tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826828000189814347.post1056480464114910472..comments2023-09-02T12:29:45.592-04:00Comments on Had Enough Indy ?: MSD Decatur Township Administration Play Blame Game in Audit ResponseHad Enough Indy?http://www.blogger.com/profile/09673791504434523246noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826828000189814347.post-14379825634815966502010-04-15T20:48:16.945-04:002010-04-15T20:48:16.945-04:00check this out http://www.theindychannel.com/news/...check this out http://www.theindychannel.com/news/23164985/detail.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826828000189814347.post-85958807247575097852010-04-15T14:05:06.969-04:002010-04-15T14:05:06.969-04:00Anon 10:33
Yes if you look at the facts of testing...Anon 10:33<br />Yes if you look at the facts of testing scores and the graduation rate you will find that your children are very lucky. Most children are not doing so well. One of the problems is it does not seem to be going up anytime soon! Those of us in the schools helping, friends with a lot of the staff, and go to these board meetings see what is going on. We are the ones so fed up we are taking our kids to different schools. The kids that will remain are from the parents that have not done their homework and not become involved. The kids will still be there because no one is fighting for them to suceed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826828000189814347.post-27331958489999046862010-04-15T11:38:51.809-04:002010-04-15T11:38:51.809-04:00Anon April 13, 10:33
How about a pay for performa...Anon April 13, 10:33<br /><br />How about a pay for performance plan for administrators????????? Glad your children do well in the classroom. The data is clear that many, many children do NOT do well in the classroom. The teachers are being asked to be accountable for this and the superintendent is receiving "merit pay."??????????????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826828000189814347.post-76067704493504821282010-04-13T22:33:28.718-04:002010-04-13T22:33:28.718-04:00What is clear to me is that my children are experi...What is clear to me is that my children are experiencing an excellent education opportunity in Decatur Township Schools. Educational opportunities that are not offered in other Marion County schools. The owner of this blog clearly has no understanding of school funding and budgets. I would recommend partnerships not personal attacks on the very school community that makes a difference in the lives of children every day. Most comments in this blog are unfound and merely personal attacks. YOU appear to be shallow and perhaps scorned by a prior loss. I would applaud the district for formulating a pay based on performance program and oust the teachers who are simply there to collect a paycheck. Now there is something to talk about!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826828000189814347.post-74561946427346421992010-04-13T11:25:41.020-04:002010-04-13T11:25:41.020-04:00Had Enough:
Yes, I think that is correct in 08-09...Had Enough:<br /><br />Yes, I think that is correct in 08-09. The document I looked at was 07-08 (You found a more recent one!!!). The spending is outrageous and it makes it impossible to reduce class size - no sense to it - pad pockets. Just so sad - makes me sick. Unfortunately, if Decatur parents don't get this injustice out there it will continue. There must be a change in leadership - voluntary or involuntary. Present administrators (including Sullivan) will be just more of the same. The board credited Baer for wonderful work on the budget and the person who was a consultant wrote the budget but that person did not control expenditures - he was not an employee just a consultant who prepared the required paperwork for the state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826828000189814347.post-56750399260409995902010-04-13T09:32:45.391-04:002010-04-13T09:32:45.391-04:00anon 8:33 - it took me a bit to locate that office...anon 8:33 - it took me a bit to locate that office of finance - for others cut and paste this link into your web browser:<br /><br />http://www.doe.in.gov/finance<br /><br />and you'll get to the page with all sorts of links to information and data.<br /><br />Thanks so much anon 8:33 -- but the document I am looking at, shows that in 2008-2009 school year they spent over $4 million on general administration. Outrageous. Its half of what IPS spends for general administration !Had Enough Indy?https://www.blogger.com/profile/09673791504434523246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826828000189814347.post-70208156619065716642010-04-13T08:33:33.201-04:002010-04-13T08:33:33.201-04:00Someone might like to go to the Indiana Department...Someone might like to go to the Indiana Department of Education website and check under the Office of School Financial Management for the "General Fund Summary of Expenditures." All districts are listed. Decatur spent $3,371,048 for General Adminisration. No other school district in Marion County was close to this figure and Decatur is one of the smallest. Decatur has to show that it cares about class size and that it believes that teachers are necessary for good schools. Check out the report.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826828000189814347.post-43166244294286536542010-04-12T17:04:40.454-04:002010-04-12T17:04:40.454-04:00Can't wait to hear what kind of whiney story D...Can't wait to hear what kind of whiney story Don Huffman will have at the SB meeting tomorrow night. Trouble maker Cathy Wiseman just sits there like the rubber stamp she is. SHOW UP AT THE MEETING! KICK THEM ALL OUT AND START OVER!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826828000189814347.post-33062056712931564692010-04-12T13:30:00.058-04:002010-04-12T13:30:00.058-04:00At what point are these people held accountable? ...At what point are these people held accountable? Most of us work outside the home and if we caused this much of an over-spend / financial error year after year, we most certainly would be answering to someone. Does this not raise red-flags for the state? Does the community need to raise the flag to start an investigation? I was at the March board meeting (joke) and will not be able to attend tmrw due to work schedule. Hopefully many more people will show up this time. But you can believe I will be at the polls to vote them out!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826828000189814347.post-68233832591039859362010-04-12T12:52:31.363-04:002010-04-12T12:52:31.363-04:00You are very accurate in your presentation of this...You are very accurate in your presentation of this information. The district has been digging this hole for years. Interesting, that there was never a "hint" of concern offered by the board. Even more interesting, the superintendent has alway "restructured" his personnel arrangements at both the building and central office levels to promote/legitimize his personal goals. He was WRONG, WRONG, WRONG. Board members who have consistently refused to look at the facts are WRONG, WRONG, WRONG.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1826828000189814347.post-85784503319305227252010-04-12T12:46:23.216-04:002010-04-12T12:46:23.216-04:00The Taxpayers and news media need to turn up the h...The Taxpayers and news media need to turn up the heat on the school board and Don Stinson. It's time to put a STOP to this wasteful spending.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com