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Report: Hayward Unified in fiscal trouble because board avoided difficult decisions
- 06-30-2011
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By Eric Kurhi/Oakland Tribune
A grand jury investigation of Hayward schools concluded that past and current trustees have been reluctant to make difficult budget decisions, jeopardizing the financial soundness of the district. The report, which came out this week, was critical of decisions made since 2006, when county financial experts assigned to help Hayward Unified out of a budget crisis left and the district regained fiscal autonomy. "Initial complaints concerned board conduct at public meetings and the process of selecting a superintendent," reads the report. "Additional complaints and investigation by the grand jury revealed serious concerns about the board's role in allowing the district's finances to deteriorate to create the current fiscal crisis." (more...)
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