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| Topic Started: Oct 28 2009, 07:35 PM (491 Views) | |
| Guest | Oct 28 2009, 07:35 PM Post #1 |
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Are the LPS salaries posted anywhere |
 
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| LPS Reformer | Oct 28 2009, 08:56 PM Post #2 |
The schools exist to educate, not employ.
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You can find the latest numbers here: LPS Salaries 6/09 |
 LPS Reform Blog++++LPS Salary List 12/07 LPS Salary List 6/09 Contact me at: LPSReformer@gmail.com | |
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| LPS Reformer | Oct 28 2009, 09:03 PM Post #3 |
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The schools exist to educate, not employ.
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Here is the information on our infamous 100k club:
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| bailey | Oct 30 2009, 05:18 PM Post #4 |
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On the salary list. noon monitors got outsourced, so they are no longer lps employees. If the cut from the top instead of the bottom we could make it. don't cha think? |
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| bailey | Nov 2 2009, 10:07 AM Post #5 |
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I am Not Tom Bailey.. Bailey is a friends pets name. Maybe that is why no one ever responds to what little I post. Maybe.. Ant way lets see some serious cuts from the top. They are going to use scare tactics here really soon... |
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| On The Go | Nov 2 2009, 11:01 AM Post #6 |
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I agree with you! Less cuts are needed when the cuts come from the top. It would be one thing if we had a lean organization, but it appears that we do not. |
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| Whatever | Nov 2 2009, 01:48 PM Post #7 |
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They're not lean, but they're sure mean. Taking money away from the children. When will they put the children first? |
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| LPS Reformer | Nov 3 2009, 09:47 PM Post #8 |
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The schools exist to educate, not employ.
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How is it than Plymouth Canton can do so well, with so much less per child than LPS? |
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LPS Reform Blog++++LPS Salary List 12/07 LPS Salary List 6/09 Contact me at: LPSReformer@gmail.com | |
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| one_observer | Nov 6 2009, 07:44 AM Post #9 |
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Posted: Nov. 6, 2009 Classroom spending pays off for schools Mich. budget crunch puts spotlight on learning BY PEGGY WALSH-SARNECKI FREE PRESS EDUCATION WRITER Schools in Wyandotte, Grosse Pointe, Troy, Garden City and Trenton differ in enrollment and demographics. But they have this in common: Their district leaders have put a priority on spending money in the classroom -- on teachers, aides and librarians, for instance -- at the expense of administrative costs. Garden City Public Schools spent the most -- about 79% of its $45-million budget -- of any district in the tri-county area during the 2007-08 school year, according to a Free Press analysis. The payoff? Higher scores on the ACT college entrance and placement exam that students took last spring. The analysis also shows that districts with the highest numbers of students in poverty spend far less in the classroom. Officials said that good administrators are crucial, but the budget crisis makes spending wisely more important than ever. "Schools have to make sure they spend their money where it counts the most," said Gary Murrell, assistant superintendent for Garden City schools. Analysis: Spending tied to students' achievement Hazel Park Schools' curriculum coordinator also heads up the bilingual and reproductive health programs. He also writes the district's federal and state grants and, while he's at it, oversees most of school system's hiring decisions. Mike Barlow wears about a dozen administrative hats. That's one reason the district is among the top 10 that spent the most in the classroom and is the district that spent the least on administrative costs during the 2007-08 school year. "We have fewer people now working in the central office than we've ever had," Barlow said. The five lowest spenders on administration -- the Hazel Park, Lincoln Park, Wyandotte, South Lake and Garden City districts -- all spent about 8% of their budgets on administration. Spending money where it matters most -- in ways that directly affect students -- is more important than ever for Michigan schools. Districts are facing a budget cut of nearly $300 per student, adding up to millions of lost dollars and forcing leaders to make critical choices about where to spend limited funds. In Garden City, that has meant cutting associate principals and other administrators, such as directors of special education and buildings and facilities, said assistant superintendent Gary Murrell. Officials said that when they keep the administration costs low, they can focus money on keeping classes small, hiring teachers and aides, buying books and supplies and providing counselors, librarians and social workers -- all things that have a direct effect on classroom learning. That's not to say good administrators are not valued, said Kerry Birmingham, media relations specialist with the Michigan Education Association. "Our priorities would be yes, you need to make cuts in the areas that don't impact student learning, but we do recognize that you need good administration, and money needs to be spent there, as well," she said. "I would just hope administrators, as they're looking at the budget, would look first to areas that don't impact student learning." Why spending matters A Free Press analysis of district spending indicated that students in schools spending the most in the classroom also tended to be more ready for college, based on results of ACT college entrance exams. The college readiness average of the 10 districts spending the most in the classroom was 38.8% in English and 34.4% in math, according to the ACT college readiness score. That's above the state average of 34.5% college ready in English and 28.5% in math. At the other end of the spectrum, the average of the 10 districts spending the least in the classroom was well below the state average in English and