tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767298898299435386.post5807621081952042843..comments2008-09-10T10:29:19.891-04:00John Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095088429372840508john.stevens@loudoun.k12.va.usBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767298898299435386.post-41164689562195973512008-09-10T10:29:00.000-04:002008-09-10T10:29:00.000-04:00Dan, the Efficiency Report compared everything it studied to peer jurisdictions. I provided links, I'd encourage you to read the report itself. We just got it less than 30 days ago, we haven't had a real chance to fully digest what it says, much less expand on its research or delve into its conclusions. Please read through it and let me know what you think.John Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095088429372840508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767298898299435386.post-36211824650303514602008-08-29T12:08:00.000-04:002008-08-29T12:08:00.000-04:00Liz, with respect for your excellent work as a journalist, what LTM did print was your blog post, which was little more than some bullet points from the report. A blog post in print is still a blog post.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.loudountimes.com/blogs/beyond-blackboard/2008-08-15/schools-could-save-2-million-over-five-years/" REL="nofollow">Here it is as a blog entry</A>.John Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095088429372840508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767298898299435386.post-87897270328762013072008-08-27T14:41:00.000-04:002008-08-27T14:41:00.000-04:00The single largest cost savings in the entire report seems to have been taken directly from staff estimates, with absolutely no scrutiny or review.<BR/><BR/>How does Loudoun's acquisition methods and costs compare with those of its peer jurisdictions? Isn't that a critical part of the methodology of this report?Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767298898299435386.post-18318867657029862512008-08-27T12:51:00.000-04:002008-08-27T12:51:00.000-04:00John, just so you know the Loudoun Times-Mirror had it in the paper too! Page A15 on Aug. 20 :) - LizElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09938629966155336098noreply@blogger.com