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June 06 , 2019
N o r t h Ve r d e m o n t E l e m e n t a r y t e a c h e r ’ s jour ney to fresh star t a community effor t By Maryjoy Duncan
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atrizia Brody was emerging from a bitter divorce preceded by a difficult marriage without alimony or child support to provide for her two children who were in 7th and 12th grades at the time. Facing a path of uncertainty, Brody, a parent volunteer-turned resident guest teacher at North Verdemont Elementary School in San Bernardino, was encouraged by Principal Dan Durst and educators Dr. Susan Barkdoll, Danielle Crawford and others to pursue her teaching credential. “Dan Durst opened up opportunities for me, telling me ‘you’re great at teaching kids how to read,’ motivating me to become a teacher,” Brody, who led the K2nd grade reading intervention program at the time, said. “When I failed the CSET Dan told me, ‘Now you know what’s on the test.’”
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Brody entered the Learning and Teaching program at the University of Redlands in February of 2016 and graduated with a teaching credential and master’s degree in education in Brody, cont. on next pg.
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INSIDE Gloria’s Corner
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North Verdemont Elementary School kindergarten teacher Patrizia Brody is proof that it’s never too late to start over. She attributes her success to the unwavering support she received from the North Verdemont community and her children Joss and Julia. Patrizia is pictured with her students during the Kinder Trike-A-Thon earlier this academic year.
San Ber nardino City Council officially ter minates City Manager Andrea Miller By Manny B. Sandoval
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uring a special meeting on Wednesday May 29, the San Bernardino City Council terminated City Manager Andrea Miller. Miller, who was placed on paid administrative leave on April 3, 2019, after presenting an underwhelming mid-year budget review, was only two years into her $270,000 annual five-year contract which began in 2017. Mayor John Valdivia and Council members Sandra Ibarra, Theodore Sanchez, Juan Figueroa, Henry Nickel, and Bessine Richard voted for the termination of Miller, while Councilmen Fred Shorett and
Jim Mulvihill voted against the motion. The quick 20-minute deliberation was held in closed session and no council members have publicly commented on Miller’s dismissal, except Councilman Mulvihill, below. Miller also has not commented on the city council’s decision to terminate her role as city manager. Since Miller’s dismissal, Assistant City Manager Teri Ledoux has been filling the role of Interim City Manager. It is not known what the city council’s plan is in regard to the hiring of another city manager.
On a Facebook post regarding Miller’s termination, Councilman Mulvihill wrote, “Completely unwarranted. The dismissal was proposed after the December 19 swearing in of the new mayor and council. Andrea's evaluation in August 2018 was outstanding.” “She is highly qualified and has been central to turning San Bernardino around. This dismissal is nothing more than soothing personal egos. It will only set San Bernardino back by destabilizing the city's management. Capital investment follows COURTESY PHOTO San Bernardino City Council stability and as of December 19th terminated City Manager San Bernardino doesn't have it,” Andrea Miller on Wednesday, concluded Mulvihill. May 29th.