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If you cut all teachers except for the school coordinator and just used paras, you cut the labor rate by more than half, compared to teachers, if your hourly numbers are correct.
BTW, that second person who resigned was not involved in the program from what I heard. I think they were a system abuser, but I could be wrong.
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because, you know, you can't mar the good name of brockton schools, right?
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.... the school system in brockton can't be made to look bad... if it takes a hit, it has to be quick, and then it's over with.... if brockton public schools get continued bad press, then brockton will have absolutely nothing of grandeur to depend on
brockton established itself as one of the best schools in the state (frankly, i think that's bullsh!t because it's success is directly relative to the size of the student population) and if that reputation goes down as one that is corrupt, or racist, or dangerous, then that's it... brockton will have nothing besides the roach infested staple that is cape cod cafe and its gross greasy pizza
jacob tagger for mayor!
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m.enterprisenews.com/article/20150721/NEWS/150729052/13406/NEWS
Restitution has begun for five Brockton school employees and families accused of misusing a district-sponsored day care program. The group failed to pay a collective $10,000 for services rendered to care for their children, officials said. “We do have repayment coming in,” said Superintendent Kathleen Smith on Tuesday. She said the breakdown of funds includes about $400 each for two families, $1,000 and $2,000 for two others, and the remainder – more than $6,000 – for the last.
Brockton School Committee Vice Chairman Thomas J. Minichiello Jr. said questions arose when someone involved in the program voiced concern that something wasn’t right.
“That developed into an investigation in which the superintendent is holding peoples’ feet to the fire,” he said. Minichello , an attorney, said he doesn’t personally believe the case rises to the criminal level. “You could say it was stealing, by getting services for free,” he said. “But they didn’t take money from the till.”
Restitution is “totally appropriate,” he said, welcoming the state review.
“Obviously, things were mishandled, and breaking the public trust has cast the integrity of the program in a bad light,” he said.
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5 weeks and counting; no update on the audit and investigation. I'm afraid OS maybe right on this.
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"14. Other duties and responsibilities as directed by the Superintendent of Brockton Public Schools
Compensation: Salary range is $60,000 ‐$80,000 commensurate with experience."
The former director of communication was paid $92,000. Why does the school supt. need a PR/Communications person??
For a brief moment, I thought maybe the system was going to cut about $100k from the operating expense. Silly me.
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The EEC (state) is still completing its investigation and hope to see results from this investigation shortly
We also engaged a private CPA firm as well who is also going through the processes and procedures to determine in concert with the EEC appropriate steps to determine best practices so this will not happen again
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I live in Brockton now.
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