Friday, June 24, 2022

A nation-wide scam?-----Intermediate School Districts Get Bigger and Richer While Students Languish

Intermediate School Districts Get Bigger and Richer While Students Languish
"... may have something to do with the fact that most of their boards are hand-selected rather than popularly elected.
  • ...These districts serve fewer than 0.5% of Michigan public school students, mostly children with certain disabilities. 
  • But they bring in nearly 8% of the state’s school aid. 
  • They fare even better from local property taxes and federal appropriations...
(FTE=full time equivalent employees)


Like typical districts, ISDs spend about 80% of their budgets on personnel. 
Staffing continues to surge upward, even as there are fewer students to serve..."

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