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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is an eye-opener !

I had some idea our local FCPS Administration was way over-staffed and has become a dumping ground for failed principals.  But I had little idea how massive the the wasted $$ problem really is:

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Wow!

I'm a teacher and am very nervous about possible cutbacks in the government and education, but this post is spot on.  
School districts are absolutely bloated with admin positions which do nothing but create more useless work for teachers.  This would be a great area to put on the chopping block.  [/quote]

If 50% of FCPS Gatehouse staff were laid off, teachers would have less “overhead” to get in the way of actual teaching.  As a bonus, there would be more budget available for raises for actual instructional staff.  That said, it will not happen with the current Fairfax County school board.

And, until one of the political parties changes how it creates candidates for school board, it will continue.  Both parties put forward silly candidates, so there is no clear “sensible” candidate to vote for — assuming enough of Fairfax stopped voting the party line…[/quote]

But process that keeps [b]programs running, the district in compliance, and reviews for improvement[/b] would suddenly stop being done.  Do principals and teachers want to take on that work.[/quote]

These are very vague terms.
They are only useful if they actually support teachers and what they do. As in, professional development to keep them up to date on curriculum changes. Otherwise, what programs are we talking about?
Compliance and reviews for improvement is meaningless and not action-able for students. These categories are only meaningful for the governing system.

The student is the market and product. Not the system. Admins are essentially system components and as such they can and should be swapped out for more efficient and effective methods to render the desired end product. [/quote]

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