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(Friday)  "Expenditure Targets" by Joe Smith - Good Morning - April 4, 2008

• Joe rants about the 65% Rule and increased cost of diesel
• Link:  Correspondence from Lisa Dawn Fisher regarding Expenditure Targets
• Link:  Expenditure Targets (TEA)
• Hints on how to use the TEA menu
  
  

(Thursday)  "House Committee on Pensions and Investment Meets Today" by Joe Smith - Good Morning - April 3, 2008

·         It is every educators responsibility to monitor the Committee on Pensions and Investments for accountability

·         Link:  (“live” link is dead; see Friday’s commentary for link to “archived” meeting)

(Wednesday)  "State Mandate Requirements Should be Based on Science and Nutrition Research" by Joe Smith - Good Morning - April 2, 2008

• Child Nutrition programs struggle with unfunded mandates, costs increases (Tuesday)  

• Plea from TASN executive director to industry partners to get involved

(Tuesday)  "Canceling Elections" by Joe Smith - Good Morning - April 1, 2008

• Alert!  District having bond election CANNOT cancel school board election
• Link:  Related Q&A document from Secretary of State
• Link:  November election calendar

(Monday)  "What is a Portal?" by Joe Smith - Good Morning - March 31, 2008

• Joe commends TEA for its new web portals