The Joint Capital /Facilities Committee – a combined body of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners and the Guilford County Board of Education – has scheduled a special meeting for Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 3 p.m.
The two boards should have a whole lot to talk about.
In the last four years, Guilford County voters have approved a whopping $2 billion in school bond referendum money, and the schools get to use all that money for school construction and repairs in the coming years.
However, the Guilford County commissioners still hold the purse strings – that is, before one dime of the money can be spent on a school project, the Board of Commissioners must agree to it.
In 2020, county voters approved a $300-million school bond referendum, and two years later, county voters added $1.7 billion to the treasure trove of money the schools can use.
At the Thursday, Jan. 18 meeting of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners, county staff announced that the schools had committed or spent the first $120 million of the $300 million bond, and the county was now moving forward to issue the remaining $180 million in bonds from that 2020 referendum.
So, now the commissioners and school board must come to a meeting of the minds as to the best ways to spend that money.
Over the years, the county commissioners have, for the most part, deferred to the school board as to how to handle school matters. However, the new Board of Commissioners has a lot of commissioners who know a whole lot about Guilford County Schools. The Board of Commissioners now includes two former school board members, a current teacher, and a highly active school system volunteer. Chairman of the Board of Commissioners Skip Alston constantly takes a great deal of interest in school affairs, and three years ago, led weekly tours of county schools to ascertain the system’s needs.
The meeting, which should be interesting, will be held in the Board Room of the Guilford County Schools’ administrative offices at 712 N. Eugene St. in Greensboro.
Yep….the DEI way to waste taxpayer’s money.
How did the County Commissioners know how much money to request in the bonds for school repair and construction without knowing where it was going? They should have a list that’s four years old to apply the funds. Guess it was misplaced.
$0 Without written confirmation that the schools agree to:
>Free lunches for all students or none.
>Implementation of serious discipline & rigorous enforcement of same.
>Offer mental health counseling to all so called LGBTQ+ students (alphabet people/freaks)
>Implement & enforce a common sense dress code policy (no bright colored hair, visible piercings, etc.)
>Rid their curriculum of Socialist & Communist teachings.
>Fire any faculty member that looks & acts like a freak of nature or that students have verified video evidence of them spreading Socialist or Communist doctrines or ideas other than specific historical facts that are part of a common sense curriculum.
>Reduce the number of “curriculum coordinators by 2/3)
>Reduce the staff in those 3 big administrative buildings downtown by at least half
>Stop handing out contraceptives at school. The county has a health department.
>Teach abstinence rather than transgenderism. (See freaks above)
>Given the recent MULTI-BILLION dollar bond commitments, agree in writing to request NO BUDGET INCREASES PRIOR TO 2034.
>Any desired increases for specific needs/projects prior to that date should come from reductions elsewhere within their existing budget.
For those who would say, “what about the children?” This is for the children! Teach them to handle money, not protest signs. Teach them discipline rather than coddle their feelings. Teach them to budget rather than mooch off the taxpayers. Teach them a solid work ethic rather than how to watch trannys on YouTube or worse.
If only the parents would do their job and not depend on the school system.
They have to come to agreement on how many decimal points to move on the next tax increase.
Having knowledge of schools, as a few of the commissioners may, does not translate to effect decisions. Since most commissioners are democrats, it may be fair to say that most likely they have views that align with Skip Alston. Skip Alston promotes ideas that will benefit Deena Hayes-Greene. He is her biggest cheerleader. Alston is a showboater. Why are commissioners so intertwined with the Guilford County Board of Education. No one elected the commissioners to be so involved with the Board. Guilford County Commissioners only hold the purse strings, which does not give them the authority to make Board decisions or to influence them. Maybe Michael Logan can make a difference; let’s hope so.
Let me guess. . . . .more employees, increased pay for employees, more computers, more retirement, school cars for all employees, permanent housing for all teachers and employees. . . did I miss anything?