Monday, May 26, 2008

Let's Resume the Erwin Files: People Need to Know These Data to Access How Crooked the Administration and School Board Are
















The whited-out picture is I and the adorable fat lobby cat Matilda at the Algonquin in NYC.


That is where Dorothy Parker and all the NY wits had lunch and spat out bon mots. The hotel's rooms are small, but its atmosphere is large. It's where I usually stay when I go to the Met for a Ring Cycle. I never miss a Ring Cycle wherever it is performed. We all need an obsession. Mine is Wagner's Ring.


You will note that this AC entry below catalogues the beginning of Erwin's identifying the buildings' problems when he took over the Director of Operations job in 1998. He will continue this cataloguing and sending it to Davis, Hamilton, and Lennard until the faux "investigations" start in 2002 after the press learns of the theft and shoddy workmanship in the buildings and starts writing about these problems in the Tribune and Times.

Both Board-member Newsome and Superintendent Earl the Pearl Lennard have importuned Mr. Erwin not to go to the press. That importuning is in the court papers.

Davis, Hamilton, and Lennard will give Erwin the runaround and send him off on wild-goose chases to keep him diverted and spinning his wheels for four years. I marvel that Mr. Erwin didn't lose his patience earlier.

It's hard not to infer that Davis, Hamilton, and Lennard think that theft in the grounds department, job-time goofing off, McClelland's fixing bids for buddies and driving his school truck on school time and school gas for private business--not to mention bragging that he had got rich off the school system--were ok. And they thought ok too that buildings for which taxpayers paid top price leaked, had peeling paint, and water seepage everywhere. In their perverse ethics, Davis, Hamilton, and Lennard thought such trifles just the cost of doing business-- the ROSSAC way of business in the eyes of Davis, Hamilton, and Lennard. The administration appeared not to give a hoot about bleeding the taxpayer if the ROSSAC grandees got to continue in their perches of power and got their bloated salaries on time. They wanted the eclat of power, and to hell with the taxpayers' money.

The court papers mention the connection between architects and the board. I can't help feeling the connection with the graft opportunities for the board was extensive. In fact, let me be frank: I believe some board members took graft.


ACs, I learned from reading these files, are supposed to last about twenty years. The ones in the new buildings conked out after as little as a couple of years.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD A/C & REFRIGERA TION DEPT.

TO: Doug Erwin, Director of Operations
FROM: Fred 0. Andrews, Jr, Cooling Equipment Maintenance Manager

DATE: August 26, 1998

SUBJECT: Schools built in the 90’s that are having ac problems
1. fling cooling capacity short-fall ice plant.
2. Cannefla same as above and duct condensation problems. (low temp. air system)
3. Colson cooling capacity shortfall ice plant and return air side problems.
4. Cypress Creek cooling capacity shortfall ice plant.
5. Dowdell control cabling problems.
6. Duraut control cabling problems.
7. Folsoin cooling capacity shortfall and air side problems with electric heat strips.
8. Gordon Burnette ongoing control system problems.
9. Hillsborough high new media air side problems.
10. Hunters Green air side problems Air Handier #8.
11. Lithia Springs cooling capacity shortfall ice plant.
12. Lockhart unreliable cooling plant (DX Liquid overfeed).
13. Low cooling capacity shortfall ice plant.
14. Williams middle ongoing control problems.
15. Mintz cooling capacity shortfall (ice plant) and air side problems air handier #3.
16. Progress Village on-going mechanical equipment problems.
17. Roland Park air side problems (air distribution problems).
18. Sehwankopf air side problems with electric heat strips.
19. Valrico on-going control problems.
20. Walden Lake cooling capacity shortfall ice plant.


A/C & REFRIGERATION DEPT.
414
TO: Doug Erwin, Director of Operations

FROM: Fred 0. Andrews, Jr., Cooling Equipment Maintenance Manager
DATh: August 26, 1998

SIJBJECT: Additional school problems

1. Alafia outside air units on-going mechanic problems.
2. Bloomingdale same as above.
3. Gaither same as above.
4. Burns cooling capacity.
5. Essrig cooling capacity shortfall airhaudiers #1 and #4.
6. Hill cooling capacity chiller plant (Thermal storage water).
7 Lewis same as above.
8. Lopez same as above.
9. Maniscalco same as above.
10. Northwest same as above.
11. Tarnpa Palms same as above.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
INTER-OFFICE COMMUNICATION DATE: July 2, 1996
TO: Jim Johannessen, Architect, Planning & Construction
FROM: Fred 0. Andrews, Jr., Cooling Equipment Maintenance Manager

SUBJECT: LOCKHART NEW A/C SYSTEM

We have received emergency calls on the above mentioned air conditioning system 8/10/96, 6117/96, 6127196 & 711196. All stating system is down. The DX unit was in alarm and was off June 10, 1996 and was down again June 17, 1996 due to a power failure. On June 27, 1996 the system was down due to the air handler not running. Our H.S.C.B. mechanic, Rick Garcia, tightened some loose connections on the 110 board and was able to start the system back up again. Also, a knob on the main braker in control panel #3 of the DX unit is broken.
On July 1, 1996 and July 2, 1996 the system was again down on high static pressure (this problem was reported before, as far back as 2/12196) and a 12 AMP control breaker that feeds a transformer was tripped.

