CUSD - $1 Million in Professional Development Contracts that were Executed Without Prior CUSD Board Approval

PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST - July 26, 2017 Agenda Item #23 Resignations/ Retirements/ Employment - Certificated Employees

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Please provide financial documentation for the following requests, and indicate if the costs of the following Professional Development and Teacher Training was paid for out of the General Fund or CUSD's Teacher Effectiveness Grant?

The Following represents $982,180.00 in payments for Professional Development and Teacher Training that was completed PRIOR TO BOARD APPROVAL. Staff should be required to get Board Approval PRIOR TO executing contracts. CUSD should not be using General Fund money to pay for Professional Development. This is almost $1 million dollars that should be returned to the General Fund to pay for Art, Music and Science for every student.

REQUEST #1:
Math Curriculum Development- This item appears to have happened PRIOR TO BOARD APPROVAL.49 teachers attended a two day event... June 6, 2017 and June 7, 2017 and were paid for 282 hours @ $30 per hour = $8,460 per person X 49 people = $414,450.00

36 hours X $30.00 X 5 people = $5,400.00

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