Dear Parent:
Thank you for allowing me this opportunity to speak with you directly about the current financial crisis facing the Baldwin County Public Schools. First and foremost, I want to emphasize that despite the economic challenges that confront us, we have not abandoned our pursuit of educational excellence.
With regard to our funding crisis, we have been forced to cut our general fund budget by more than $75 million from FY 2009 to FY 2010. As a result, at least in the short term, it will be impossible for us to continue to provide the level of service that we have offered in the past. Nevertheless, let me assure you that our administrators, teachers and staff will work tirelessly to serve your needs to the utmost of our ability. However, the harsh reality is that on October 1, we will have 203 fewer support employees than we have today and about 175 of our current employees, who have been performing other needed functions, will be moved into the critical positions left vacant.
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I want to gag every time Farron Hollinger opens his mouth. Does he think every one is dumb enough to not realize when he talks “around” a question for ten minutes and never anwers it???? They need to let him go now and save his salary and let somebody paid less take his position!
Who would take his position for less pay? His replacement will have to make more than he currently makes just to put up with the idiots like you. What question did he not answer?
#2… First off, Faron has been a lame duck for the past year. The first time he looked for an out of state job ( yay Alabama Retirement!) he sent a message that its not about the students, its about the money. There are individuals that would do as good or better of a job than Dr. Hollinger. In most cases this could be done for less pay. To achieve this one would have to look at the pay structure for all administrative staff. If the Superintendent takes a cut, so would the asst. supers as well as other higher paid employees, so that the existing pay distribution could be maintained.
Snide quips aren’t helping the financial situation. I do take it personally when I’m told I’m part of the problem because I refuse to support an additional sales tax. Using guilt to coherse someone to support a system’s mismanagment is not an effective method of preventing financial crises.
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