Letter: Another Audit Of SC First Steps
Dear Editor, A financial audit of S.C. First Steps conducted by Greene, Finney & Horton, LLP of You must Subscribe or log in to read the rest of this content.
Dear Editor, A financial audit of S.C. First Steps conducted by Greene, Finney & Horton, LLP of You must Subscribe or log in to read the rest of this content.
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But don’t pictures of Devenny with stuffed animals make her awesome?
it take some ‘spensive airbrushin to get out all them wrinkles on her giant forehaid
I knew I was getting fucked by “First Steps” but didn’t realize it is a $26,000,000.00 fucking
For that kind of damn money cockroach Dan Wuori better have a tongue that would make Komodo Dragon cry and the cockroach DeVenny bitch better be able to suck the chrome off a 2″ draw-tite ball in one pull
26mil, that be a lot of money. You can buy your way out of a lot if you spread that around.
Is this an “office of the governor” agency?
page 28 of Haley’s 2013-2014 Budget has a section called “Fixing First Steps.” It says:
Fixing First Steps
The Legislative Audit Council’s (LAC) recent report on BabyNet was unflattering in many respects, especially where it addressed budgetary controls and oversight, assessment of provider quality, and progress towards federally-required performance targets. The report that the LAC is expected to release on First Steps in February 2013 may well have a similar tone.
For too long, First Steps has failed to address the basics – it is a program responsible for making children ready for school, but it still lacks a definition for “school readiness.” There are also significant concerns about the efficacy of the program’s service offerings, some of which have not been validated by peer-reviewed publications as being effective.
The Executive Budget reflects continued support for this program at the current year level, but this should not be construed as an endorsement of the status quo. The Administration looks forward to reviewing and reflecting upon the LAC’s report early in 2013 and will make more specific recommendations as to how these services should be delivered, and by whom, in the wake of that audit.
The one thing scientific studies of 3,4, & 5 year old pre-school programs shows, consistently, is that those which do not employ constant-repetition modalities DO NOT WORK. Let’s all guess the modalities not used by Head start and First Steps.. If you guessed they don’t use constant-repetition modalities, you win the furry bunny. The programs don’t have enough cash to hire the necessary people to do those modalities AND be a babysitting service; so, guess what choices are being made? Even the required federal performance targets are bridge too far, because they assume the non-repetitive teaching methods work – which they don’t. Head start and First Steps have always been, and will always continue to be glorified babysitting services.
Lewis smoak board chair report tells board members if they have questions about the audit to call the First Steps office not him. Smoaks dont bother me attitude and devenny’s compulsive lies (like “we have financial records only going back one year”) are why this agency is falling apart .,,