Bryson, Anna

Trustee Bryson calls for Fleming trustees to be held accountable

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Anna Bryson, Trabuco Canyon News “Accountability is something you accept when you go on any board.”

Anna Bryson and Ellen Addonizio, two of the newly-elected members of the CUSD Board of Trustees agreed to be interviewed by the press. Addonizio and Bryson both called for the remaining Fleming-era trustees to be held accountable.

Trustee Bryson supports board decision to hire Carter as CUSD's new interim superintendent

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Anna Bryson, Trabuco Canyon News “We are all enthusiastic about this decision. He [Woodrow Carter] is the right person to be Capistrano Unified’s interim superintendent.”

Bryson is one of the ABC reform trustees.

Bryson says denial of Fleming's criminal attorney's fees request is in district's best interest

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Anna Bryson, The Los Angeles Times "This is the best possible way for the district to go forward."

Bryson was elected to the CUSD Board of Trustees as one of the ABC Reform candidates in November of 2006.

No part of budget should be exempt from cuts

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Anna Bryson, Laguna Niguel News “I hope there are no sacred cows ... If there has to be pain and we have to tighten our belt, I think there should be no arena that is [exempt from cuts].”

Bryson is one of the ABC Reform Trustees.

"It is a misuse of taxpayers' money to defend the indefensible."

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Trustee Anna Bryson, The Orange County Register "It is a misuse of taxpayers' money to defend the indefensible."

After reviewing the alarming revelations contained in Judge Stuart Waldrip's "Independent" Investigator's Report, reform trustee Bryson made this comment in support of a resolution to stop further funding of former Superintendent James Fleming's criminal defense attorney's fees. Trustees Benecke, Draper, Darnold and Stiff reversed their earlier decision and joined Bryson and the other reform trustees, Ellen Addonizio and Larry Christensen, in cutting off further taxpayer funding of Fleming's criminal defense attorney's fees.

Trustee Bryson affirms CUSD's obligation to comply with state's open meeting law

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Anna Bryson, The Ladera Post “We want to make sure we have a sunshine effect on anything we do. The public has the right to know. It’s their money.”

Trustee Bryson reacts to the settlement of a Brown Act lawsuit brought by one of CUSD's critics. Facing overwhelming evidence of wrongdoing, but admitting none, the Capistrano Unified School District agreed to record its closed-session meetings for one year. A judge could review the tapes to ensure that the Brown Act is followed.

Trustee Bryson cautions district's reserves dangerously low

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Anna Bryson, The Orange County Register "We're at 2.4 percent (reserves). Two percent is considered risky. We have to look at everything and be prepared for everything to protect the taxpayers."

Bryson is one of the "ABC" reform slate candidates, who won a seat on the CUSD Board of Trustees in the November 2006 general election. Bryson said she is particularly worried about the district's reserves, which have been drawn down in recent years to pay for employee salary increases without cutting services.

Trustee Bryson considers FCMAT to help with CUSD's fiscal crisis

Sam Miller, The Orange County Register “Anna Bryson said she asked district staff to put together a report on what role the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team could play in CUSD, and how much it would cost to hire FCMAT.”

FCMAT conducts management reviews for California school districts, charter schools and community colleges. Its experts can review and recommend policies in various areas of education administration, ranging from student transportation to special education. Miller is the South Orange County education reporter for The Orange County Register.