Cuts In School Budget But Not Administration?
Well, looks like the uproar over lost jobs and reduced school programs has passed and it's back to business as usual. Teachers and staff laid off, programs cut back, things that were explained as absolutely necessary, so why wasn't any cuts made in administration, in fact why are there proposed increases in the budget for school administration when more important programs have been cut and teachers have lost jobs?
These are the proposed budgets for the School Board and the Central office. A full copy of the proposed county budget can be obtained for a fee of $9.30 from the Financial Management office.
72310 Board of Education:
2010-2011 Audited Actual - $677,744.00
2011-2012 Actual - $625,553.00
2012-2013 Proposed Budget - $837,629.00
72320 Director of Schools:
2010-2011 Audited Actual - $241,204.00
2011-2012 Actual - $248,160.00
2012-2013 Proposed Budget - $252,685.00
72410 Office of the Principal:
2010-2011 Audited Actual - $1,761,373.00
2011-2012 Actual - $1,791,209.00
2012-2013 Proposed Budget - $1,801,572.00
So which departments took the big cuts it was 72620 Maintenance of Plant which saw a reduction of over $200,000.00, and 72701 Transportation which was cut over $600,000.00.
These are the proposed budgets for the School Board and the Central office. A full copy of the proposed county budget can be obtained for a fee of $9.30 from the Financial Management office.
72310 Board of Education:
2010-2011 Audited Actual - $677,744.00
2011-2012 Actual - $625,553.00
2012-2013 Proposed Budget - $837,629.00
72320 Director of Schools:
2010-2011 Audited Actual - $241,204.00
2011-2012 Actual - $248,160.00
2012-2013 Proposed Budget - $252,685.00
72410 Office of the Principal:
2010-2011 Audited Actual - $1,761,373.00
2011-2012 Actual - $1,791,209.00
2012-2013 Proposed Budget - $1,801,572.00
So which departments took the big cuts it was 72620 Maintenance of Plant which saw a reduction of over $200,000.00, and 72701 Transportation which was cut over $600,000.00.
posted by Allen Barrett | 11:42 AM
58 Comments:
What a crock that is. How do they supposedly justify the cuts while increasing the administrative budget?
It's our kids who are paying. The maintenance budget needed to be increased, not cut. Half of the heating and cooling units are so old parts cannot even be purchased for them anymore. The techs have to try to fabricate what they need. Unreal. What can be done about this? Anything? This absolutely makes me sick to my stomach. Would calling the school board members make any difference, or is this set in stone?
Ray Lanier
As it stands right now there are fewer people working out of the central office so what would the big increase be? I now the state gave a 2.5% increase so that would be a small portion but not $200,000. I know that there are no new buses being purchased this year so that explains the big cut in transportation but if the price of fuel keeps going up that budget will have to be amended big time.
With the large volume of comments responding to this subject; it just proves that the "average citizen" of Giles County doesn't give a damn about how their hard earned money is being mis-spent.
I think it proves that most people do not care for troublemaking and do not read this blog.
Agree 1:07.
I would say that those bitching constantly on here aren't considered average citizens. The average citizen is out working and paying no attention to this nonsense. The average citizen calls a commissioner when they have an issue.
Ray,
Do you get any form of federal government assistance?
2:13 pm This is not Ray, but its none of your freaking business who gets or does not get assistance.
Ray, don't even respond to them, PLEASE.
I think it is a legitimate question. If Ray is such a big boy he can answer for himself or choose not to answer. So, CG, mind your own business.
I have to agree with CG on this one. How could the answer to that question, one way or the other, have anything to do with the school budget?
Answer my question and I'll answer yours. Also, sign your name or there will be no answer forthcoming.
Ray Lanier
It was me who posted at 3:31 that it is none of your freaking business. It wasn't CG. Guess Ray has more friends than you realize.
The answer has already been given. Thanks!
Thanks, 7:54. I just assumed it was CG. 8:09, there will be no answer given until you answer my question and sign your name.
Speculate all you want, it amounts to a fart in a thunderstorm. If you want to get personal, then go all the way.
I don't have enough respect for cowardly posters to respond to irrelevant comments.
Ray Lanier
Many of the co employees, actually work in offices at the schools so Tee can truthfully say he cut the staff at the central office. Is he good at pr or what?
Whistleblower
Mr. Barrett's assessment is inaccurate.
Item 72310-299 Fringe Benefits (retiree Health Insurance) is $168000 of the total under board of education and not under salaries as he would have you believe. And yes the 2.5% increase in salaries was not funded by the state and left for us to cover. ,
Ray,
I don't recall posting anything on this thred. Peace to you and yours. CG
Why can't the budget be published as a .pdf file and be offered for free to the public from the county's website?
