At last night’s meeting, the Guilford County Board of Education voted to spend $7200 to send four parents to a three-day conference in Birmingham on increasing greater parental involvement in schools.
Advocates —- including school board member Deena Hayes —- wanted to send 41 parents — one form each Title 1 school — at a cost of $74,000.
Hayes “criticized administrators who she said had a confrontational attitude toward the parents seeking to find ways to help their children succeed.”
I didn’t watch the meeting last night, so I’m only relying on media accounts, which don’t say exactly what expenses will be covered by GCS.
