Fairhope, Alabama
TO SUPPLEMENT FAIRHOPE AREA SCHOOLS
After meeting with students, teachers and administrators from all of the five Fairhope-area Baldwin County Schools, Educational Advisory Committee members have decided to write a "proposal letter" to the the city's Finance Committee asking that $750,000 be earmarked in next year's city budget to assist the local schools. The money could then be used to hire 10 teachers (2 teacher-units per school), supporting staff -- or for routine classroom supplies (or some combination thereof).
The interviews conducted at the schools revealed administrators and teachers there are doing the best they can with dwindling resources; but they fear additional cuts in state/local funding next year could "push them over the precipice."
Committee member Henry Clark: "People are proud of their schools ... doing an outstanding job with so little ... covering real problems ... (like) some very high class sizes."
The proposal letter is to be presented by Jun 1st, then a more detailed presentation will be made in person to the various Financial and Budget Committees during the normal budget-forming process later this summer.
The next budget year for the city (FY2013) begins Oct 1st; the city council must approve all expenditures.
After meeting with students, teachers and administrators from all of the five Fairhope-area Baldwin County Schools, Educational Advisory Committee members have decided to write a "proposal letter" to the the city's Finance Committee asking that $750,000 be earmarked in next year's city budget to assist the local schools. The money could then be used to hire 10 teachers (2 teacher-units per school), supporting staff -- or for routine classroom supplies (or some combination thereof).
The interviews conducted at the schools revealed administrators and teachers there are doing the best they can with dwindling resources; but they fear additional cuts in state/local funding next year could "push them over the precipice."
Committee member Henry Clark: "People are proud of their schools ... doing an outstanding job with so little ... covering real problems ... (like) some very high class sizes."
The proposal letter is to be presented by Jun 1st, then a more detailed presentation will be made in person to the various Financial and Budget Committees during the normal budget-forming process later this summer.
The next budget year for the city (FY2013) begins Oct 1st; the city council must approve all expenditures.
Comments
Who would these "teachers" report to? The city who is paying their salary or the county who is responsible for educating our children?
These would most certainly be contract employees without benefits...A pretty hefty salary for a school year..
One of the many reasons we need a new city council who won't appoint their minions to make important decisions about education and other city matters.
I love the longer summer idea--keep them dumb and working for minimum wage.
You can fall for the "this has nothing to do with Good2Great" if you want to.
Some of us non-sheep are paying attention.
And what about those of us who sacrifice to send our children to private school while parents who send their kids to government schools have to pay almost nothing? And get free lunches, bus rides, after school care, etc...