers
Statement:</b> <i>“</i><i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">As for the existing bond
allocations for the transportation and service center these funds will still be
specifically used for building and expanding those requirements; only in this
case they will be focused on building into the existing Lowery Center. It
should be noted that the original bond does not specify any location within the
school district. The selection process for the current site was purely on the
prior boards approval process. Therefore a decision to look at new locations
still resides with the current school board.”</span></i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(1)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Analysis:</b> True, board members selected the property at Bossy Boots and Watters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Score:</b> Fact 5 - Myers 1 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Myers
Statement:</b> <i>“</i><i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A <b>bus fueling point</b>
could be including in the <b>below grade
bus parking </b>area on the Lowery campus. By having the new bus parking area
below grade we eliminate the catastrophic risk of the above ground fueling
points and could even investigate burying and advanced fueling point in the
newly acquired land to the north of the current bus parking area. We may even
want to entertain outsourcing the fueling center to the gas station to the
north of that land parcel. It should be further noted that by building the
facility below grade we also eliminate the eye-sore of bus parking from
any surrounding neighborhoods to the East. Any unused funds would be put
to a vote as to its application to the development of the Lowery Center. If a
renegotiation with the State is required then we will address it when the time
comes.</span>”(</i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Analysis:</b> Clearly Myers is deeply concerned about bus
parking and fueling centers. The idea of below grade parking for 120 buses is <i>unique</i>, probably quite expensive and
problematic. <span style="color: blue;">Texans don’t have basements
for a reason</span><i>. </i>The idea of using the
gas station to the north has not been fully examined. The district has 120 buses that use
diesel. The<span style="color: blue;"> gas station mentioned does not have adequate
space for fueling</span>, would <span style="color: blue;">disrupt other businesses</span> at that location. The agreement would need to be put
out to the lowest bidder, you can’t just pick who to purchase fuel from, you must follow policy and law. <span style="color: blue;">The Board indicated during the July meeting the location had been considered and eliminated.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The idea of moving some students out of the high school for capacity and educational reasons is not without merit. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But before suggesting to continue spending money to create more facilities, one must look at the learning models available for high school students. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The campus of 2023 may allow for student learning to occur off-campus with only periodic on-campus learning. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To blindly create capacity at LFC without analyzing the impact to the existing to high school campus is irresponsible and reckless.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Source Documents:</b> </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 13.5pt;">Myers Blog, <u>First Move to Action: Move the Service Center</u></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://allentxisd.blogspot.com/2013/05/first-move-to-action-move-service-center.html">http://allentxisd.blogspot.com/2013/05/first-move-to-action-move-service-center.html</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">2013 Allen ISD Election Results </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="https://www.co.collin.tx.us/elections/election_results/2013/051113/051113CAT.htm">https://www.co.collin.tx.us/elections/election_results/2013/051113/051113CAT.htm</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">2009 Allen ISD Bond Election Results <a href="https://www.co.collin.tx.us/elections/election_results/2009/050909/050909CAT.htm">https://www.co.collin.tx.us/elections/election_results/2009/050909/050909CAT.htm</a> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">AISD Campus Enrollment and Projection data. FOIA from AISD.</span></li>
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MyersFactCheckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08473900919189913599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1205827189298288814.post-59968880884801140982013-08-03T03:29:00.001-05:002013-08-04T23:38:01.012-05:00Analysis and Commentary of October 2, 2012<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Starting with Mr. Myers’ first published post. Tuesday, October 2, 2012. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is actually not his first post. He closed his blog during the time he was a candidate for
the Allen school board during the spring of 2013. Some the original posts started as early as December
2011 where he includes copies of emails sent to Dr. Helvey, Allen ISD
Superintendent. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why did I start with his 2012 posting and not the current posts? The posts tell a story and the earlier posts are the basis for his current positions as well as the diatribe he has against the school district, Dr. Helvey and the Trustees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Dissecting the post of Tuesday, October 2, 2012:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Myers Claim: </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One high school with 5800+ students:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Analysis: </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The AISD Budget Book of 2012-2013 indicates enrollment at
AHS to be 4147(1).</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Myers is incorrect.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Score:</b> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Facts 1 - </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Myers 0 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Myers Claim: </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Population of 75,000+</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Analysis: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">City of Allen Facts and Figures – population 87,157(2). While
Allen ISD and the City of Allen do not have the exact same boundaries, the
number quoted by the CoA is more accurate than Myers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Score:</b> Facts 2 - Myers 1 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Myers Claim: </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1500+ Freshman Students</span></div>
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1545. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Myers Claim: </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Refers to Lowery as a dilapidated building. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Analysis:</b> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to Merriam Webster, the definition of dilapidated is:
<i>decayed, deteriorated, or fallen in partial ruin especially through neglect or
misuse.</i>(3) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Myers Claim: </b>Lowery is <i>i</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>nvested </i>with rats and cockroaches.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Analysis: </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, I’ll presume he meant infested not invested… The district periodically sprays for
