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Parents press board for construction transparency and call homework policy outdated
Summary
At the Jan. 24 meeting public commenters urged transparency on the district’s multi-million-dollar construction project, questioned contingency spending and real-estate impacts, and a parent criticized the intermediate/middle-school homework policy as punitive after three missed assignments.
Beth Eckenrode, speaking during public comment at the Chartiers Valley School District board meeting on Jan. 24, urged greater transparency about the district’s construction project and financials. "At 78 million dollars, one-third of the contingency [is] gone and not being one-third through the project," she said, asking whether the board was comfortable with that pace of spending. Eckenrode said real estate agents have told her it is more difficult to sell homes in the district and…
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