Accountability

Accountability

Accountable To Our Constituents

Accountability means transparency in all that we do, a right to be heard, and a school system which is responsive to the needs and wants of our community. Orange County Public Schools must be accountable to all of its constituents. Most importantly it must be accountable to the children who attend the schools and deserve a world class education but also the parents who send their children to public schools and the taxpayers who pay property and sales taxes to support our public schools and who have a right to demand a high quality public education system in return for their tax dollars.

Performance Benchmarks

Accountability also means setting clearly defined, measurable, publicized benchmarks for the performance of the school system. Reporting upon the progress we make, or fail to make, toward accomplishing those goals is equally important. Every year an unvarnished, honest State of the Schools address should be delivered by the School Board Chair, to parents, teachers, the public, and the media on the progress of our schools.

Outside Performance and Financial Audits

Accountability means bringing in outside, unbiased evaluators to appraise the progress of our school system and to help identify areas of improvement. Orange Countys Comptroller, Martha Haynie, can be asked to audit the finances and performance of the School District and review past audits to determine what common recommendations have been made through the years which need to be updated or implemented.

Transparency

In Florida Government in the Sunshine is the law for all levels of government including school boards. School governance, spending, and procurement should be no different open and transparent. An audit of the Districts procurement processes will open up the process to the community. Contracts which have not been bid upon for years should be opened to bidding. Lobbying disclosure and restrictions on contractor lobbying and fundraising should be adopted.

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