Emboldened and misguided union loyalists. We'll see how jubilant everyone is when RIF (reduction in force) is implemented. So much for union "brotherhood" and "solidarity" then.
Dawgalong quite eloquently posted shortly after the May primary that the (levy) vote was a referendum on the ABYSMAL performance of administrators. Todd Franko succinctly cited that the vote clearly signaled to the BOE that they need to do more with what they already receive. It's that simple folks! I will not change the minds of ideologues and those ardently opposed to SB5; I wouldn't waste my time, but comment I will. The angst and righteous anger that is palpable in these posts resonates for good reason. Taxpayers are unwilling to compensate administrative incompetence or increase teacher and administrator salaries to fund their lucrative benefits. The website www.BuckeyeInstitute.com clearly buttresses all the monetary facts that have been extensively discussed in these posts. They are irrefutable and simple to comprehend. Canfield and Poland administrators and teachers are extremely well paid and we are free to opine that they do not merit their inordinate compensation. My personal favorite is Longevity Pay. State funding may be a legitimate issue, but it is a SEPARATE issue. People can quickly remedy the problem of incompetence and salary increases by not supporting the levy to send a resounding message to the Board. Who among us in the private sector are as unaccountable as these administrators and teachers? Who in the private sector can blow a budget by 30% and just ask for and expect "donations" to correct the mistake? Who among us in the private sector can have clients repeatedly request our colleagues because they find us offensive and unapproachable yet we are never replaced? I am requested to take a performance survey every time I shop at Kohl's and every time I drive through Taco Bell. Where is the survey to evaluate Canfield school leadership and Canfield teacher performance each year? Taxpayers and our children are the school administrators' and teachers' customers. Yet, if we the people fail to comply with their demands and pass the levy they solicit, then we and our children are made to rue the consequences. Bussing will stop, courses will be dropped, sports will be "pay to play" and other various "punishments". Who in the private sector treats their customers with abject disdain and operates a flourishing business. No one. And therein lies the crux of the problem. No matter how poorly they do their jobs, taxpayer dollars will pour in and students will enter their classrooms because there is no meaningful competition and they know it! And until we change that, we will endure their abysmal performance and indifference. Footnote: Seasoned teachers may have "more" hours worked, but more is not always better. Sometimes more is just simply more. They may have less patience, less charisma and less concern.
The website www.buckeyeinstitute.org has clearly illuminated just how much of our taxpayer dollars Canfield teachers are paid for 184 days of work. Please bear in mind that their work day is roughly 6.25 to 7.25 hours with no holidays, no weekends, no shifts and that they are off most "snow days" when winter weather makes travel challenging. Please recall that they have received substantial yearly raises throughout this economic downturn when employees in the private sector may not have been duly compensated in kind and may have actually incurred pay cuts. Canfield teachers and administrators do not contribute nearly the percentage of what private sector employees contribute to their medical benefits and their pensions are 3 to 4 times what those in the private sector will collect from Social Security. I respectfully submit that we the Canfield taxpayers and parents hold Canfield teachers and administrators accountable. They need to derive their own budgetary solutions without unfairly manipulating taxpayers to comply with the levies or rue the consequences. We the taxpayers and parents deserve better! No more taxes!
Mahoning Valley helps deep-six Issue 2
Emboldened and misguided union loyalists. We'll see how jubilant everyone is when RIF (reduction in force) is implemented. So much for union "brotherhood" and "solidarity" then.
November 9, 2011 at 10:37 a.m. permalink suggest removal
In defense of teachers
Dawgalong quite eloquently posted shortly after the May primary that the (levy) vote was a referendum on the ABYSMAL performance of administrators. Todd Franko succinctly cited that the vote clearly signaled to the BOE that they need to do more with what they already receive. It's that simple folks! I will not change the minds of ideologues and those ardently opposed to SB5; I wouldn't waste my time, but comment I will. The angst and righteous anger that is palpable in these posts resonates for good reason. Taxpayers are unwilling to compensate administrative incompetence or increase teacher and administrator salaries to fund their lucrative benefits. The website www.BuckeyeInstitute.com clearly buttresses all the monetary facts that have been extensively discussed in these posts. They are irrefutable and simple to comprehend. Canfield and Poland administrators and teachers are extremely well paid and we are free to opine that they do not merit their inordinate compensation. My personal favorite is Longevity Pay. State funding may be a legitimate issue, but it is a SEPARATE issue. People can quickly remedy the problem of incompetence and salary increases by not supporting the levy to send a resounding message to the Board. Who among us in the private sector are as unaccountable as these administrators and teachers? Who in the private sector can blow a budget by 30% and just ask for and expect "donations" to correct the mistake? Who among us in the private sector can have clients repeatedly request our colleagues because they find us offensive and unapproachable yet we are never replaced? I am requested to take a performance survey every time I shop at Kohl's and every time I drive through Taco Bell. Where is the survey to evaluate Canfield school leadership and Canfield teacher performance each year? Taxpayers and our children are the school administrators' and teachers' customers. Yet, if we the people fail to comply with their demands and pass the levy they solicit, then we and our children are made to rue the consequences. Bussing will stop, courses will be dropped, sports will be "pay to play" and
other various "punishments". Who in the private sector treats their customers with abject disdain and operates a flourishing business. No one. And therein lies the crux of the problem. No matter how poorly they do their jobs, taxpayer dollars will pour in and students will enter their classrooms because there is no meaningful competition and they know it! And until we change that, we will endure their abysmal performance and indifference.
Footnote: Seasoned teachers may have "more" hours worked, but more is not always better. Sometimes more is just simply more. They may have less patience, less charisma and less concern.
May 25, 2011 at 1:05 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Breaking with our historic perspective of school levies
The website www.buckeyeinstitute.org has clearly illuminated just how much of our taxpayer dollars Canfield teachers are paid for 184 days of work. Please bear in mind that their work day is roughly 6.25 to 7.25 hours with no holidays, no weekends, no shifts and that they are off most "snow days" when winter weather makes travel challenging. Please recall that they have received substantial yearly raises throughout this economic downturn when employees in the private sector may not have been duly compensated in kind and may have actually incurred pay cuts. Canfield teachers and administrators do not contribute nearly the percentage of what private sector employees contribute to their medical benefits and their pensions are 3 to 4 times what those in the private sector will collect from Social Security. I respectfully submit that we the Canfield taxpayers and parents hold Canfield teachers and administrators accountable. They need to derive their own budgetary solutions without unfairly manipulating taxpayers to comply with the levies or rue the consequences. We the taxpayers and parents deserve better! No more taxes!
May 3, 2011 at 12:06 a.m. permalink suggest removal