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Public commenters press trustees for transparency, question report numbers and missing Zoom link
Summary
Multiple speakers at the Nov. 13 special meeting urged radical transparency, asked for hard-dollar breakdowns of administrative increases, and raised a specific question about a $2,888,292 line in a school study report for George Whittell Middle and High School.
Several community members used the public-comment periods to press the Board for transparency and clearer financial detail. Molly Regan noted online viewers could not find a meeting link and reported IT later said 57 people were viewing; Mary Porter asked for a hard-dollar breakdown of a 23% increase in school administration costs and Alvarado responded that $5,782,000 was budgeted this year for school administration and that the 2024 ending fund balance was $4,169,953.
Gardnerville resident Marty Swisher specifically questioned a $2,888,292 figure in the school study report for George Whittell Middle and High School related to 2024–25 "prop services," asking whether the amount is accurate or a clerical error. Superintendent Alvarado answered that the expenditure reflected major renovation to the gym and locker rooms and said the report is provided for transparency.
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