Frank Mazza And His Band Of Idiots Burned Through Millions Of Dollars In School Funds And Now School Employees And Students Must Pay The Price.
Staff Writer
Posted: 12/03/2008 02:32:15 AM EST
Posted: 12/03/2008 02:32:15 AM EST
School employees and parents voiced objections Tuesday to the schools superintendent's decision to target staff positions for reductions under her 2009-10 budget proposal.
Board of Education members this month are vetting the superintendent's budget proposal, which calls for slashing the equivalent of 25.5 staff positions from the public schools to save roughly $1.5 million next school year.
"We're not happy about these cuts," said Greenwich High School PTA co-president Laurie Heiss-Grealy. While parents realize the need for budget reductions amid mounting fiscal woes, "we're not convinced that (staff cuts) are the thing to do.".......
.......cutting two of the district's 11 social worker jobs at the secondary schools will "have an impact on the rest of the staff" by creating larger caseload for the remaining employees, argued Senior Social Worker Mary Ann Murray.
Heiss-Grealy raised similar concerns about reducing guidance staff, particularly at a time when their counseling services, she said, will be increasingly vital for students affected by the financial crisis. ......
.....At $127 million, Sternberg's proposed budget for the 2009-10 school year is just a 1.6 percent increase this year's $125 million, which marked a much larger, 4.6 percent increase from the 2007-08 budget. The reductions are meant to comply with the town finance board's recent mandate that the school officials produce a leaner budget that includes a lower certified-staff-to-student ratio of 1-to-10.2, down from 1-to-10 this year.
......school officials have also proposed a wide range of cuts to programs and services, such as curtailing the purchase of additional Smart Boards at some secondary schools and delaying the next Harris Interactive School Poll, given to parents, students and school staff every two years, until 2011 - instead of 2010.......
Greenwich Time Correction:
The Greenwich schools superintendent's budget proposal for the 2009-10 school year recommends eliminating the equivalent of one full-time guidance position by consolidating some part-time positions. A Dec. 3 article incorrectly stated that three guidance staff positions would be eliminated.
Meet The People Who Caused The Greenwich Board of Education To Call For Slashing 25 School Staff Positions
Hamilton Avenue Buileding Committee Members
Jay Schondorf
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Ex-Officio Members
PTA
Architect
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