Please think about how some of these possible cuts could negatively affect your hard working teachers, paras, office staff and administrators next year before you make any decisions.
It would be great if you could remove the following possible options off of your list:
1. cutting 228 teachers
2. taking 50 Literacy and Math coaching positions and scaling it down to 10 total.
3. cutting the Dean of Students positions
4. eliminating the AVID and Read Right programs
5. changing the middle school schedule to a 5-period day instead of 6, with no planning period and a pay cut for teachers
6. cutting middle school sports
7. eliminating middle school electives
8. Riff-ing people/positions
I know that your projection of $9 million in the hole is terrifying, but, there has to be another way...
SIncerely,
a dedicated middle school teacher and coach in your beloved district
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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2 comments:
Yeah, we've got cuts going on in our district too. Not looking good for student to teacher ratios for Quinn's Kindergarten class!
I hope you really do send something to them!
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