In the game of chess, a good strategy to follow is sacrificing insignificant pieces for tactical advantages to win the game. Also, common in the game of chess are what as known as blunders, or mistakes.
We know that Della Patterson's likes to tout her financial prowess - she's the queen of finances, or so she thinks. Her blunders have cost the district thousands of dollars during her eight-year tenure.
Here's a non-exhaustive list of her blunders while on the board:
- She allowed the district to lose out on $13k when Henderson cancelled an end-of-school-year event at the swanky Hilton in Oak Brook. Imagine what projects the district could finance with that amount!? Obviously, Henderson didn't care - it wasn't his money.
- She allowed Henderson to purchase over $45k for Dormco without board approval in June 2022. The purchase was then OK'd by the board afterwards - do you see a theme yet? You will find that Henderson often hid behind the board to OK his fund mismanagement.
- She OK'd the purchase of $500 worth of cupcakes from a bakery in Indiana. Yes, Indiana! The delivery fee was about half the amount of the cost. Those cupcakes better have been covered in gold in diamonds to be worth that much!
- She declared chapter 13 bankruptcy 6 years ago
As the adage goes, you cannot manage what you do not measure. Della Patterson could care less of the mismanagement - it's not her money she's pissing away. She has shown that she's poor with money; how can we entrust her to oversee the budget that finances our children's futures?
Lastly, how can anyone believe that Della's fiscally responsible?! The evidence speaks for itself. Is she not aware that when expenses exceed income, it's a bad indicator? Maybe that 4th year of Math will help her out. #checkmate #queensgambit #slay
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