Forgive me if my information is outdated, but I was told that Jennings is not being paid by the district. As far I as understand it, he is being paid by private funders and foundation money.
I still don't support the fact that he was hired, but I wanted to put that out there. -Brandon Lacy -Powderhorn Park >In a message dated 5/29/2002 11:51:33 PM Central Daylight Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> So last year, the Minneapolis district had to take$27.5 >> million out of its general fund --the money the state gives us to >> teach the basic reading and writing and math ---just to cover its >> ever-growing costs of special ed. That's 90 percent of our current >> deficit. > >That's the elephant in the living room? Pul-eeze. The district spends about >4% of its total revenues on special education. The central office budget is >that high. Why all of this hooting and stamping of feet over the special >education budget? > >The Board of Education is poised to approve the administration's proposal >for $30 million in budget cuts. You can't trim the special education budget >because the district is already in hot water for cutting too many corners >on special education services. > >Why not talk about the millions of dollars that are spent each year in order >to >keep the schools in SW Minneapolis under-enrolled? Why not talk about the >cost of maintaining multiple curriculum tracks? Why don't we take a closer >look at the central office budget? > >And why is the district spending $125,000 plus perks on a COO >(David Jennings) who isn't qualified to be a COO (in terms of >education and prior experience), and why was Jennings hired >without a search process? > >-Doug Mann >Mann for School Board ><http://educationright.tripod.com> > >I have noted that most of the money budgeted for 'impact aid' can >be cut without reducing revenues to the schools in SW Minneapolis >_______________________________________ >Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy >Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: >http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
