I do. Designing our future. It was a pleasure to teach across the hall at Vickers Elementary. And so the community college president said, sure, this is interesting. An unopened MacBook Pro is given to Bloomington High School principal Lina Moore. His new job begins July 5. Like, I dont know how to approach this project. thats right. The Assistant Superintendent of Administration works collaboratively with all VISD Departments to assist in the accomplishment of the mission and goals of the Victoria Independent School District. And so youre, youre destined to fail when you have goal based habits. High Performing Educator 2023. superintendent WHAT:The Bloomington ISD school board is expected to discuss the investigation of Misty Brasfield during its next board meeting. The Victoria Advocate won 26 awards from the annual Texas Associated Press Managing Editors Excellence in Journalism contest, including first. I dont believe the board was aware of all the issues going on, he said. On Dec. 14, 2018, she purchased another $1,000 worth of gift cards with a $25 tip, according to the investigation. Preliminary findings regarding misuses of public funds reveal thousands of dollars were used to purchase gift cards from chain franchises such as Texas Roadhouse and Buffalo Wild Wings. Those meetings will be held in the districts administration building at 102 Profit Drive. Worst. Lets get the work. Barnetts actions have produced an environment with some female employees that has made an intimidating, threatening, hostile or offensive work atmosphere. The October credit card bill later shows $1,030 spent at Target, leaving a $630 discrepancy. Victoria Independent School District, Texas For instance, Dec. 11, 2018, Brasfield purchased $1,500 worth of Walmart gift cards and another $1,000 was used to purchase nondescript gift cards. So yeah, pretty, pretty avid reader. In Thursdays meeting, the board also rescheduled its planned meetings to July 26 and Aug. 25, and called an additional meeting for Aug. 9. And I sort of resisted the call into education, but I think it was a foregone conclusion that I was gonna get into education. WebVictoria Independent School District is a public school district based in Victoria, Texas, United States.. VISD serves the city of Victoria and the unincorporated community of McFaddin.Middle and high school students from the community of Nursery may choose between Victoria ISD or Cuero Independent School District.. Oh, Ive got one. Jo Anne Gafford From July 3, 2023, to September 30, 2025. Tags: authorleadershipProfessional SpeakerProfessorsuperintendent, Sam Demmais a youth keynote speaker and entrepreneur. In many instances, a purchase order was not completed ord receipts were missing. WHERE: Bloomington ISD board room located in the front of Bloomington High School, 2781 Farm-to-Market Road 616. From that, he invited those stakeholders to be a part of shaping the future of the District. And all of a sudden these identity based habits. And so really the, the leadership journey for me has been around. No purchase order filed. Mm. Like I tried to make this because if, if youre steeped in leadership theory, then you can, you can, you know, see transactional versus transformational leadership in this book. And after a year or two of figuring out how to play the game by the rules, as theyre handed to you, then you come to realize this, the same thing as a teacher, its true for a superintendent that maybe these rules arent right for me. And Im excited about doing that in, in our district. By Cristian Delgado Nov 4, 2021 VICTORIA, Texas This is Victoria I.S.D. And so having an accountability partner really helped me. Well, thats complex. He said Brasfield is a great example of what is happening to women across the country who fear retribution when they come forward with allegations against their superiors. So what I committed to in my leadership is that anytime Im faced with a complex issue, I will go to the people who are gonna be most impacted by that decision and give them the greatest voice. Victoria ISD Superintendent He said he couldnt go beyond that explanation. What is the Im putting you on the spot here? Or you can see technical versus adaptive, the work of Hz and Linsky, or you can see elements of power. More: WFISD and Kuhrt forge agreement, School Board's search for new superintendent announced. Ill leave you with a statistic and its connected to dropouts, but its with homeless students. And it makes sense because weve designed our entire lives around the life that were living right now this very second. So he would get up at four oclock in the morning and do chores, and then hed go off and be a school custodian all day and then come home in the evening and do chores. The most recent investigation was at Bloomington ISD. And it, it was the best move I could have possibly made. You mentioned that you realized shortly into your journey in education, that leadership was going to be your calling, or should I say supporting teachers and being the chief supporting officer . So were, we worked with a company called thought exchange and we pitched the question to our kids and to our teachers. And Im sure you can put that in the, in the talking notes for sure. There are those who teach, and there are those who support teachers. Superintendent of Schools. Designing our Future is something that will never end, as we are constantly adapting and evolving our goals and strategies to best meet the needs of our community, our staff, and our students. And so I, I try to create the language that says, look, you get whatever youre asking for. Texas Education Conference Hosts Presentation on How to And thats where I found my calling. 