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Ballotpedia publishes video report on St. Joseph School District scandal

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March 18, 2015
By Kristen Mathews

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Learn more about the St. Joseph schools
The story
2017
Debate over culture
Business supporters
Ethics complaint filed
Understanding the sides
Levy and the budget
Contentious tax levy
2015
Ripple effect
Board resignation
Superintendent axed
State audit and fallout
2014
Stipend scandal erupts
Former officials
Trustee Chris Danford
Trustee Dan Colgan
Supt. Fred Czerwonka
HR Director Doug Flowers
COO Rick Hartigan
CFO Beau Musser
Background
St. Joseph School District
2018 school board election
2017 property tax levy
2016 school board election
2015 tax levy renewal
2014 school board election

The St. Joseph School District, the 16th-largest school district in Missouri, has been plagued by a stipend scandal. Ballotpedia first exposed the depth of corruption over a year ago, and provided thorough coverage as the story unraveled. Ballotpedia covered everything from the secret stipends and FBI probe to the resignations and the fallout.

Ballotpedia sent Senior Writer Brittany Clingen down to St. Joseph, Missouri, to report on the story. Clingen spoke with some of the key players involved in exposing the extensive corruption scandal unfolding in the school district.

“ If FBI agents come to each and every one of your school board meetings then if you’re not the worst school district in Missouri, you’re certainly in the bottom two.[1] ”
—Sam Zeff, Interview with Brittany Clingen


See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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St. Joseph School District investigation (2014-2017)
The story
2014
The stipend scandal (part 1) • The FBI probe (part 2) • The rescinded suspension (part 3) • The $2 million shortfall (part 4)
2015
The secret tapes (part 5) • The ousted administrators (part 6) • The state audit (part 7) • The fallout begins (part 8) • The superintendent axed (part 9) • The firings continue (part 10) • The board resignation (part 11) • The video recap (part 12) • The investigation spreads (part 13) • The lawsuit settlement (part 14) • The settlement details (part 15) • The education experts (part 16) • The superintendent quits (part 17) • The town reacts (part 18) • The district's data, I (part 19) • The district's data, II (part 20) • The ripple effect (part 21) • The inflated compensation (part 22) • The PSRS investigation (part 23)
2017
The contentious property tax levy (part 24) • The levy and the budget (part 25) • The sides of the battle (part 26) • The ethics complaint (part 27) • The business supporters (part 28) • The cultural debate (part 29)
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Major figures
2014-2016 school board
Elections
Background


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