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[quote=Anonymous]It's 5 hours long so that's a big ask.

Themes so far, 90 minutes in.

Inadequate board training. Board not given the real financial info. Board failed to meet their responsibility to dig deeper, demand info, and not be put off by the school leadership's excuses and assurances.

Joe Smith was CEO and CFO at the same time and that's not okay. There were conflicts and also he was trying to open other schools in other states with relatives in charge. Also, he was paid a lot, disproportionate to the size of Eagle and what leaders make at peer schools. Definitely a lot of fingers pointed at him, especially by the daughter of the original (now deceased) founder.

Ms. Brantley from the Friendship network testified and has a lot of relevant things to say about how charter schools work and how the situation was with Eagle at the time-- basically Friendship thought they could stabilize it by making budget cuts. Discussion of interpreting charter financial data and things that are red flags but are not necessarily obvious. Very informative. 
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