A lot has changed in the last four years.
Ken Kruithof retired after all of the scandals last year, and the board refused to mount even a regional search for a new superintendent. It was pretty well determined before any applicants were interviewed that D. C. Machen would get the job.
Machen was the Assistant Superintendent for Administration during the time that several employees and a vendor were stealing almost $1,000,000 from the system, a few thousand at a time. The board refused to hold anyone in a management or supervisory position responsible for the debacle. The (now) former employees were all sentenced to prison.
A lot of people were grumbling at the time, and some were outspoken in their criticism of the board, promising to hold them accountable at election time.
We’ll see.
It’s not a good time to be an incumbent in any office at any level. The Tea Party movement is very active in Bossier Parish, and they are out for accountability. Whether that will reach to the school board, I have no idea.
Rumors have been floating that Michael Mosura, the Board President, may run for the state legislature in 2011, the same rumor is making the rounds about Kostelka.
Qualifying will be in July or August, and we’ll find out at that time who’s in and who’s out so far as candidacy. I do predict that there will be more challengers than we have seen in the past.
Below is the current board.
District 2
Brad L. Bockhaus
111 Harvest Ln.
Haughton, LA 71037
318-949-6680
brad.bockhaus@bossierschools.org
Brad L. Bockhaus
111 Harvest Ln.
Haughton, LA 71037
318-949-6680
brad.bockhaus@bossierschools.org
District 3
Dr. Allison Brigham, VP
511 Lee Street
Benton, LA 71006
318-426-2911
allison.brigham@bossierschools.org
Dr. Allison Brigham, VP
511 Lee Street
Benton, LA 71006
318-426-2911
allison.brigham@bossierschools.org
District 5
Michael S. Mosura II, President
6014 Jason Street
Bossier City, LA 71111
318-742-3700
michael.mosura@bossierschools.org
Michael S. Mosura II, President
6014 Jason Street
Bossier City, LA 71111
318-742-3700
michael.mosura@bossierschools.org
District 6
William C. Kostelka
309 Audubon Drive
Bossier City, LA 71111
318-747-6966
bill.kostelka@bossierschools.org
William C. Kostelka
309 Audubon Drive
Bossier City, LA 71111
318-747-6966
bill.kostelka@bossierschools.org
District 7
J. W. Slack
2424 Douglas Drive
Bossier City, LA 71111
318-746-5752
jw.slack@bossierschools.org
J. W. Slack
2424 Douglas Drive
Bossier City, LA 71111
318-746-5752
jw.slack@bossierschools.org
District 8
Kenneth M. Wiggins
3201 Cloverdale Place
Bossier City, LA 71111
318-742-0251
kenneth.wiggins@bossierschools.org
Kenneth M. Wiggins
3201 Cloverdale Place
Bossier City, LA 71111
318-742-0251
kenneth.wiggins@bossierschools.org
District 9
Eddy Ray Presley
1816 Lee Street
Bossier City, LA 71112
318-286-9049
eddy.presley@bossierschools.org
Eddy Ray Presley
1816 Lee Street
Bossier City, LA 71112
318-286-9049
eddy.presley@bossierschools.org
District 10
Julian Darby
1130 Beverly Street
Bossier City, LA 71112
318-747-0818
julian.darby@bossierschools.org
Julian Darby
1130 Beverly Street
Bossier City, LA 71112
318-747-0818
julian.darby@bossierschools.org
District 11
Lindell Webb
1830 Venus Drive
Bossier City, LA 71112
318-746-0672
lindell.webb@bossierschools.org
Lindell Webb
1830 Venus Drive
Bossier City, LA 71112
318-746-0672
lindell.webb@bossierschools.org
District 12
Mack Knotts
5007 Kenilworth Drvie
Bossier City, LA 71112
318-747-4166
mack.knotts@bossierschools.org
Mack Knotts
5007 Kenilworth Drvie
Bossier City, LA 71112
318-747-4166
mack.knotts@bossierschools.org
This school board has let Bossier fall far behind other parishes in salaries for employees. They put a man in as super who, as asst. super, should have known what was going on as far as money being stolen by the maint. dept. The best people are not being promoted to admin. jobs. All board members should be replaced.
ReplyDeleteFrom my understanding if D. C. Machen ever went to a family reunion, he could hold a personnel meeting at the same time.
ReplyDeleteAnd when the do hold a personnel meeting a few last names are called out several times.
NEPOTISM!
Seems no one cares as i predicted - all the mt's of the world have no influence anywhere
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