--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 11/10/2001 2:05:24 AM Central > Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > Speaking of administration costs, the district is > at a very low and lean > > level of administration costs. Each year, we are > audited by Deloitte > > Touche, an outside firm. In last year's audit, > presented on Dec 12, 2000, > > with 4 area superintendents and offices, the > ratio of administrative > > expenditures to general fund revenue was 4.2% in > 2000. Note that it did > > not include principals. > > How much money are we talking about? What is the > general revenue fund? How > much is in the general operating budget? > > School Board Candidate Dick Anderson noted that > there were over 200 highly > compensated district employees, defined as employees > earning more than the > highest paid teacher. > > In 1990-1991 the average US school district spent > 2.2% of its operating > budget on salaries for central office administrators > and professional staff > (Robinson and Brandon, 1992, Perceptions about > American education: are they > based on facts?; Arlington, VA; Educational Research > Service). > > -Doug Mann, King Field
I believe that a look into the amount the Mpls. School District spends on outside consultants, and what services these consultants provide would be benificial to this discussion as well. The Saint Paul School District has been spending $9.2M per year on consultants and purchased curriculums. Thomas Swift Saint Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
