Thursday, August 16, 2018

BROWN, EX BISD P.I.O., FILES FOR NOV. BOARD ELECTIONS



BISD DRUE BROWN
By Juan Montoya

For years, media people knew Drue Brown as the information source on stories they were writing about the Brownsville Independent School District.

If there was a way to find the information, Brown would have it.
Now, retired after many years at BISD, Brown has thrown her hat in the ring for the next round of board elections in November.

Brown's lists her intention to run for Position 1, the seat now being held by board president Cesar Lopez. That makes four challengers against Lopez that include Brown, Timmy Ramirez, and Joe Valdez.

But in Brownsville's byzantine politics, things aren't always the way they appear. Insiders close to her campaign say that Brown doesn't really want to run against Lopez, that her real target is Carlos Elizondo, the discredited (and indicted) former Brownsville Fire Department chief.

"She's weighting her options, but as far as we know, it's Carlos she want to run against," said a close supporter. "With the charges of theft and breaching of computer security, voters will stay away from him in droves. That's the low-hanging fruit everyone wants. I think Due is just biding her time."

Brown held the PIO position for 25 years before her retirement in June 2017. 

In 1992, when current BISD Superintendent Esperanza Zendejas came on board the first time, she appointed Brown to the position after snagging her from her post as Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) director, a position that encompasses all data requested and received by TEA about public education, including student demographic and academic performance, personnel, financial, and organizational information.

In her retirement letter, Brown said there have been “many proud moments” in her BISD career.

“The highlights include BISD’s selection as the 2008 Broad Prize recipient, two successful bond issues and the recent Tax Ratification Election, the district’s annual United Way campaign, the holiday canned food and toy drives, the Superintendent’s Scholarship Golf Tournament which has awarded more than $1 million in college funds to deserving BISD graduates over 14 years, the implementation of both the School Messenger notification system and the BISD Mobile App, and the expansion of our district marketing efforts to include television, radio, digital billboards, and social media.”

Brown is a graduate of North Texas State University in Denton with a double major in English and history. She received a master's degree in secondary education from Pan American University-Brownsville. Her career in education began as a classroom teacher at Faulk Middle School. She also taught at Hanna High School and Oliveira Middle School.

She has been married to Dave Brown, a former KRGV Channel 5 sports anchor who is now her treasurer.
She is also the proud mother of Jeff Brown, a graduate of Texas State University who now serves as an officer with the U.S. Coast Guard. 

34 comments:

BobbyWC said...

Open Records requests were so much easier when she was in charge.

Bobby WC

Anonymous said...

"White Horse in the way" Join him because, you can't beat him.

Anonymous said...

We are with "Joe Barguiarena" for BISD Board.Knights of Columbus !!

Anonymous said...

Great news! Finally someone worth of voting for.

Anonymous said...

Excellent news, Joe Barguiarena for BISD Board, our family is excited. We are calling friends and family..Joe is a wonderful person and very qualified. Let's do this Joe, together.

Anonymous said...

Very good news, Joe Barguiarena for BISD Board. very good news, a good man.

Anonymous said...

Why only Roca running against Rodriguez?
It reminds me of how Republicans are afraid going against DT. They don't want to "poke the bear".
Joe Rodriguez power only extends to BISD. If you are an INDEPENDENT and have the means ($$$) no skeletons in the closet, run against this man. He is like our current president, destroying our country, destroying education for personal gain.
Between Drew Brown and Barguiarena, I would vote for Ms Brown.
Barguiarena was NOT a good counselor, was always, like Mata, concerned with me, me, me and how I come across publicly but not necessary concerned with student needs.
Drew Munch (Brown) was a good classroom teacher and a good administrator. She has actually been in the trenches. I really think her concerns would be 1) students 2) teachers and not me, me, me.

Anonymous said...

Great news Ms Brown.
We need more hero’s to come to the rescue of our children,

Anonymous said...

Great candidate, she knows where all the bodies are buried.

Anonymous said...

Go Drew. Give it up, Joe.

Anonymous said...