Due to these numerous emergency service calls, we would like you to please have Dynatherm check into these problems on the air conditioning system.

Thank You,

FONDG!clf

After several years of getting the runaround from the the Three ROSSAC Musketeers of calculated inefficiencies and ripping off taxpayers, Mr. Erwin came up with what I think is a clever idea. See below:

10/03/01 09:20 PAZ 272 3014 ROBINSON EXCU O02
Printed by: 7

Title: Water intrusion

Diane Woodall
iii All-Schools
Monday, October 01
2001 1:17:53PM Page 1 of 1
TO: All Schools

FROM; Doug Erwin, General birector of Operations

If you have buildings at your site that are LESS than 3 years old (or your buildings hove been renovated within the last 3 years) and have experienced water intrusion/leaks, please not fy this office by email (to
Doug Erwin) or fax (635-1104).

I really need this information. Thank you.


= Wednesday. Seotember 26. 2001 8:42:32 AM Messace
From:
Subject; Water Intrusion

Mr. Erwin: We have experienced som leaks in our hallways, in the math and science hall, but since we are still under contract with Delotto, they have taken care of these items.

Any questions, please let me know.

Tommy Morrill
APA, Robinson HS

Friday, September 28, 2001
= 0 Friday, September 28, Message
From: * Douglas Erwin
Patty Scrivener
Subject:
To:
j Fwd: roof leaks

Diane Woodall
I
Printed by: Diane Woodall Title: Fwd: roof leaks
Wail
10:08:25 AM Page 1 of 1
2001 10:06:56 AM
Raymond Herring, Head Custodian at Broward elementary asked that I email you to let you
know Broward has roof leaks in room 211 and room 213

You will note that this AC entry below catalogues the beginning of Erwin's identifying the buildings problems when he took over the Director of Operations job in 1998. He will continue this cataloguing and sending it to Davis, Hamilton, and Lennard until the faux "investigations" start in 2002 after the press learns of the theft and shoddy workmanship in the buildings and starts writing about these problems in the daily papers.

Both Board-member Newsome and Lennard importune Mr. Erwin not to go to the press.

I think the press is the first place a person with a story like this ought to go. Early press attention will save taxpayer dollars. It's false loyalty to the ROSSAC crooks to cover up for them. Go to the press. Go to the board and sing like a canary. That's where the loyalty of board employees' belong: to taxpayers, not to the crooks who run ROSSAC.


Davis, Hamilton, and Lennard will give Erwin the runaround and send him off on wild-goose chases to keep him diverted and spinning his wheels for four years. I marvel that he held his patience for four years.

It's hard not to infer that Davis, Hamilton, and Lennard think that theft in the grounds department, job-time goofing off, McClelland's fixing bids for buddies and driving his school truck on school time and school gas for private business are ok. It strains credulity for tadpayers to accept that contractors' producing buildings for which taxpayers pay top price for leaking structures with peeling paint and water seepage everywhere is just the acceptable cost of doing business the ROSSAC way. The administration appeared not to give a hoot about bleeding the taxpayer if the ROSSAC grandees got to continue in their perches of power and bled their bloated salaries on time from the taxpayers--not to mention the opportunities for graft that the situation presented to them to exploit. And don't tell me some didn't.

ACs, I learned from reading these files, are supposed to last about twenty years. The ones in the new buildings conked out after as little as a couple of years.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD A/C & REFRIGERA TION DEPT.

TO: Doug Erwin, Director of Operations
FROM: Fred 0. Andrews, Jr, Cooling Equipment Maintenance Manager

DATE: August 26, 1998

SUBJECT: Schools built in the 90’s that are having ac problems

1. fling cooling capacity short-fall ice plant.
2. Cannefla same as above and duct condensation problems. (low temp. air system)
3. Colson cooling capacity shortfall ice plant and return air side problems.
4. Cypress Creek cooling capacity shortfall ice plant.
5. Dowdell control cabling problems.
6. Duraut control cabling problems.
7. Folsoin cooling capacity shortfall and air side problems with electric heat strips.
8. Gordon Burnette ongoing control system problems.
9. Hillsborough high new media air side problems.
10. Hunters Green air side problems Air Handier #8.
11. Lithia Springs cooling capacity shortfall ice plant.
12. Lockhart unreliable cooling plant (DX Liquid overfeed).
13. Low cooling capacity shortfall ice plant.
14. Williams middle ongoing control problems.
15. Mintz cooling capacity shortfall (ice plant) and air side problems air handier #3.
16. Progress Village on-going mechanical equipment problems.
17. Roland Park air side problems (air distribution problems).
18. Sehwankopf air side problems with electric heat strips.
19. Valrico on-going control problems.
20. Walden Lake cooling capacity shortfall ice plant.


