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| Subject: Re: OT--"normal" raises | Date: 9/23/2016 7:35 PM | |
| Author: katiewa | Number: 80895 of 95273 | |
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My interest is as a taxpayer and former parent (kids are in college). I also plan to run for the school board next spring. I was a teacher 3 decades ago and have a number of friends who are local teachers. I started going through the details of the school finances (which are public record and posted on the district website) when said secretary made a comment in the public portion of a board meeting that some teachers made more than the principals--said with some "attitude". The statement was inaccurate (depends what data you look at and what interpretations you make). This incident has been followed by a number of similar statements, omissions, and whatnot by a variety of school personnel. The most significant recent statement is that our high school has 95% attendance when it is actually about 83% for funding purposes--a discrepancy worth somewhere between $300K and $500K--between 3 and 7 fully-burdened teachers. I do NOT believe that anyone involved is evil or doing anything significantly wrong (no criminal intent or negligence). I do believe that our superintendent lacks a well-developed business/financial sense and that our board has forgotten that oversight is part of their job. Thanks. Kathleen |
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