Dude, anyone read this?
Our higher education reporter Amy Hilvers did a story on the Kern County Superintnedent of Schools office hiring an auditor and an attorney to investigate the relationship between Bakersfield Music Theatre and the Kern High School District.
What's going on thespians?!?! What's the deal?
Read the story below.
April 23, 2005
Section: Local
Page: b1
Outside review of KHSD ordered
AMY HILVERS, Californian staff writere-mail: ahilvers@bakersfield.com
The Kern County Superintendent of Schools office will hire an auditor and attorney to investigate the Kern High School District's relationship with a local theater that is run by its associate superintendent. KHSD Superintendent Don Carter asked for the review after KHSD trustee Chad Vegas requested the investigation at Monday night's board meeting.
Vegas made the call after receiving an anonymous letter signed "disgruntled employee," asking trustees to probe into dealings by Associate Superintendent of Personnel James Fillbrandt, who is also the executive producer of the nonprofit Bakersfield Music Theatre.
The letter writer made several accusations and provided documents, which they said back up the claims. The letter accused Fillbrandt of using district resources inappropriately and of having a conflict of interest.
Vegas said he wanted an investigation because he has heard accusations for months.
"If this isn't anything but gossip and conjecture, then it fully puts it to rest ... and exonerates Dr. Fillbrandt of any rumors of wrongdoing," Vegas said. "If there is wrongdoing, we're more likely to find that out also."
Carter said he never named Fillbrandt in the request for a review. Due to the nature of the allegations in the letter, he wanted an outside agency to look into the relationship between the district and the theater.
Fillbrandt often requests that the district allow him to use Bakersfield High School's Harvey Auditorium for performances, school records show, and frequently uses the theater on Sundays, which is against district policy unless it's approved by the board. Trustees often approve the usage, and the district loses money on the agreements.
Fillbrandt was out of the office this week and could not be reached for comment. He has previously said that without the district's help, the theater would go out of business.
Fillbrandt came under fire earlier this week on the Inga Barks talk-radio show. She also received the anonymous letter. She invited listeners to weigh in on the issue and responses poured in on www.onebakersfield.com.
Copyright, 2005, The Bakersfield Californian
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Comments? Questions? Thoughts, my little tragic hipsters?
What's going on thespians?!?! What's the deal?
Read the story below.
April 23, 2005
Section: Local
Page: b1
Outside review of KHSD ordered
AMY HILVERS, Californian staff writere-mail: ahilvers@bakersfield.com
The Kern County Superintendent of Schools office will hire an auditor and attorney to investigate the Kern High School District's relationship with a local theater that is run by its associate superintendent. KHSD Superintendent Don Carter asked for the review after KHSD trustee Chad Vegas requested the investigation at Monday night's board meeting.
Vegas made the call after receiving an anonymous letter signed "disgruntled employee," asking trustees to probe into dealings by Associate Superintendent of Personnel James Fillbrandt, who is also the executive producer of the nonprofit Bakersfield Music Theatre.
The letter writer made several accusations and provided documents, which they said back up the claims. The letter accused Fillbrandt of using district resources inappropriately and of having a conflict of interest.
Vegas said he wanted an investigation because he has heard accusations for months.
"If this isn't anything but gossip and conjecture, then it fully puts it to rest ... and exonerates Dr. Fillbrandt of any rumors of wrongdoing," Vegas said. "If there is wrongdoing, we're more likely to find that out also."
Carter said he never named Fillbrandt in the request for a review. Due to the nature of the allegations in the letter, he wanted an outside agency to look into the relationship between the district and the theater.
Fillbrandt often requests that the district allow him to use Bakersfield High School's Harvey Auditorium for performances, school records show, and frequently uses the theater on Sundays, which is against district policy unless it's approved by the board. Trustees often approve the usage, and the district loses money on the agreements.
Fillbrandt was out of the office this week and could not be reached for comment. He has previously said that without the district's help, the theater would go out of business.
Fillbrandt came under fire earlier this week on the Inga Barks talk-radio show. She also received the anonymous letter. She invited listeners to weigh in on the issue and responses poured in on www.onebakersfield.com.
Copyright, 2005, The Bakersfield Californian
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Comments? Questions? Thoughts, my little tragic hipsters?
posted by Danielle Belton @ 12:58 PM
5 Comments:
At 1:40 PM,
Danielle Belton said…
I did find it interesting that Vegas was the one who brought this issue up and that Inga apparently went all nuts over it. But I'm more curious as to what was in this alleged letter that caused the office to consider an investigation.
I'll be pretty curious to see how this turns out.
At 2:03 PM,
Anonymous said…
"What's going on thespians?!?! What's the deal?"
Are you trying to make us look bad?
As you can tell by your other "article", Fillbrandt is hardly involved with "COMMUNITY" Theater. He's just out to make a quick buck.
At 2:13 PM,
Danielle Belton said…
I said "what's going on thespians" because I felt local theater folk would be more interested in this than the entirely different crew hashing things out in the Downtown Joe's threads.
At 2:22 PM,
Anonymous said…
gotcha
At 2:03 PM,
Anonymous said…
It seems to Me that Inga Barks believes what She is Told To believe. Just repeating the "I'm just My Kids' Mom" rhetoric. If I hear Hear say "On the Other Hand" one more time......
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