http://rockrivertimes.com/2011/07/14/rockford-public-schools-earns-top-financial-ranking/ The Rock River Times - THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1993 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:19:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://rockrivertimes.com/2011/07/14/rockford-public-schools-earns-top-financial-ranking/comment-page-1/#comment-3100 AKnowingInsider Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:41:56 +0000 http://rockrivertimes.com/?p=31561#comment-3100 This is not a reward for keeping the books properly or for effective management of the District's finances. It basically means that in fiscal year 2009-2010 (based on a budet that was originally proposed before Sheffield and Lewis arrived), that the District had plenty of money in the bank, had not borrowed too much, and incurred only a small deficit. This is not a reward for keeping the books properly or for effective management of the District’s finances. It basically means that in fiscal year 2009-2010 (based on a budet that was originally proposed before Sheffield and Lewis arrived), that the District had plenty of money in the bank, had not borrowed too much, and incurred only a small deficit.

]]> http://rockrivertimes.com/2011/07/14/rockford-public-schools-earns-top-financial-ranking/comment-page-1/#comment-3094 armoflo Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:46:25 +0000 http://rockrivertimes.com/?p=31561#comment-3094 I think The ISBE, is as competent as Mr. Lewis, who by the way is not yet certified as mandated by the ISBE. Do you hold a type 75 Mr. Lewis? Do you have a Masters degree in finance? I would also like to underline that the 2009-2010 period was was before all the miss usage of funding!! Pearson, laptops for teachers, etc. I think The ISBE, is as competent as Mr. Lewis, who by the way is not yet certified as mandated by the ISBE. Do you hold a type 75 Mr. Lewis? Do you have a Masters degree in finance? I would also like to underline that the 2009-2010 period was was before all the miss usage of funding!! Pearson, laptops for teachers, etc.

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