Comments on: MDUSD may overhaul transportation and special education programs http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/2012/08/20/mdusd-may-overhaul-transportation-and-special-education-programs/ Wed, 22 May 2013 17:58:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Theresa Harrington http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/2012/08/20/mdusd-may-overhaul-transportation-and-special-education-programs/comment-page-1/#comment-29719 Theresa Harrington Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:59:04 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/?p=9603#comment-29719 According to the draft FCMAT Transportation Report (which has not yet been presented to the board or public), the overall district unrestricted general fund contribution for school transportation in 2010-11 was $6.5 million, or 74 percent of the total cost. This includes “home to school” and transportation for Severely Disabled/Orthopedically Impaired transportation.
The district received an “apportionment” of about $1.1 million for home-to-school transportation in 2010-11 and spent nearly $1.7 million.
Since home to school transportation also includes field trips and parent-subsidized busing, it’s unclear exactly how much other revenues the district received and how much was funded by the general fund.
The district received an apportionment of about $1.1 million for SD/OI transportation in 2010-11 and spent $7.1 million. Since this is special education transportation that is likely required through an IEP, it is unlikely the district could eliminate this cost. It’s unclear whether these students could ride buses, or whether they must be transported by private contractors.
Perhaps when the district publicly releases the FCMAT report, someone can clarify some of these unclear points.

]]> By: anon http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/2012/08/20/mdusd-may-overhaul-transportation-and-special-education-programs/comment-page-1/#comment-29718 anon Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:33:48 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/?p=9603#comment-29718 I am curious, of the roughly $12,000 spent on each student, how much of that is from categorical money, and how much comes from general fund?

]]> By: Anon http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/2012/08/20/mdusd-may-overhaul-transportation-and-special-education-programs/comment-page-1/#comment-29712 Anon Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:12:46 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/?p=9603#comment-29712 Follow the money everyone. Something big lies just under the surface here.

]]> By: Wait a Minute http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/2012/08/20/mdusd-may-overhaul-transportation-and-special-education-programs/comment-page-1/#comment-29711 Wait a Minute Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:01:01 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/?p=9603#comment-29711 G#1,
I can’t help but wonder what’s the relationship between Rolen and the owner of Pawar besides the district paid rides they give his and his district contractor girlfriend’s kids to their district-paid NPS placements?

]]> By: Theresa Harrington http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/2012/08/20/mdusd-may-overhaul-transportation-and-special-education-programs/comment-page-1/#comment-29685 Theresa Harrington Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:56:28 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/?p=9603#comment-29685 Rolen and Eberhart were also talking to each other during Monday’s Pawar discussion.
I’m having trouble uploading some of my Flipcam videos to YouTube, but I have uploaded these so far:
Part 1: http://qik.com/video/53845314
Three of four Flipcam videos: http://www.youtube.com/tunedtotheresa

]]> By: g http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/2012/08/20/mdusd-may-overhaul-transportation-and-special-education-programs/comment-page-1/#comment-29684 g Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:39:25 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/onassignment/?p=9603#comment-29684 Considering all of this, and the discussions last night regarding Pawar, where they added 8+7 and got 16 and added 3+0 and got 6 (both typo’s of course =) this is a good time to revisit the interactions of Rolen and Eberhart during the Pawar/FCMAT discussion/slip-ups of just 6 weeks ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV93z1d7wIk&feature=relmfu

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