Just when you think it can't get any more bizzare, it gets more bizzare. After looking at the Tentative Budget summary relased this week the numbers didn't seem to add up.
Hmmmm, maybe it's that new Chicago Math the district has put so much time and energy into bringing into our schools. (The same Chicago Math curriculum that nearly every parent hates and school districts in New Jersey are actually begining to remove.)
Nah, here in East Brunswick it's MADOFF Math and the Administration can't seem to keep their numbers straight from year to year.
The 'Final' 2008-2009 budget that went to the voters last year was: $134,641,412.
Of course this was voted down and the town council cut about a million bucks.
The Really 'Final' budget passed by the board in May 08 was: #133,700,000 or thereabouts.
Yet the 'Adujusted Budget' that EB-Bernie reports for 2008-2009 in the current 'comparison' is listed at $136,267,151. So who made those adjustments between May of last year and March of this year? And where did the extra $3 million bucks come from.
Oh that probably doesn't include the $4,069,104 that's coming out of the 'slush fund' from last year to be able to call this year a 'no increase' budget.
So what's really going on here?? $134.6 million - $1 million = $136.2 million. Now don't forget the remainder of an extra $4 million to fudge this year's budget number.
Maybe we can get a big discount on some of those Chicago Math textbooks being discarded by other districts and have remedial sessions setup for the administration?
Or maybe we should consider replacing more than the math curriculum?
Links to these articles and documents can be found on the right.
3/22/2009
Chicago Math? nah we got MADOFF Math
Just when you think it can't get any more bizzare, it gets more bizzare. After looking at the Tentative Budget summary relased this week the numbers didn't seem to add up.
Hmmmm, maybe it's that new Chicago Math the district has put so much time and energy into bringing into our schools. (The same Chicago Math curriculum that nearly every parent hates and school districts in New Jersey are actually begining to remove.)
Nah, here in East Brunswick it's MADOFF Math and the Administration can't seem to keep their numbers straight from year to year.
The 'Final' 2008-2009 budget that went to the voters last year was: $134,641,412.
Of course this was voted down and the town council cut about a million bucks.
The Really 'Final' budget passed by the board in May 08 was: #133,700,000 or thereabouts.
Yet the 'Adujusted Budget' that EB-Bernie reports for 2008-2009 in the current 'comparison' is listed at $136,267,151. So who made those adjustments between May of last year and March of this year? And where did the extra $3 million bucks come from.
Oh that probably doesn't include the $4,069,104 that's coming out of the 'slush fund' from last year to be able to call this year a 'no increase' budget.
So what's really going on here?? $134.6 million - $1 million = $136.2 million. Now don't forget the remainder of an extra $4 million to fudge this year's budget number.
Maybe we can get a big discount on some of those Chicago Math textbooks being discarded by other districts and have remedial sessions setup for the administration?
Or maybe we should consider replacing more than the math curriculum?
Links to these articles and documents can be found on the right.
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I am loving this webpage blog. seems like the smoke is blown away ans we are see facts here.!
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Since you mention the Everyday Math program, I know it is not the main point of your blog, however I'm all for getting rid of it. It has been proven in multiple districts to be a failure. Many, many districts across the country have removed it from their curriculum. It is awful. Does nothing but confuse and frustrate, children and parents alike and add to all parents who have to pay tutors to overcome the program
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