As an example, let's look at Gaithersburg High School. MCPS puts out a two page sheet about each school as part of the "Schools at a Glance" publication. Included in the information for each school was a box titled "School Operating Costs". Click here to see the 2002-03 pages for Gaithersburg High School. Go to the bottom of the second page to see the box.
Suddently in the 2007-08 School Year the information in the "School Operating Costs" box was replaced with the following message:
Cost data regarding staffing and other resources will be posted on the MCPS Schools at a Glance website as soon as it is available.The information was unavailable ALL YEAR! Click here to see the Gaithersburg High School pages for 2007-08.
So what innovation has the Board of Education introduced for sharing data for the 2008-09 school year? Less information. Now that same box is titled "School Personnel Costs" and funding data for the following categories has now been deleted:
Substitutes/StipendsHere is the Gaithersburg High School - Schools at a Glance page for the 2008-09 school year.
Instructional Supplies/Support
Facility Costs
Just thought you'd like to know, what you aren't allowed to know anymore.
"Nothing builds trust like transparency."
Jerry Weast, foreword to Getting it Right-
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