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[quote=Anonymous]And so the budget cuts begin...

Seems like they should begin by eliminating Starr's marketing department before institutionalizing full-time subs, but who am I to say - I'm just a resident taxpayer. Nice to see they will no longer fund non-local travel, though I'm sure some exemptions can be made for our fearless leader if he feels like going anywhere.

Another article mentioned that income tax revenue came in "lower than expected."  Go figure. MoCo policies of building condos and townhouses on every square inch of available land, loading schools to 150% capacity, minimal road and transit construction, rampant anti-business (ex-housing developers) policies, and excessive tax increases for the past half decade have driven the producing classes to NoVA.

http://www.gazette.net/article/20141128/NEWS/141129305/1124/starr-to-place-spending-restrictions-on-montgomery-school-system&template=FrontpageMobile

"Among the restrictions, the system will not fill vacant classroom-teacher positions with permanent employees, Bowers said. Schools will instead be able to hire substitute teachers.

For other jobs that involve teaching but are not in the classroom — such as counselors or staff development positions — the system will require schools to request a spending exemption, even for a substitute, Bowers said.

Schools can hire only temporary part-time employees for certain other positions, including special education paraeducators, lunch-hour aides, and interpreters, according to a memo from Bowers on Monday.

Other empty positions, including those for principals, assistant principals and building service managers, will be filled only through assigning a current employee at a lower level to a vacant position."
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