A month ago Supt. Terry Grier invited me to learn about his budget. I asked for a copy before the meeting and received a couple of spreadsheets showing how much GCS hoped to get. Missing was how they would spend it (minor detail?).
Having blown millions of the $500 million in bond money we voted for new schools on frills, they now want more highly compensated administrators and need to pay for Grier's raise and incentives package.
Last year's budget included almost a half-million for "outside contractors" associated with a local church to teach racial sensitivity. Now they want to do it again.
Just these items alone would pay for 50 to 100 badly needed teacher's aides, or 25 full-time teachers. Now they are surprised there is no interest in the budget. There is interest (hundreds of millions over the bonds' lives), but who has the budget to discuss? Not us, the taxpayers.
Still waiting for my copy, Mr. Grier. Instead of new administrators to spend more money, how about supplies for our schools? County commissioners, no more taxes. Trim the fat. It should be easy. Taxpayers deserve real, managed budgets that get results.
Garth Hebert
High Point
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Keep those letters going, Garth. Maybe the GCS parents and all tax payers will rise up. It's about time.
Posted by Carol Dunn![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://blog.news-record.com/staff/letters/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 9, 2006 7:57 AM
While it is good for the parents PLUS any taxpaying citizen of Guilford County to stay involved in this. The taxpayers need to let the County Commissioners know of their displeasure with the way the School Board recklessly and maliciously handles the trust of the people and the people's money!
Rise up taxpayer's!
Shalom
Posted by Darryl![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://blog.news-record.com/staff/letters/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 9, 2006 9:03 AM
Prologue: Sharon has since sent me a copy of the budget and I am working out my insomnia with this material. Of course it is a bit late to detail out to the County Commissioners, but my appreciation to Sharon Ozment.
The most glaring items are High priced administrative costs, consultants and administrators. I am trying to figure possible savings as school board should have.
Posted by Garth![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://blog.news-record.com/staff/letters/nav-commenters.gif)
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June 9, 2006 10:28 AM
A funny thing just came to my remembrance. In the movie "Jerry McGuire," Tom Cruise plays a professional sports agent. A catch phrase in that movie was "Show me the money!" Maybe Grier & his jackboot junkies should adopt this as their motto!
Just musing!
Shalom
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June 9, 2006 10:52 AM
"The most glaring items are High priced administrative costs, consultants and administrators. I am trying to figure possible savings as school board should have."
Good luck, Garth. The bureaucratic talent for obfuscation and self-preservation is well known.
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June 9, 2006 4:07 PM
Good LTE.
Grier will tell you that the "consultants" are paid for privately by the Bryan Foundation and don't cost the district anything.
Thank goodness school is out now, so that we don't have buses running on $3.00/gal gas.
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June 10, 2006 9:52 AM