pisd board meeting

[Anonymous]

think first wrote:

I simply meant that anyone who works in a school at some point will be teaching a child.
I do live in town and would fall under the high taxes umbrella. We are a one income family because of circumstances beyond our control.
I am also not happy about paying a higher rate for my electricity or water or gas but there isn't a lot I can do about that either.
While the situation is bad and while no administration is perfect, I truly believe that this was not something that could be foreseen. I think you will see the same problems happening in all school districts.
I wish you luck wherever you move. If you move to the country it will cost you more for gas driving to town. There are drawbacks to every place.

I understand your position but you can live in the city and still be in NL's district. That is what I will probably do. I did ask admin at NL when I transferred my kid, I was told they had the normal fuel situation as everyone but the are NOT 1.2 million in the hole. Paris went through this several times in the last 10 yrs or so. I think they are TOP HEAVY in administration and refuse to get rid of some there. THAT IS WRONG! Trull is behind this and needs to go. I will be sure and vote against anything for them if I am still in district at that time.

[anondad]

I agree, my kid and I drove through NL campus, They are painting parts of the stadium, sealing the roads, etc. It seems as if they have it together.

[Wildcat Fan]

Anonymous wrote:

<quoted text> I understand your position but you can live in the city and still be in NL's district. That is what I will probably do. I did ask admin at NL when I transferred my kid, I was told they had the normal fuel situation as everyone but the are NOT 1.2 million in the hole. Paris went through this several times in the last 10 yrs or so. I think they are TOP HEAVY in administration and refuse to get rid of some there. THAT IS WRONG! Trull is behind this and needs to go. I will be sure and vote against anything for them if I am still in district at that time.

Did you not read the Sunday paper? The state legislature is behind all of the money problems lots of school districts are facing. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with Mr. Trull and PISD.

[PISD Taxpayer]

Paris People Rock wrote:

Hip Hip-Hooray for Mrs. Kraft---She does a great job!

Her job is PR, right? Just what kind of public relations does PISD have? Looking at this forum, I would say not too positive. It might help if she would post the board notes. The minutes from the board meetings would be much more useful than all those incessant emails.

[Yellow]

PISD Taxpayer wrote:

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Her job is PR, right? Just what kind of public relations does PISD have? Looking at this forum, I would say not too positive. It might help if she would post the board notes. The minutes from the board meetings would be much more useful than all those incessant emails.

Are you one of the ones receiving these "incessant emails"?

[Oh Yeah]

Yellow wrote:

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Are you one of the ones receiving these "incessant emails"?

I do and you get a lot of information that you never see anywhere else. She is doing a great job. Much better than the person before her.

[Yellow]

Wildcat Fan wrote:

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Did you not read the Sunday paper? The state legislature is behind all of the money problems lots of school districts are facing. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with Mr. Trull and PISD.

I agree. A lot of the people that are starting all of this don't understand the whole picture. They hear something, most of the time rumor or a fraction of the truth, and run with it to stir up some crap.

[well]

Wildcat Fan wrote:

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Did you not read the Sunday paper? The state legislature is behind all of the money problems lots of school districts are facing. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with Mr. Trull and PISD.

Rather than just saying the state legislature is behind PISD's money problems, explain what you mean. How?

[anondad]

I know about the money BUT, someone dropped the ball on the numbers. Thats what he failed to put in the paper. If it was all on the state, how come NL is in such good shape?

[Yellow]

“Our state revenue is capped at 2005-2006 rates, and if you look at a spreadsheet several years out, by 2010 and 2011 we are going to be in trouble if we don’t pass a tax increase,” Prairiland assistant superintendent Buddy Freeman said.

Think of how much things have changed since 2005-2006.

[Yellow]

anondad wrote:

I know about the money BUT, someone dropped the ball on the numbers. Thats what he failed to put in the paper. If it was all on the state, how come NL is in such good shape?

Are they?

[PISD Taxpayer]

well wrote:

Why oh why would they have asked for this new school and then less than 1 year later we are cutting jobs ??

Because Truell has to have a brand new stadium named after him before he's axed. He wants it built first.

[PISD Taxpayer]

anondad wrote:

<quoted text>On top of that, Trull says now they are going to have to raise taxes 13%. WHAT IS HAPPENING THERE?

Not to mention the increased electric bills with the new school. What are the chances of getting any large additions to the tax base? 0-none. This is DEFINITELY NOT the time to be building a new school and especially not a new stadium (which as I've said is a luxury). In a few years PISD taxes will be so high, there will be an even bigger move outside of Paris and that will only make things worse for those of us who choose to stay.

In addition, there is the expense of the lawsuit Trull got us into with his brillant hiring of the first architects. Don't think for a minute that we won't also be paying for that mistake. That whole deal smelled fishy from the get-go. He had the architects hired before the public even knew a new school was in the works.

[Yellow]

PISD Taxpayer wrote:

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Not to mention the increased electric bills with the new school. What are the chances of getting any large additions to the tax base? 0-none. This is DEFINITELY NOT the time to be building a new school and especially not a new stadium (which as I've said is a luxury). In a few years PISD taxes will be so high, there will be an even bigger move outside of Paris and that will only make things worse for those of us who choose to stay.
In addition, there is the expense of the lawsuit Trull got us into with his brillant hiring of the first architects. Don't think for a minute that we won't also be paying for that mistake. That whole deal smelled fishy from the get-go. He had the architects hired before the public even knew a new school was in the works.

So when would be a good time to build a new school? Probably never in your eyes, as long as you are having to pay taxes.

Has anyone ever thought that the architect might be the one at fault in this situation? Not all blame should be put on Trull.

[decision maker]

This is the one of many tax increases we will see in the next few years. Just the cost of keeping up the old buildings would scare me and you if we knew. The rising cost of electric,water, natural gas and the cost of diesel fuel would blow a good budget out of the sky. I would not be surprised if they did not figure 7.00 a gallon for fuel this year.That is 2 times more this year than the bast two years. That is where a lot of our money is going.

[anondad]

You must work for him. It doesnt matter. I will be one of those moving out of district. Thank GOD.

[Yellow]

anondad wrote:

You must work for him. It doesnt matter. I will be one of those moving out of district. Thank GOD.

No just a tax paying citizen who understands not to jump to conclusions. I look into the matters that I have questions about and take time to look at the bigger picture. I don't believe that bashing someone on a forum is the way to go to get things accomplished.

[Little Ol Me]

The original architect firm should have been fired. They were building an outdated, energy inefficient building because their fee is a percentage of the money spent. Spend more money, get a bigger paycheck. I have a REALLY hard time paying all the taxes and increased bills, too. It would be great if there was a simple answer but there's not. Paul Trull is just the figure head. The school board and other administration positions also govern decisions that are made. Other local school districts may not seem to have the same problem this year, but they will at some point. If North Lamar didn't have some of the same difficulties they wouldn't have proposed to cut their school week down to 4 days not too long ago.

[PISD Fan2]

anondad wrote:

You must work for him. It doesnt matter. I will be one of those moving out of district. Thank GOD.

Great, PISD doesn’t need parents with your narrow minded attitude. I tell your mind was already made-up before the negative press. I’m sure your child will be successful at NL; after all they’ve got a great foundation from PISD.

[PISD Fan2]

Sorry for the typo – should have wrote “can tell”