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Some question new power held by school site councils
- 03-02-2010
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By Jorge Barrientos/Bakersfield Californian
As a library media specialist at Sierra Middle School, Cynthia Rendel catalogues books, teaches middle-schoolers how to do research and Spanish speakers how to speak English, among other things. Earlier this month a council -- composed of a principal, teachers, other staff, parents and students -- made the decision to cut her job next year in favor of keeping the vice principal. The council's decision was part of the Bakersfield City School District's newest effort to close a $5.5 million budget gap. In short, the district will stop spending general fund money on counselors, librarians, vice principals and other positions and instead let site councils make those staffing decisions using their own money. (more...)
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