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GPS Fraud, Waste & Abuse Report #6: Consultant Fraud
Gilbert Public Schools has hired a lot of *consultants* since Christina Kishimoto has been superintendent. This FW&A Report examines the hinkiness of GPS consultant contracts against the...
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GPS Fraud, Waste & Abuse Report #8: Illegal Gifts of Public Funds
We’ve shown that GPS payments to “consultants” appear to be designed to recharacterize salaries and reimbursements to evade employment taxes, among other fraudulent schemes. Would it surprise you to...
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GPS Fraud, Waste & Abuse Report #10: More Tax Evasion Schemes
Gilbert Public Schools has been spending like the district has money to burn, after voters approved a tax override and a new bond issue. Beyond the blatant failure to protect public funds that you...
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Christina Kishimoto’s *Artful* Letters of Recommendation for Her New Job
As promised, this post will examine the letters of recommendation Christina Kishimoto submitted to Ray and Associates, and then to the St. Paul school district, with her application to be a school...
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Christina Kishimoto’s *National Reputation* Beats Her to Hawaii
Christina Kishimoto, outgoing superintendent of the Gilbert, Arizona public school district, has been feted with attention by news media all over the country, acknowledging that she has indeed acquired...
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The Same GPS Top Dogs Collect Under the Table Bonuses, Year After Year
Welcome to the 2017-2018 school year, GPS employees! While most of you were not under contract during summer months (we know better than to call it a vacation), there were some GPS Top Dogs making out...
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Five-Figure Bonuses for Incompetent GPS District Staffers
Hey, teachers, are you feeling all that awesomeness from the convocation that was supposed to inspire you to achieve greatness for Gilbert Public Schools? Welcome to the real world of GPS where the...
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GPS Goes Transparent on the Superintendent Search. Bravo!
Giving credit where credit is due, Westie applauds the Gilbert Public Schools Governing Board for making public the results of the superintendent survey. Bravo! This survey is vastly different from the...
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Westie for Gilbert Public Schools Superintendent!
As the GPS Governing Board searches for a new superintendent for the beleaguered school district, Westie steps up to the challenge. Having read and ruminated on the 8,000 comments made by folks on the...
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Let’s Kill the GPS Lawyers Perpetual Employment Program
Shane McCord now is the newly appointed superintendent of Gilbert Public Schools. The previous Reign of Shane cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorneys fees for lawsuits and investigations...
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