16 million of your tax dollar need oversight...we need you! Be sure your tax dollars are spent wisely; serve on the Independent Community Referendum Oversight Committee (ICROC).

The committee will monitor the expenditure of referendum dollars over the four-year referendum implementation period (July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2013), specifically as it relates to funding of the current non-mandated educational opportunities for students.

The report of the Blue Ribbon Committee, dated September 22, 2008, called for establishment of the committee "to be used as a vehicle for the community for continual communication and input." 

The ICROC will be comprised of seven (7) community members serving as voting members, plus two (2) non-voting community members serving as alternates.  Each of the nine (9) appointed members will serve for the lifetime of the committee (July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2013).  The panel will function as an advisory body to the School Board.  Committee members must have established residency in Collier County.  They cannot hold an elected public office, be a district employee, have an existing business affiliation with the district, or have a personal interest in the district that may result in a conflict of interest.  The deadline to submit applications is 4:00 PM on Friday, May 1, 2009.  To learn more call (239) 377-0180, or send an e-mail to info@collier.k12.fl.us.

To access an online application form click HERE.

To learn more about the issue, follow the links below to the related news articles below:

• Naples Daily News, November 4, 2008 - Referendum’s passage gives needed money to Collier school board. Click HERE to read article.

• Naples Daily News, October 25, 2008 - Collier schools budget referendum: Defeat 'dangersous', officials say. Click HERE to read article.

Save the Date!  Collier County School Board member, Julie Sprague will be the guest speaker at the monthly Membership Breakfast Meeting, on May 6, 2009.  Ms. Sprague will discuss the facts and figures that affect our schools.  The monthly breakfast meeting is held at the EE-TO-LEET-KE Grill, Seminole Casino, 506 South 1st Street, Immokalee, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM.