Thursday, April 26, 2012

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Another Black Eye for the District

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Another Black Eye for the District:


Another Black Eye for the District

I knew about this investigation and the results.  I had being holding off on raising the issue until next week out of courtesy to the superintendent search.  The Times got the info anyway.   (I don't have a total for the amount of money that is likely gone/missing but I think it is around $20-30K which is a great deal of money for Van Asselt.)

From the Times:

Seattle police are investigating the possible misuse of school funds by a former principal and a parent coordinator at Van Asselt Elementary School.


Former Principal ElDoris Turner retired March 16, two days after being placed on administrative leave following the release of an ethics investigation that found a "gross waste of public funds."


The parent coordinator, Ramona Fuentes, was fired Tuesday, according to the school district.


The investigation, conducted by the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, found $30,000 in unexplained