A/C & REFRIGERATION DEPT.

TO: Doug Erwin, Director of Operations
FROM: Fred 0. Andrews, Jr., Cooling Equipment Maintenance Manager
DATe: August 26, 1998

SuBJECT: Additional school problems
1. Alafia outside air units on-going mechanic problems.
2. Bloomingdale same as above.
3. Gaither same as above.
4. Burns cooling capacity.
5. Essrig cooling capacity airhandlers #1 and #4.
6. Hill cooling capacity shortfall chiller plant (Thermal storage water).
7 Lewis same as above.
8. Lopez same as above.
9. Maniscalco same as above.
10. Northwest same as above.
11. Tampa Palms same as above.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
INTER-OFFICE COMMUNICATION DATE: July 2, 1996
TO: Jim Johannessen, Architect, Planning & Construction
FROM: Fred 0. Andrews, Jr., Cooling Equipment Maintenance Manager

SUBJECT: LOCKHART NEW A/C SYSTEM

We have received emergency calls on the above mentioned air conditioning system 8/10/96, 6117/96, 6127196 & 711196. All stating system is down. The DX unit was in alarm and was off June 10, 1996 and was down again June 17, 1996 due to a power failure. On June 27, 1996 the system was down due to the air handler not running. Our H.S.C.B. mechanic, Rick Garcia, tightened some loose connections on the 110 board and was able to start the system back up again. Also, a knob on the main braker in control panel #3 of the DX unit is broken.
On July 1, 1996 and July 2, 1996 the system was again down on high static pressure (this problem was reported before, as far back as 2/12196) and a 12 AMP control breaker that feeds a transformer was tripped.

Due to these numerous emergency service calls, we would like you to please have Dynatherm check into these problems on the air conditioning system.

Thank You,
FONDG!clf

After several years of getting the runaround from the the Three ROSSAC Musketeers Davis, Hamilton, and Lennard of calculated inefficiencies and ripping off taxpayers, Mr. Erwin came up with what I think is a clever idea. See below:

10/03/01 09:20 PAZ 272 3014 ROBINSON EXCU O02
Printed by: 7
Title: Water intrusion
i Diane Woodall
iii All-Schools
Monday, October 01
2001 1:17:53PM Page 1 of 1
TO: All Schools

FROM; Doug Erwin, General birector of Operations

If you have buildings at your site that are LESS than 3 years old (or your buildings hove been renovated within the last 3 years) and have experienced water intrusion/leaks, please not fy this office by email (to
Doug Erwin) or fax (635-1104).

I really need this information. Thank you.

= Wednesday. Seotember 26. 2001 8:42:32 AM Message
From:
Subject; Water Intrusion

Mr. Erwin: We have experienced som leaks in our hallways, in the math and science hall, but since we are still under contract with Delotto, they have taken care of these items.

Any questions, please let me know.

Tommy Morrill
APA, Robinson HS

Friday, September 28, 2001
= 0 Friday, September 28, Message
From: * Douglas Erwin
Patty Scrivener
Subject:
To:
j Fwd: roof leaks

Diane Woodall

Printed by: Diane Woodall Title: Fwd: roof leaks

10:08:25 AM Page 1 of 1
2001 10:06:56 AM

Raymond Herring, Head Custodian at Broward elementary asked that I email you to let you
know Broward has roof leaks in room 211 and room 213

Printed by: Diane Woodall Title: Fwd: LEAKS
CORK ELEMENTARY HAS EXPERIENCED LEAKING IN A
RENOVATED BUILDING.
THANK YOU.
Monday, October01, 2001 7:54:22 AM
=ii Friday, September 28, 2001 5:11:28 PM Message

* Douglas Erwin
* Marilyn Delgado

Subject:
To:
lFwd: LEAKS
)
Diane Woodall
I
Wharton High School
Assessthent of DamagesI. Light Damage —Located on concrete columns throughout courtyard.

1. Exterior of cafeteria - Expansion bead on stucco wall is allowing water inside of block and causing sheetrock damage inside.
2. Expansion bead is a problem thfoughout school.
3. Interior wall of cafeteria — Corner bead is rusted out and paint peeling off wail.
II. Exterior of Sdhool - Effervescence is highly noticeable throughout school.
1. Structunl cracks on bridged walkway and exterior colunm at Media Center from floor to roof.
2 Major expansion joint shrinkatge.
3. Paint peeling off of steel beams at 2nd floor wallcwaynear Media Center.
ifi. Possible roof leaks - At 2”’ floor eid qlassrooa
1. Faulty flashing application. on canopy at cafeteria entrance on south side of building..
ifi. Solution or Recommendation -
1. Pressure clean, caulk, seal and paint cafeteria wall.
2. Structural evaluation recommended.
3. Interior wall of cafeteria Will nëed to be demolished where necessary and
restructured. . . -
4. Inside block wall needs to be sealed.
5. A canopy over each exterior door would prevent more major damage.
November 1, 2000
Printed by: Diane Woodall Title: Fwd: Water Intrusion
From:
Douglas Erwin
Thursday, September 27, 2001 12:32:31 PM _____________ ______ Page 1 of 1

