Did you know that we Voted to take it to a Judge Too! Congratulations from Broward School Board Diversity Committee Member To: [email protected] Dear Ms. Regalado, You were amazing, as was the superintendent. Im not ashamed to say it, I teared-up. All of you were very eloquent and very moving. Are you aware that the diversity board in Broward has voted to take it back to the judge? We did. Im trying to re-engage our board so they can more clearly define their position on key issues, and change those that need changing - is there anything you can think to say to our school board members in regard how they might best serve the children of our county in dealing with this vote by the diversity committee? Do you have any words of advice to the diversity committee on how to form an alliance with, rather than be at odds with, the school board? Should the school board of Broward be pursuing a lawsuit or some other avenue, or support court redress through this prior/current suit? No one even had computer records when the original suit was filed. Should a NEW revitalized social-media-savvy CCC, Citizens Concerned about our Children, take form? Is there a way that the diversity board can be a friend of the court or take advantage of the county to county joinders you spoke of? Can your office please provide a transcript of the speakers, including yourself and the superintendent for transmittal to our Diversity members? It will be most appreciated. And if there is a link to the video of the meeting, or even better, to just the good parts I have yet to find it...thanks? Onward to an ever brighter future, thanks to our kids, Michael Sirbola FYI Staff - Below is a Posting Im preparing: https://facebook/michael.sirbola There wasnt a dry eye in the house, seriously, the superintendent had everyone reaching for a hanky. To find the root source of the school to prison pipeline, follow the money, here is its source, there is none other - it is the underfunding of our kids that is the cause. Our tax dollars are diverted into State boondoggles involving local shady lobbyists and corporations, it isnt Federal largess that is the problem. In Miami-Dade there is a united front of teachers and the school board against the same forces which we are up against here in Broward. There is no reason this cant be the case here in Broward also. There is only a small difference between Browards problems of underfunding and and those in Miami-Dade and these are in some of our legal structures and how these alter how we are bringing about change - here in Broward we have a Diversity Committee that recently voted to approach the Judge in an old lawsuit for many of the same reasons actions are being taken in Miami. It is no more odd for the Broward School Board to support the re-opening of a suit that will benefit fairness throughout the county and all of South Florida as counties throughout Florida start waking-up morally and defending their childrens legal rights and very lives. Take special note of the understaffing aspect as it applies to bringing a system to its knees to weaken its ability to function as noted in the clip taken from the lawsuit provided below. This same strategy seems to have been applied here with our own Broward school administration which said administration frequently ironically and weirdly actually brags of, its being the most underfunded and understaffed school district administration in the state of Florida, said state being itself ranked 47th for its being among the lowest in the nation for its spending on kids. Madness! H-13 LITIGATION FILED BY UNITED TEACHERS OF DADE (revised 2) ACTION PROPOSED BY MS. RAQUEL REGALADO: That The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida: 1. Pursue action as follows: (a) Continue to seek appropriate legislative remedies, especially the elimination of the 1 % per month interest provision; (b) Seek remedies to close loopholes that allow continuing delays in the VAB hearing process; (c) Seek legislative change permitting school districts to budget at 95% of expected tax revenue rather than 96%; and (d) Seek to eliminate the two-year delay in the closeout of the final certification of the tax roll; (e) forge an agenda to ensure that a backlog is not recreated once the current one is cleared; (f) negotiate and enter into a contractual agreement with the necessary parties for the collection of property taxes which will set measurable expectations and consequences for failure to meet the same in the future. 2. Seek legal action as appropriate to expedite a lasting resolution to this matter. If legal course is recommended, the Board should be notified and legal representation from outside counsel considered. Rather than Speed up the Process and Get Money to the Students, the Mayor Underfunds the VAB. 28. The Defendant Mayor knows that the delay in the VAB process directly reduces the funding of the public education system. 29. As the County’s chief executive officer and head of the County government, Defendant Gimenez is responsible for preparing the County’s budget. The Mayor has a constitutional obligation to submit a budget that properly funds and staffs the processing of appeals of property valuation. 30. Instead, Defendant is underfunding and understaffing the Value Adjustment Board process, thereby increasing the delay in collections and reducing the funds received by the School Board. As a result of Defendant’s actions, Plaintiffs’ rights under Article IX, Section 1 of the Florida Constitution have been and continue to be abridged. 31. Defendant has caused Miami-Dade County’s VAB—which lacks consistent processing criteria and procedures—to be among the slowest and least efficient in the state. utd.org/file_download/1734/FINAL+Complaint+12+05+2014.pdf utd.org/news/teachers-sue-miami-dade-mayor-carlos-gimenez
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