The SchoolsFirst board of directors has again made it impossible for any of its over one million members to be elected to its board of directors. Setting a requirement to obtain 500 signatures to appear on the ballot and then having the ability to decline a petitioner is how the board has operated for decades.
Author Archives: Dr. Barry Resnick
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Resnick: Rancho Santiago Community College District Must Make Changes
The inability to control their own largest financial commitment, questionable hires and embarrassment from leadership are reasons why taxpayers in the Rancho Santiago Community College District should not support a bond in 2024. Asking the taxpayers to support the college district when one poor decision after another is made is asking too much.
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Resnick: The Unprecedented Presidential Inauguration at Santiago Canyon College
Raising funds from faculty, administration, community members and local businesses, new Santiago Canyon College president, Jeannie Kim honored herself with the first ever presidential inauguration. Instead of an open community event where she could be introduced, anyone wishing to attend her inauguration festivities had to pay.
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Resnick: Predicting the OUSD Board Majority’s Next Move
After terminating the popular and effective OUSD superintendent, Dr. Gunn Marie Hansen the new board majority will now seek to hire a replacement. It’s likely the only candidate that the majority will support will be an individual who shares their anti-public education views. One local candidate comes to mind.
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Resnick: New Majority Takes Over OUSD Board and Begins Dismantling the District
Orange Unified’s new board majority terminated its popular superintendent and made promises for changes to come regarding programs and services for its 27,000 students. State Senator Dave Min has called the board’s decision “reckless” with the potential to “destabilize” the District.
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Resnick: SchoolsFirst Board Continues to Operate Without Transparency or Accountability
The SchoolsFirst Board of Directors continue to operate in the dark ignoring their 1.2 million member-owners. They have failed for years to conduct elections and resort to self-appointing themselves or those they choose to serve. Their activities on behalf of the member-owners including world travel and benefits are kept secret.
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Resnick: SchoolsFirst…It Pays to be a Board Member
SchoolsFirst claims their board members are volunteers. Holiday gifts including alcohol, tens of thousands of dollars in domestic and international conference travel, reimbursement for internet usage and meeting attendance as well as a stay at the exclusive Torrey Pines resort raise questions as to their volunteer status and fiduciary responsibility to its members.
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Resnick: SchoolsFirst’s Cheney…More Excuses Why His Board Will Not Diversify
Requests for the SchoolsFirst board to diversify have been ignored and CEO Bill Cheney’s promises to do so have gone nowhere. It’s clear now the board of OC’s largest financial institution has no intention to diversify as Mr. Cheney continues to stand by them.
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Resnick: It’s Time for SchoolsFirst CEO Bill Cheney to Resign
After a year of excuses and hollow promises covering-up for the failure of the SchoolsFirst board to recognize diversity, it’s time for CEO Bill Cheney to resign.
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Resnick: SchoolsFirst…Democracy Last
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union is the largest financial institution in Orange County. Credit unions are known as cooperatives – democratic organizations owned and controlled by its members. The board members of SchoolsFirst seem to believe they are exempt from the democratic process.
