So far, undaunted detectives, Mysteries #1 and #2 remain largely unsolved, and I’ll shortly update the faithful followers on those.
In the meantime, train your magnifying glasses on Mystery #3, The Case of the Unknown Authorization.
The Unknown Authorization took place in the MMSD budget approved by the Board of Education. It created two new classrooms at Marquette Elementary for a cost of at least $350,000.
Find the authorization and the funds in the MMSD budget documents . . . if you can.
Hint: You’ll need your secret decoder ring!
Good sleuthing!
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Dive into said
Is it really true that new classrooms are being built at Marquette, despite extra space in most eastside schools and declining enrollment at both Marquette & O’Keeffe?
Enrollment
Year Marq O’K Total
1998 244 479 723
1999 236 463 699
2000 223 462 685
2001 217 465 682
2002 227 451 678
2003 208 423 631
2004 217 404 621
2005 217 386 603
Excellent intuitive investigation, Neil, but no. The MMSD did not build new classrooms at Marquette that I know of. I presume that the two classes in question occupy existing excess space.
Keep digging! And remember! You’ll need the secret decoder ring to translate the language in the MMSD budget documents into the UNKNOWN AUTHORIZATION and $350,000 expenditure.