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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know this will be inflammatory -- but the core/essential purpose of schools is the academic part.  So, keep PE b/c everybody needs a break and they do learn about health.... but get rid of sports teams.  Those are just not part of the core mission... sorry.

If I have to choose between counselors and a football team, I'm choosing counselors who might keep my kid from being bullied or might help someone with anorexia or abuse.

Then I'd reduce the number of instructional assistants -- I was shocked to look on my kids' elementary school website and see about 25 instructional assistants listed.  That seems like a whole lot.  Maybe we still need a lot of them for the special needs, but if they are not being used for special needs or kindergarten, I think they probably have to go.

Band/strings -- I'd hate to see it go, and I could argue that it is an academic pursuit b/c you can get a degree in music/fine arts.  But, it could become a fee-based program.

I'm willing to pay more taxes for all of the above and to avoid any other cuts.  [/quote]

Were those 25 IAs all for kindergarten? There are also IAs for special ed.  SPED requires a lot more assistants.

FWIW, I counted 14 IAs for my DS' ES.  [/quote]

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