Joe's Commentaries
Last Week's Commenaries (April 28-May 2, 2008)
By sally
May 9, 2008, 05:00

Lone Finalist members have unlimited access to the following commentaries, links and charts.  Contact vickie@texasisd.com (936.622.3411) or sign up online to become a member.   (Friday)  No commentary   (Thursday)  "Additional Comments on School Funding as a Legsilative Priority" by Joe Smith- Good Morning- May 1, 2008 ·         You must communicate funding problems to your community and your legislators ·         Many fund balances will disappear in 4 years ·         Rollback elections will buy you only a few years ·         Factor in inflation (Wednesday)  "School Funding Needs to be Legislative Priority" by Joe Smith- Good Morning- April 30, 2008 Examples of how isd’s are communicating their budget processes to public Link: …A Clear Picture of the Devastating Consequences of the Current School Finance System (Mike Falick) Link:  Multi Year Projection Link:  Minimum ISD may be in Humble’s future (The Tribune) What has and has not changed in transportation reporting Link:  Templates for managing transportation information Link:  Randy Boatman’s power point (Tuesday)  "A Little Linear Density and WADA for Today" by Joe Smith- Good Morning- April 29, 2008 Joe comments on transportation funding Helps in checking your budget data against new TEA 06/07 sof! Link:  Complete text of April 25th letter from TEA   (Monday)  "Public School Funding Should be Main Topic for Session" - Good Morning- April 28, 2008 Cutting programs or passing legislation? – Communicating your plight for survival to your community Link:  Houston ISD video Joe comments on communicating your concerns to legislators

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