Rhonda ThurmanWHAT’S NEXTThe Hamilton County school board meets tonight at 5:30 p.m. in the central office at 3074 Hickory Valley Road.
Several Hamilton County Board of Education members say they’ll question the proposed spending of more than $300,000 on consultants to work with teachers throughout the school district.
In a meeting tonight, administrators are asking the board to approve about $343,000 in federal dollars for consultants, an issue that created sparks at last month’s board meeting.
In July, board members questioned spending $27,500 for a Georgia educator to work with teachers over 11 days at Clifton Hills Elementary School. The expense ultimately was approved by a 5-1 vote, but the board asked for a more complete list of consultants used throughout the system.
The contractors on tonight’s agenda charge between $343 and $2,900 per day with total fees ranging between $2,000 and $60,000. Some fees are covered with Title I dollars, designated for high-poverty schools, while others are paid for with federal School Improvement Grants, designed to turn around low-performing schools.