Seasoned Board Member is Opposed to Receiving Detailed Budget Information (emails)

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School Board Member  Representing District 6   Fellow Board member Rosemary Emery sent an email to all Board members prior to our retreat last week. She is requesting that the Board have better access and understanding to the school district budget: From: Rosemary Emery Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 3:17 PM To: Laurel Young; Tiffany Sandberg; Michael Clara; Heather Bennett; Doug Nelson; Kristi Swett Subject: board meeting Over the last two years it has become apparent that as a board … Continue reading →

Superintendent’s Growing Compensation: $220,244.00

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During the Budget process earlier this year I proposed an amendment to the budget that would give our employees a 3% COLA increase in order to match the 3% annual bonus that the Superintendent receives. It was voted down by the Board and the Superintendent somewhat denied that he revived a bonus. This year the School Board gave the Superintendent a 6% increase and gave our Teachers (& all employees) a  1% increase School Board … Continue reading →

Is the School Improvement Council (SIC) Inflating Classroom Size?

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“When an SIC sits down and if they predetermine what they want taught because of the adults in the room and that happens in some of our schools more than it should ever occur, then we are missing the opportunity to better serve kids and that effects dropout rates” McKell Withers “Your core [high school] teachers have 220 kids, obviously that effects how they relate to students….there is a connection between the fact that you … Continue reading →

Utah State Auditor’s Office Denies School District’s GRAMA Request

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070913boardAuditor Audio of a portion of the meeting In the July 9, 2013, School Board meeting at Snowbird (annual retreat), the Superintendent distributed a letter that the District received from the Sate Auditor’s Office denying the District’s GRAMA request. Board member Laurel Young then demanded that the superintendent calculate the cost that this and other complaints filed by me are costing the District. I responded that we should also calculate the cost that a 52% … Continue reading →

Is the Salt Lake City School District Misappropriating Title I Funds?

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As we went through the budget process earlier this year I asked several questions that to this day remain unanswered. One of the questions that I asked, was in reference to Title I funding; on May 1,2013 – I sent an email to Janet Robert, Business Administrator asking how many Academic Coaches was the District employing and how were they funded. On May 2, 2013- Janet Roberts sent me a document stating that the 14 … Continue reading →