I stand by my word

On Aug 15, 2013, at 3:57 PM, Andrew Snyder, of the Allen American wrote:

Is it true you no longer plan on posting on your Unofficial Allen ISD blog? Did you tell the board you would take it down at the end of Monday's board workshop and allow Master to speak for the board in the future?


Response:

To honor my word this will be the last email with you. I told the board that I would not post about our discussions and that I would not talk to the press about board dealings, thus this is my last email informing you of those actions. I wholeheartedly agree that the President needs to speak for the board, and would actually prefer it. In exchange, I was assured that there is an investigation being conducted through the audit committee, and that they will be looking into the potential impact Scott Weber has had on the district finances. If anything comes out of that investigation, then I'm sure the board will address it.

Given the circumstances I was faced with, when I took the seat, I lost faith in the boards ability to patrol its own dealings. But, that faith has been temporarily restored given the insurance that the audit committee is investigating the relationship between the ISD and Scott Weber's actions. Let me repeat that -- I do have faith in my fellow board members. Plus, with the changes being made in the administration, I feel we have a fresh start in front of us. My actions were based on a fear that the lack of past communications between the board and the ISD, was influenced by the accusations of fraud and mismanagement. Without that faith, and trust, forced me to act on my own ethical guidelines, all of which is based on a notion (not proven) that the criminal activity may have been a lot worse than what the board was aware of, or what was being presented to them. Given the environment of millions of dollars in bond packages, it has been my experience that the sharks will come out and circle the cash. Such fraudulent accusations are usually only a hint of what lay just below the surface. We have no choice but to trust in the process. In the end, my intention is to do whats right for the school district, and our kids, by looking after the finances and correcting what I can.

Time will tell.

I gave my word that I would not post about our discussions on my blog, and I will stand-down and let Ms Masters speak for the board....the district needs it and so do the kids.

Dr Michael Myers




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