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Board presses for clearer purchase‑order details and plan for teacher‑vacancy grant spending
Summary
Trustees pressed administration for more transparent labeling of purchase orders and a clearer priority plan for spending the three‑year Teacher Vacancy Grant (TBG/TVG), including concerns about wellness reimbursements and conference accountability.
Board members raised transparency and budgeting questions after reviewing the purchase order listing and recent expenditures funded by the Teacher Vacancy Grant (referred to in meeting materials as TBG or TVG).
Board member Mark Sherwood opened a broad request for improved public access to board materials and said documents should appear at the same time the agenda is published. “When a member of the public takes the time to come to a board meeting ... that individual does deserve to get an answer to their question rather than blank stares from the board or staff,” he said.
Several trustees questioned line‑items on the purchase order list that used…
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