inspects, I’m sure if staff and/or students had observed anything they such as this it would have been
dealt with accordingly. Now it is quite
common for office buildings throughout Texas to have those plastic rodent traps
next to the exterior of the building.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Claim undocumented.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Myers Claim:</b> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overcrowded hallway at the big high school.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Analysis: </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, the hallways at the high school can be crowded in
between classes. But is that really a good reason to build a new high school? Also, <span style="color: blue;">crowded hallways do not indicate crowded classrooms.</span> A suggestion to incoming sophomores, pay attention to the location of your classes and don't schedule back to back classes at opposite ends of the building.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Myers Claim:</b> Thanks to this school board Allen is a national embarrassment</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Analysis:</b> I will presume he is referring to AISD and not the City of Allen, but it's difficult to tell based on his past 2011 postings where he confuses the City Council and the Allen School Board as if they are one entity. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If Allen ISD and/or the City of Allen is a national embarrassment, then why did Texas Vs The Nation sign a five year contact to have their game in Allen at Eagle Stadium? Why did Maryville University choose to be a founding sponsor in Eagle Stadium? Why did Doc Severson invest three days teaching our music students prior to his performance at the Allen Performing Arts Center? Why did the graduating class of 2013 have over $20M in scholarships?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Score:</b> Fact 6 - Myers 3</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Myers Claim: </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">25000 gallon fuel tanks of gas, propane and diesel</span></div>
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gallon tanks will be above ground but with a berm on the west side of the
tanks. Tanks will be bullet proof and stronger than below ground tanks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Score:</b> Fact 7 - Myers 4</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Myers Claim: </b> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Too bad they don’t have a school member living within a half
mile of the facility." </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is more on an insinuation than anything else.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Analysis: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Partially correct. At
the time the land on Malone was purchased two trustees lived
within a mile of the location. All board members voted to purchase the land on April, 27, 2009.(4) So the accusation the Board members didn't want the service center near their homes is
false. <span style="color: blue;">False.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Score:</b> Fact 8 - Myers 4</span></div>
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<o:p><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Myers Claim: </b></o:p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">800 people showed up for the $100M bond.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Analysis: </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">False</span>, 3712 people voted in the election, the bond election results were 2363 voting FOR the
bond and 1349 voting Against the bond; or 63.66% of the voters approved the bond
package.(5) </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">False again. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bond was actually $119.4M not $100M (6)</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Score:</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Fact 9 - Myers 4</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Side note:</b> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mr. Myers did NOT vote in AISD Bond election of 2009. Myers has only voted in two local elections, May of 2012 and May 2013.(7)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He asks why the location was not in the Bond election? <span style="color: blue;">The Bond election was about the district
asking the voters for authorization to borrow money (issue bonds) in order to finance
the construction of three school facilities (Stadium, Performing Arts Facility
and the Service Center).</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">To include the location of any such facility, the Board
would not only be forgoing their legal duties to make decision regarding the
purchase and sale of land, but very possibly result in the price of the land to
go up, then causing the district to spend more money than necessary.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Final Analysis:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Myers claims are wrong 55% of the time. Additional claims are more accusations than fact based and appear to be said to harm the reputation of the district.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We can't expect him to get the facts right 100% of the time, but given his current diatribe against the school district and the Trustees, he needs to understand the issues and be correct 100% of the time.</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">The misinterpretation of the district numbers, the student data, facility conditions and how a bond package is assembled, all appear to be part of the base of Myers current rant against the district and the Trustee's actions.</span> </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Allen ISD
Budget Book, page 99, pdf page 113. </span><a href="http://allenisd.org/cms/lib/TX01001197/Centricity/Domain/23/FINAL%20Budget%20Book%20for%202012-2013.pdf" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">http://allenisd.org/cms/lib/TX01001197/Centricity/Domain/23/FINAL%20Budget%20Book%20for%202012-2013.pdf</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">City of Allen Facts and Figures, pdf page 6. </span><a href="http://www.cityofallen.org/documentcenter/view/157">http://www.cityofallen.org/documentcenter/view/157</a> </span></li>
<li><a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dilapidated" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dilapidated</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">AISD Board Book </span><a href="https://v3.boardbook.org/Public/PublicItemDownload.aspx?mk=20028728&fn=minutes.pdf" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">https://v3.boardbook.org/Public/PublicItemDownload.aspx?mk=20028728&fn=minutes.pdf</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Collin County Election Results for the AISD Bond
Election: </span><a href="https://www.co.collin.tx.us/elections/election_results/2009/050909/050909CAT.htm" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">https://www.co.collin.tx.us/elections/election_results/2009/050909/050909CAT.htm</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">AISD Bond History </span><a href="http://www.allenisd.org/Page/174" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">http://www.allenisd.org/Page/174</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Collin County Election Administrator voter database.</span></li>
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