Frank,
Not knowing how school board business, is executed and also not
knowing the procedures for bidding, who in the long run, makes the
decisions to use this service or that business, to run the education
system in this city? I hope my question isn't too complicated and I
hope that I've made myself clear. The reason, is, who is ultimately
responsible? The board or the administration, that ultimately uses
goods or services? I always wondered, why the saleries in the
administration were/are, excessive, too small, or on the money? Are
the saleries excessive, for similar work done in other districts, too
small or on the money for services performed? There are websites
online, where one can go and see if they're being paid, the going
salary. I note that in many school districts, administrators, are
better paid, than our own. Am I correct? Any information, would be
helpful and made more clear, for those of us not in the education,
business. I've always worked either in an admimistrative capacity,
although, I would be considered an overpaid clerk, by some. Thanks in
advance.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "asburycheech" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> To keep you informed on the latest:
> Last night, Thursday, February 1, the Asbury Park Board of
> Education had a special meeting in which very important business took
> place. First, the board voted to accept the annual internal audit
> conducted by Rick Gartz. By the way, that doesn't mean all board
> members liked it, but rather that it was formally received by the
> board. The audit found at least 23 very serious deficiencies, among
> them two serious problems found by other State agencies. I will
> explain in a moment, but there is attached to the audit, as there is
> required to be, a "corrective action plan", which was also approved
> by the board. The board was asked to "digest" the audit and its
> findings and continue discussion at the next meeting. The other two
> reports formally accepted by the board last night are the two I
> referenced above. One states that the annual report filed with the
> State every year on or about October 15 (called the ASSA report—I'm
> not sure what the acronym means exactly) reporting the number of
> students has been inflated for several years. That, of course, is a
> serious allegation, and there is lots of evidence to back it up.
> That alone will cost the district several millions of dollars in
> state aid that must be recouped. The other report the board accepted
> contains extremely serious allegations that some person or persons
> has/have been "circumventing" the bidding laws by having one company
> form subsidiary companies so that in no case is the bidding threshold
> ($21,000) met or exceeded. If true, and there is plenty of evidence
> to support the allegations, this is tantamount to the same offense
> for which people are now serving time. The State office of
> compliance is sending the matter on to the state Attorney General's
> office. Both of those reports also have a "corrective action plan"
> attached to them. As a member of the board of ed, I do not speak for
> the board, but these reports are "distressing" as my fellow board
> member Greg Brewington said last night. They also present a great
> opportunity, in my opinion, to bring the matter of
> misfeasance/malfeasance to a head, and expose a decade of corruption
> when the business of the school system was far removed from the
> business of education.
>
>
> Frank D'Alessandro
>
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
