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CAT Tracks for December 1, 2012
LOCAL SCHOOL FINANCES |
Looking back at the 2011-2012 School Year - aka Fiscal Year 2012 (FY12) - in Cairo, Egyptian, Meridian, and Century.
As is indicated in the fine print of the "exhibits" provided below, every public school district in Illinois is required to prepare an "Annual Statement of Affairs Summary", make it available for public inspection in the district administrative office by December 1st, and publish it in the local newspaper.
During the past three weeks, The Cairo Citizen and Monday's Pub have provided this service.
This year, there shall be no great exposés...no ranting and raving.
I mean...
...if I looked really, really hard, I could probably find something about which to wax poetic.
However...
...in honor of the passing (CSD-wise) of He Who Shall Remain Nameless (our "bird-flipping" former superintendent) and the law firm dedicated to flailing away at James Gibson (getting paid over $200,000...to get whupped every damn time), I have decided this year to simply let the documents speak for themselves. (Well, almost...see below.)
If it's controversy and catty commentary you want, then venture to the archives for a replay of the corresponding editions from previous years. For your viewing convenience, I have provided links to the most recent:
But...
...that was then, this is now!
Immediately below are the links to the FY 2012 financial information provided by Cairo, Egyptian, Century, and Meridian:
Did you find anything interesting? Anything good? If so, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE...let me know!
As for my restrained self, I will give passing mention to two (with sub-parts):
Interestingly...
...there is no listing of payments to Tueth et al (the law firm retained by the District to screw the unions.) There were monthly payments, but nothing is listed in the required publication.
Oops!?
Hmmm...
Cairo retains its #1 status as the area school district with the most money in the bank:
If you do the math...
Oh, hell, I'll do the effing math!
Cairo has more money in the bank than Egyptian, Meridian, and Century combined!!!
$408,201 more than the other three school districts...COMBINED!!!
...follow the money!
My closing thought/comment/confirmation...
During the Public Hearing in September Cairo's new superintendent reported to the Board of Education:
So, if (WHEN!) District officials resume their mantra of BROKE, BROKE, BROKE!...
Superintendent Evers went on to say that she and the finance person looked closely at the trend for the next four years and that they projected that the District would fare fairly well...what Superintendent Evers termed a "solid outlook".