Charles Washington
Subject:
To:
Fwd: Water
Intrusion I
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Diane Woodall I
The current Lockhart Elementary was completed in 1995.
We have many locations that allow for water to enter the building which is the result of AC leaks or roof leaks, depending upon who is explaining the problem.
Charles Washington
S.MaIt
Thursday, September 27, 2001 12:31:00 PM Message
Principal

Printed by: Diane Woodall Title: Fwd: Water Intrusion
From:
Douglas Erwin
Thursday, September 27, 2001 12:32:31 PM _____________ ______ Page 1 of 1
Charles Washington
Subject:
To:
Fwd: Water
Intrusion I
ç
Diane Woodall

The current Lockhart Elementary was completed in 1995.
We have many locations that allow for water to enter the building which is the result of AC leaks or roof leaks, depending upon who is explaining the problem.

Charles Washington
S.MaIt
Thursday, September 27, 2001 12:31:00 PM Message
Principal

Printed by: Diane Woodall Title: Fwd: Water Intrusion
Wednesday, September 26, 2001 10:26:49 AM Page 1 of I
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Wednesday, September 26, 2001 10:08:53 AM Message
From:
* Douglas Erwin
* Lillian Wagner

Send
Subject:
To:
Fwd: Water
Intrusion I
*
Diane Woodall I
In response to your e-mail yes we do have buildings that have been renovated (new roofs and AC units) that were done this past Summer 2001 and we are experiencing water intrusion/leaks. Our Pods 300,400,500, and 600 are all having problems. Thank you.

Lil at Palm River

Printed by: Diane Woodall Title: Re: Water Intrusion
Wednesday, September 26, 2001 9:44:58 AM Page 1 of 1

Good Morning Diane,

Bay Crest Elementary has a new building in the back that has some leaking problems. There are water stains running down the walls in room 801. Thanks.

SMitH

Wednesday, September Message
From: Jackie Scaglione
IDJ
Attach Send
26, 2001 9:18:40 AM

Subject:
To:
Re: Water Intrusion
Diane Woodall I
Jackie Scaglione
Printed by: Diane Woodall Title: Re: Water Intrusion
Wednesday, September 26, 2001 9:02:00 AM Page 1 of 1
Wednesday, September Message
From:
Subject:
To:
Tracye Brown
34’.’fl.
Re:
Water
Intrusion


Diane Woodall

Our building will be 3 years old in January 2002. We have experienced a great deal of leakage in this building.
Tracye Brown

Attach Send
26, 2001 8:59:00 AM
Sulphur Springs Elementary

1109 S. dlhbs Street
J’Iant City, Florida 33566
Phone number (813) 757-9347
FOX number (813) 707-7172
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Repair Type Report
Repair Type: ROOFER
MR # MR Date Comp Date Site Location Problem Description _______
163852 9/14/01 GRECO MIDDLE SCHOOL Listed below We had some roof leaks after the storm Friday.
They are rooms 904, Cafeteria1 U
702(several areas), 504 (two leaks), 618 NW corner,
615 still leaking, Media Center Farrington’s office
(different place this time). I know you are swamped
but please, as soon as possible. Thank you, C
W. L.

163913 9/17101 9/17/01 PIZZO ELEMENTARY Drystore room! Still having problems with roof leaks in dry storeroom
and managers office. Counter in managers office is
now ruined. See orginal NMR 1472960 U
Thank you
163921 9/17/01 SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL Cafeteria A leak has occurred in the cafeteria. Two ceiling tiles.
have fallen. Please see Ed Ford, Head Custodian.
163927 9/17101 SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL Bldg 13 The roof is leaking in Building 13.

This is a continuing
problem and although MRs have been submitted, the
problem has never been completly fixed. Water from
thIs weekendts storm is in the hall and In the light
fixtures. The lights will not be turned on in this hall
Cbecause of the water in the fixtures. Please see Ed
Ford, Head Custodian.

163939 9/17/01 9/19/01 DESOTO ELEM Room 104 Room 104 is leaking and also In front of room 104 in
the hallway. DUPLICATE, PER LOU WALTERS
(WAS E-MAILED TO DAVE BIJSCIGLIO;UNDER
WARRANTY)
183940 9/17/01 PIZZO ELEMENTARY dry storeroom! ma still have roof leaks in managers office and dry
storeroom. Counter in manager office is now ruined.
see previous nmr 1472960

Thank you
163948 9/17/01 0/18101 G EM rm.208 roof leak
183961 9117/01 ELL MIDD SC±{Q ROOM 712 ROOF LEAKING
163968 9/17(01 9118101

LAKES LEM SCHO room 211 roof leak
163971 9/17/01 9/18/01 CLEVELAiffZEIJSCHOOL media center roof leaking in the main hallway going to classrooms.
163997 9/17(01 MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL VARIOUS LOCATI WE STILL HAVE BAD ROOF LEAKS IN THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONSo

