Transparency more than just financial
Residents of the Poudre School District in Fort Collins realize that transparency means more than financial. The Fort Collins Coloradoan and some taxpayers are demanding more transparency when it comes to school district policies.
According to Coloradoan editor Bob Moore, the district’s deliberate withholding of information about the arrests of two employees was unlike anything he had ever seen and ”has prompted the Coloradoan to investigate the issue and compile the ongoing coverage regarding transparency in Fort Collins area schools…”
Moore also stated that the trust between the school district and the community has eroded. Facing a nearly $12 billion budget shortfall, the district is contemplating asking voters for a property tax increase this fall. Poudre School District need only look east to Greeley Evans School District 6 to see how voters feel about giving more of their money to a school district that doesn’t respect taxpayers enough to share information whether its financial or policy related.
Check out the Coloradoan’s extensive coverage of the Poudre School District and transparency. Also check out Transparency Czarina Amy Oliver Cooke’s podcast on iVoices with Bob Moore.