A PLEA TO: MVEA, CSEA, and AMVMP FROM: BOARD MEMBER MIKE RIOS MVUSD

On this day of February 11th, 2011 I am making a formal plea to our (3) unions the represent the Moreno Valley Unified School District.

I am calling upon all (3) unions to come together, and help us to come up with a realistic budget plan. We need a budget plan that reflects our current and future economic situations. A budget plan that best servers our children and teachers. We need to come to the table with “creative ideas”, and with the “will” to come up with a “real” budget plan to survive the impending storms that stand ahead.

The “Status Quo” and “Good “ol” Days” are over! We must now more than ever face the music that we are in a “Budget Crises” before it becomes to late for us to act. We must be prepared for the worst, and plan ahead.

Gov. Jerry Brown is gambling that the voters will continue and vote to pay more DMV taxes. Let me remind you that (5) years ago we were told that by paying these taxes it would balance our states budget. This as we all know did not happen, In fact we are in worse shape then we were (5) years ago. I really don’t believe that the voters of California will vote to pay more taxes they are “FED UP”. Not to long ago the voters of Moreno Valley rejected to pay higher taxes for street lighting, and would rather go dark then pay more. DMV taxes in my opinion will fail. I truly believe that the voters of California will say: ” You Can Fool Me Once, But Shame On You To Try It AGAIN”. 

This is why I am making this plea to our (3) unions. Not to long ago MVEA president Janet MacMilan said at a school board meeting: ” It’s time to think out of the box”, ” Instead of with-in the box”. I could not agree with her more. It seems to me that Janet MacMilan wants to lead by example, and not status quo ideas of yester-year. 

I ask you now more than ever come to the table with our district staff, and come up with a fair and realistic budget plan. There is no reason in my mind that this can’t be achieved. Remember that our children’s future is at stake, and we can ill afford to get it wrong by playing with their future.

So please do your part to make this happen. Let’s stop playing games, and get down to business. Give the “Board of Education” a fair, and realistic “BUDGET PLAN”. So I and my fellow board members can sign off on it.

Sincerely,

Mike Rios

MVUSD Board of Education    

MVUSD HAS A NEW SUPERINTENDENT “Dr Judy D. White”

Dr. Judy D. White

I’m happy to report that we have a new superintendent her name is Dr. Judy D. White. She shares many of the same visions I have to turn this district in the right direction. I belive she has what it takes to lead us in the path we should have taken years ago. The position we are in now is due to lack of vision and status quo ideas that lead us no where. I hope that the rest of the board wakes up and realizes that business as usual is a thing of that past and must change before it’s to late. We will be facing tough times in the coming months and some very big challenges. With Dr. White on board I am confident that we will survive the impending storms ahead. I will work closely with Dr. White and make sure that every decision that is made, it is done with the best intentions towards our students, teachers, and staff. As for one of three campagne promises that I made to the public it was to find a superintendent within my frist 60 days in office. That campagne promise was fulfilled on the 57th day of Feb 1st of my term. Now campagne promise number two was to close the budget within my frist 90 days in office, and we are on track to do so. And with Dr. Judy White on board I see no reason why it should pass the 90 day mark. Welcome Dr. Judy White and may God Bless you and your family as you take your new job and lead this district.

Mike Rios