Quote Originally Posted by youcangohome View Post
More lies.



" Board Actions Reduce
Uncontrollable Fiscal Expenses
Despite uncontrollable fiscal expenses (i.e. rising cost of health insurance,
State retirement costs, charter school tuitions, and contract salary
increases) the overall 2012/2013 budget increase amounts to only 1.5%. "
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The above statements are taken directly off of the BOE's District " Newsletter " that we got yesterday.

NYS ED pays the Charter School funding monies annually to the Lackawanna School District bank account .....meaning only that LSD is the pass-through agency that Global Concepts draws their funding through.

The above statement is twisting the truth to imply that the Charter School highly affects the LSD Budget and it is out of their control.
Well.....here is the spin:
1. The newsletter statement makes it sound like costs associated with the Charter School add into increasing costs to the tax payer by being "" UNCONTROLLABLE FISCAL EXPENSES"".
2. The truth is that the Charter School takes away a couple hundred students/children for a variety of reasons, that they feel should be going to LSD.
3. They resent the monies passing through LSD and funding the Charter School because it is less revenue for LSD.

If LSD/BOE were really concerned they would do everything in their power to enhance all buildings, stimulate learning by stepping out of the box to offer creative courses, and stay on top of teaching staff in the classroom to ensure the highest quality of learning is being taught........in other words RAISE THE BAR in LACKAWANNA SCHOOLS in an attempt to woe these kids/families back!

Lame excuses again. Didn't NYS ED. label us a "troubled school".
I am sick of the Charter School money being blamed---used as a crutch of an excuse as to why the tax LEVY increase is out of their control!
Enough!

" increase amounts to ONLY 1.5% INCREASE "
Stop, an increase is an increase......and for 2012/13', 2013/14', 2014/15', etc.! UP-UP-UP-!

Stop putting the blame on the Charter School and put the blame where the blame is due!