#TeamBrown

chon said...

wow thought Tito Mata was going to run, run tito run, que paso dude? no huevos? pos no que muy chingon?

Anonymous said...

I nominate Montoya, McHale and Barton for the school board.

Anonymous said...

Barton has only a GED! Nooooooooooooooooooooo.

Anonymous said...

Go Joe B, Go Joe B, Go Joe B !!!! Find him Juan,people are just envious of him, he is a wonderful person with a good heart. Great BISD Candidate

Anonymous said...

Go Joe B, we are behind you, if you decide..Go Joe B. Go Joe B..

Anonymous said...

A "White Horse " is coming soon, A "White Horse".

Anonymous said...

I'm so proud Ms Brown decided to run a dedicated moral upstanding citizen we be so luck to have some brain power at the Board. Not like the half brain low IQ stooges squandering our tax dollars.

Anonymous said...

The "White Horse" is coming !!!

Anonymous said...

I think we should all wait to make final decisions until we see and read the platforms and objectives of each candidate. The community leaders need to make sure a "Meet the Candidates Forum" is held in a place where more than 100 people can gather and there should be an open forum for people to walk up to the podium and ask responsible, respectful and right questions to the candidates. If we have 12 candidates a committee of 12 should form from various individual groups and assign one question per person to ask each candidate so that all will be addressed. There should be time for the candidate to answer direct questions and those questions are to be weighed according to politeness and directly to the education values for our children and not personal vendettas. This election is very important and many of us stakeholders should be having organizational meeting to get ready for this public forum to meet the candidates. We want excellence, so let's start with excellence in preparing together and by all means, have Chief Oscar Garcia and his men stand ready for action if someone decides to run off the track and remove that person for failure to meet protocol. I feel this is necessary to make sure we don't get fooled again by candidates who promise and don't deliver once they reach under the table.

Anonymous said...

Her son is not an officer, juan. Petty officer, enlisted man.

Anonymous said...

Find the "White Horse"..Who is he ? We need him !

Anonymous said...

A Search party has begun to find "The White Horse".. Where is the "White Horse"!

Anonymous said...

"The White Horse" YAY, Go "White Horse" yay for kid's.

CC Taxpayer said...

Drue Brown was very transparent when she was employed with BISD. There was never an issue when it came to Open Records request. She told it like it is and never cut corners. And she is a people person, that's for sure!
I wish Drue good luck! And she should run for Elizondo's slot since Elizondo will be found guilty or enter a plea. I foresee it! The only way this Elizondo guy gets out of it IS squealing on all those about the ambulance problem that forced Cabler out and got that snake, Sossi to be terminated.
Oh well, only in Brownsville!

Anonymous said...

Help us find the "White Horse" help us find him, please !

Anonymous said...

Juan, find the WHITE HORSE, find the WHITE HORSE.

Anonymous said...

We need a "White Horse", is he around? Where is he? Who is he? How Can we get to him? We need this "White Horse" now.

Anonymous said...

Donde esta el "Caballo Blanco" We need him.

Anonymous said...

Who needs a white horse when we have a Black Mamba scumbag Rene Oliveria, he will lie, steal and even con the DA Luis Saenz for nothing.

Anonymous said...

To August 17th @5:43pm, Go ahead and try to imply Ms. Brown or Dr. A. would take advantage of the district or make it seem like one can control the other. People around town know better and both ladies know better than to fall for your feeble attempt to divide supporters. Shame on you Espy!

Anonymous said...

Anonymous at 5:43 You’re an idiot! Laughable that you have to come up with some outrageous story! Drue is her own person. Intelligent woman who makes her own decisions. She cares about the future of BISD. She understand the issues surrounding the district and will make decisions that will benefit the district! My vote is on Drue!

chon said...

El caballo blanco de Napoleon?

chon said...

Brown is not a politician, but a puppet with a puppet regime who wants to corner the BISD market, make favors etc., not in it for the best interest of the children, puro asadon only. figure that one out ms. Brown. Really folks all these peple run because of the BENJAMINS-MONEY_ bid payoffs ask coach Joe Rodriguez etc- no one has any heart for the kids. its all about the money. Adios

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