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Barnett, Beiser, Cindy Marten, Evans, Foster, Lincoln High School, San Diego Unified School District, SCPA, SDUSD
Channel 10 San Diego broadcast a story today regarding a sign outside of the San Diego Unified School District Education Center saying “VOTE OUT MEDDLING MARNE FOSTER”. Here is the Channel 10 Video Report Video Report:
The reporter, Mr. Michael Chen, interviewed Ms. Sally Smith about the improper operational intervention at Lincoln by Foster (confirmed in the newscast by Principal Omogbehin’s attorney) and myself about the rumored improper operational intervention by Foster at SCPA. The newscast effectively tied the removals of the two highly credentialed principals to the common thread of Marne Foster intervention.
Back on June 29th, in the 3rd posting called “ Lincoln & SCPA…The Smoking Gun?” was published on the District Deeds Blog …here is the link: https://districtdeeds.wordpress.com/2014/06/29/lincoln-and-scpa-the-smoking-gun/
The main difference between the two stories is that the other common threads, not mentioned in the Channel 10 newscast, was the fact that CINDY MARTEN, as SDUSD Superintendent, was the person responsible for BOTH removals as part of her duties. And the FULL Board of Education APPROVED it!
In the broadcast I stated that a full independent investigation into both removals is required.
However the full independent investigation MUST NOT allow the SDUSD Public Relations/Quality Assurance Propaganda Machine to spin the story away from the other collaborators (Marten and the Board) or pin ALL the responsibility on Foster alone.
Marten’s part in this improper action should be investigated…why would she take direction from only 1 Board Member (outside of her obvious inexperience)?
And why would ALL the other Board Members – Beiser – Evans – Barrera – Barnett – even consider approving this improper intervention in both cases with hundreds of calls, emails, petition signatures and presentations to the Board warning them of the improper activity?
Lots of questions…but not many answers…yet.
Stay Tuned.
District Deeds 
Thank you for not letting this very important story be ignored.
Many students are suffering from the arbitrary rule by whim, most outrages, the removal of the wonderful principal at SDSCPA. Community stonewalled…
This is not an administration or school board that reaches out to the community, listens and serves the children.
Look at what happened to the most needy, those who are attempting to learn in a language they have not learned. Marten withdrew much of the support.
Instead Mrs. Marten and the board pretend to (lie about) involving the public and instead let insiders get special power and favors.
All employees afraid of speaking out, after 100 principals and VPs fired.
No school board broadcast on TV that same evening, for the first time since January 2002..
Diane Ravitch’s article, from January, 2014, “Why San Diego Is the Best Urban District in the Nation” praised SDUSD for all the wonderful results of KOWBA’S ADMINISTRATION…but gave credit to Cindy Marten. Called it a magical place…
All I can say to her is DREAM BIG..
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One more ill conceived decision, by Cindy Marten… to accept a military, bullet proof vehicle for use in the school district.
How tone-deaf can you be? Has she not heard of Ferguson, MO?
The board members rallying to clean up the mess, Barnett trying to lease it out to police, Evans trying to hedge around, but not happy about the school board and he, not being included in the decision.
So consistent with other decisions made by Cindy and Staci…principals fired without public input, spending $190,000 on new Innovations Office Directer, no public input…and now a bullet proof tank…
Goes well with their bunker mentality..
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