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Board questions value and costs of memberships; Council of Great City Schools HR audit draws scrutiny
Summary
Board members debated district and board membership dues (Council of Great City Schools, FSBA, chamber) and requested a breakdown of membership fees, travel expenses and the timeline and cost for a recent HR audit performed by the Council of Great City Schools.
Duval County School District board members pressed district staff for a detailed accounting of membership dues, travel expenses and a recent human-resources audit performed by the Council of Great City Schools.
The topic surfaced during discussion of agenda item 1, a package of district and board memberships. Several board members asked whether the Council of Great City Schools (a national membership organization serving large districts) provides unique, recurring technical support for the district and whether the cost should be borne from the board budget or staff budgets.
Superintendent (name not specified) described the council as a national peer network that provides monthly calls, rapid legal and operational support and connections to…
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