and maybe if these children were in a different district, surrounded by
achievement as the majority and apathy as the minority they might raise their
level of performance. As humans sometimes we get lazy and take the easy way
out only competing to the lowest common denominator. Save the money, put the
kids in a position to succeed by showing them what success looks like. Lord
knows they don't have that role model in Asbury.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dfsavgny" <dfsavgny@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <oakdorf@> wrote:
> >
> > dan...I don't believe in "closing" the schools. Just address fairly:
> > As was in the press:
> > ....................................................................
> > a) The state auditor's report, which covers the period July 2009 to
> > December 2010, ........ The Asbury Park School District continues to have
> > the highest per-pupil expenditures among the 31 districts formerly known as
> > the Abbotts. In 2009-10, the cost per pupil was $26,782.
> >
> > b)The estimated cost in 2010-11 was lower, but still about $5,600 higher
> > than the 2009-10 Abbott district average.
> >
> > c) While enrollment was declining nearly 40 percent over the last decade,
> > costs were climbing, in no small measure because staffing was reduced only
> > 13 percent.
> >
> > d)Asbury Park's student-to-teacher ratio was 8.7 students to 1 teacher
> > the second-lowest ratio among the Abbott districts. The state average is
> > 12.4 to 1.
> >
> >
> > e)The district also is top-heavy with administrators about double the
> > state average for K-12 districts.
> >
>
>
> Absent the soci0-economic issues, there is definitely water leaking
> somewhere. This is coming from the father of a NYC public school teacher. I
> am pro teachers. But there is something amiss here in the school
> administration. Witness the recent attempt to stack the board with relatives.
> Good meaning folks on the board in recent years got thrown off, met with
> opposition, obstacles put in there way etc. Thank god the state appointed
> monitor is overuling these people. We can send them to other districts ( nj
> school districts are a f&cking joke in the first place) and pay them their
> going rate per pupil. We'd save money and have he same results.
>
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