Interestingly, California court has ruled that "parents do not have a constitutional right to educate their children in their own home". Now reading this, I wonder why parents would want to educate their children in their own homes considering the quality of the public school system.....
On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 10:02 AM, Joe Heaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hope your job is more secure than out here in California at the moment > John. Up until a few months ago, I worked for a school district here in > Sacramento. There were 4 of us in the IT department, although one was > half-time bus driver, so really 3 1/2, including the Supervisor. I left > there in October, and now work for the state. I just spoke with that > supervisor about a week or so ago and this is what he told me: > > 1) They are not going to replace me. (Down to 2 1/2 people) > 2) The half-time bus driver is now a full-time bus driver. (Down to 2 > people) > 3) The administration is talking about lay-offs, which would include > the guy that does the database administration (Down to 1 person, who is > the Supervisor) > 4) The administration is also talking about the supervisor having to > take a pay cut, and go back into the union. He told them that was fine, > as long as his phone doesn't ring anymore. His boss told him she > doesn't want her phone to ring, and he told her that he wasn't going to > take a pay cut and stay in a supervisory position... (even though he > wouldn't have anyone to supervise anyway...) > > All this because Arnie cut $500 million out of the education budget now, > in emergency cuts. He's also talking about taking an additional $15 > Billion out of the education budget for next year. Not sure how he > expects to do that and still have schools at all. > > Sad state of affairs here in California... Just glad I got out of the > school district in the nick of time. > > > Joe Heaton > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 1:14 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: IT Salary Survey > > > Forgot that list. > > > > What is everyone here making? :) > > > > Include degree, Cert too. > > > > -Z.V. > > > > BS in English (although no degree is required for this position--I got > the degree after I got the job). Only certs are CompTIA A+, Net+, and > I-Net+. Salary is a bit under $50k per year, undoubtedly making me one > of the lowest-paid list members. > > On the plus side... Copious vacation and sick leave, two paid weeks off > at Christmas, holidays and weekends off, a 7-minute commute home, free > toys (including a cell phone and very nice laptop), participation in the > state retirement system (not many jobs offer pensions like this), laid > back atmosphere, and an employer who will never go out of business. > > > > John Hornbuckle > MIS Department > Taylor County School District > 318 North Clark Street > Perry, FL 32347 > > www.taylor.k12.fl.us > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
