Re: Did FCPS get rid of a hearing officier?
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priorities??
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Date: July 06, 2009 05:52PM
Actually the 2009 budget for the Hearings Office was $1.8 million. They had 16 positions-everybody works 9 months out of the year. Do the math.
Let's compare that with what they are spending on prevention programs and/or positive behavior support. The idea being you reach these kids so that they are not getting suspended in the first place.
Safe and Drug Free Youth program-
4.5 positions with salaries and benefits totaling $507,152-how much are these people making for handing out t-shirts and bumper stickers???
COMMUNITY SERVICE ANYONE????
They also spend $140,000 per year distributing the SR&R Booklet-which basically says kids have no rights and FCPS can throwyou out of school for any reason.
Positive Behavior Support Program
Folks, think about the importance of changing the oil in your car to prevent mechanical failures. You invest a little and it saves tons, right?
That is the theory behind PBS Programs. How much does FCPS invest in PBS programs for 2010 school year?
$123,000.
It serves 114,265 students and they spend $1.07 per kid. Now compare that with the $1.8 million dollar hearing office which hears 1000 discipline cases per year. On the punishment side we spend $1800 per kid.
How in God's name did these people come in power???? Why do we deserve this???
Do we need a revolt?