Dan McGuire wrote: > 4600 divided by 608 = 7.57 > > If there is going to be 4600 less students, at 25 students > per teacher, 184 less teachers would be needed. Maybe Doug > Mann has a point. Maybe the distict is laying off more teachers > than necessary.
Not that I'm much interested in defending the District, but a convoluted union contract necessities convoluted management policies. In general, it's often better to layoff more employees if keeping them would require carrying them for a year (especially when you can always call them up after letting them go). If you read the exit interview with Mr. Jennings you'll see that he was very honest about his impact on student achievement. The District is not working on reform, they're just trying to keep afloat. I don't think they have any long term vision at all, they are just casting about in the dark for a life preserver. Michael Atherton Prospect Park REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