301, MEDIA CENTER SOFTWARE STORAGE,
CAFE, CAFE MENS AND C
WOMANS RESTROOMS, 112, 113. THE NMR# IN
REFERENCE TO THISO
ONE 154149132. ThIS ISAN EMERGENCY AND
WAS CALLED INC
ON THE 17TH OF SEPT.
164032 9117101 PIZZO ELEMENTARY dry storeroom(mgr roof leaking in dry storeroom and managers office
still leaking. Leak has ruined the counter in the
managers office. See previous NMR 147296.D
Thank you

164045 9/17/01 MENDENHALL ELEM SCHOOL RM I STOFFER Classroom has damage from roof due to storm.
Water has leaked through (custodians have cleaned
up that part]. There is a huge hole in the ceiling/roof
where it fell through, above the light fixure. Teacher
has moved the class to the far end of the classroom.
Please send someone ASAP. Thank You.
164047 9/1 7/01 Cafeteria, ESE poc Major leaks. Big puddles of water. Thank you.

164075 9117101 CAHOON ELEMENTARY teachers lounge The ceiling tiles have fallen down-they were wet, so
they must be a leak in the roof.
164086 9/17101 SEMINOLE ELEM SCHOOL These rooms have very bad roof leaks. Our entire
school has them but these are our worst. The entire
school was reported for roof leaks earlier this school
year.

164089 9117101 GRECO MIDDLE SCHOOL Media Center We have 4 or S leaks in this area. Please send
someone to repair this just as soon as you are able.
Only one is located near an a/c unit. Thank you, C
W.L.

—3-
164124 9/17101 LEAREY TECHNICAL CENTER Tampa Fire Academy leaking roof at portable 1193, located at the Tampa
Fire Academy, 116 S. 34th. Street, Tampa, FL

Several ceiling tiles are soaked and dripping. Contact
Capt. Mike Carballa or Dennis Wadeat Tampa Fire
Academy-telephone 242-5410.

164148 9/17/01 CLARK ELEMENTARY Rooms 121,124,23 We have water about 2” in room 121 which is the
computer lab. Room 124 is the Media Center, there
is a leak in the roof water coming down the wall,
causing the carpeting
to get wet. Room 233 Gifted has water puddles, as well as water coming in theo
TPa 331.0
164153 9/17/01 PIZZO ELEMENTARY room 223 roof is still leaking, carpet soaked from rain this
weekend. leak is over t.v. in room 220

3 *****FORWARDED TO MAINT CENTRAL 9-19-01
164171 9/17/01 VAN BUREN MIDDLE SCHOOL #219 Hallway/Rms Roof is leaking in front of Rooms 223 and 224.0
0
c: Ms. Roberts and Mr. Fulton

164186 9117/01 CLEVELAND ELEM SCHOOL hallway upstairs roof leaking center of hallway upstairs

164192 9/17/01 FOSTER ELEMENTARY Room 019 Chippe Roof leaked over the weekend. Ceiling tile fell down.

164215 9/17/01 MENDENHALL ELEM SCHOOL Rm 6 Hampton Ceiling is leaking water Probably due to storm.
164307 9/17/01 MENDENHALL ELEM SCHOOL RM 3 JACK Ceiling is leaking water Possibly due to storm.
Thank you

104068 0/17/01 -aEtLAr4D CM 30? IDOL rORTADLE-5n- EHEAWNING IS COMING OFF OF POPTAB&
164392 9/17/01 (LES ELEMENTARY room 1020 roof leaks - needs repair as soon as possible

164398 9/17/01 MEACHAM EARLY CHILDHOOI 016, 025, upstairs! The areas listed above need to be checked for roof
leaks.164443 9/17/01 BROWARD ELEMENTARY 213 & 211 Roof leaking in rooms 211 & 213

—LI—
THE FOLLOWING PORTABLES HAVE CEILING
LEAKS: P0-lA NORTH EAST CEILING; P0-S EAST
SECTION REAR; P0-4 CENTER WEST; P0-6
CENTER REAR-WEST OF TEACHER’S DESK; P0-
9 OVER DOOR BETWEEN THE CONNECTION OF
THE FRONT DOOR;PO-12 EAST SECTION (THIS
PORTABLE NEEDS NEW ROOF. WE ARE
WAITING FOR RENO TO REPLACE THE ROOF
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. WE ARE
UNABLE TO USE THIS PORTABLE,) ThANK
YOUR FOR YOUR HELP.
all have leak in roofs tiles are falling down from rain
over weekend

LEAK IN CEILING IN ROOM 203A BLDG.#3.n
a
Bldg 8 The roof of Building 8 Is leaking. Please see Gary
Ward, Band Director.
isc The rook leaks ri several places at the 150,
Pods 300,400,SOOé check for ‘roof1 leaks as opposed to NC leaks.
Media,303c,601,603,604,404,& center of pods 400 &
164999 9118101

FERRELL MIDDLE SCHOOL OF 122
leak from ceiling in center of classroom
164514 9117101 BREWSTER - MAIN CAMPUS PORTABLES
164515 9/17101 UNTER’S GREEN ELEM SCH 134, 223, Media
164529 9117/01 BREWSTER - MAIN CAMPUS LDG.#3 ROOM
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

164605 9/17/01 9/24101 OAK PARK ELEM SCHOOL 507 the ceiling tile is wet from leaking roof, need ceiflng
tile replaced also in main office
164610 9/17/01 143 water leak. Please fix. 2nd request.
164637 9/17/01 P LEM J Rm.518,412,etc. Roof Leaks in Music room (518), Room 412 (over the
window), Teachers Lounge and Cafeteria (outside of
teachers lounge by the water fountain).

