De Nicola, Beverly

Dangerous pipeline at SJHHS? District spokeswoman sets stage for more CUSD finger-pointing, cites report “approved” by CDE

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Beverly De Nicola, The Capistrano Dispatch "We have a report that was approved by the California Department of Education. We want to see what it says, see if it's accurate and see if there's concerns. Then we can see how we can proceed."

Ignoring the fact that any “approval” by the CDE was based on information provided by CUSD (as lead agency) through its staff (like Dave Doomey) and its consultants (like Culbertson Adams), De Nicola sets the stage for the district to deny responsibility and point its finger at the state. De Nicola is spokeswoman for CUSD.

CUSD spokeswoman admits district was in financial crisis BEFORE state cutbacks

Beverly de Nicola, Los Angeles Times "The district made $13 million in cuts this year, and $7.5 million of next year's cuts were planned before the governor announced billions of dollars in cuts to public schools earlier this month."

Due to years of mismanagement and deficit spending by the Fleming regime, CUSD already faced a financial crisis before the recent state cutbacks were announced. This is the inconvenient truth the senior trustees and staff will attempt to cover up by pointing their dishonest fingers at the state. The Fleming trustees and staff are responsible for the draconian cuts already planned due to the pre-existing financial disaster they created. Now, due to years incompetence, they have assured that the impact of the state cutbacks will be even worse for CUSD than many other, more responsible districts. De Nicola is spokeswoman for CUSD.

CUSD spokesperson says CUSD is a 'full disclosure' agency, but district stonewalling tells a different story

Beverly DeNicola, email to The Full Disclosure Network "When we talked a few weeks ago you said that our district was stonewalling. I pointed out that you and I had never talked, and that I would be happy to provide you with any any information any time, just as I do with reporters and members of the public. I have spoken to our Board President, and Mrs. Benecke has asked me to provide you with information on her behalf. Neither she nor I will be available for an on-camera interview at this time. I am looking forward to receiving the questions that you said you would be sending to me. I will respond completely and honestly to your questions, except that, as I stated before, I am unable to address questions that go to the recall, which is a political process, or the legal process involving our former employees. CUSD is a 'full disclosure' agency. Give us a chance to prove that to you."

DeNicola sent this to Full Disclosure in response to an email from Leslie Dutton, whose repeated attempts to interview the CUSD trustees and Superintendent Fleming for nearly two years had been rejected by the district. As CUSD's Director of Communications, DeNicola carries on the tradition of her predecessor, David Smollar, by spinning to cover the district's obvious stonewalling.

CUSD spokeswoman prepares district for staff cuts

Beverly De Nicola, The Orange County Register "The next step will be to fine-tune it and figure out how much this will affect people. Because when you cut $13 million, you cut people."

De Nicola is the spokeswoman for the Capistrano Unified School District.

CUSD doesn't support Arroyo Vista PTA, will remain neutral and honor agreement with master HOA

Beverly De Nicola, Rancho Santa Margarita News “The school district has an agreement with SAMLARC that middle school students won’t be using the park during school hours. We’re a neutral party. We won’t be taking a position one way or another.”

De Nicola is chief communications officer for CUSD.