by Michael Monks
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THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
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At Thursday night's school board meeting it was made public that Covington Independent Schools will have a new website next week. "It's been hard to put a budget online that is user friendly," said Annette Bemerer, the district's treasurer. "For someone that understands spreadsheets that option is available."The new website will still include line item budgets in traditional spreadsheet form but new additions will include pie charts and answers to frequently asked questions about where the district's money comes from and how it is spent.
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Some of the questions that will be addressed concern money spent per student and even specific line items such as the amount designated "architect". In online forums over the past couple months district critics questioned the $235,000 listed in the budget for an architect. It turns out that that amount was a mistake caused by the software that included some of the salary for district spokesperson Debra Vance. "Debra wears two hats dealing with equity and diversity and she also does public relations," said superintendent Lynda Jackson. "We thought, 'no way should that be that high'."
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Bemerer explained that somehow a function of the software included Vance's salary in the architect budgeting. "We welcome those questions and because of those questions anybody can open it up and people can call Annette and ask questions," said board member Glenda Huff. "We don't have anything to hide."
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THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
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