HeyJaredPollyKarr’s Substack
I use public record requests to find out how public schools are spending public dollars.
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Ballooning Trust Deficit (opens the original)
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Last spring the appointed school board followed the recommendation of Dr. Morgan and Karen Thompson and approved putting Dr. Timothy Primus in the role of Executive Director of Transportation. Dr. Primus had been a high school principal for a few years and an an aspiring principal before that. He had been a tech teacher. He had not been, in any way, involved in transportation. Our school district is responsible for transporting 15,000 students each day. There are about 175 bus drivers and a larg
Poached (opens the original)
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Public Dollars Going to Private Schools (opens the original)
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Last summer I got a tidbit from a CMSD employee in an airport waiting area. I was told that Dr. Morgan and a handful of CMSD administrators were waiting to board a plane back to Cleveland. I was also told that they were talking loudly about sticking some guy named Paul into a position and doing it quietly to avoid dealing with the overzealous school parents. Additionally, the administrators were all wearing matching CMSD polo shirts. This tidbit was later confirmed by the news that Paul Fiely wo
Searching Far and Wide (opens the original)
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It’s been awhile since I sat down at this computer to write about CMSD money shenanigans. My sons are taking HIST 1010 for College Credit Plus and they have taken over my Chromebook. It’s sticky now and the ctrl key has chunks of peach and dog hair covering it. I am disgusted but I must overcome that to let you know about other disgusting things.When I sent out my June 3rd piece, it was about public records from the Cuyahoga Country ESC. I had received CMSD spending lists and from that I made sp
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