164666 9/17101 9/24/01 :KLIN MIDDLE SCHOL science wing, 126 Roof is leaking in tile Science wing, and room 126.

164693 9/18/01 SLIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL
164748 9)18)01
164765 9)18/01
164824 9/18101

TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY
500.
VILLAGE MIDDLE iris office locker r;Add to request for roofer on 9117...have leak in girls’ PE locker room office above desk. Please fix ASAP.

STORM DAMAGE PREVIOULY REPORTED BY
PRINCIPAL. ROOF LEAKS & WET CEILING TILE
IN ROOMS 303c, ROOM 601, 604, POD 400, 500,
ROOM 404
storage room in covered area has a leak in the roof
HAVE a leak coming from roof I guesti room 124, top floor old school n.w. side please come and look thank you.
165156 9118/01
165162 9/18/01
FURNITURE REFINISHING CAHOON ELEMENTARY
Furniture Refinishir Portable #98485 roof leaking-lost roofing shingles during tropical storm Gabrielle.
different locations- Room -66 Tiles have stains on the them - and since the storm on Friday there are new stains. C Room -14-Has a leak by the front door.O Media Center- has a leak by the NC vent -north dooro

Lunchroom- above the NC.
-eseurity system Qeeeted at FDLRS3— OW. Waters Care’ Portable #96098 (located at FDLRS) has roof
damage from the past storm.

CALLED SCHOOL
AND ADVISED SECURITY WOULD HAVE TO BE
NOTIFIED ABOUT SECURITY LINE DOWN

Pod 32 Water leak on ceiling. Roof needs to be fixed.
205 roof leaking very badly in room 205. Water
damaged several books

ESOL I THEY HAVE A LEAK COMING THROUGH THE
LIGHT FIXTURE. THIS ISA HEADSTART ROOM
WE NEED THIS ASAP. THANK YOU.
—1u5ut1 un0/01 CRWIN TECHNIGAL CENTCR Roef-Ha4e4 .fheteh es not .a eper--
ai.16n4Jiyci
166769 9124/01
166786 9/24/01
167050 9/24/01WASHINGTON MIDDLE MAGN south building 226 the roof is leaking into room 226 and the plaster is
falling down on students, we have temporary fixed
the damage but more may fall._EQBLES-.EL.EIv1ENTARY Portable 489/Roort roof leaks
‘s...fROGRESS VILLAGE tii5dE 44a computer lab Computer lab 144a has leak from ceiling next to flammable storage cabinet. Please look at ASAP.
—5-.PALM RIVER ELEMENTARY SEE BELOW
165011 9/18/01
165029 9118/01
185052 9/18/01

HUNTER’S GREEN ELEM SCH( storage area ORANGE GROVE MIDDLE MAC old school
—465302 9/19101
D119/01

165355 9/19/01
-BREWSTER - MAIN CFMVUt
BREWSTER - MAIN CAMPUS
165536 9119/01
165634 9/19/01
165637 9/19/01
RD ELEMENTARY
CLAIR MEL ELEMENTARY
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From: lee de cesare [tdecesar@tampabay.rr.com]

Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 10:06 AM

To: 'Linda Cobbe'

Cc: 'doretha.edgecomb@sdhc.k12.fl.us'; 'jennifer.falliero@sdhc.k12.fl.us'; 'jack.lamb@sdhc.k12.fl.us'; 'carol.kurdell@sdhc.k12.fl.us'; 'candy.olson@sdhc.k12.fl.us'; 'april.griffin@sdhc.k12.fl.us'; 'susan.valdes@sdhc.k12.fl.us'; 'info@stephengorham.com'; 'stephen.shuler@gmail.com'; 'Gene Siudut'; 'Letitia'; 'marilynbrown@tampatrib.com'

Subject: public information

Ms. Cobbe: this is the second request for this information:

· The job applications for the fifteen in-house people who applied for the job that goes to Mr. Kipley by default;

· The writing samples of the 19 candidates outlined in B and C of the job description;

· The test results or other assessment comments on the D Computer Skills of the job application.

Lee Drury De Cesare

Friday, May 23, 2008

Superintendent Round-up














Another
squawk from Mr. Bernard:

From: Anonymous[noreply-comment@blogger.com]

Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 1:31 AM

To: tdecesar@tampabay.rr.com

Subject: [Lee Drury De Cesare's Casting-Room Couch] New comment on Superintendent Round-up.

