Jordan-Elbridge Central School District, New York
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[edit] Website evaluation
[edit] The good
- Posted information about tax levies in the school district.[1]
- Budget resources, calendar and brochure are posted online.[2]
- The 2008-2009 report card is posted.[3] The 2009-2010 school year has not been posted yet.
- School board members are listed with their telephone numbers and e-mails.[4]
- Meeting minutes and agendas are posted, along with a meeting calendar.[5]
- 2008 audits are posted, but the 2009 ones are not given.[6]
- District posts who to contact with public records requests and a FOIL form.[7]
- Department heads are listed with their contact information, as well as having a staff directory posted.[8]
- Background check policies, as well as hiring practices, are disclosed on the site.[9]
[edit] The bad
- Teacher contracts and vendor contracts are not disclosed.
[edit] Public records response
Jordan-Elbridge High School Principal David Zehner filed a lawsuit against Jordan-Elbridge Central School District alleging that the appointment of the new superintendent was made behind closed doors.[10] Zehner says that the appointment didn't comply with the Open Meetings Law, wasn't open to public discussion, and wasn't subject to a vote.[10] Some of this evidence comes from a newsletter sent out to the school district which read, "the board has decided to appoint as interim superintendent Ms. Sue Gorton, effective Nov. 1, 2010." The school district had two months to correct the wording and chose not to.
The school district has also been criticized by the local paper for turning down public records requests for Superintendent Marilyn Dominick, who is quitting two years prior to her contract being finished, severance agreement.[11] Dominick turned down the request, despite the conflict of interest, stating that the matter was "private." The newspaper contends that public funds means public information.[11]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ↑ Tax bill information
- ↑ Budget
- ↑ School report card
- ↑ School Board
- ↑ Meeting minutes
- ↑ Audits
- ↑ Freedom of Information Law
- ↑ Staff Directory
- ↑ Background checks
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Auburn Publishing, Judge undecided on J-E school case, Sept. 30, 2010
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Auburn Publishing, Our View: J-E board ignoring public transparency, Sept. 29, 2010
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