Commissioner Jordan Against Head Start Savings. Because of Sister? By Geniusofdespair

The County Manager had a plan that would save about 5 million dollars. It is explained in a 3 page memo. Sounds good to me to switch from County to non-profit providers. In this case, these providers are already serving the majority of the children in the program and would simply absorb the rest, the children would mainly stay in the same facilities where they are currently served, and the non-profits have committed to hiring the teachers who would be let go by the County. So, we would have the same services being provided by the same people in the same places, it just would not be on the county dime so it would cost taxpayers less. Read the box in the graphic at left for an outline of the plan.

Who do you think is fighting it? Commissioner Barbara Jordan who just happens to have a sister employed by the county working for the program. Is Barbara upset that her sister will lose her pension, because she wouldn't lose her job according to the memo? This is an example of the convoluted selfish stuff Commissioners do, throwing self-serving roadblocks in the way of budget savings.