On a "Start a new topic" Anonymous wrote:
"Why So Many Non-Teaching Employees in Pittsburgh Schools?
The Pittsburgh Public schools have alot of employees--but how many of them do something other than teaching? And how has this group changed over time?
This is a very good example of charting last year to this year-this is a first real core data-as parents and edcuators find info regarding PPS present trends.
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http://www.alleghenyinstitute.org/component/content/article/484-why-so-many-non-teaching-employees-in-pittsburgh-schools.html
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Questioner, it's fascinating that you finally get around to posting what many teachers say here over and over a few months after the fact. I guess it takes "mainstream media" to verify what we all know and give the news its own thread.
Your education tax dollar at work. Providing six figure salaries to individuals not in the classroom, and who have no impact on your kid's education.
Parents have been asking similiar questions for at least 3 superintendents. We have a lovely website to use as a resource but just try to find an organizational chart or do a search by name to find a title for someone in admin. Contrary to what most think NOT ALL parents have been sitting around on their hands for the last half dozen years.
anontoo, I think that all of the parents who still care come to this site. I think Roosevelt knows that few care and gives everyone else lip service.
While you might have noted the incredible proliferation of administrators over the last three administrations, it is nothing like is now. It's excruciating to note how many people are earning a paycheck from taxpayer dollars and have no impact on helping kids to achieve. They are more impediment than anything else.
Maybe Sec'y Duncan would like the innovative idea of all upper administrators having offices in school buildings offering a "new sheriff in town" atmosphere. This way learning walks could happen more frequently and senior staff responsible for curriculum can eat lunch in the cafeterias to see how the choices are being accepted by kids. Nobody who has never sat across a lunch table from a kid would get the right to make decisions affecting kids.
It would be great to get the numbers of non-teaching vs. teaching positions.
Go down to the Board parking lot across from the Bellefield building. The lot is next to the Greek Church's lot. Here you will see the reserved spots for all the non-teachers who work (I guess) at Bellefield. There are alot of reserved spaces/titles. Interesting...
Excerpt or quote from Laurels and Lances from TribLive”
On the "Watch List": Pittsburgh Public Schools. The Allegheny Institute for Public Policy documents what it calls a "massive increase" in nonteaching personnel over the last decade. The school board and superintendent should give taxpayers an explanation --"in particular define the benefits derived from all additional employees in terms of educational performance," the think tank says. Well?
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/s_697676.html
For sure a lot of them are in "communications". Someone has to spin this stuff!
Here is just one layer of assistant superintendents.
http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/14311021210135253/lib/14311021210135253/2009-2010%20-Asst-Superintendent-Listing-of-Schools-and-Offices-7-3-09.doc
Side note Linda Lane withdrew from the Des Moines job.
http://content.usatoday.com/topics/quote/Places,+Geography/States,+Territories,+Provinces,+Islands/U.S.+States/Iowa/04pmfck2O2ab9/0gTrcXebMe0Wr/4
Shorter link
http://topics.philly.com/article/
0c1VatV267fvQ?q=Pittsburgh
Well that was a strange situation- who would want to take a job they could lose in January if the Governor was not reelected? If the Gov is reelected, look for the Pittsburgh duties to be wrapped up by early next year.
I agree, according to the Des Moines register the Gov's opponent (R) has quite a lead, so it would not make any sense for her to roll those dice.
She would be out of a job in a few months.
The Iowa candidate for Governor has held a good lead over his counterpart.
Dr. Lane maybe was out there testing the waters because of her expertise and background
In addition, maybe her contract in PPS needs to be revisited if it is running out at this point in a stage to be renegotiated. We also cannot assume her political party affiliation.
Whereas, Roosevelt and his interviews with the Texas school district were a lot more quiet.
This poll from August gives the opponent of the current governor a big lead...
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100810/NEWS09/8100354/Iowa-Politics-Insider-Rasmussen-poll-gives-Branstad-big-lead
It would be smart to wait and reapply with whoever will be governor in a few months.
We are at this plateau level with the PPS ADM regime that are locked into jobs now under Roosevelt Tutelage.
Alternatively, should I infer mountains that need to be climbed?
This is where base salaries like his corporate culture philosophy are being reworked.
Since, PPS teachers and staff locked their contract in for years to come.
Now Central PPS Administrative contracts will be set to negotiate or renegotiate some Administrators do not have Step Level contracts-where each year the.
We are going into the 6th year of Roosevelt’s time-this is a long time to be in PPS or in any Superintendent’s job.
That is why the Trob article and Allegheny Instotute where presenting-Well?
Answer to the public.
I believe she still owns a home in Des moines.
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