Lovejoy ISD Gives Business to
Fellow School Board Member

Over half a million dollars is pretty good pay for a "volunteer" job.

VP of the Lovejoy School Board, John Walsh, owner of Bestway Office Supply was paid by Lovejoy ISD:
$100,421 - Jan-Dec 2007
$142,121 - 2005-2006 Fiscal Year (page 22 FIRST Report)
$341,354 - Public Information Request Invoices 1996-97 to 2004-05
$583,896 (does not include years 1992-1996 & half of 2006)

Mr. Walsh earned well over half a million dollars, over the span of 11 years of his fifteen year tenure as school board members. We are missing four years of information from years 1992-1996 & half of 2006.

Based on a public information request, Mr. Walsh was paid approximately $341,354.44 from school years 1996-97 to 2004-2005 by Lovejoy ISD. The majority was earned before Mr. Walsh filed a conflict of interest form required by Section 176.006 Local Government Code.

Lovejoy ISD charged a hefty $400 for the public information request in an attempt to keep the information out of public hands.
Mr. Walsh is now in compliance with the law, and his form states that Mr. Walsh will recuse himself from voting to give himself business.
Mr. Walsh has resigned now that the Lovejoy ISD school board has passed a resolution not to give themselves business.

Lovejoy ISD is still doing business with Mr. Walsh several months after his resignation.