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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The amount on the budget reflects the average cost to DCPS of a teacher across the district. Some make more, most make less. It’s budgeted this way so schools can’t hire cheaper, less experienced staff to save money. [/quote]

It's actually the single biggest explanation for why high-poverty schools get less money than schools serving wealthier families -- more experienced (read: more expensive) teachers tend to go to schools that have fewer at-risk students, whereas schools serving high numbers of at-risk students tend to have high turnover and less experienced teachers. But because DCPS budgets based on average salary and not actual salary, the schools serving the neediest students actually get the least amount of money. For example, Kimball ES gets 5 teachers and Janney gets 5 teachers. But the teachers going to Kimball each cost $50k, while the teachers going to Janney each cost $100k. Doesn't matter -- each school gets 5 teachers. In reality, Janney gets twice as much money as Kimball does, even though it serves a wealthier population. It's terrible.[/quote]

Wrong. The teachers all cost the same in terms of budgets. [b]A teacher is $X on the school budget - regardless if that teacher actually makes $60K or $100K a year.[/b] [/quote]

PP here. Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying. Do you think, using the previous example, that Kimball gets to keep the $250k difference? I promise you they don't.[/quote]

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