Another way that school districts can be more accountable is to put their expenditures online in an easily accessed, searchable form.  I believe that permitting the public to view the inner financial workings of a school district helps build trust between the district and the community.  Across the state and the nation, many school districts […]

When I talk of accountability, I am talking about the ability of the community to view and understand what is going on with the district.  This means that the district must not hide the ball when it comes to public documents. This means that district must freely provide public information. This means that the district […]

Financial information shows an organization’s true priorities. You can exaggerate in your rhetoric, but the financials don’t lie. Here is just one example where our aspirations and reality do not match. In our mission statement, we say that we want to be the “best school district in our state.” But when it comes to our […]

In reviewing CPS financial information, I was trying to find out how much the district is paying for its outside attorneys. Based a review of the CPS website, I could not determine how much CPS is paying for legal services. In my opinion, CPS needs to itemize its expense payments on the website via an […]