McCully, Charles
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McCully intentionally buried his head when it came to the CUSD Enemies List

May 15, 2007
Charles McCully
Grand Jury transcript, page 1049 “Q. Was it your intention then not to even look into these matters that were basically, let's say, a hit list? A. The answer is, yes.”

When former Interim Superintendent McCully came to CUSD, the existence of the CUSD enemies lists was well known. Accusations that elected officials and high ranking CUSD staff members created the illegal lists were everywhere. So what actions did the superintendent take to ensure that this type of abuse was no longer happening? What actions did the superintendent take to ensure that this type of abuse would never occur again in the future? Once again, McCully admitted under oath that he basically chose to put his head in the sand and completely ignore this obvious abuse by the CUSD leadership!
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CUSD had no chance for accountability with McCully at the helm

May 15, 2007
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Grand Jury transcript, page 1036 “…I never got involved to know the details at all. My focus at the time was to keep the District focused and engaged in a positive direction…I never dealt with the past.”
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McCully confirmed not all district schools meet CUSD standards, contrary to claims of Fleming and Trustees during recall

May 06, 2007
Sam Miller, The Orange County Register "The images that recall volunteers most depended on were photos of old portables that they said showed failures in facilities planning. City officials in Mission Viejo and PTA parents at Newhart Middle have continued to call for more facilities work, and Charles McCully, who recently served as interim superintendent, said not all schools meet CUSD standards."

Miller is the South Orange County education reporter for The Orange County Register.
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McCully says he didn't accomplish everything he wanted to do as interim superintendent

Apr 28, 2007
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Charles McCully, The Orange County Register “... I certainly didn’t accomplish everything I want to do. I was disappointed we didn’t complete negotiations with our employee organizations much sooner. Number two, while I think we’ve made significant progress on being a much more transparent organization, there is still much to be done, building trust and confidence.”

McCully is the former Interim Superintendent for the Capistrano Unified School District.
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McCully admits CUSD still falls short on transparency

Apr 28, 2007
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Charles McCully, The Orange County Register “I think there’s work to be done on being transparent. We still need to make sure we’re communicating in a timely fashion with all the cities we represent.”

McCully is the former Interim Superintendent for the Capistrano Unified School District.
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McCully identifies Trustees' budgeting failures and challenges

Nov 24, 2006
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Charles McCully, The Orange County Register “The district was in essence spending next year’s money this year ... We have to get out of that cycle and get back on a normal cycle ... The $9 million for next year will be much more difficult ... And it will have a more significant impact on the overall total picture.” Interim Superintendent McCully announces major cuts this year and next, ending a brief period of optimism that had depended largely on spending down reserves. Though the district will receive 8.5 percent more revenue from the state, McCully suggested mid-year cuts of about $9.4 million at the Dec. 11 board meeting, and said the district will work on eliminating at least $9 million in additional ongoing costs beginning next year.
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