Monday, October 22, 2007

REPORT CARD SW

Scott Webermeier is running for the school board?

That fact flashes scenes from the movie “Dumb and Dumber”. We can clearly see Scott with his tongue stuck to the flag pole in the middle of winter, because Richard Kastendieck, Mike Smith or David Taylor told him to do it. We are not laughing with you Scott, we are laughing at you. Where has Scott Webermeier been the past four years? It is history, it’s in the books, your friends are convicted crooks, if you don’t believe me we will book a field trip on visitation day, and you can ask Richard and Mike and Mary Lou yourself. You were responsible and we did not forget! Accountability!

Scott is very proud of the fact that he went through the District Three school system; went off to college, came back and took over the family business. Scott has been involved with the schools for years. Scott lends his restaurant to the Rotary for meetings, and is active in the community. The Estes Parkian commends Scott for his community intentions and his past service. When you left office, and the ugliness was uncovered, some sympathy in time could be past your way; you allowed yourself to be used, some people have this need to be liked at any price. We could collectively excuse you for being duped, with phrases like “the path to ruin was paved with stones of good intentions”.

Your “come back” speaks of a different political motive and surreptitious agenda. The tendency to allow Scott the benefit of the doubt has passed, as we wade through the thousands of pages of evidence that convicted your friends “Mike Smith and Richard Kastendeick”. Scott voluntarily pulled the “Bull’s Eye” tee shirt back on. The motives are endless and undeniable; is it ownership, entitlement, friendship, or getting rid of evidence (relocate the bodies so to speak), you have a huge mortgage at FNB (the ugly underbelly of Estes Park politics), take your pick.

To evaluate you as a manager/school board member, the desire to serve is negated by your lack of skills. You failed to manage the managers. In the past, candidates for the school board were few and far between, and you relished the opportunity to be the big fish - in a small pond. The results of your “intentions” are unpardonable, inexcusable, and unforgivable.

Some “new” highlights of Scott’s management of the Schools:

A subsequent state audit by the school board has discovered additional unauthorized checks written to, Craig Belshie and John Wahler.

An additional state audit also uncovered failures by the Special Education program; under the direction of Scott and Richard Kastendeick, and current school board candidate Bob Richardson, who directed the Special Education program. The audit demonstrated an inordinately high and false number of students were labeled “special education”, to procure additional funds. The state audit of these errors will require that the district repay tens of thousands of special education dollars to state and federal government. More importantly, the misidentification of a child as a “special education” student could have a life long effect on a child, your child.

Scott attended District Three schools since the third grade, his kids went through the school, he was on campus every day, and Scott didn’t notice that the place was falling down around the kids’ ears. His commitment to Richard Kastendieck and Mike Smith was so over powering, educating the kids and the condition of the school grounds were secondary.

Scott as president of the school board, tried to convince the board that he could vote twice on an issue to break a tie. The issue at hand was term limits; Scott just could see no need to let go.

Being on a board requires a professional detachment from the emotional; you are responsible for the collective oversight of the education of the communities’ children. Including facilities, curriculum, transportation, administration, and staff, it is a major responsibility. Your position piece in the paper and your resume shouts like a stadium full of gypsies “I’ll pull stings for my friends”.

You are bringing this on yourself, having to write about this is making us nauseous. We are not accustomed to this level of outright stupidity and self righteous “hell with the kids - it’s about my friends” entitlement. Scott you are what is wrong about Estes Park; being voted onto a board (Town Board/School Board/Hospital Board, etc.) is NOT Card Blanc for you and your friends “scratch my back politics”.

The first time your friends used you, to access children and steal from them, and only God knows what else, shame on them; you are coming back to move us all backward, shame on you!

We at the Estes Parkian will NOT be voting for Scott Webermeier, we moved on, the community moved forward.