SISD OVERCHARGES TAXPAYERS $2.2 MILLION, UNDERSTATES DROP IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT
Just when we thought the financial disaster that is Socorro ISD could not get any worse, it got worse by an order of magnitude! We reported five days ago that…
SISD ENROLLMENT TO DROP BY 3,500
The Socorro ISD is in financial freefall. Chief Financial Officer Vicki Perez has already confirmed that between the current fiscal year and next fiscal year, the District faces a combined…
EPISD BOARD TO VOTE AT 2:00PM TODAY ON TERMINATING WHISTLEBLOWER GABRIELA CASTELLANO
Gabriela Castellano is a teacher at EPISD (and was formerly employed at SISD) and is married to Ricardo Castellano, Socorro ISD Trustee of District 3. We interviewed the couple in…
CBO PIEKARSKI OF CISD FIRED, SISD BOARD MEETING TODAY AT 6:00PM
Yesterday, under agenda item 5C, the Board of Trustees of Canutillo Independent School District voted 4-1 to terminate their Chief Business Officer, Martha Piekarski, with Breanne Barnes dissenting and Lucy…
SISD TRUSTEE PABLO BARRERA ARRESTED, CISD MAY HAVE VIOLATED OPEN MEETING LAWS
It is difficult to keep up with the administrative chaos and financial mismanagement in our local school districts, but we do our best. Today we learned that Pablo Barrera, Socorro…
SISD SALARIES REVEALED
As late as 1930, about 65% of America’s schools were one-room buildings, often with a single teacher entrusted with all instruction. Since that time, most of our public schools have…
SISD BUDGET HOLE WIDENS TO $74 MILLION, STAFF SPENT $133 MILLION WITHOUT REQUIRED BOARD APPROVAL
It is now clear that the Socorro Independent School District is facing a financial meltdown that is far worse than has been reported by the media. Yesterday, CFO Vicki Perez…
INTERVIEW WITH SISD WHISTLEBLOWERS RICARDO CASTELLANO, DISTRICT 3 TRUSTEE, AND WIFE GABRIELA: $131 MILLION IN UNAUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES IDENTIFIED, FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES
The Socorro Independent School District has been engulfed in scandal, with numerous allegations of financial malfeasance and the placement of Superintendent Nate Carman on administrative leave through the end of…
SISD GRADUATED 276 UNQUALIFIED SENIORS, PAID $283,000 IN IMPROPER STIPENDS TO STAFF
We believe this is just the tip of the iceberg and that incompetence and corruption are rampant throughout our local school districts. The Texas Education Agency is taking over control…
SISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES MISMANAGES FINANCES, STUDENT ENROLLMENT UP 2% SINCE 2019 WHILE SALARIES UP 36%: COMMENTARY BY TOM LAIGN
Monday night, at its regular School Board meeting, the trustees of Socorro ISD honored the Financial Services Department, which was awarded the TASBO Award of Excellence in Financial Management. I’m…