Archive for November, 2009
Scott Community College to break ground on new building
Posted by Sheena Dooley in Uncategorized on November 13th, 2009
Construction began this week on Scott Community College’s new Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Center. The 10,000-square-foot building will be located to the southeast of other buildings on the college’s main Bettendorf campus.
College officials expect to complete the $2.3 million project by July 2010. It will include instructional, baking and cooking demonstration labs, as well as classrooms for the college’s Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management and Events Management programs.
Durant board meeting minutes
Posted by Sheena Dooley in Uncategorized on November 13th, 2009
At Tuesday night’s school board meeting in Durant, community member Teresa Flack said she had asked the administration to view minutes from school board meetings, which are public documents held by the district. District leaders told her they would not provide the information, she said.
I requested these documents Oct. 7. It took 17 business days to receive them (Iowa’s Open Records Act says a request for routine information should be provided as quickly as possible, with delays typically not taking more than 10 business days).
Anyway, the Quad-City Times now has board minutes dating back to 2006 posted on its website.
Davenport prepares for next year’s budget
Posted by Sheena Dooley in Davenport Community School District, Uncategorized on November 3rd, 2009
School board members in the Davenport School District talked briefly during Monday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting about next year’s budget, along with the current $7.6 million in state funding cuts they are dealing with.
Next year, school officials are saying there’s a good possibility the state will not increase in funding and may instead hand down further reductions.
In its budget planning, Davenport board members asked administrators to develop a list of general fund expenses, broken down into three categories: core services, standard services and enhanced services.
Core services are necessary expenses that allow the district to meet federal, state or local laws. Standard services go above what laws requires and have become standard offerings. Finally, enhanced services are not required but enhance district services.
Board members will use the list, which is far from being finalized, as they prioritize funding for next year’s budget.
The board asked administrators to further define the three areas. Board members will submit their input on whether the items listed under each category belongs there to the administration in the near future.
I’d be interested to hear what parents and community members think?