MATRIX OF INFORMATION THE CEDAR RAPIDS SUPERINTENDENT SHOULD HAVE  PROVIDED

TO KEEP SCHOOLS OPEN

At the start, it is pointed out the school district was strongly advised to merge administrators into unused space in existing buildings, rather than building the $41 million Taj Mahal for administrators to bask in.   They ignored the advice and created the school closing mess now encountered, to the detriment of the kids! 

MATRIX OF INFORMATION THE SUPERINTENDENT SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED TO KEEP SCHOOLS OPEN!
WHERE CAN NUMBERS AND INFORMATION CALLED FOR IN THE BLANKS BE FOUND, THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND A COMMITTEE FORMED TO KEEP SCHOOLS OPEN??!!
DESCRIPTION	HARRISON	POLK	MADISON	MONROE
% REDUCTION IN AVERAGE DISTRICT TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR PAY NEEDED TO KEEP SCHOOLS OPEN
DURATION OF TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR PAY AND BENEFIT FREEZES NEEDED TO KEEP SCHOOLS OPEN
% IMPROVEMENT IN AVERAGE DISTRICT OPERATING EFFICIENCY NEEDED TO KEEP SCHOOLS OPEN.
THE OPTIMUM COMBINATION OF THE ABOVE THREE ITEMS TO KEEP SCHOOLS OPEN
DOLLAR ECONOMIC IMPACT ON AFFECTED NEIGHBORHOODS IF SCHOOLS KEPT OPEN
ENROLLMENT GROWTH EXPECTED IF SCHOOLS KEPT OPEN

Sources of the worst school waste and mismanagement, that built too many classrooms are clearly described on website http://iowalive.net/poormanagement.htm   

 Academic child abuse is posted on website  http://www.iowalive.net/radio%20agenda.htm  The 9-2-10 Gazette reported 21 Cedar Rapids schools are on the dreaded NCLB In Need of Assistance List, for academic failures—which is nothing short of child abuse, plaguing students for their entire lives.  

Judy Hintz, Director of Educational Resource Associates in West Des Moines, wrote this column in the Des Moines Register  http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012301070024  It explains why Branstad's school reform fails to fix weaknesses.   Judy routinely brings students to grade level the public schools fail to teach--and falsely claim can't be taught.