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Board approves residency‑verification service after members decry cyber‑charter spending
Summary
Trustees approved a ClearProFlex subscription to help verify student residency and discussed hundreds of thousands in monthly cyber‑charter payments; board members said the tool will help curb inappropriate charges.
The Parkland School District board approved a subscription to ClearProFlex (Thomson Reuters) to better confirm student residency after trustees raised concerns about the district’s payments to cyber charters. The board authorized a 36‑month initial term at a monthly charge of $2,070.
Board member Ms. Roth sharply criticized cyber‑charter spending during accounts‑payable discussion, saying, "What Parkland paid to Commonwealth Charter Academy for the month of May was a $169,740.15." Another trustee noted the district paid roughly $2,000,000 to Commonwealth Charter Academy in the prior year. Members said the residency‑verification tool is one step to ensure public dollars are charged to students who actually live in the district.
Trustees described ClearProFlex as an administrative measure to improve billing accuracy rather than a change to school choice policy. The subscription passed on a board vote along with related procurement items that night.