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Superintendent Round-up":

Response to what, my friend and future admirer? I have so many quarrels with the board that you must be specific.

At your post here, you published Tom Gonzalez's letter.

Gonzalez thinks that you wrote this:

“The School Board had 10 days over the usual 20 to answer the complaint. The School Board failed to do so.” The woman who filed the charge, Ms. Satchell, gave me the impression that Gonzalez had missed the school-board filing time. I thought she had followed the issue closely and knew the score. But what if I did mix up the filing times? That's nothing to fulminate about as you are doing.

I suspect you have some hidden agenda like sexism: not thinking it's ok for a woman to speak out. Or you have some buddies in the administration and think it's ok for it to run ROSSAC like a crony jobs program for family and sycophants.

Gonzalez writes this:


Although I believe the order to be self-explanatory, I note that on April 28, 2008, Judge Arnold allowed the School Board and the individual defendants additional time within which to respond to Ms. Satchel’s complaint. Therefore, neither the School Board nor either of the other defendant -i (sic) (cunieform?)required to file a response to the suit until Tuesday, May 6, 2008.

I refer to this response. Is it true that Gonzalez provided the document? Does it outline what he says it does? I think you knew what I was referring to. If you've got the guts, respond.

Gonzalez provided me no document about the filing. And it takes no guts to merely tell the facts. Courage has to do with acting in a difficult decision to do the right thing. This is not one of those cases. It's simply a question about a clerical detail by a fellow--you-- whose head is filled with tremendous trifles.


All your talk of guts makes me laugh. When I do provide my name, you question it and then make fun of it (although the breed is a St Bernard). You must have been a great teacher and role model.

My nursing patients used to call me "Ms. Dreary," because my maiden name was
Drury. I laughed. I didn't attach undue significance to the situation. You seem to be the kind of fellow who strains at gnats. You have my condolences, Mr. Whatever.

I was a competent teacher most days and an inspired one occasionally. And I did inspire a number of students. The best student evaluation I got in 28 years was "off the wall but knows her stuff." And I was a role model for a number of students. Most teachers are.

Your obsessions are trivial. I am an intellectual. Give me something tough to answer or hush up.

If you have a big crush on Gonzalez, write him a billet doux. He might like to receive one. lee
drury de cesare

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Moderate comments for this blog. There are a couple of nay-sayers in the comments cul-de-sac. Here's one who is arguing that Ms. Elia does not need any experience such as being principal before she becomes superintendent. Somebody answer this logician of the last resort. I have to deal with a specimen who calls my satire a pack of lies. lee
Anonymous Anonymous said...

So you would agree that every US general must have slung hash in an army kitchen? That the head of Fed Ex must have experience as a motor mechanic? That Bill Gates has experience cleaning the toilets at Microsoft?

5:52 AM

From: Anonymous [mailto:noreply-comment@blogger.com]
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 9:40 AM
To: tdecesar@tampabay.rr.com
Subject: [Lee Drury De Cesare's Casting-Room Couch] New comment on LAW OFFICES THOMPSON, SIZEMORE, GONZALEZ & HEARIN....

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post " LAW OFFICES THOMPSON, SIZEMORE, GONZALEZ & HEARIN...":

You are obsessed with the provision of names, but only from someone who disagrees with you. Interesting.
This is my blog, sugarbritches. I can be as picky as I want to be. I demand the names of any person I choose if the antic mood descends upon me, and the antic mood is usually upon me. It's the only mood in which one has any fun.

My name is Paul Barnard.

Is this a nom de plume? And is the last name kin to those wonderful dogs who carry water around their necks to people stuck in the tundra?

Now, why are you bringing up Gonzalez's lies as a distraction? Is this a technique you use regularly to cover your own lies?
Can you think of a better one? If so, share it, and I will put it to work.

Did Gonzalez really provide you with a document that showed that the Board had more time to file a response than you maintained?

Response to what, my friend and future admirer? I have so many quarrels with the board that you must be specific.


Have the guts to provide a response. ;)

I have done so. If it doesn't suit you, meet me in the ROSSAC parking lot for a shootout. Weapons are either pistols or feather dusters. I advise you to pick pistols. I am lethal with feather dusters.

What does the cunieform or Romper Room squiqqle mean at the end of the entry? I know only English, French, Italian, and pig Latin. Now's the time to go learned on me to show off your erudition.

love and kisses-

lee

Paul Barnard

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Posted by Anonymous to Lee Drury De Cesare's Casting-Room Couch at 6:39 AM

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Well, it looks like Mr. Grego will get the job of superintendent in Osceola County. He and Elia were the two last standing in Hillsborough County superintendent lottery. The board had not selected anybody outside the county since 1967. They dredged up Dr. Lennard from the bowels of vo-tech.

The board advertised "nationwide" for a superintendent at the cost of $35,000 to the taxpayers when its members knew all the time that the ad was a cover-their-hind-quarters gesture. But taxpayer money was well spent, they figure, on covering their backsides.

