Blunt approved an audit of the Jennings School District after over two years of serious concerns with the ‘fiscal and administrative mismanagement.’
The north county district is just one of many schools throughout Missouri that have increased spending while test scores fall. And unfortunately, in many cases, these funds are not being used for student benefit at all.
For example, the former Jennings superintendent Kay Royster spent almost $1 million extra on administrators and $1.5 million more on a Palm Pilot program that has yet to actually be implemented. The district then wasted another $230,000 to buy out Royster’s remaining contract for her termination.
This state audit is at least a step toward bringing the much-needed transparency and accountability to the blatant mismanagement of resources that is unfortunately severely crippling many of our public schools.
This uncovering is a shining example of cutting unnecessary costs without demanding more money or effecting education quality.
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