Full Disclosure



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About Judy/Full Disclosure

Judy Blakeney explores a variety of topics at her blog, BlakeneyBits.blogspot.com, the no cost Google’s Blogger.com/Blogspot.com. If you're really curious about Judy, visit her Leading Edge Certification ePortfolio sites at  Judy Blakeney LEC PLL (Professional Learning Leader), Judy Blakeney LEC OBT Portfolio, (Online/Blended Teacher) and Judy Blakeney’s LEC Portfolio (Digital Educator).

Making a Living, Sharing and Learning

How does Judy make a living? Well, Judy is currently an Instructional Coach, starting in the 2015-2016 school year, for the Capistrano Unified School District, serving two middle schools in that district. Prior to that, Judy taught English at Tesoro High School for four years.

So, Judy, you’re a blogger, huh?

Yes, I’m a blogger. I started my BlakeneyBits blog in 2015. I don’t get paid for blogging, nor do I advertise on my blog. I don’t believe in advertising on my blog or making money from what I write there because I’d rather keep my integrity. What I write on my blog is strictly for fun, playing with ideas, as well as exploring the intersection of education, technology, and instructional coaching. I do not receive payment for any of the blogs I write.  

DISCLOSURES

Business ties: Not sure I have any. My husband is an attorney at a small law firm, Gordee, Nowicki, & Blakeney, LLC

Media ties: I don’t have any particular media ties.

Memberships/Affiliations: I belong to the following organizations:

Stocks: I do own stocks, however, my husband manages our stock portiolio, not me

Religion: Since I may write about spiritual matters, if only to highlight how much I fall short, I’ll confess that I’m a Christian who attends church (Saddleback Church) as often as I can in person, but attend online and digitally also.

Politics: In recent years, I’ve found myself voting Republican. There are a lot of issues, but I’m not going to jump into those now. If you have a question, drop me an email and maybe I’ll formulate an opinion.

A Few Questions

1. Please list your other current employers, whether full time or part time.
  • Capistrano Unified School District

2. For what other employers (consulting) have you worked in the last three years?
  • Capistrano Unified School District

3. What sort of volunteer work do you do regularly, if any, and for whom? (Please include any public relations, advocacy or advisory board involvement.)
  • I volunteer as a Merit Badge Counselor for the Boy Scouts of America, primarily through the Saddleback Church Troop 918 in Lake Forest, California.

4. Do you do any work paid or unpaid in politics or government? Have you done any lobbying of governmental bodies?
  • I haven’t done any work, paid or unpaid, in politics or government.

5. Do you have any financial investments or financial ties that may limit your ability to cover specific topics free of conflict, and if so, what are the topics?
  • None that I’m aware of, and if I did, I’d be sure to point them out.

6. Although we don’t regulate the activities of spouses, partners or immediate family members of our contributors, do any of their professional or personal involvements or any of their financial investments or ties make certain topics inappropriate for you, and if so, what are the topics?
  • No.

7. Have you accepted any free trips, junkets or press trips in the last two years? Have you accepted any substantial free merchandise or discounts from people we might cover?
  • None

8. Has anything you’ve written later resulted in a published editor’s note or retraction for deliberate falsehood or plagiarism or become the subject of a lawsuit involving allegations of deliberate falsehood? (If yes, please include details about the publication and your role in the article or story. If a lawsuit, please describe the disposition of the case.)
  • No. If I make mistakes, I correct them on my blog.


These questions and this Full Disclosure was adapted from the site of Miguel Guhlin

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