Hebron Dollars & Sense

Issue #14:  There has been a failure to acknowledge that the town of Hebron is facing a situation of diminishing resources. You don't want to miss the facts in this discussion!

Issue #13:  There has been a lack of clarity with regards to their initial desired outcomes. The original intent of this topic was going to be an explanation to the Administration that it is very hard for the public who do not have children in the all-day Kindergarten to know if it is truly a good investment for the community.  The words they use when describing the program are very intangible measures, and while that might be acceptable to parents of Kindergartners, it is not the proper way to justify the continuation and expansion of the program.   Since the conception of this series however, details of the original Task Force report have been uncovered.  It seems the public interest would well served by reviewing that 2007 data.

Issue #12: There has been improper or incomplete presentation of program characteristics. Usually this is the presentation of program characteristics as if they were measurable outcomes. Sometimes this is lack of presentation of characteristics. Sometimes this is the presentation of a characteristic that may be unrelated to the length of time spent in the all-day Kindergarten class.

Issue #11: There has been a failure to quantitatively consider the alternative uses of the money that would be allocated to all-day Kindergarten. This statement could be incorrect. It is possible that behind closed doors, the Administration and the Board of Education have quantitatively considered all the alternative uses of $196,948 and have done a full return on investment (ROI) analysis. The Superintendent alludes to a quantitative comparison process on her blog: “We have carefully planned implementations, we have not acquired resources we desperately need in place of greater priorities, such as technology." Unfortunately, the reports associated with these careful planning sessions do not appear to be posted for public review and thoughtful consideration.

Right off the bat, one has to ask: “What desperately needed resources are being sacrificed so that the Administration can implement a $196,948 non-required program??”

Issue #10: There has been questionable judgment regarding their presentation of budget impacts to all parents in the school system and to local residents without children in the system.

UPDATED:  There is considerable new information included in this issue discussion, and all readers should pay careful attention to some recently uncovered facts.  In fact, some disturbing new data just came in at 6:30 tonight that residents need to be aware of!