Comments on: DOE to principals: Budget cuts across the board http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/19/doe-to-principals-budget-cuts-across-the-board/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:08:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Insideschools.org » Budget cuts pressure principals;class sizes rise http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/19/doe-to-principals-budget-cuts-across-the-board/#comment-9340 Insideschools.org » Budget cuts pressure principals;class sizes rise Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:07:29 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/19/doe-to-principals-budget-cuts-across-the-board/#comment-9340 [...] Students are not the only ones wrangling with mathematics this year. Yesterday, The New York Times reported how principals have cut costs to meet their 5% slimmer school budgets, after the budget cuts announced last spring. [...] […] Students are not the only ones wrangling with mathematics this year. Yesterday, The New York Times reported how principals have cut costs to meet their 5% slimmer school budgets, after the budget cuts announced last spring. […]

]]> By: Anonymous http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/19/doe-to-principals-budget-cuts-across-the-board/#comment-7551 Anonymous Fri, 29 May 2009 19:14:35 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/19/doe-to-principals-budget-cuts-across-the-board/#comment-7551 Schools like Mark Twain (District 21) and Christa McAuliffe (District 20) have lost their 'Hold Harmless $$$'. This will lead to a loss of 1/2 million or more. Schools like Mark Twain (District 21) and Christa McAuliffe (District 20) have lost their ‘Hold Harmless $$$’. This will lead to a loss of 1/2 million or more.

]]> By: Anonymous http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/19/doe-to-principals-budget-cuts-across-the-board/#comment-7549 Anonymous Fri, 29 May 2009 18:25:58 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/19/doe-to-principals-budget-cuts-across-the-board/#comment-7549 Go to seethroughny.net, payrolls, NYC DOE central adminstration employees. Nearly 12,000 people at a total payroll of about $600,000,000 per year. There is a ton of fat to be cut at Tweed. I wish the mainstream press would address this for once. Go to seethroughny.net, payrolls, NYC DOE central adminstration employees.

Nearly 12,000 people at a total payroll of about $600,000,000 per year.

There is a ton of fat to be cut at Tweed. I wish the mainstream press would address this for once.

]]> By: Parent of a middle school child http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/19/doe-to-principals-budget-cuts-across-the-board/#comment-7545 Parent of a middle school child Fri, 29 May 2009 15:08:51 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/19/doe-to-principals-budget-cuts-across-the-board/#comment-7545 We just learned that our middle school's budget will be cut by more than 8% - on top of all the other cuts over the past two years this is unimaginable. The DOE's assertion that the maximum reduction is 4.9% is simply not true. We just learned that our middle school’s budget will be cut by more than 8% - on top of all the other cuts over the past two years this is unimaginable. The DOE’s assertion that the maximum reduction is 4.9% is simply not true.

]]> By: Bronx mom http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/19/doe-to-principals-budget-cuts-across-the-board/#comment-7524 Bronx mom Wed, 27 May 2009 17:38:25 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/19/doe-to-principals-budget-cuts-across-the-board/#comment-7524 I can't even imagine where my son's small school could make cuts that wouldn't be deeply felt. As it is, it seems that the parent coordinator (who is fantastic!) does the work of at least 3 full time staffers! The school doesn't have an after school program to cut and the PA goes to great lengths to fundraise in order to maintain the existing activities and programs that fall outside of the realm of the 3R's. As for cutting "middle class" vs. title 1 schools, I think all families are very much affected by any cuts because I don't think any of the city schools have the full resources they need. I agree with Queens PC that the cuts need to come from the top and extraneous new offices that have been created, including from the people they pay to do the quality review and accountability stuff that results in nearly illegible mish mosh! I can’t even imagine where my son’s small school could make cuts that wouldn’t be deeply felt. As it is, it seems that the parent coordinator (who is fantastic!) does the work of at least 3 full time staffers! The school doesn’t have an after school program to cut and the PA goes to great lengths to fundraise in order to maintain the existing activities and programs that fall outside of the realm of the 3R’s.

As for cutting “middle class” vs. title 1 schools, I think all families are very much affected by any cuts because I don’t think any of the city schools have the full resources they need. I agree with Queens PC that the cuts need to come from the top and extraneous new offices that have been created, including from the people they pay to do the quality review and accountability stuff that results in nearly illegible mish mosh!

