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Commissioner Marion Williams greets supporters
after qualifying to run for re-election in the bid for
county commission district 2 seat. The elections will
take place November 4. Photo by Haley A. Dunbar
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Questions of 9/11 investi
gates the troubling span of
issues that have arisen since
the attacks.
View Aftermath: Unan
swered Questions of 9/11 this
Friday, September 19, at All
good Hall, room El5O at 5:30
p.m. at Augusta State Uni
versity.
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SPLOST millions tied up in red tape
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finance department records
that indicate thousands of
dollars available for specific
public and private projects
that have yet to be complet
ed and in some cases even
started.
According to an August
2003 document from the
county finance department,
at least S7O million remain
in the SPLOST account for
recreation, public works
and quality of life projects;
an enigma for many who
believe SPLOST should be
Augusta school honored nationally
From page 1A
outstanding schools while
adhering to the core princi
pals of President Bush's
monumental education
reform. The new program
will recognize schools that
dramatically improve stu
dent performance and
schools from dispropor
tionately disadvantaged
backgrounds that perform
at the highest levels.
“In keeping with the
principles of the No Child
AUGUSTA FOCUS
as simple as determining
what will be funded, col
lecting the funds and then
distributing them to the
appropriate group or organ
ization.
But Thompson says that
the process of collecting and
subsequently using funding
for many projects is not so
simple. According to the
assistant director, when
SPLOST dollars are allocat
ed for a specific project, the
project does not receive all
of the money at once.
Instead, money may be
given for the design phase
initially and money to actu
ally execute the job may be
l.eft Behind Act, we will
reward schools based on
student achievement
results, not process,” Sec
retary Paige said. “The
program has a new name,
No Child Left Behind-
Blue Ribbon Schools and
it recognizes schools that
produce results for all stu
dents - regardless of race,
socioeconomic status or
zip code.”
The program recognizes
elementary and secondary
schools that meet either
of two assessment criteri
on: schools with at least
given at a later time.
Thompson explained that in
many cases by the time
money is received to begin
work on the project, the cost
has risen and the amount
allocated is no longer
enough; leaving project
administrators to search for
additional funding amidst
the governmental red tape.
Until the county can
determine a way to dissemi
nate SPLOST monies in a
timelier manner, some have
suggested figuring in infla
tion in the initial funding
request in order to ensure
the amount allocated will be
enough when it is finally
40 percent of their stu
dents from disadvantaged
backgrounds that dramat
ically Improve student
performance according to
state assessments, and
schools that score in the
top 10 percent of the state
on state assessments.
Each state, the District
of Columbia and Puerto
Rico has an assigned
number of possible
schools awards based on
the number of students
and the number of
schools in the state. Pub
lic schools are nominated
by the state’s education
SEPTEMBER 18, 2003
doled out; an idea that mem
bers of the SPLOST citizens
committee seem to agree
with.
“Because we are working
with taxpayers’ money and
with such a limited budget,
the department or organiza
tion would certainly have to
explain to the [SPLOST]
panel the extra funds being
requested. But [ think we
as a group would be recep
tive to it,” said committee
member Michael Simmons,
“because in the end we
would like to see all of the
projects approved for
SPLOST funding complet
ed.”
chief; The Council for
American Private Educa
tion nominates private
schools. Nominated
schools are then invited
to submit applications
for possible recognition
g 8 a No OChild Left
Behind-Blue Ribbon
School.
More information on
the 2003 No Child Left
Behind-Blue Ribbon
Schools Program is avail
able at
http://www.ed.gov/pro
grams/nclbbrs/awards. ht
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