Mailbag 2: Check the Checks

Here's an email from a sharp eyed parent who apparently had some time to look over the October business meeting minutes.

Anyone have any answers?

Thank you Marlys Mihok! Now each month we can look over the check register and see exactly where our money goes.

Does anyone know why the PSBA conference expenses for Dr Yonson and Mrs Mihok are different? In check 35075, entry 1888 for Dr Yonson is for $199.00. Entry 1887 for Mrs Mihok is $315.00. Why is there a $116.00 difference?

Then there's the entries for legal services. In check 35133, entry 2038 is for $108.00 to Begley, Carlin marked "bond issue defasance". Ignoring the spelling error, I thought defeasance was a done deal. Why are we incurring any more expenses?

Then there's check 35202 to Sweet, Stevens, Katz and Williams for special education legal fees for $878.11. Was that in the original budget? What services were cut to pay for this?

How about check 35120? That's twenty lunches for the pre-K students for twenty days. That's 400 lunches for $1000.00, or $2.50 per lunch. I'm told the high school lunches are $2.50 each. Are the elementary lunches the same price? Even if they are .25 cents cheaper, that would save $100.00

MHS tops other schools in blood drives

From the BCCT. Here's those darned kids, faculty, and staff at Morrisville High School gettin' all mavericky and doin' good for the community.

Will they do it again? You betcha!

Morrisville High School tops other schools in blood drives
Posted in News on Friday, October 24th, 2008 at 10:28 am by Courier Times reporter Manasee Wagh

The American Red Cross Blood Services Penn-Jersey Region has named Morrisville High School the High School of the Year for Bucks County.

The school collected more blood than any other school in the region during its two blood drives in the last several months. That combined with the growth in its blood collection from the last school year deemed Morrisville High School the top donor school.

Representatives from the school will attend an awards ceremony next Wednesday at Mercer County College in West Windsor, N.J.

This is the 11th annual American Red Cross All High School Event, which examines blood donations at more than 300 high schools throughout the region.

Mailbag 1: Mother Bear

Here's another question from Mother Bear. I'm betting answers will not be forthcoming.

I am guessing that the board majority elected not to follow PDE Plan Con specs for a reason. Could that reason be that once the district begins major renovations, building/s in their entirety will need to be brought to PDE code?As several former studies revealed, the cost of renovation would then approach that of building new, with little operating cost reduction.

Did the board opt out of state reimbursement because of a loophole in the oversight of public school facilities? If so, then given the priorities of this board majority, which by every indication have nothing to do with the well being of children, this explains their twisted decision. If it isn't so, then they truly are being flippant with public money.

So, take your pick, would you prefer the board to be flippant with your money, or your children's lives? What a pathetic choice. Further, the seeming lack of true state oversight to protect our children is not just disheartening, but disgusting.