Posted by Over at the Post, there is an interview with Cherokee County Superintendent Brian Johnson which can serve as a proxy for school superintendents statewide.
There is still much uncertainty over how many teaching jobs will be saved by the economic stimulus package and the need for more cuts in spending.
A good quote from Superintendent Johnson:
“I think a misconception is that this stimulus money is going to take care of all of our needs, and that is not the case,” he said.
Across the state, some systems have made cuts and entered the perilous waters of school consolidation.
Would not be surprising to see school consolidation come up in the legislature as public resistance to closing their school takes root. Might also see a few superintendents either making rock soup or deciding on a career change.
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maybe in good times we should have made the necessary investments in infrastructure to reduce operating costs, rather than just giving pay raises to teachers and state employees
Amen to common sense. Maybe we shouldn’t give part-time lunch ladies and bus drivers full-time benefits either.
Johnson and his board are in the middle of building a brand new school in Centre, Alabama. I guess it’s brick and mortar over teachers!
Johnson needs to be looking for a different career! Hopefully, he’s out next election!
Everything was fine when he was running. No money problems, no danger of teacher cuts, plenty of funds for the new school. Oh, but how it’s changed now!