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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't agree with Meren on a lot of levels.  However, she was correct in this complaint about cutting crossing guards.

However, she would do better if she lobbied her own Board and Superintendent for better choices:

I do realize we need people in the central office.  However, the pay for some of these people is exorbitant and some of the jobs are pretty fuzzy.

I would estimate we could save --at a minimum--$10 million on staff at the top--and that is likely not even close to half of what they have.  When I taught school, we referred to them as the "people who do lunch."   Teachers get so little planning time--and people at headquarters demand things that take up their planning time.
And, remember, it is not just the salaries of the people at the top, but their staffs.

The School Board hired additional --and expensive staff--just this year--you know the same year they are complaining about budget.  Not only that, but several of these people are well known political activists.  Campaign managers, etc.
With benefits, that has to be at least $2-3 million dollars--maybe more.

Eliminate Instructional coaches.  I realize some people think they do great work--but most are unnecessary.  I know one who was hired in an elementary school.  And, what little experience she had was as a specialist--not a classroom teacher who had experience with IEPs etc.

Cut waaaay back on purchase of tablets, etc.  Sure, teachers need to use all tools available, but this is not working for a lot of kids.

Cut out International Baccalaureate.  That would be several million dollars more.  We all know it is more expensive, but, more important, many of the students in those schools would be much better served by AP.  That is a fact.

Move ahead quickly with AAP in all middle schools.  That would give great savings in transportation and would also streamline a lot of other issues.  It is not just the gas, bus, and drivers, but it is also the scheduling people and the selections above the school level.

Having been a teacher, I know how much growth can occur at the young level in elementary school.  I think AAP should be scaled back there.  Maybe, eliminate it in third grade and see how that works.  It is not the old GT program.  Maybe go back to GT centers--scale way back.  Big savings there in transportation and staff in HQ and the schools.  [/quote]

These have been proposed to the school board from before this website started. They seem to be in no rush to fix them. [/quote]

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