One of the stories that needs to be told is just how the fictional bus savings came to be. Protecting data as predecisional is something that the Board could waive, and the new Board should.
I get the whole ethos of just moving forward and not dwelling on the past but every year for the next two generations of D65 students $3M+ of funds t…
One of the stories that needs to be told is just how the fictional bus savings came to be. Protecting data as predecisional is something that the Board could waive, and the new Board should.
I get the whole ethos of just moving forward and not dwelling on the past but every year for the next two generations of D65 students $3M+ of funds that should be used to educate kids is going out the door to pay off investors, so it isn't really "let bygones be bygones."
In fact, they should actually do a full on investigation and publish a report naming names and publishing e-mails, worksheets, raw data. If there are people still at D65 who were complicit with this and the ongoing lies that were told about, they should be swiftly broomed out. As for people who have since moved on, if telling the truth damages reputations and careers, so be it. A richly deserved outcome.
Wholeheartedly agreed. This can't be swept under the rug at all. For a district that routinely runs $10M annual overruns, adding what will inevitably be $5M in annual costs related to the Foster school will necessitate a tax increase. It represents the equivalent of 50 teachers salaries, which is crazy. They're literally making a decision on bricks vs instruction. Trying to manage the necessary savings via closures (While opening a new school) would be extremely painful, disruptive and likely not very effective. School closures in CPS yielded 40% less savings than expected and left gaping holes in neighborhoods.
Yes, technically the person signing would bear ultimate responsibility. Curiously, the versions of the frame documents that have been made available are all blank, unexecuted versions. The signed copies have not been made available.
I'll get it sooner or later. I haven't seen Raymond James around in a while, so I wonder if they're still working for the District. I know some citizens (including me) sent the Board an email suggesting firing them for this fiasco.
One of the stories that needs to be told is just how the fictional bus savings came to be. Protecting data as predecisional is something that the Board could waive, and the new Board should.
I get the whole ethos of just moving forward and not dwelling on the past but every year for the next two generations of D65 students $3M+ of funds that should be used to educate kids is going out the door to pay off investors, so it isn't really "let bygones be bygones."
In fact, they should actually do a full on investigation and publish a report naming names and publishing e-mails, worksheets, raw data. If there are people still at D65 who were complicit with this and the ongoing lies that were told about, they should be swiftly broomed out. As for people who have since moved on, if telling the truth damages reputations and careers, so be it. A richly deserved outcome.
Wholeheartedly agreed. This can't be swept under the rug at all. For a district that routinely runs $10M annual overruns, adding what will inevitably be $5M in annual costs related to the Foster school will necessitate a tax increase. It represents the equivalent of 50 teachers salaries, which is crazy. They're literally making a decision on bricks vs instruction. Trying to manage the necessary savings via closures (While opening a new school) would be extremely painful, disruptive and likely not very effective. School closures in CPS yielded 40% less savings than expected and left gaping holes in neighborhoods.
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/01/1178727834/after-10-years-chicago-school-closings-have-left-big-holes-and-promises-unkept
Indeed some richly deserved outcomes are in order.
Yes, technically the person signing would bear ultimate responsibility. Curiously, the versions of the frame documents that have been made available are all blank, unexecuted versions. The signed copies have not been made available.
It’s long past time to make public the correspondence between D65 and Raymond James.
I'll get it sooner or later. I haven't seen Raymond James around in a while, so I wonder if they're still working for the District. I know some citizens (including me) sent the Board an email suggesting firing them for this fiasco.