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Yeah I don’t fault Cassidy/their SBDM. Like you say they had to work with what they were given by the school board/Fayette county administration. But I think this may highlight a bigger issue within FCPS. Like the op ed says, where is all the FCPS money going? They continually need more money from the community and our superintendent has a questionable past per the articles, so I think it’s fair to scrutinize their (our) money.
Cassidy was getting a lot of flack when the news first broke. Glad to see attention is going elsewhere. I won't pretend to understand all of the financials, because I'm just a teacher who has never had any administrative ambitions. There does seem to be some personnel bloat going on though. Even that is strange though. I know of one person at central office that is the head of Gifted/Talented, English Language Learners, AND world language teachers. I hope she's getting paid well, because that's a LOT.
Why would an elementary school need to offer Spanish. Is that even a HS graduation requirement?
I could be way off on this (don't live in KY so funding might be different), but in a lot of areas there is a huge difference between capital projects (building a new high school) and operational costs (salaries, running the buildings, etc.). At least where I live the money to build a new school would come from a bond issue that was voted on by the people living in the district. The operational budget comes from money from the state/property taxes. Thus, a school could have shiny new toys, but still be broke in other ways if that makes sense. Again it may be different in KY
They don’t need to, but it has been an option for years for schools that were grandfathered in from a grant years ago. Special classes or Related Arts have no set classes that have to be taught except maybe PE. From what little I know, Cassidy’s Spanish teacher is phenomenal. If that played into the decision, I don’t know.
Because affluent schools are more likely to have one or two parents heavily involved with academics and are more likely to pay attention to things like this and raise awareness.
As a teacher completely agree. Every district is different so I won't speak for all. In my district, you are on "probation" for you first three years. Relatively easy to get rid of someone then. After that, tenure kicks in. Definitely not impossible to get rid of, but more of a "plan" gets put in place. Due process, if you will. In nearly 25 years, I can only think of a handful of administrators that have gone after teachers with 4+ years experience. Needs to happen more often IMO. There are some AWFUL teachers out there, but very few admins will go after them.
and now (as per his contract), 25 grand spent on Liggins getting a “Life Coach”. What a jive turkey
Always gives me pause, too like it’s a typo.
1) Why do you read my threads and post in them if so annoyed?
Burning down their little palace on Park Place would be a good start to making a difference.I was tagged. Trust me, I generally do everything I can to avoid your inane, creepy drivel.
And you don’t know what you’re talking about. “Manage $$$ better.”K. Great answer/solution.
Keep posting on a buried UK sports message board about all of your gripes with FCPS (and trust me, I have plenty of my own, but I’m not airing it out or discussing it here). THAT will make a difference.
She could have been still taking it at the time of that interview.
