Well we had about one week of kumbaya-esque good feelings about the Scottsdale Unified School District; as regular readers will note, just last week we wrote about Scott Menzel’s contract extension and how much he deserves it, having navigated SUSD through a significant amount of turmoil. Well grab your popcorn folks, because Menzel is going to earn that extension. This … Read More
Amidst Continued Turmoil at SUSD, Scott Menzel Received a Much-Deserved Extension – We Are Fortunate
For it being one of the premier school districts in the state and perhaps the country, the Scottsdale Unified School District has had a rough go of it recently, as we have noted. It has become a hot-button and magnet for far-right activists for reasons which make no logical sense, and has even had the Q-Anon Congressional candidate stop by … Read More
A Potential Financial Doomsday for Scottsdale Schools: Why Our Legislature Needs to Act Now
Scottsdale Unified had its share of struggles last year; an incredibly onerous number of struggles. 2021 could easily be considered a Year From Hell for the district. 2022 is arriving with a struggle that is even more imposing than scandal and angry protestors however; it brings the potential of financial crisis. Due to a relatively arcane statute that is over … Read More
SUSD Considers Limiting Public Comment: Not Enough Adults in the Room
The Scottsdale Unified School District recently considered rather draconian moves in response to public input and discourse: to limit public comment, as well as to restrict it to people who have a vested interest in the district. While the board took no action, it does highlight a growing issue at SUSD meetings, as political activists from around the state as … Read More
Arrogance Personified: Congressional Candidate QAnon Ron Speaks Up at SUSD Meeting, and We All Lose as a Result
By Alexander Lomax You almost certainly aware of the QAnon movement, the far-ranging group of halfwits who believe that Congress is a big child sex-trafficking ring and that Trump would jail all of them and come back and become president again. Perhaps you didn’t know that one of the people widely believed to be a person posting as “Q” and … Read More
There’s a New President and VP on the SUSD Board – Does This Demonstrate a Leftward Shift?
We have spoken at length about the issues that have befallen the Scottsdale Unified School District, primarily related to the actions of former board president Jann-Michael Greenburg. The effects of those dominos are now starting to become more clear, as SUSD recently announced new leadership. Julie Cieniawski was recently announced as the new President of SUSD, and Dr. Libby Hart-Wells … Read More
Menzel Proving His Value Again at Performance Pay Meeting: While Progressive Areas Decry Importance of Math, He Prioritizes It
Scottsdale Unified Superintendent Scott Menzel was recently on the hot seat in his recent assessment, where his performance pay came under light fire by board members perhaps trying to look tough in the face of potential recall elections and re-election campaigns. Superintendent Menzel recently showed why he deserves the benefit of nearly any doubt, and how he plans to help … Read More
The Absurdity is Over: All 4 SUSD Recall Attempts Fail
By Alexander Lomax Could it be? Common sense reigns over irrational anger? Someone get the fainting couch, I am getting the vapors! Yes, it is with a certain degree of jubilation and relief that I can announce that the four attempted recall elections of Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board members have all failed, None of them got the nearly … Read More
SUSD Board is Feeling Heat, Putting Superintendent Menzel Through a Wringer
It’s been a strange last few months for Scottsdale Unified; between protests and swarms of angry parents to the Greenburg fiasco, it’s safe to say that all of SUSD’s leadership is under intense pressure. That may be manifesting itself in a conversation about compensation, as SUSD members are talking about changing metrics for Superintendent Scott Menzel’s pay. All this is … Read More
No Criminal Charges for Greenburg, but That Doesn’t Make It One Bit Better
Jann-Michael Greenburg will escape criminal charges it seems, as a recent investigation stated that he did not in fact break the law. Those were the findings of the Scottsdale Police Department, which have been passed up to the FBI and State AG. According to Police spokesman Sgt. Kevin Quon, investigators did not find anything in the Google Drive on Jann-Michael … Read More
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