tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post1359401126333704679..comments2024-02-16T09:00:32.845-06:00Comments on FromDC2Iowa: Roosevelt: Valuing Our SchoolsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-49580841129799758242009-03-30T06:44:00.000-05:002009-03-30T06:44:00.000-05:00Your comments about cost estimations and real cost...Your comments about cost estimations and real costs are so true! How could we have seen the overspending of the bond issue and not anticipated difficulties down the road. Now the District says it is looking for ways to decrease the spending and lays off the District Safety Coordinator and closes the Print Shop while creating yet another supervisory position for the Physical Plant in the same category the other, now laid off, employees were in. Giving the safety duties to a person not trained in safety doesn't make me feel that the District really cares about the physical safety of its children or its staff and who's doing the printing and laminating now. So far I haven't heard my child's teacher say anything good about that bit of outsourcing. And what about outsourcing? It sounds to me that is the direction the PP is going, but why do they need more and more supervisors to oversee outsourcing? Also, wasn't the Physical Plant overseeing the bond issue buildings? That's one more teacher who will be laid off, but I haven't heard any outrage on that one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-47536970298363623092009-03-15T20:36:00.000-05:002009-03-15T20:36:00.000-05:00I read your article. I enjoyed reading. Please a...I read your article. I enjoyed reading. Please add more comments. You might consider questioning the accuracy of the costing process. The construction estimates presented to the public for the last 10 years were highly indepth and low in compared to final costs. Cost estimating for the Roosevelt upgrades and the Horn addition were not presented in detail. To think they sufficiently and accurately estimated is questionable. The document shown to the board at the March 10 meeting appeared to be an 8.5 x 11 sketch. Construction details for the public might allow for viable discussion between interested parties.<BR/><BR/>I encourage all readers to take an interest in local school business. I'm sure your employer takes an interest in your work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com