Perhaps Templeton Town residents should not think of them selves as subjects, but as citizens and on the flip side, representative bodies should stop seeing citizens as subjects; we need more money so give us more taxes. Perhaps they should try more alternatives.
For instance, there are two principals listed for the two elementary schools. If there is a rule or law that allows two or more elementary schools to share one principal, could that be done to save some dollars and knock down the Town (s) assessment increase (s)?
I mean, if I can participate in a selectmen meeting in Templeton from Afghanistan, certainly one principal can oversee two elementary schools not more than 15 minutes apart.
If this is in the plan, good. If it is not, why is that? Is the school district administration side larger than it needs to be? Is that a place where the want versus need could be looked at? Until the promises made under the so called education reform act from the 90's and the talk of fully funding certain items from the state side, the reality seems to be a drawn out process again.
2106 #246 for District Administration =$521 per student
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ReplyDeleteWhat happened to the day when the principal had to teach also ?
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ReplyDeleteI suppose in between the duties that are required they could teach a class ? Full time ? Part time ? Or fill in ?
Some duties they now have I suspect are these:
•manage the overall operation of schools
•set academic goals and ensure teachers have what they need
•implement any local or federal standards
evaluate teacher and student performance
•act as the public face of the school
I’m over 50 and have no recollection of a principal being a teacher in this district . Maybe- filling in during an extreme emergency situation.
So I’m not sure what decade you are referring to maybe you can be more specific.