Quotes By Source
Smith, Dennis
Quotes By Source
Smith touts admin building pros but ignores cons and prudent alternatives
May 09, 2007 | Permalink
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Dennis Smith, The Los Angeles Times "The district's Education Center is a valuable asset and a good investment for the future. We now have the flexibility to use this building for important school support purposes and to lease additional available space to provide extra funds for our schools."

District officials continue to promote the Fleming rationale for the new building - consolidation of operations, expansion needs for the next ten years - and a new twist by Smith - lease revenue from the portion of the building to be given to schools in the district. There was no mention of a comprehensive feasibility study to consider more prudent alternatives or any discussion about district-wide priorities and proper allocation of limited capital resources -- just plans to stay in the overbuilt facility until the district grows into it over the next ten years. Smith is the Superintendent of the Capistrano Unified School District.
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Superintendent Smith says trustees' plans to open $140 million San Juan Hills High School don't make financial sense
May 07, 2007 | Permalink
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Jonathan Volzke, The Capistrano Dispatch "San Juan Hills High School likely will open with freshmen only. CUSD Superintendent Dennis Smith told trustees Monday about 600 freshmen have enrolled, but only 155 sophomores. Smith said it didn't make financial sense to move forward with trustees' plans to open the school with 9th and 10th graders. A decision needs to be made in about a week."

Volzke is the publisher of the Capistrano Dispatch.
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Newcomer Smith characterizes some critics of district facilities as people who "scream and yell and throw a tantrum"
May 06, 2007 | Permalink
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Dennis Smith, The Orange County Register "You can come and yell and scream or throw a tantrum, but when we think this thing through and we have this amount of money and we’ve identified the priorities, then that’s what we do. And it’s not who can scream the loudest who will get the project done. That’s not fair to anybody."

Smith is the Superintendent of the Capistrano Unified School District.
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Smith has five-year plan for deteriorating schools
May 06, 2007 | Permalink
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Dennis Smith, The Orange County Register "It’s one of the bigger issues in the district. We’re going to try to connect up the highest priorities in the district with the revenue stream and communicate out to everybody that these are the projects we’re going to fund over the next five years."

Smith is the Superintendent of the Capistrano Unified School District.
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