]]> By: Douglas Morse http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/19/doe-to-principals-budget-cuts-across-the-board/#comment-7518 Douglas Morse Wed, 27 May 2009 11:24:08 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/19/doe-to-principals-budget-cuts-across-the-board/#comment-7518 Most of teachers in the rubber room have not had any sort of disciplinary hearing. If you had your way, teachers could be fired based solely upon student (or administrative) accusation without any sort of due process. Most of teachers in the rubber room have not had any sort of disciplinary hearing. If you had your way, teachers could be fired based solely upon student (or administrative) accusation without any sort of due process.

]]> By: Manhattan Parent http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/19/doe-to-principals-budget-cuts-across-the-board/#comment-7460 Manhattan Parent Fri, 22 May 2009 14:23:38 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/19/doe-to-principals-budget-cuts-across-the-board/#comment-7460 There are teachers who are sitting around in a rubber room still receving money to do nothing. If other unions are willing to cut workers who are sitting around doing nothing why isn't the teachers union making consessions too? There are teachers who are sitting around in a rubber room still receving money to do nothing. If other unions are willing to cut workers who are sitting around doing nothing why isn’t the teachers union making consessions too?

]]> By: Middle Class Mom http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/19/doe-to-principals-budget-cuts-across-the-board/#comment-7408 Middle Class Mom Thu, 21 May 2009 14:13:53 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/19/doe-to-principals-budget-cuts-across-the-board/#comment-7408 Yes, I think those who have less should get extra help, but isn't it illegal to not fund all public schools, equally? In addition, if Mr. Klein will cut the budgets of middle class schools more than those of Title 1 schools, he and others — like the NY Post — cannot take issue with parents raising funds to give our schools and our kids what the DOE has taken away. Yes, I think those who have less should get extra help, but isn’t it illegal to not fund all public schools, equally? In addition, if Mr. Klein will cut the budgets of middle class schools more than those of Title 1 schools, he and others — like the NY Post — cannot take issue with parents raising funds to give our schools and our kids what the DOE has taken away.

]]> By: Brooklyn Mom http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/19/doe-to-principals-budget-cuts-across-the-board/#comment-7383 Brooklyn Mom Wed, 20 May 2009 14:23:42 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/19/doe-to-principals-budget-cuts-across-the-board/#comment-7383 "Principals will be responsible for making decisions about whether to cut programs — Saturday school, after school programming and professional development were three options the Chancellor mentioned — or to trim staff." Is he kidding??? Our school doesn't have money for any of these things - the PTA or private grant money pays for these things if we have them at all. There is no choice here. Class sizes are going to grow and we will have to lose staff that are already overworked as it is. There is no fat to trim. I'm disgusted. - Public School Parent (2nd & 3rd grade) “Principals will be responsible for making decisions about whether to cut programs — Saturday school, after school programming and professional development were three options the Chancellor mentioned — or to trim staff.”
Is he kidding??? Our school doesn’t have money for any of these things - the PTA or private grant money pays for these things if we have them at all. There is no choice here. Class sizes are going to grow and we will have to lose staff that are already overworked as it is. There is no fat to trim. I’m disgusted.
- Public School Parent (2nd & 3rd grade)

]]> By: Queens PC http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/19/doe-to-principals-budget-cuts-across-the-board/#comment-7378 Queens PC Wed, 20 May 2009 13:04:00 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2009/05/19/doe-to-principals-budget-cuts-across-the-board/#comment-7378 If Klein cuts some of the fat at the upper levels of the DOE, this cut wouldn't be necessary. Instead of a system that was working, they created this new monstrosity, the Office of Family Engagement and Advocacy. They are paying these snots, who are just out of college, lots and lots of money to work on parent engagement - and they know nothing of what goes on in the schools. Instead of trimming at the ISCs, and Tweed, they go merrily along, cutting school budgets, and increasing the number of employees at the top. If Klein cuts some of the fat at the upper levels of the DOE, this cut wouldn’t be necessary. Instead of a system that was working, they created this new monstrosity, the Office of Family Engagement and Advocacy. They are paying these snots, who are just out of college, lots and lots of money to work on parent engagement - and they know nothing of what goes on in the schools. Instead of trimming at the ISCs, and Tweed, they go merrily along, cutting school budgets, and increasing the number of employees at the top.

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