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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The current state of MCPS would actually be fine if it didn’t cost 3 billion plus a YEAR and much of it in things that don’t affect current classroom - defined (overly generous) pensions and (overly generous) healthcare, largely for their retirees. I think if this place offered the same (low) quality of school at 1/2 property tax DCUM wouldn’t like the ego hit but would be fine with it — because they would have more money for Larlo’s supplementation.[/quote]

I hate how teachers and retired teachers insist on compensation and health insurance coverage. The nerve of 'em!

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It’s mostly admin and you know it.[/quote]

It's mostly teachers and you know it. MCPS has:

13,994 professional (includes teachers) - 55.5%
9,741 supporting services - 38.6%
755 people in business operations/administrative - 3.0%
99 administrative - 0.4%

https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/about/[/quote]

That tells me nothing about how expenses are divided up. Please tell me you don’t teach.[/quote]

That tells you who the employees are. When you're complaining about compensation, pensions, and health insurance, you're complaining about funding [i]for people[/i]. Well, that's who the people are: 55.5% professional (including teachers), 38.6% supporting services, 3.0% business operations/administrative, 0.4% administrative.[/quote]

I want to know who gets the bulk of the compensation funds. Your breakdown doesn’t tell me that.

This is basic stuff.[/quote]

Of course it does. The bulk of the compensation funds goes to the bulk of the employees, which is the professional (including teachers) staff. Would you think the bulk of the compensation funds (assuming bulk = >50%) goes to 0.4% of the employees?

But you don't have to take my word for it! You can look at the MCPS operating budget tables. For positions, in dollars, for FY 2022 actual:

Professional (including teachers): $1,204,487,534 (69.8%)
Supporting services: $399,532,368 (23.2%)
Business/Operations Admin:  $9,955,354 (0.6%)
Administrative: $111,473,903 (6.5%)
Total: $1,725,449,159

https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/departments/budget/fy2024/fy2024_summarybudget_final.pdf

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That proves my point. Admin is 0.4% of MCPS employees and yet receives 6.5% of the compensation budget. [/quote]

DP no it doesn't. You said "it's mostly admin and you  know it". 6.5% is not "mostly" and of you got rid of all admin it would still be a drop in the bucket. [/quote]

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