Interesting you should say that James. While they continually cut the funding that the actual schools get, it seems like the superintendents down at 360 Colbourne keep getting more and more money.
C'mon, Patricia Harvey makes a 6 figure salary, and can afford things such as fur coats and a Jag, and yet she will never have as great an influence on me as my teachers, who make meager salaries in comparison. Patricia's "Read 25 Books a Year" program?
1) All Saint Paul students will read at least 25 books during the 1999-2000 school year. The goal was set to encourage students to read more and become more successful in school.
I shouldn't be required to read 25 books just because other people may not recognize how integral reading is to our lives - I don't take reading for granted. I won't even go into how POORLY implemented this program is...If I'm missing something completely important that cannot be done by administrators in my own school or by fewer superintendents altogether, then by all means, please tell me.
Whoops, got a little OT there. Cuts in district administration would be a huge break for the whole school system. Like I said before, when all is said and done, teachers have $1 for every student in terms of funds. My chemistry teacher has to ask students to bring in matches for class labs (don't tell anybody).
I'm sure the school system gets a lot of money, but I certainly don't see it anywhere in my school.
