Interesting headline: "Irving ISD hires chastened principal."
The Irving school district has hired a former Dallas principal who was disciplined after tens of thousands of dollars in student-activity funds disappeared from her high school.Former Molina High principal Linda Lujan-Kimm wasn't accused of wrongdoing but was demoted in 2003 after the money was reported missing. An office manager, who resigned before the Dallas school district investigated, was responsible for managing the funds...
At least $45,000 may have been taken from Molina High. Under Dallas district policy, principals are ultimately responsible for overseeing the management of activity funds. Ms. Lujan-Kimm said she informed Dallas district officials about the missing money. Following a DISD investigation, she was reassigned to a position of lesser responsibility. Her most recent Dallas job was secondary ESL program coordinator.
In her application to Mr. Singley, Ms. Lujan-Kimm cited her accomplishments at Molina High, including improvements on standardized test scores and increases in the number of students enrolled in Advanced Placement courses and taking AP exams. She was a finalist for the district's principal of the year award.
If she wasn't the one responsible, and was the one willing to blow the whistle, I wonder why she was demoted at all?
Posted by kswygert at July 1, 2005 10:26 AM