Sorry, CG, I sometimes make assumptions. Back at'cha on the well wishes.
Ray Lanier
10:25
You have to be kidding?
Please come back to reality!
Such a move upon our County Government officials would require them to be willing to open themselves to public disclosure, scrutiny and possible comments or questions regarding their spending. Do you really believe that they are that willing to open themselves to the public?
Maybe if they applied a $9.30 fee to each vehicle license tag renewal they'd could raise some more operating money and throw in a copy of the county budget to boot?
I am sorry to argue with "The Truth" but the state did fund their portion of the 2.5% raise. The amount was included in the BEP. The county did have to cover their portion as always and the county had to cover the entire amount of the non-BEP funded positions.
So Ray is trying to be a champion for the county yet he takes our tax dollars from the government. At what point do you get to call someone a hypocrite?
I also don't know why it is so hard for him to answer the question. I don't take money from the government. See how easy that was? I agree with the person above. Some people give the answer without saying anything.
To "The truth who said "Mr. Barrett's assessment is inaccurate."
I appreciate your efforts to keep me straight but please try to keep your assessments attached to what I have done not what you think I did.
What I posted was one hundred percent accurate by the budget statement. I didn't even put the line item 72310-299 you speak of in the topic. I only posted the 72310 Board of Education overall line category.
At no time did I claim or imply that the fringe benefits of 72310-299 were salaries they were clearly posted within the 72310 Board of Education. So please show where I tried to make anyone believe anything about the $168,000.00.
If you want to get specific every item in the 72310 category was increased except life insurance, dues & memberships and travel, Audit Services remained the same.
8:31, I wish I knew what your problem was. I have already stated that anyone wanting an answer from me has but to sign their name. Hell, I'll even throw in an Income Tax return.
Until that happens, all I can tell you is the Secretary of State comes by twice a week to clip my toenails and wipe my butt. Does that count, dumbass?
Where do you work? I've already posted on here my place of employment. Check the past topics, there is even a number so you can call and verify, assuming you know how to dial a phone.
Ray Lanier
To Sept. 2, 2:13 pm
ANYONE who may receive income from the government is not getting any kind of handout. Any payments made to recipients from the government is something we all work for and pay into through government deductions from our paychecks. When needed, it is an entitlement, a kind of insurance we have paid into. Sometimes wrongly called 'welfare'.
I wish all of you non-hackers would pay attention to the budget issue. I, for one, do not care if Ray gets government assistance, for I receive a little from them myself. CG
I only asked because someone made a statement that Ray collected disability. Wondering what is his disability? I flip burgers at Burger King. Going to college to change that.
12:11 Yea, I agree with CG.
2:42
I'm the one they call CG, and I did not post at 12:11. Looks like it was just someone trying to cause trouble.
I appreciate y'all's support. So perhaps we can get past me, I'll answer the dumbass's question. I work part-time at Tn Valley Wholesalers, I do some plumbing and electrical work, I repair computers and I write freelance articles.
I also receive a small disability check due to an accident I had several years ago. I continued working after the accident -- because the last thing I wanted was to be dependant on the gov -- to the point that I damaged my body beyond repair. I work when I can, they're very cool at the Valley and let me do what I can. I would love to work full-time, but since I started paying taxes and social security at the age of 14, I feel I have paid my part into the system. If that doesn't satisfy the naysayers, y'all can just kiss my big white ass.
My thanks to the one's who understand, my above sentiment to the one's who don't. Now, can we get back to the topic, or do you want to know my shoe size as well. They're big, really big.
Ray Lanier
Way to go, Ray!
Glad to know you might be available for plumbing and electrical sometime.
3:58 I don't know who posted it, but I don't think it said anything bad about you. Shouldn't of caused any trouble unless you disagree with what 11:12 said.
5:49
The point you missed is that someone made it look as if I had made that post.
Where might we find one of your articles Ray?
5:49,
If CG doesn't take money from the government then someone lied and defamed him/her.
He's anonymous, for Pete's sake. You can't defame an anonymous poster. That is about as stupid as his whine that a lie was told on him. How can you tell? Gimme a break!
He is CG. That is not anonymous.
7:14, I am a ghostwriter. I work for Textbroker. Clients post the subject and pay to have it written with the understanding that they can publish it under their name.
