aesthetichovvell t1_je05bn4 wrote
I went to propel Northside for middle school and for being a title 1 school, I do recall them having quite a bit of amenities
Aggravating_Foot_528 t1_je1cggr wrote
So what it seems like for propel is that propel set up a shell non-profit to own the parcel that their northside school is on and then they rent it to Propel school. You can't do this -- Propel itself could own the parcel and not pay taxes on it, but a separate company that owns the property is making rent on it, and that's taxable.
sparrowmint t1_je29cxr wrote
The state's auditor general called them out for this years ago (almost a decade at this point) and then the state/DOE did absolutely nothing about it, so presumably they can do this.
Aggravating_Foot_528 t1_je2idgi wrote
Fuck them. Wow. They're taking $$$ from the department of Ed and then also turning around and avoiding property taxes. Assholes.
All while surviving on taxpayer money. That's balls.
That explains the shell company. So they can keep getting a shit ton from DOE to reimburse leases.
sparrowmint t1_je292r7 wrote
Not sure how much they have in terms of amenities these days. Propel enrollment is way down, so their funding would be way down. It's also quite unequal across the board with their schools. Some schools have jackshit, and their teachers make do with the bare minimum (or pay a ton out of pocket for their own stuff).
aesthetichovvell t1_je2akfs wrote
When I was there they had Chromebooks for each student and then they got a tech lab and ipads for everyone after I left
sparrowmint t1_je2mrxd wrote
Yeah, I recall that they specifically had a significant, multi-year grant from Verizon for the ipads and techlab stuff. But it was Northside (and maybe one other school) exclusive.
dirtymetz17 t1_je0arpo wrote
And educating 90% of the criminals.
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