In the article pasted below verbatim from Friday's P & C, will CCSD's number-crunchers count these federal dollars to Malcolm C. Hursey Elementary as part of expenditures-per-student for Hursey?Let's see. Eight-hundred thousand divided by 34 would be roughly $24,000 per school (assuming the money is distributed evenly). Malcolm C. Hursey Elementary has (according to CCSD's posted numbers) 283 students.Schools get grants for healthy snacks
Friday, September 5, 2008Four Lowcountry elementary schools will receive federal money to put fresh fruit and vegetable snacks in hallways and classrooms.
Hursey Elementary in Charleston County, Hendersonville and Black Street elementary schools in Colleton County, and Harleyville- Ridgeville Elementary in Dorchester District 4 were among 34 schools statewide to get part of an $800,000 federal grant aimed at developing healthier snack habits. The program is a partnership among the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the S.C. Department of Education and the S.C. Department of Agriculture.
Grant recipients must show a willingness to develop nutrition education programs focused on fruits and vegetables and to establish partnerships with local growers.
That's about $86 per student.
Will that money be included in CCSD's accounting of what is spent per student at Hursey or not?
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Great question. I feel like this whole issue is a shell game. If you don't ask the right question, any answer will do. I think that is what CCSD is counting on from the public...not only about the money, but about all types of accountability and assessments. The public needs to educate themselves about these vital public school issues because, as ironic as it sounds, CCSD isn't going to educate anyone without being forced to do it.
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