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My point is that there is no amount of money that can help some people learn. If someone wants to learn, there's the library, internet, books, magazines, mentors, etc. Nothing will hold back someone who wants to learn.
Yeah, I agree. When I was in an upstate NY High School in the 60's the administrative staff consisted of 1 principal, 1 vice principal, 2 secretaries, 1 nurse, 2 guidance counsellors, 3 janitors and 6 in the cafeteria to handle lunch. That was it. All the rest of the employees were teachers. Today in many NY High Schools the administrative staff out numbers (sometimes far out numbers) the teachers. That is now where much of the money goes.
Yeah, I agree. When I was in an upstate NY High School in the 60's the administrative staff consisted of 1 principal, 1 vice principal, 2 secretaries, 1 nurse, 2 guidance counsellors, 3 janitors and 6 in the cafeteria to handle lunch. That was it. All the rest of the employees were teachers. Today in many NY High Schools the administrative staff out numbers (sometimes far out numbers) the teachers. That is now where much of the money goes.
I’m wondering if it had to do with a lot of SD’s consolidating in the 1960’s. So, that may play a part in the differences, as there might have been some carryover of staff, that has never been reduced at that level(which it should have been if it wasn’t).
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Yeah, I agree. When I was in an upstate NY High School in the 60's the administrative staff consisted of 1 principal, 1 vice principal, 2 secretaries, 1 nurse, 2 guidance counsellors, 3 janitors and 6 in the cafeteria to handle lunch. That was it. All the rest of the employees were teachers. Today in many NY High Schools the administrative staff out numbers (sometimes far out numbers) the teachers. That is now where much of the money goes.
Same here, but in the 80's and early 90's. The district had a much larger enrollment, they had a super and an asst. super, that was it.
That and these days, many teachers are not there to teach, they have "other" jobs within a school. Combined with state and federal mandates, it stands to reason why enrollment could crater in a given district in NY, but taxes still go up and the staffing doesn't change much.
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