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Reader wants truth from NA-FC School Board
In the age of information technology and scandalous corporate “accounting irregularities,” I find it hard to believe there are so many discrepancies being reported to the New Albany-Floyd County School Board.
What do we have to do to extract the actual facts from this administration?
Dr. Brooks, we want the truth!
I attended the NA-FC school board meeting on Monday Aug. 25, to support the faculty and staff of Silver Street Elementary as they were recognized for their “Exemplary”status by the state of Indiana. I, along with many other parents and community supporters of Silver Street, left the meeting bewildered by the enrollment data that was shared on the district and individual schools. The data presented reflected that the district is short 134 students, which is the equivalent of a little more than $700,000 in revenue paid by the state. Dr. Brooks stated that the school board does not want to close a school, but they are also $700,000 short. He said the answer lay somewhere in between. I can appreciate the position they appear to be in, but appearances can often be deceiving. The numbers reported in this meeting just are not adding up.
It was reported that Silver Street had 246 students last year and we were currently sitting at only 234 students. I thought these numbers sounded low, so I inquired at the school the next morning to be informed that, as of that morning, Silver Street had 256 students enrolled and in the classroom. To confuse matters even more, the administration’s Web site reports that Silver Street had 270 students last year.
By my calculations — 22 unreported students times $5,400 per student — I just found $118,800 of the $700,000 shortage!
It is my guess that if the school board accurately examines the real numbers for each school in the district, they may just find more money to offset this shortage. I would imagine the teachers would not appreciate knowing that there are discrepancies being reported in enrollment numbers as they are negotiating contracts. If I handled the reporting of critical numbers in this manner in my job, I would be fired.
Dr. Brooks, please just give us the facts — not the information you want the public to believe.
— Jennifer Grose, New Albany
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