Showing posts with label judy collins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label judy collins. Show all posts
Thursday, February 20, 2014

Decatur Schools Referendum - Accountablility

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I don't know how I will vote on the May 6 Referendum that would increase property taxes for the benefit of the Decatur School District (...
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Decatur School Board Meets Tonight

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The Decatur Township school board meets tonight to adopt the 2011 budget - without having held a single work session on the topic. A set of...
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Friday, August 13, 2010

More on MSD Decatur's Loan

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I recently posted about the Decatur School District flopping a 2009 Tax Anticipation Warrant into a 4-year loan (see " Decatur Superint...
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Decatur Superintendent and School Board Abuse the Public Trust

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Last week I posted " Decatur School Board Pulls Superintendent's Arse Out of Fire ", where I spoke specifically about the scho...
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Decatur School Board Pulls Superintendent's Arse Out of the Fire

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Nearly one month after 3 Administrators retired from the MSD Decatur Township school district with wads of cash, extra years of service purc...
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Friday, July 16, 2010

Decatur Administrator Severance Packages In Contradiction of School Board Policy

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A document entitled "Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township Administrators' Employee and Retirement Benefits (July 1, 200...
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Friday, April 30, 2010

Crushing Debt at MSD Decatur Township

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In 2002, the Decatur School District owed $25.5 million. With the payment schedule in place at the time, that debt would be paid down to $12...
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

School Board Candidates Forum

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Last night the Decatur Township Civic Council held its School Board Candidates Night. To my knowledge, this is the only forum on School Boa...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Decatur School Board Feasts Just Before Putting Teachers on the Street

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Prior to last night's regular meeting of the MSD Decatur Township Board meeting, the school board and the Superintendent, Don Stinson, f...
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Friday, February 19, 2010

Two Challengers Filed

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Mark Tuesday, May 4, on your calendar with the note "VOTE VOTE VOTE" As of right now, two challengers have stepped forward and fil...
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Thursday, February 4, 2010

Decatur School Board Feted With Catered Executive Session

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If you were worried that the drastic cuts being leveled at the Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township was going to negatively impa...
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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Nepotism Should Be Banned

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The next School Board to be seated in MSD Decatur Township should immediately establish a policy that bans nepotism. Hiring relatives gives...
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Friday, January 22, 2010

What's Behind Closing Lynwood Elementary ?

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As regular readers of this blog know full well, the MSD Decatur Township Superintendent Don Stinson and his trusty Assistant Superintendent ...
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

The Mitchell Building Drains Funds From Decatur School District

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The saga of dismal fiscal management by the Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township is typified by their lease of space in the Mitc...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Decatur School Board to Meet Tonight - Be Afraid Taxpayers

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Brace yourselves Decaturites. The Decatur School Board meets tonight. They will meet in Executive Session behind closed doors beginning at...
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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Decatur School District Demonstrates Loose Accounting of Credit Card Use

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I have recently noted the purchase of 4 properties by the School Board of the Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township without the l...
Monday, January 4, 2010

MSD Decatur Township Should Sell Excess Properties and Cut Administrators

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The Mooresville-Decatur Times reported on December 9, 2009, that the Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township must cut $4.2 million ...
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Decatur Central High School - Budget Cuts Target School Safety

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The budget for the MSD Decatur Township has been rocked by the profligate debt amassed by Superintendent Don Stinson and Assistant Superinte...