Our School Board must be more fiscally responsible:

Click on the links below to read analysis and editorials on spending in GVSD:

Why is the School Board even considering a Community Center? - We question why the School Board continues to spend our school tax dollars on consideration of building a Community Center on the land they purchased.

Big pension funding problem in 2 years - Read about a tax crisis facing us in 2 years due to lack of funding for the teachers' pension fund

Pensions mean more taxes - Read how the School Board did not consider a looming pension funding problem when they approved the lucrative teacher contract

Classroom crowding at KD Markley-  Read how the School Board ignored many parents pleas and refused to add a teacher to eliminate crowding in the 5th grade classes at KDM

Board spends $72,000 to fix new turf - Read about the repairs to our new turf fields which have cost over $72,000 in the first year of use.

Serious land problems - Read about the serious problems associated with the handling of the purchase of the land by the School Board

Improper land purchase - Read how it appears the purchase of the land is not in compliance with Pennsylvania law and/or regulations.

School Board spends $6,632,000 - Read how the School Board spent over $6 million to buy land that we do not need in the foreseeable future.

More technology- Read how the School Board responded to our concerns regarding lack of funding for technology in the classrooms

Turf but no technology- Read how the School Board readily provided millions for new turf athletic fields, but did not fund the purchase of technology for the classrooms.

Teachers get lucrative 4 year contract- Read about the details of the new lucrative contract given to the teachers by our School Board.

Unsatisfactory teachers get pay raises - Read how teachers who are rated unsatisfactory will still get a pay raise under the new Teachers' Union contract.

Analysis of New teacher contract - We provide an analysis of pay raises for a sampling of teachers over the length of the 4 year contract

Previous Teachers Union Contract:- Read about the previous Teachers' Union contract (2004 to 2009) and read the actual document.

Sink Holes in Turf Fields - Read about the serious problem with our new turf fields as sink holes are appearing and requiring the School District to pay for significant repairs.

New Turf Fields Coming - We ask the School Board to ensure that due diligence is completed before the very large purchase of new turf fields.

The School Board approves increase in Prelim. budget for 2008/2009 - Read about the proposed increase in the 2008/2009 preliminary budget from the School Board

Gridiron Club President weighs in on Turf issue - A letter from the President of the Gridiron Club regarding our artificial turf concerns

Radnor gets community help for cost of Turf Fields- Read how Radnor schools got funding from outside sources to pay for a large amount of their cost for new turf fields

Artificial Turf vs Grass - A resident questions the need for artificial turf and whether the Board has adequately considered the impact and options.

Freeze Spending for 2008/2009 - We asked the School Board to freeze spending levels for 2008/2009 so there is no tax increase

Another tax increase - Read about the 2009 tax increase from the School Board

Superintendent's luxury car- Read about the luxury car the School Board provides the Superintendent at no cost to the Superintendent, but at a big cost to the taxpayers.

Secretaries respond- Read the response from the Secretaries to our article about them (below)

How many Secretaries?- Read about all the secretaries that are employed at the District Office at a significant cost to the taxpayers

Cutting Bus Service - Read about the poor decision by the District to cut bus service

Superintendent Jones' Contract - Read about the extremely lucrative contract awarded to Superintendent Jones

Capital Slush Fund - Read about how the Board uses our tax dollars in a multi-million dollar fund that one Board Director called the "Slush Fund"

Board Rejects TIF Request - School Board votes to reject O'Neill Properties request for a TIF

O'Oneill Tries TIF again - O'Neill Properties modifies it's original TIF request but we still don't want it

Stakeholders meet with Brian O'Neill - read about meeting with O'Neill regarding his TIF request

Freeze Spending - Stakeholders request a freeze on spending so there will be no increase in taxes

Waste and Abuse at CCIU - Read how our tax dollars paid for a very large "double dipper" at the CCIU

New Board Responds - The School Board takes some steps to be more responsive to the public

Preliminary Budget - Despite our request for no more increases in our taxes, the School Board proposes another tax increase in 2008

Spending Other People's Money - Stakeholders presents information on District's administrator's compensation packages. 

Capital Reserve Fund - The District responds to our budget concerns, and we respond to the District, pointing out the misleading nature of their budget process.

Where did $18 million go? - We found that $18 million of surplus was not returned to the taxpayers, and we find that the budget process is misleading the public.

Budget Forum w/ School Board - A summary of a meeting with the School Board in Feb 2008 regarding the budget process.

Budget Straight Talk - In response to the District's explanations regarding the budget, we respond by asking that the process be more transparent .

Choose Your Chart - The District utilized confusing charts to depict the increases in the budget in the past 6 years, and we respond with charts which better depict the true budget increases. 

Health Insurance Costs - In researching the Health Insurance costs for the District, we make a suggestion for just one way the District can save money.

Freeze Spending - A local resident asks GV School Board to freeze spending at the current $74 million for 2008-09 school year budget, click here to read the article.

Superintendent Jones' 2007 salary compared to other Superintendents - Compare Rita Jones' salary to others

Administrative Costs Skyrocket - For a comparison of administrative costs from 2001 to 2007, click here.

Recommendations - To read a reasonable plan for the future in GVSD, click here.

Cost Increases - For a macro view of cost increases from 2001/02 school year through 2006/07 school year, click here.

Cost and Staff Increase vs. Inflation - Compare budget and staff increases with inflation from 2001 to 2007

Budget - Major Line Item Increases - For a breakout of costs and the percentage increase on each major line items since 2001, click here.

Cost and Staff increases vs. Inflation and Enrollment - For an analysis of the major components of GVSD's budget and the percentage increases from 2001 to 2007, click here. 

GVSD Cost per Student - For a comparison between Cost per Student at GVSD, T/E and Radnor, click here.

GVSD Special Education Plan - To read a letter from a GV Special Ed parent requesting the District's Special Ed Plan and a better understanding of services, placements and spending for special ed, click here. 

Budget by Major Function 2001 to 2007 - See the large budget increases by major function in the School District from 2001 through 2007.