The only current board member who did not participate in this
fakery was April Griffin, not on the board then--not that she wouldn't have fallen in line if we can judge from her subsequent performance on the board.

Elia's experience was minimal--and all in the
HC school system. The board took umbrage at a well-qualified candidate who, they said, was hoity-toity. The woman had excellent credentials and the assurance that go with those. This board is so parochial that anybody with academic pizzazz cows them. A students intimidate them. They want a C student, and they got it in Elia.

My read is they since the board was scared of anybody with ability, Elia with her meagre credentials,
HC-only experience, and no Ph.D. (the board lowered the PH.D. requirement to Elia's master's) suited the board just fine. My read is that a person with ability threatens the board C students, so Elia, who has to struggle with grammar and punctuation and who probably flattered the imminently susceptible board members to a faretheewell from her in-house spot got the job. Since then, Otero has acted her faithful lieutenant in the weird protocols of the secondary school system administrations.

A teacher told me at the protest of the extra class to the board that
Otero would have been worse than Elia. I wonder if that teacher would have said that after Elia left her goody campaign mode and morphed into Madame Chiang Kai Chek with the extra class, the grade inflation scheme, and the Spring, avoiding teacher input in all three unilateral decisions.

I got these data from the
St. Pete Times's Mr. Solochek. He never says anything spicy or reveals anything about the underbelly of school politics, the reason why newspapers are bleeding ad revenue apace and giving way to the blogs, but he has the facts right.

The Osceola board is all men. That fact may give Le
Otero agita sooner or later. You know how competitive men are. This will probably be another Freudian Totem and Taboo primal horde choreograph. The bottom line is that Otero should guard his goodies in Osceola: that 's Indian country. Think General Custer. lee

May 20, 2008

Wait continues for superintendent hopeful

<span class=Hillsborough assistant superintendent Mike Grego was a finalist Tuesday for the top job in Osceola County. But the School Board put off a final vote for two weeks.

Three of the Osceola Board members have stated that they favor Grego for their next superintendent. The other two prefer Alberto Carvalho, an associate superintendent from Miami-Dade. That didn't seem to change on Tuesday, according to Osceola schools spokeswoman Dana Schafer. But a Carvalho supporter presented new data about student performance from both candidates' home districts.

Since the information had not been vetted, a decision was tabled until June 4 to allow Board members time to further interview the candidates, Schafer said. "This is the most important decision they have to make," she added. "It's a two-week wait to say are you comfortable with your decision."

Grego, 50, was one of two finalists for Hillsborough superintendent three years ago and has expressed interest in the open job in Pinellas schools.





Hillsborough names new school chief

The Hillsborough School Board voted unanimously to name facilities chief MaryEllen Elia the district's first female superintendent.

By JEFFREY S. SOLOCHEK
Published May 19, 2005


TAMPA - Hillsborough School Board members stuck with the familiar Thursday, choosing facilities chief MaryEllen Elia to be the first female superintendent of the nation's ninth-largest school district.

Elia, who has never been a principal or superintendent, immediately set an ambitious agenda that keyed into the board's top goals. She pledged to redouble efforts to eliminate the achievement gap and to take every possible step to meet the incessant growth that fills schools faster than the district can build them.

"The board had some excellent candidates," said Elia, 56, who won a unanimous vote on the first ballot. "The issues that I think are most important right now - the issues of student achievement and growth - are issues that I've had experience with."

Before taking over the construction and maintenance department in 2003, Elia led the district's secondary education division. She also created a widely acclaimed magnet school system.

Board members credited Elia, a 19-year district veteran, with developing relationships with other government entities.

"This wasn't because she was a woman, though I think a woman's perspective is a value," said Candy Olson, chair of the six-woman, one-man board. "This person is the best person. The relationships she's built over years with all levels of people in our community, that speaks for itself."

Rumors have swirled for months that the fix was in for an insider. Earlier in the week, board member Jennifer Faliero pointedly asked Hillsborough assistant superintendent Michael Grego, another finalist, whether he was the "chosen one" to replace retiring schools chief Earl Lennard.

He said no.

Elia, meanwhile, deflected questions about whether she benefited from a "good old boy" system.

"I am the antithesis of the good old boy system," she said.

The board needed little time Thursday to pare the five-candidate field to Elia and Grego.

Detroit schools CEO Kenneth Burnley withdrew his name moments before the board convened. Miami-Dade deputy superintendent Sonia Diaz impressed board members with her knowledge, but apparently rubbed some the wrong way with what were deemed "prima donna" traits.

Former New Orleans superintendent Anthony Amato did not get enough votes to move ahead.

Elia and Grego sat tensely in their usual meeting chairs, hands folded, as board members began to discuss their preferences. When vice chairwoman Carolyn Bricklemyer joined the chorus leaning toward a candidate with experience in construction and instruction, Elia gave up trying to not smile.

Grego sank into his chair. He later congratulated Elia and offered his support.

Board members expressed no concern that they ran a national search that ended with a leader they've known for years. The district has not hired an outsider as superintendent since 1967.

See tomorrow's Times or sptimes.com for the full report.

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