Yesterday I received a response from Beaumont Unified school district's business services department. I was encouraged that after 33 days they were finally responding but they aren't going to make this easy. They told me that the entire general ledger is so large that they are unable to email it to me and that there will be a cost. As far as I can tell, it could be about $500. They offered a summary general ledger they said was small enough to email. I accepted this as a starting point and asked again for the details of the four categories I originally requested. I've posted their email along with my response on my website, OurFocusOurKids.com. Any documents I receive will be made available on my website.
Beaumont Unified Sends a Response
BUSD Sends a response 33 days after my original request but they aren't going to make this easy.
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Tina West May 17, 2013 at 03:09 pm
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Renee Schiavone (Editor) May 15, 2013 at 03:28 pm
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Jeremiah Price May 15, 2013 at 03:01 pm
100% agree with that! Plus I liked the way that in the old one you could reply to an individual…Read More comment. This one only lets you post at the end of the thread. Pretty sure she has started using the Facebook comments program, which by itself will keep me from posting. If the old one doesn't come back I will most likely be saying sayonara. I pretty much like everything else, but this was the real draw of the Patch and it's strong point - especially during the fire. Advertisement pane is about 10% too large as well and should be on the other side of the page to look right. Renee is trying though, which is appreciated. I just hope she listens about the comments section.
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Dex May 18, 2013 at 08:47 am
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Renee Schiavone (Editor) May 16, 2013 at 09:06 am
@Washy-- you beat me to it! I was about to tell you what to do :) Glad you found the settings
Lloyd White May 15, 2013 at 10:55 pm
I am not impressed with the new Patch. I am no longer able to copy my content from another word…Read More processor and keep the formatting. The links appear to run over into the next column. I don't like the fact that the old comments are not attached to the old posts. I am considering only posting on my personal blog and maybe just post the link here on the patch...Not happy.