Here are a few of the titles I have written and you can check out TB to see if they are legit:
Common Signs of Water Pressure Regulator Problems
Do You Pay Too Much For Your Insurance Because of Poor Credit
What Are Some of the Advantages To Telepresence Technologies
Substance addiction
Diet Pill or Weight Watchers - Which is Right for You
IT certifications
Does Medical School Sufficiently Provide Bedside Manner Education
Acer laptop won't charge the Battery
Causes of Motorcycle Accidents and their effects
What Does Liability Insurance Cover
How to Fix a Slow Running Toilet
Benefits of Chinese Herbs
Noomi Rapace considered breast implants for a new role
How Comprehensive Insurance Works
Find Perfect Dog Food
How driving a fast car can cost you
electronic cigarettes
Teaching Your Teen To Drive: A How Guide
These are just a few of the titles I have written, and I am damned proud of them.
Ray Lanier
Saturday 7:23 If there are fewer people working out of the Central Office why are the same number still carried there and why has the budget increased there?
9:21
That is correct, and there are those who know me. I call it defamation as well. They know I would never be part of supporting wrongdoings.
Anyone can work for textbroker.
So what articles have you written bigmouth.
Right now I am working on an article that explains why a sentence that poses a question should end with a question mark. You should definitely read it 1:42.
If you were not such a dumbass to everyone but yourself you would have known what I wrote was a rhetorical question.
While rhetorical questions are technically questions, they do not always require a question mark.
I'm sure that will be covered in your article, unless like everything else you promise it's just another lie.
I call bullshit 3:41. You sound just like Ray. Full of shit.
I don't know where there is a "number carried there." I know that there is an empty office, one employee has been changed to half time and another is to be laid off at the end of September. I said myself that I did not know why the increase in budget because of the decrease in people. I cannot explain that unless there are plans to bring more people in. If Jackson is going to do that he only has a few weeks left for that.
Of course anyone can work for Textbroker,that's what freelance writing is, dumbass. You should submit a piece for evaluation. I would be interested at what level you would be assigned. Don't be scared, 2 is as low as you can go. Of course, judging by your post, I'm pretty sure you would not even achieve that.
Oh wait, it wouldn't work even if you could muster the talent to coherently compose a sentence. You have to register with your real name. I believe that puts you out of the running right away.
1:35/4:12, say it to my face. Prove to the blog that you're not the coward everyone knows you to be. Come on by, I would love to scrape your face along the sidewalk. I would enjoy that very much. Cowardly dumbass. Of course, that's a wish of mine that will never come true. You know as well as I that you would never come up to me in person and say anything but "sir."
Ray Lanier
You don't need to threaten to kick someones ass if you draw disability. That makes you look like a lazy scumbag that could work a real job but had rather be lazy and draw a check to buy your beer, cigarettes and tattoos. How can you sit there and think you are physically well enough to scrape me up off the pavement if you can't work?
You have many things to learn Ray. I am getting to the point where I think I should feel sorry for you rather than laugh at you.
Ray
Be cool. You're a better man than that. I used to let these same people "get my goat" but I've learned.
Peace
7:29, I don't drink and I don't have any tattoos. I'll admit I don't have the stamina I once had, but I don't think it would take long to teach you a thing or two. Sign your name, hero, and lets give 'er a go.
8:38, I know you're right, but sometimes I can't help myself. Besides, the poster is too cowardly to come out of his closet so I don't think I have anything to worry about.
Besides, a 5 minute ass-whipping is not nearly as taxing as working a full-time job.
You know where to find me, 7:29, if you drink enough courage or your friend rags you to the point where you don't think clearly. I also didn't say I would scrape you UP off of the pavement, I said I would scrape your face along the sidewalk. Takes much less energy, as you would be doing most of the work. Dumbass.
Ray Lanier
Boys, boys!! Go to your neutral corners and cool off. You sound like 10 year old boys puffing up to see who is the toughest. Count to 10, breath, do something but whatever you do chill!
What does where Ray works or does have to do with the school budget? He don't work for the county.
I agree, 8:27. Discussing Ray one way or another is doing nothing to solve our school budget problems. Does anybody have any suggestions?
Please post the time and location ....
of the confrontation ...
so that we all can get some elation ...
of the final mastication ....
Pretty nifty prose, 1:07. Perhaps 7:29 can place you on retainer to write his eulogy. A bit of humour in his remembrance would be nice.
Ray Lanier
Someone made a comment about lazy liberal bums today and all I could do was agree.
The Riddler is back.
That's about right, 7:27, when you have no thoughts of your own, all you can do is agree with someone else. My damn, it must really suck to be you.
Not an original thought in your head and a coward to boot. Shameful, that's what it is, just shameful. I mean, you are a coward, aren't you Mr.anonymous? I bet you look like a short stretch of highway with that yellow streak down your back.
Ray Lanier
Thank you Mr. Lanier.
Quick question, is your Textbroker article on slow running toilets an allegory of the political and financial situation of Giles County?
10:07, I suppose it could be, at that.
Ray Lanier
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