Wednesday, August 17, 2011
News / Busted / Guv'ment / Scandal Fulton County grand jury issues subpoena for probe of APS cheating scandal
Posted by Miranda Sain on Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 2:15 PM
A criminal investigation has begun into the Atlanta Public School cheating scandal — and former Superintendent Beverly Hall could play a large role, the AJC reports:
The subpoena, issued by a Fulton County grand jury, seeks comprehensive information dating back to 1999 regarding teacher transfers and demotions, bonuses paid to employees for improved test scores and copies of complaints from parents, teachers or students of possible improprieties related to Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests.The subpoena also seeks signed copies of "any and all oaths of office" taken by Hall when she was superintendent.
"It's the first shot across the bow," criminal defense attorney Jack Martin said. "This is a clear indication they are looking at criminal charges and that prosecutors are using the grand jury to get the records that could provide circumstantial evidence to support the investigation."
The subpoena also requests information from a federal grand jury that looked into the cheating scandal last year on behalf of the U.S. Attorney General. APS teachers and administrators could face up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of giving false statements to investigators or falsifying documents. Hall has said she regrets for not doing enough to prevent APS educators changing test scores but maintains through her lawyer that she did not know anything about widespread cheating.
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+compensation
+bonus
+security
+driver
+car allowance
All in one of the smallest metro school districts; worst performing; highest taxed!
Go ATL! Tax dollars at work. ~ 70% of our property taxes go to this!
1 + 2 + 3 = screwed taxpayers!
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I think they get 52%; 34% to Fulton Co and the remainder (16%) to City of Atlanta.
That was the mantra formula some years back.
But goes aways to explain why the one entity of the three that does the most (Atlanta) is always short on cash to get things done - they don't get any compared to APS and even Fulton Co. (how many $100k+ salaries are there in COA compared to APS/ABOE?)
You are right on the numbers...I think it is 54% to the schools now...anyway...you dice it...a sad state of affairs when the head honcho is more about money than education/progress. I am all for public education and public support of it - I am not for fat cats (a truly - literally - obese woman) using the public as her own atm, without the results to back up the "hard work"...
Whatever happened to the AJC story on the NEW e-rate scandal?
Where APS, after the preferred vendor (why they were "preferred" might be a great question for the grand jury) didn't win the first time on the scoring rubric changed the rubric to take PRICE out of the rubric?
Why consider price? It's only taxpayers' money anyway.
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