Sal Corda provided answers to the BET questions, sort of. While I have not gone through every question answer with an auditor’s eye, there are some things that pop out. For one, round numbers in travel expense submissions without a layer of detail is a glaring lack of oversight. Sending teacher’s to conferences is not the issue. Submitting a travel [detailed] expense reimbursement form without detail is an issue. (pages 42-48).

Amazingly, by the sheer amount of attachments in this response, it would seem that there is no computerized accounting system or practice in place within the administrative office to track all these expenditures.

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UPDATE: The questions have been answered, but the BOE members have not commented on them. After a quick review, it’s easy to see why. The lack of basic accounting of the multi-million dollar budget is appalling.

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Last week I emailed all the elected Board of Ed officials with a link to this post and a comment that I looked forward to their response. Not a single one responded. They are:

Jody Bishop-Pullan
(Chair)
Home Phone: 852-1655
Email: JPullan@optonline.net

Rosa Murray
(Vice-Chair)
Home Phone: 847-0498
Email: RosaM3@aol.com

Susan Hamilton
(Secretary)
Home Phone: 866-9996
Email: Susanhamilton203@sbcglobal.net

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I somehow missed this news, but apparently the new Chief Justice nominee Chase Rogers has said that she will not answer questions before she is appointed. From the Journal Inquirer:

But Judge Rogers has started out the wrong way in pursuit of confirmation by the General Assembly. She says she won’t be answering questions from the news media or the public until the General Assembly decides whether to appoint her.

This is ironic in light of the governor’s observation in announcing Rogers’ nomination — that the Supreme Court particularly and the rest of the judiciary generally “continue to grapple with issues of transparency, accessibility, and accountability.”

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