Posted by Len Mullen on February 05, 2010 at 11:31:24:

This year’s TRSD Deliberative Session was well attended. Thanks to all who attended.
Barring some technical snafu, the meeting should soon be on TEN (Timberlane Education Network) and, for those without cable, posted on DanvilleDelivery.com. I encourage all to invest a couple hours in this meeting.
Watching the teachers and administrators file out of the PAC last night, there seemed to be relief that the operating budget warrant remained intact. This meeting wasn’t about amending the operating budget warrant article — it was about amending the budget process. The goal was to shine a light on a broken budget process and win public support for change. I think we did that well. We demonstrated via discourse and cross examination that…
•Mr. La Salle prepares the budget without input or oversight from the budget committee
•The budget committee does not have even a rudimentary understanding of the budget
•The budget committee routinely acts in violation of the law
Change begins March 9th. We need to elect budget committee members who are committed to restoring the committee’s constitutional authority and credibility.