The Dallas Morning News reported Saturday that Lancaster schools superintendent Larry Lewis said Friday that the district won't face a shortfall next academic year even if the state does not approve a four day schedule that he initially proposed to save money.
In this must read article, the news goes on to say that if the 4 day school plan is not approved, the district will only have $971,000 in reserve which is far short of the $8 million recommended by the TEA. Also w hear of the $3 million understatement in 2005-2006, and the use of bridge loans to supplement funding during certain periods.
You will of course remember that $1.9 million that Lewis said we would save in the beginning. It morphed into something around $700,000 and now in this article Lewis asserts that some cuts may never materialize. Apparently TEA thinks the district has a budgeting problem absent in other districts.
My question is how much smoke does there have to be in order for it to be obvious that there has to be some fire somewhere and we have either already gotten burned and don't know it or the that light you see in the tunnel, just around the bend is going to be more cataclysmic than the Krakatoa?
And begging the next question how much financial mismanagement does it take to demand use of article 21.211.21.212 of the Texas Education Code describing the grounds for dismissal for cause?
The truth will set you free but for some people it will just get them fired.
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Personally, I'm starting to look into TEC Sec 7.057 (a) 1 which tells us "a person may appeal to the commissioner if the person is aggrieved by ... (2) actions or decisions of any school distrit board of trustees that violate" (A) The school laws of this state;"
This in conjunction with TEC Sec 11.252, regarding "District Improvement Plans" which the Board and Superintendent are required bu law to file annually, and are required by law to review semi-annually, and which filings and reviews have not been conducted ever in the entire administration of this Superintedent nor even brought to the agenda by this board.
"Aggrieved" may be the operative legal restriction in this mess...
Is being disgusted, annoyed, frustrated and angry legally equal to being "aggrieved" ?
Great point. Does the statue specify what form an appeal to the commissioner should be in and is there any time limit?
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