Update: the school budget at tomorrow night's meeting is what was sent down to the County Super back in April. It was not changed. Spending is at $352.2m (with no change). I stand corrected on the Spending. My bad.
Well, make sure you pay attention to what happens tomorrow night when they have their Budget Hearing on their $352.2. million Bloated, Out- of-Control $pending and Pot of Money they call a School Budget. I say pay attention because they haven't yet put the school budget out on their website for public review and scrutiny.
However, does that really matter with their process? They already have it approved by the County Super, so does it really matter what you say or think?
Think Not. The price you pay for letting them move the School Board Elections to November. Yeah, that worked out well, didn't it - with the now politicization of the Board of EdDems.
But you should pay attention anyway to see what they're doing with all that $50 million or so Hoarded Money along with the $73.5 million they got in state-aid this year, which is $25.9 million more than they got last year. While we haven't seen the school budget yet, we do know something from their state-aid numbers and from the notification they put out when they sent it down for the County Super's approval but we need to know a few more things - here's some:
1. $pending - what's in this year's added $50.9 million of $352.2 million of Mis-guided $pending?
2. What they're doing after many years of failed attempts to address the Overcrowding. Are they ever going to come up with a practical, cohesive and cost-effective plan to fix the problem or are we going to continue on wasting time and money with piecemeal attempts that just won't work, while they work to convince you that what ever they do won't cost you anything and try and go around the Voters with Capital additions?
3. What are they doing with all that Hoarded Money - time for an explanation.
4. Why aren't the taxpayers - you know the Stakeholders who pay all the bills, ever given a break with the School tax rate. This School budget comes with a School tax rate of $3.184 which is down 1.3-Cents from last year's $3.197. However, that reduction isn't due to any reduction in $pending or a return of some of that Hoarded money to the taxpayers but solely due to an increase in the Rateables. Also, very important with their no tax increase nonsense - ask them how much is in the Cap Bank, since this will come back to to increase the school tax rate over the 2% in the future. (You can see what this School tax rate does to You and what Your change is from last year in the March 16, 2023 post below).
5. What did they budget for the 3-year ETEA Contract up for Renewal?
6. Are they still playing the 'Staffing Shell Game' where they hire during the year but it doesn't show up in these public school budgets?
7. If you pay attention to this School Budget hearing, can you recognize why this dysfunctional Board of EdDems is Not a functioning Board of Education?
Anyhoo, pay attention and watch with a Mythomania mind, along with an open pocketbook.
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