Inglewood Unified School District was intentionally set up to fail.
Shocking statement ? Well it shouldn’t be but it appears the reason why IUSD is failing that’s being bantered around the community isn’t real at all .
There is so much to say about Inglewood Unified School District and it’s ultimate and timely demise with the operative word being “timely” so I wanted to use this time and space highlight a couple of things that the greater Inglewood community should pay attention to .
This information is so important and admittedly your blog has touch on these items before but I think critical things are lost in the midst. In fact some of these events, in concert with the rumored plans of school closures, seemingly coincide with the arrival of SoFi stadium and the impending arrival of the Clippers new arena.
In fact let me ask a question that boggles the mind. Where are the elected Inglewood School Board Trustees?
If you can I would like to know what obligation did they have to inform the public that they were considering closing schools while at the same time asking voters to pass a quarter of a billion dollar property tax bond .
2UrbanGirls you’re on the right path here let me point out another blatant and coordinated attempt to render IUSD Dead.
Remember when Dr Torres like a thief in the night shuttered the bus services over the summer, under this bullshit lie that the California Highway Patrol deemed the buses unsafe? Should I be labeled a “conspiracy” theorist because I find it quite coincidental that our former, and now retired Assemblywoman Autumn Burke (with no history of being in politics or aspirations of politics) wins a seat to the California State Assembly on her first try just on the strength that she is the daughter of Yvonne Braithwaite-Burke? And now she’s working for the same consulting firm caught having that fancy “dinner” with Gavin Newsom during the pandemic.
I know it isn’t strange that Autumn Burke is a real estate consultant by trade, and I believe the people who have donated to Autumn Burke’s assembly campaigns, over the years, stand to benefit from the sale of IUSD land.
2UrbanGirls the closeout sale of IUSD was never personal, but has always been strictly business with the last and greatest heist occuring with the passage of IUSD Measure I . (Here is the link to the board meeting calling for Measure I).
Inglewood City Councilwoman Dionne Faulk knew they were on the verge of closing schools when they were pushing the tax bonds, but she needed to play along because she had her eyes on greener paths, the road to honey and manna dripping from the proverbial “heavens” I like to call Inglewood City Hall.
In fact the Mayor knew , hell one could argue why would the Mayor advocate saving schools with clearly, by your own reporting, that the City of Inglewood had touted the option of placing the maintenance yard for the people mover at one of the schools.
2UrbanGirls I have so much to say about this and I hope that you will allow for me to engage with your readers in the future but what’s going on at IUSD appears to be a criminal conspiracy, and has nothing to do with saving the district.
Marvin McCoy can be reached at therealmccoymarketinggroup@gmail.com.
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Thank you 2urban girls for providing an opportunity to share opinions which are not filtered by city hall.
As the people of the Ukraine have witnessed there are always Bullies willing to take away freedoms. Let us all be grateful there were/are those who have fought and died for our precious freedoms and let no one attempt to litigate or intimidate our freedoms away.
Free Speech is without a doubt THE RIGHT most greatly challenged by our own elected bully d’jour.
Thank you Mr McCoy for stating what some have considered obvious for so long.
Some just tuning in to how/why decisions that affect us are made may not see the greater picture until others help “connect the dots”.
Somewhere it must be written in the “campaign how to’s” that “using children” is a sure and almost guaranteed why to separate people from using common sense to get their money and their vote! Yep that’s what the Inglewood School Bond Measures have been about…Distraction, distraction, distraction and yes more distraction.
While “they” blamed the buildings for students performing with less proficiency on state testing….more unqualified, unskilled, uncaring friends/family continued to be hired to fill payroll spots and thousands and thousands of dollars were given to consultants. Instead of doing what would have enhanced learning – providing learning materials, (textbooks) and learning equipment -was not done setting the stage for low expectations. Many fell for the lies and did not bat an eye while millions in contracts were given to consultants, builders, and more consultants once the Bonds passed hoping we would believe the walls and light fixtures would start teaching.
Consider the mailers for the School Improvement Bonds …we were shown filthy conditions that yes were certainly disgusting but the walls were not to blame that staff did not clean, principals did not take action to get cleaning done and the Facilities crews somehow routinely had a reason for not repairing….ALL WERE FAILURES OF PEOPLE – NOT WALLS..Lack of funding was blamed without acknowledging misappropriating money.
Ask yourself why would this be the way we treat the young impressionable minds of our community… some might say it was/ is to subliminally tell these students they are not as worthy as those in other districts, additionally the children and their parents were blamed for the students not learning. Doesn’t that sound like a familiar means of ensuring an underclass?!!
Many of those disgusted by what they witnessed found other schools to teach their children in a non-condescending fashion and W-A -L -A -H the desired mass exodus occurred – as planned. !!
How predictable! The very RECENTLY OVERCROWDED need to build more schools classrooms were suddenly declared UNDER-UTILIZED and their feeder schools have been put on the “SURPLUS list” . Coincidentally (?) that ALL happened JUST IN TIME FOR THE BILLIONAIRES to step-in and cash-in at taxpayer loss as their fellow Billionaires expect us to pay for their failure to provide adequate parking.
When those planned condos go up where will their children go to school? Remember the four acres that the HOLLYWOOD PARK INITIATIVE called for being set aside for a school ?????? Somehow the City Council turned than into a “non-existent” !
Some might praise the wonder plan for its profitably results for those non-teachers who spent years in classrooms, the consultants who were paid to opine why students left, the unqualified state appointed administrator or three, and yes the many architects and consultants who were paid literally millions for distractions that no one ever really thought would be used for anything other than distraction (ie the former Warren Lane renovation consultant and architecture contracts).
Let’s take off our blinders and look past the lies and connect the dots.The Mayor is not “in charge” of Inglewood Unified but his fingerprints are all over its failures consider his campaign endorsements.
Among the things that made Inglewood great ——- LONG LONG BEFORE THE CURRENT MAYOR AND HIS TEAM BEGAN THEIR REIGN…….
Inglewood’s then excellent school system when highlight was not on brick and mortar but on cementing important facts, truths, and the skills sets of applying continuously new knowledge into the brains of young people….. actually built the then most beautiful campus in the United States.
Inglewood’s medical zoning formerly occupied by the Incredibly well functioning Emergency and Inpatient Daniel Freeman Hospital -( the originator of the present day Paramedic System popular thought Southern California) served without concern of ethnic, religious, or financial standing. Unfortunately against residents wishes the Inglewood City Council rezoned the property for “high-end” condominiums ending its future potential for assorted medical care facilities.(Not to mention the whole affordable housing issue).
MOST IMPORTANTLY There was a time.
When Inglewood elected knew they were to represent the people of the community not outside contributors.
Let’s make this November election the one that brings us a TRANSPARENT CITY COUNCIL that LISTENS TO CONSTITUENTS (does not insult, belittle, or threaten residents), INSISTS ON STAFF REPORT PRESENTATIONS and FOCUSES on RESIDENT SERVICE rather than appeasing a few by throwing budget draining parties!
How? vote the other guy… NOT THOSE supported by the Billionaires or Career Politicians!