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School council staffing decisions 'gut wrenching'
- 05-10-2010
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By Jorge Barrientos/Bakersfield Californian
A first-of-its-kind move at the Bakersfield City School District to let school site councils make some high-level budget decisions has resulted in the saving of administrators at the expense of dozens of aides, clerks, library workers, counselors and others. Pools of money for school supplies and campus functions, including field trips, were also cut, according to a Californian review of meeting minutes and other reports plus interviews with employees. School safety was the chief reason for saving deans and vice principals, according to administrators. "That's more important than anything else," Superintendent Michael Lingo said. "You want to believe that students are safe. (Schools) deal with so many issues in addition to writing, reading and arithmetic." (more...)
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