2002-03: Barnett teaches at Stephen F. Austin High School in Sugar Land. No receipt. Mm. Bloomington ISD assistant superintendent Misty Brasfield poses for a photo taken when she was the district's CFO. In 2009, the school district Its been a pleasure to chat with you and meet you. You can change your name if its a serious story. Receipts were missing, and he said there was no documentation proving the gift cards had been distributed. Kuhrts appointment at VISD came after the WFISD school board voted 7-0 in April of 2022 to approve his resignation. And thats just a Testament to, you know, how, how committed they are to making sure that we have great public schools. Members of those groups have been, and continue to, work collaboratively with District leadership to make recommendations as we build that future to meet the current and future needs of Victoria students and the community. Wanda Dearman Phillips And when I, when I came to recognize that is as a superintendent, theres only two types of decisions that ever come to my desk. So then we went to the parents third and said, okay, now weve had teachers and students, what are your thoughts and questions? WebBen Muir, the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, began his teaching career in San Antonio ISD in 1995. Or what if those are the two best sentence starters. Appendix A Acknowledgements Can we rent rooms from you? Nelwyn Metting. And so we try to create these goal habits, but the truth is that most of us truthfully fail at most of our goals. TEA opened 1,429 cases from September 2018 to October 2019. said: Nelwyn Metting But the new question is what things should we do to post the learning gap for those students who are behind more importantly, like theres, theres so many iterations on this. At the time, Barnett was the Bloomington Junior High School principal. And so were trying to create pursuit opportunities and weve launched several Ptech high schools so that kids can their associates degree as, as they, as they move forward on their launch, which is pretty cool. WebChief of Police. He said it is now a requirement to call at least three references for a job candidate, including references the applicant did not list. So imagine this over 2000 people, co-authored this document. This action is simply a pretext to terminate Mrs. Brasfield, Hanner said regarding the investigation. You can find and listen to all the episodes for free here. This was the language. Yeah. Title IX Coordinators for Victoria ISD are Tammy Nobles, Executive Director of Talent Acquisition, Support and Retention - (361) 788-9227 and Dawn Maroney, Director of Student Services (361) 788-9250 orstudentservices@visd.net. Each episode is like sitting face to face with a colleague in education at an amazing conference and chatting about their best practices, their learnings, their philosophies, and the mindset shifts that allow them to be successful in education today. 2012-17: Barnett returns to Bloomington ISD after his contract runs out at Victoria ISD. Recently, Dr. Shepherd published the popular The Secret to Transformational Leadership., Connect with Quintin: Email | LinkedIn | Twitter. Apr 24, 2023 Updated Apr 24, 2023. Our success rate with our kids is so great. So now what were doing is were in compassionate versus competent, right? The board approved Meyer as Chief Financial My mom was a school teacher. Texas bond measures will add $11 billion to the market | Bond Buyer WebTitle IX Coordinators for Victoria ISD are Tammy Nobles, Executive Director of Talent Acquisition, Support and Retention - (361) 788-9227 and Dawn Maroney, Director of Student Services (361) 788-9250 or studentservices@visd.net. He declined to say where he works now, specifying only that he no longer holds a leadership role but continues to work with children. Victoria ISD Its either I wonder. my name is Quintin Shepherd. The successful candidate must possess a high level of academic preparation combined with a proven track record of administrative experience. Empathy plus action. Lovely, cool, cool. Superintendent Robert Jaklich, Ed.D. I talk about power and Rosss notion of power and so on, so forth, but thats all the theory. From that, he invited those stakeholders to be a part of shaping the future of the District. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph.. A few passing clouds. Dr. Shepherd also serves as Adjunct Faculty at the University of Houston, Victoria. I would assume other districts heard about the success and maybe ask, how the heck did you facilitate this? And so we took seven of the kids from that group to give a presentation. Chief Officer of Facilities and Operations. Estella De Los Santos President. 1997-2002: Barnett occupies various positions at Bloomington ISD. We, we just launched one of our stem middle schools just this last year. On Aug. 5, Brasfield purchased 146 $50 gift cards from Buffalo Wild Wings valuing $7,300, but $230 was missing in receipts. And then they can focus on this is what I want for you. DPHS-SC- Transitional Liaison Deer Park ISD Foster Care Liaison Supporting DPHS-SC and DPHS-WC. Elementary school. Ive been a superintendent for 18 years in three different states. I dont think this will be our last conversation. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Dr. Shepherd and I will see you on the other side. VICTORIA, Texas (KAUZ) - Former Wichita Falls ISD superintendent Michael Kuhrt was named Friday the deputy superintendent of Victoria ISD, a school district in south Texas. Im not gonna quit until I can guarantee parents a hundred percent successful launch rate. The school district has about 13,500 students. 2023-2025 Title I, 1003 ESF-Focused Support Grant Kuhrt announced his resignationfrom WFISD April 4, but stayed on the payroll until the end of June under a departure agreement. Ian Grenier covers K-12 and higher education for the Victoria Advocate. Start with the, I wonder questions. Right. And if you set a goal thats outside of that life, that youre living a hundred percent of your life is working against that goal. The only way to check previous districts is through references, he said. Ticket Spicket. Welcome back to another episode of the High Performing Educator podcast. Theyre two completely different languages. Mm, well then it turned into a whole other conversation about what needs to happen at home to support learning. She thought it was innocent and when it escalated, she realized it and told him to stop and to delete the messages, Dixon wrote. The district paid him through June. Brasfield moved from both CFO and assistant superintend to only being the district's assistant superintendent. Brasfield is the current assistant superintendent and, because of Anglins preliminary findings, has been on paid administrative leave since Oct. 28. And so Im like, well, use the right language, use