Members of the Community Education Task Force, a group of parents and others that has pushed for transparency in the budget process, rallied outside the home of school board president Malik Evans Wednesday evening, calling for the board to release specific changes and how they will affect programs at schools.
About 40 members of the group met to march down Elmerston Road to deliver a letter expressing their concerns to his doorstep. No one answered the door, so they left a copy.
"This lack of transparency on the part of our school board commissioners leads us to believe that we have been played with," said group member Tim Adams.
The group also wants the board to involve the community in its deliberations to select an interim superintendent.
The board has conducted several executive sessions, including Tuesday and Wednesday, to discuss who they will appoint to the post. They have narrowed the field to five candidates.
Evans, who was not home at the time of the rally, said he was saddened to see members of the group turn their political motivations into a personal attack against him. The task force has put up a slate of four candidates to run for the school board seats that are open during this year's election.
The protest outside Evans' home drew criticism from some current and former task force members, including the president of the union that represents non-teaching employees and school board member Van White.
"It is unfortunate that politically motivated individuals have chosen to personalize the important educational work we have ahead of us," Evans said.
Earlier Wednesday, the school board released some new details about changes to its 2011-2012 budget, but its statement did not include any specifics about how the changes will affect school programs.
The statement said that district administrators are still working with principals to update their budgets, and the changes are expected to save between 60 and 90 full-time positions.
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