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School districts are notorious for bureaucratic inefficiency, but what happens when one citizen decides to pull back the curtain? This raw, unfiltered breakdown of Council Rock School District's facilities management exposes how millions of taxpayer dollars are being misallocated while neighboring districts achieve better results with similar budgets.
The financial disparities are striking. Council Rock approved a $5.8 million custodial contract with ABM based primarily on "binders" rather than performance, while Pensbury manages with just $4.2 million. The Chancellor Center saga exemplifies wasteful spending at its finest – up to $16 million proposed for renovating an administrative building, monthly payments of $15,000 for a temporary chiller, and relocating staff to a 60-year-old building with no ADA compliance. Meanwhile, Lower Moreland built an entire middle school for less money.
Richboro Middle School emerges as another symbol of neglect with its ancient boilers "collecting social security" and roof leaks comparable to "a teenager's Snapchat account." The district's reactive approach stands in sharp contrast to neighbors like Lower Merion, where QR codes and data dashboards track maintenance needs, or Central Bucks with its hybrid oversight model that balances efficiency with quality control. Through comparative analysis and biting commentary, this episode not only highlights the problems but offers a straightforward alternative plan that could save millions. For parents, taxpayers, and anyone concerned about fiscal responsibility in education, this eye-opening examination reveals how your property taxes are being spent – or misspent – in ways that affect educational quality and community resources.
- #CouncilRockSchoolDistrict
- #CRSD
- #CRUDFacilities
- #SchoolSpending
- #WastefulSpending
- #ChancellorCenter
- #RichboroMiddleSchool
- #FiscalMismanagement
- #FacilitiesManagement
- #SchoolBudget
- #TaxpayerDollars
- #PropertyTaxes
- #Accountability
- #Transparency
- #FiscalResponsibility
- #EducationalFunding
- #SchoolMaintenance
- #Bureaucracy
- #BucksCountyPA
- #PennsylvaniaEducation
- #DemandBetter
- #InvestigateCRSD
- #SchoolReform
- #EyeOpening
Peace, Love & God Above! :-)
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School districts are notorious for bureaucratic inefficiency, but what happens when one citizen decides to pull back the curtain? This raw, unfiltered breakdown of Council Rock School District's facilities management exposes how millions of taxpayer dollars are being misallocated while neighboring districts achieve better results with similar budgets.
The financial disparities are striking. Council Rock approved a $5.8 million custodial contract with ABM based primarily on "binders" rather than performance, while Pensbury manages with just $4.2 million. The Chancellor Center saga exemplifies wasteful spending at its finest – up to $16 million proposed for renovating an administrative building, monthly payments of $15,000 for a temporary chiller, and relocating staff to a 60-year-old building with no ADA compliance. Meanwhile, Lower Moreland built an entire middle school for less money.
Richboro Middle School emerges as another symbol of neglect with its ancient boilers "collecting social security" and roof leaks comparable to "a teenager's Snapchat account." The district's reactive approach stands in sharp contrast to neighbors like Lower Merion, where QR codes and data dashboards track maintenance needs, or Central Bucks with its hybrid oversight model that balances efficiency with quality control. Through comparative analysis and biting commentary, this episode not only highlights the problems but offers a straightforward alternative plan that could save millions. For parents, taxpayers, and anyone concerned about fiscal responsibility in education, this eye-opening examination reveals how your property taxes are being spent – or misspent – in ways that affect educational quality and community resources.
- #CouncilRockSchoolDistrict
- #CRSD
- #CRUDFacilities
- #SchoolSpending
- #WastefulSpending
- #ChancellorCenter
- #RichboroMiddleSchool
- #FiscalMismanagement
- #FacilitiesManagement
- #SchoolBudget
- #TaxpayerDollars
- #PropertyTaxes
- #Accountability
- #Transparency
- #FiscalResponsibility
- #EducationalFunding
- #SchoolMaintenance
- #Bureaucracy
- #BucksCountyPA
- #PennsylvaniaEducation
- #DemandBetter
- #InvestigateCRSD
- #SchoolReform
- #EyeOpening
Peace, Love & God Above! :-)