Various Sources
A Region One consultant has told principals of the Brownsville Independent School District that the administration had broken the law by feeding everyone meals for supper because the federal program for free nutrition did not authorize it if the non-extended day or tutorial students were not staying for an after-school program.
As such, the BISD should not have been submitting invoices for reimbursement to the federal government. And some sources say that the district is now liable to repay the funds because the meals were not eligible for reimbursement.
Region One consultant Yvonne Salinas made these statements at a meeting today of the district's principals. Additionally, other sources close to the administration said the district – specifically Superintendent Esperanza Zendejas – had been made aware of the potential violations in correspondence prior to the disbursement of the meals.
We will stay on top of this development to see how things unfold.
Thursday, August 16, 2018
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Ijole Juan, are they going to make the kids regurgitate the meals también? Que situación tan fea Juan.... no voy a dormir!
The leadership at BISD are both stupid and corrupt. A new score board at Sam's Stadium was a misuse of academic funds....and Coach Joe probably got a big kickback...and perhaps those that voted with him. At a time when the Charter Schools are taking students and money from BISD, the "Trustees" and Superintendent should not be buying a score board, and should not be begging for federal money to educate illegals apprehended by ICE. Lord knows how many illegals BISD is educating now on our dime. It is hypocritical to seek federal funds to do something they are now doing free (on our tax dime). Too much effort on non-academic activities. Football is dead in Brownsville and the money should be shifted to academics and sports like soccer and girls volleyball...winning sports.
Zendejas is dumb as a stump.
Juan, look and ask Joe Barguiarena to run for BISD Board, he will beat any of these three bozos running for re-election. Joe is a great candidate, we will work for him.
Principals would make all students get a meal before leaving campus. The students would only eat the chips and throw away the rest of the meal. Trash cans full of perfectly good food. Sad.
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BISD is run idiots can’t even understand simple rules and guidelines. Yet they have 200k salaries and keep increasing taxes. Time to vote them all out
This sounds like one of the SPAs ideas, she was always trying to figure out some way to make the district some extra money on the meals program.....
Oooops
If you think $200,000 salaries are high, Just look at the new GBIC CEO''s salary, $230,000 a year and with just a few employees to run such small organization this salary is plain outrageous, who in their right mind would approve such salaries that are funded by tax dollars. GBIC needs to rethink their offer, I'm sure that there people equally or better qualified that would do the same job under $100,000.
The sad part is that most of those lunches are not eaten.
I am amazed that Dr. Z messed up on this really bad. For trying to do something good for the kids, it backfired on her. There has to be some kind of an explanation regarding this flaw. I must ask, was this program approved by the school board? According to protocal, it had to be approved so she is not only the one to blame for this. I always have said that if the children are being fed at school for 3 meals, that the parents should not be receiving funds to provide for them at home. All free "food stamps" that are no longer needed since they don't fix those at home, should not be added on to the allotment of stamps. Freebie for young able strong men and women should be removed and given to those elderly citizens who have already paid their dues working all their lives, yet some of them get a $13 dollar allotment. Shame, shame, shame.
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Does this include the cost of the spoiled BBQ?
White Horse coming !!! Wait for the White Horse!
Did Sylvia report this or investigate this and pushed it as a way to oust Dr Zendejas from her position? Sylvia has tried and failed to remove her on many occasions and since she has not been able to accuse her of anything, this may have been the final chapter of her method to get rid of Dr.Z. She is so envious of Dr. Z or any other person who is smarter than she is and who has a better position than she does. Dr.Z is not a whistle blower but it is time for someone to bring this out in the open so that everyone knows that
it is full steam ahead for Sylvia, or just wait and see what comes out of this. Funny, but most parents will side with dr. Z cause they were happy they did not have to worry about buying Pizzas for supper.
Zendejas wasnt trying to help anyone
They bill the government but buy rotten meats fruits and feed it to the kids then they pocket the money or funnelmit elsewhere luke lavish awards cermonies and golf tournament to raise scholarships. Es pura tranza pero ya se les llego el dia.
Made some phone calls and found out that since this department makes its own money, high level administrators that screwed up some where else and know nothing about this department are placed there to run the place and have their 100,000 dollar salaries paid out of food services money. A Capistran gentlemen that was the last true food service director has not been replaced after his suicide about three or four years ago. Not good!
Where is the "White Horse"? Let's find him.
@ August 17, 2018 at 6:13 PM
You are exactly correct. Food Services is a big CASH COW...
OR WAZ
Yes,the "White Horse".
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