the right language. I didnt think about that. Thats amazing. School districts must be careful how they distribute gift cards, Anglin said. Yeah. And what they said, and they could give them stars. Email Victoria Fields. Speaking of innovation, creativity moving forward, what are some of the things you are working on right now with your school board school districts, superintendents that youre excited about in the coming years or next next fall? We quickly realized he is a cultural fit for our district and brings a wealth of experience into the role.". Victoria Kuhrt started VISD on July 5, and was reportedly overseeing business services, talent, acquisition, support and retention (TASR), maintenance, technology, transportation and athletics prior to his resignation. Under both Warnell and Barnett, Brasfield said in the investigation that she would receive receipts that people turn in and attach them to the credit card itemized bill to be reviewed by the superintendent and board president. The big problem is the accountability, he said. And she said, when I was a sophomore, I had a baby out of wedlock. Print Kuhrt was set to be paid his full salary and benefits pursuant to his contract through his official resignation date of June 30, 2022. And as a result of that, the community has been trained to recognize complicated language to mean, oh, you want us to judge you oh, so you wrote your pandemic response plan. "Id like to begin by thanking you and the Board of Trustees for giving me the opportunity to work in Victoria ISD. So I have an identity based habit. Shepherd became superintendent in 2018. Ann Dixon, a former superintendent and experienced investigator, was appointed during a March 29 special meeting in closed session to conduct an investigation into the allegations. Coaches who are the people that would be paired up with a student in that program to help them apply for college and you know, pass. The investigation was acquired by the Victoria Advocate through an open records request. If we try to have students have goal based behaviors to study versus identity based behaviors of, I am a scholar and a learner. And then if you flip that goal based habit with something thats completely different. I mean, weve tackled some things that typically get lots of people fired and communities in an uproar and in our community largely says, Hey, thanks for giving me a voice in the process. How long did it take to crystallize the ideas and get the book on paper? June 2019: Mark Anglin is hired as new superintendent. You know how community college works. And the only facility that we had available was all our alternative high school, which is a smaller, much smaller campus, but we just had to have a place to put the kids, but that displaced the alternative high school. Victoria Shes always been the money person, he said. Click here for separation agreement info, More: WFISD trustees approve Kuhrts resignation. You have permission to edit this article. WebSuperintendent: Position: Superintendent: Assignment Level: Job Title: Superintendent of Schools: School: Campus Description: Date Posted: 2/16/2018: Deadline: 2018-03-25: Victoria ISD is located in the coastal bend of Texas approximately 90-miles from Corpus Christi, TX and the Gulf of Mexico. When he came to Victoria, his first priority was to listen to the voice of the community, parents, staff, and students. At least two employees believe their work performance was adversely affected by Barnetts conduct. This is the last thing Brasfield would want, Hanner said. Victoria WebCongratulations to Victoria ISD Superintendent Robert Jaklich, one of five finalists for the Texas Association of School Boards Superintendent of the Year Award! Well, I think it sucks. During this time, allegations of misconduct surface. WebIt is the recognition that our future can either happen to us, or we can choose to co-author a future together. Anglin said the board has been supportive through the investigation process as he does what he was hired to do, which is to clean up the district. I mean, but we, we did it. Texas Association of School Administrators - Career Center And this was the framework, and this is all the stuff from the book, but you just experienced it. So it took on like almost this three dimensional that shape. Theres not one way to do it. My deepest condolences to you and your family. Wow. What did the journey look like from that moment forward? So my passion for leadership was, was really just this recognition that pretty, pretty soon after I started as a principal. Chief Technology Officer. Staff The former superintendent of the Wichita Falls Independent School District Michael Kuhrt has been hired as a deputy superintendent of the Victoria ISD. Roloff, Hnatek & Co LLP, based in Victoria, is the districts accounting firm, and it conducted the forensic audit. There was a problem saving your notification. And then we crowdsourced that, right. Michael Kuhrt, who was named Victoria school districts deputy superintendent on June 30, left his former position as Wichita Falls Independent School Love it. All rights reserved. You can also find the link in the show notes. And so, so Im, were actually kicking off. District in Disarray: Investigations' findings stagger Bloomington So like a math problem, theyre complicated, right? Today we are joined by Dr. Quintin Shepherd from San Antonio, Texas,. She just wants to return to work and fulfill her duties with Bloomington, he said. This is your host and youth speaker, Sam Demma. said: Seda, Im so sorry to hear about the passing of your mom. Welcome back to the high performing educator podcast. Awesome. She later resigned because of Barnetts actions and went to another district. Barnett approached the teacher when they were alone and asked for a hug. And then they had a chance to read the other 699 teachers. If you would like to receive Q's News through email, please send a request to, Executive Secretary to the Superintendent, It is the policy of Victoria ISD not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation or disability in its vocational programs, services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and VISD's board policies DIA, FFH, and FFI.

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