How to ease transition When word started to spread about the impending redistribution of Title I, some schools that stood to lose swung into action. In a single week in February, Gage Park High School LSC Chair Donna Koestner led a group of parents to a meeting of the Local School Council Advisory Board on Monday, a meeting of the Student Alliance on Tuesday and a meeting of the Reform Board on Wednesday. By then, Vallas had already gotten the message. Going to zero was quite a shock. At Burnside Academy in Chatham, the give-back will spare several teaching jobs for a year.
Some problems still remain Despite the task force's work, more change is likely.
There is still pressure to eliminate AFDC counts entirely, particularly as changes in federal and state welfare laws reduce the number of eligible families. But there are still concerns about going entirely with free lunch. You can go in and sign up for free lunch and lie. That's why school officials are soliciting bids to audit lunch program participants. School officials may also contract for a study to determine a better way to measure school poverty.