Browsing: Trails in the Sand by Peter Traceit: The Street Detective

     I have been trying to stay out of the sand but, the same old names keep popping up with sand in their mouths. Ol’ Peter Traceit is back and what a great time to be drag netting through the sands! In the game of Politricks you are always bound to come up with some DIRT (Discredit Information Revealed Tactically). This could refer to a strategy where damaging information about a political opponent is strategically disclosed to discredit them.

     Now, it appears that Peter Traceit is not the only one dragging through the sands to get worthy news. Kenny Minchew of the Broward Teachers Union (BTU) seems like a hound dog on the trail of the Broward Principals and Assistants (BPAA).

     Speaking of Board meetings and promotions, the Street Detective recently discovered that while the board secretary for Daniel Foganholi, Andre Xxxxx, was promoted to Assistant Director, he has remained in his role in the Board Office. Consulting with other people, Detective Traceit  finds this to be odd because every other employee, promoted or demoted by Cartwright, has reported to their new assignment.

     Peter Traceit, deep in the rumor mill,  is learning that the Broward Teachers Union has some serious rifts that are about to come to a head.

     Following the trails in the sand leads me to some history of this position and the process for hiring in Broward schools. Super Cartwright, after she was hired by the Board, added this job of Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning to the chart. Dr. Carmen Balgobin from Volusia County was quickly hired by Super Cartwright.  Days later Balgobin was courted to return home to Volusia to serve the Daytona Beach community as the new superintendent.

There are Board members in Broward who have 12 already but lucky for them, the clock doesn’t start ticking until after the November 2022 election cycle concludes. If re-elected three more times for a four year term, they could possibly serve 24 years on the school Board.