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School fees 2006
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It is nice to see that the school district is trying to get a hold on its expenses. I just received a fee schedule in the mail for this school year. It is nice to see that they are saving $3.00 per student on assignment books by charging for them. You would think that this required book might be included in the per pupil spending for the district. I believe there is a $2000 line item in last years budget for an apparel allowance (What is this?). Maybe that could be cut to purchase 666 assignment books.
Just seen another fee, $1 for roller skating in gym class. Wonder what that fee is for?
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Well, you’re partially correct on your assumption that the district is watching their expenses. At the same time they are charging you a $3 fee here and a $1 fee there they are doing the following:
1) Spending $500,000 more for health insurance than necessary each and every year because our teachers union won’t let them bid out the insurance.
2) Stealing $778,000 per year from the budget to fund a promised benefit of health insurance for people who retire at the ripe old age of 55.
3) Wasting $1,000,000 per year on a technology override that has never been proven to increase student achievement but keeps computer companies in business as well as providing jobs for many more people.
4) Paying both halves of the retirement plan for the teachers and administrators at a cost of an additional $1,065,163 per year.
5) Providing tax free annuities for many administrators ON TOP of the already generous retirement plan that is fully paid by the taxpayers. This cost is well into the hundreds of thousands per year as well.
Does anyone get my drift? They nickle and dime the parents on fees, make parent groups do fundraisers for playground equipment and landscaping and then literally waste MILLIONS PER YEAR on benefits for themselves. By just adding the above expenditures you will come up with approximately $3.5 MILLION A YEAR WASTED. But it’s for the children, right?