An exampe of why CA is a disaster

The Coffee Shop
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Here is the text of a letter being circulated by parents in our district. Names changed obviously. We will be going to the meeting to voice our displeasure. Good thing they didn’t just buy millions of dollars worth of office furniture…

Sally,

I was wondering if you could get the word out through PTA. There is a board
meeting this coming Tuesday, 10 February. We need as many parents and other
concerned individuals there as possible. We have heard about the budget cuts that have
been proposed, and they are bad.

Just as a quick overview: 17 management employees in the District = $3M salary
per year
128 classified employees = $3M salary
per year

They pay 17 people the same amount of money and benefits that employees all 128
of the office, librarians, instructional aids, tutors, cafeteria, and custodial
staff.

Needless to say, management is not being cut. They even negotiated an 8%
INCREASE in their salaries. The only way to fund that? Cutting classified
positions. Currently, they plan on cutting the librarians at Smith and Jones elementary schools.

Sally, I’m not concerned with what will happen when I lose my job. But how on
earth do you operate a school without a library? For the future of the school
and the children, I will go to the meeting to speak out. They are cutting
instructional aids, tutors, and librarians. . .positions that have a direct
impact on the students.

If you are able to get anyone to attend the meeting, it would be greatly
appreciated.

(name withheld to protect staff member)

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They pay 17 people the same amount of money and benefits that employees all 128
of the office, librarians, instructional aids, tutors, cafeteria, and custodial
staff.

Presumably management’s justification of their jobs had less typos than the soon to be cut author’s defense. On a more practical note, it may actually cost more to cut senior management jobs than the classifieds. I might also be skeptical of the idea that the reason for the classified cuts is to pay for management’s raise. Other than that, I am sympathetic to the idea that the more money that directly impacts the kids is a good thing and management is often bloated.

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California’s like a granola bar: Take away the fruits and nuts, and you still have the flakes :slight_smile:

BK.

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So true.

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