math, 16.55% and 12.16% respectively. And, the analysis found, high percentages of students living in poverty were likely to be enrolling in the districts that spent the least in the classroom. Kurt Metzger, director of Detroit Area Community Information Systems, a think tank that compiles databases relative to Detroit, reviewed the Free Press data and found a link between student poverty and high spending on administration. "It seems to indicate that as the percentage of kids who qualify for a free or reduced-price lunch goes up, the spending in the classroom goes down," Metzger said. Those programs, funded largely by state and federal programs, also require administrative-level workers to complete the large amount of paperwork required for programs that assist low-income students, which could tilt administrative costs, said Ray Telman, executive director for Middle Cities Schools, an organization for Michigan's urban districts. Priorities for districts, parents Grosse Pointe Public Schools officials begin their yearly budgeting process by studying all the available student achievement data and, from that, deciding what needs to be done to help students improve. Those expenses, line items such as reading programs or salaries for remedial teachers, are budgeted first. Keeping programs for students is key, agreed Mark Deldin, Chippewa Valley Schools superintendent, who said that in recent years, the district hasn't cut a single program affecting students. "Those are conscious decisions," said Suzanne Klein, superintendent of Grosse Pointe Public Schools, which spends more than 76% of its approximately $103-million budget in the classroom, the third highest in the metro area. Wyandotte spent the second-highest amount in the classroom, almost 78% of its budget. Klein said the state budget crisis and funding cuts are "absolutely" going to make careful budgeting even more important. "Obviously, as we're dealing with the new financial realities, we're going to be looking closely at every expenditure and moving from priority to priority," Klein said. To parents, the priorities are clear. "Definitely spend it in the classroom," said Deborah Waller of Detroit. Her son is a junior at Northwestern High School in Detroit, where she said he still doesn't have books in some classes and teachers spend their own money on copiers because the school copiers are broken. "I definitely think they should spend more in the classroom, on qualified teachers and whatever materials they need," said Sharon Graybowski of Beverly Hills, who has a daughter in the eighth grade in Birmingham Public Schools. Other funding factors But school funding isn't always a cut-and-dried issue, and there can be circumstances that affect the amount spent in the classroom or on administration. For example, older districts often have declining enrollments, Telman said. A district may lose 100 elementary students, but that may not be enough to close one school and eliminate those administrators. "As population drops, you have things that you can't adjust in one year," Telman said. In other cases, districts may run special programs that add to their administration. Armada Area Schools, for example, runs middle and high school math and science academies that include students from several other districts. This skews its administration ratio because the students from outside the district don't count as full-time Armada students to offset the principals and other administrators hired for the programs. And -- in some cases -- administrative costs can be high simply because of mismanagement. "You can have a group of school board members who are not fiscally responsible," Highland Park Schools board member Robert Davis said. "They want to make political deals, rather than make fiscally sound decisions that are good for kids." Contact PEGGY WALSH-SARNECKI: 313-222-8851 or mmwalsh@freepress.com http://freep.com/article/20091106/NEWS05/911060364/1319/Classroom-spending-pays-off-for-schools density wrote: If they consolidated some of these school districts they would be able to afford to reduce some of these high paying admin jobs and put more money toward the kids. Also reduce these high paying teachers pensions and health care on retirement and there would be more money to put toward the education of the kids with aids and equipment. 11/6/2009 5:42:45 AM IAmWrite wrote: Wow, what a revelation. Board members and parents have been trying to get this acrossed for years. But they are up against "the system". It is absolutely ridiculous, if not criminal, some of the wage and benny packages administrators have. The state tax payers pay the bill and they don't write one problem on the board, tutor one child, or correct one paper. But, I can tell you one thing. They don't miss a conference at a golf course, or near a sporting event, and guess who pays for that too?This is just the K-12 administrators, the ISD level people are even farther removed from the students, and generally higher paid. Criminal 11/6/2009 6:27:27 AM |
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| one_observer | Nov 6 2009, 08:25 AM Post #10 |
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Posted: Nov. 6, 2009 Chart: Where Metro Detroit districts prioritize spending The database used for this report was derived from financial information each Michigan school district reports annually. The Free Press defined classroom spending as expenses that can directly affect students, including salaries for teachers, classroom aides, guidance counselors and others. It also includes supplies and enrichment programs. Administration spending includes the costs involved in for providing central office and building administrators and business and personnel offices. Transportation, operations and maintenance, and capitol expenses were not included. Classroom and administration spending will not add up to 100% because of this. County - - - - District Classroom Admin Macomb ARMADA AREA SCHOOLS65.97% - 16.29% Macomb WARREN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS 67.39% - 12.99% Macomb LAKE SHORE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (MACOMB) 68.28% - 13.28% Macomb NEW HAVEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 68.38% - 11.39% Macomb EAST DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS 68.79% - 11.37% Macomb CENTER LINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 68.99% - 12.46% Macomb FITZGERALD PUBLIC SCHOOLS 69.01% - 9.38% Macomb ROSEVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 69.98% - 12.42% Macomb ANCHOR BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT 70.05% - 10.06% Macomb L'ANSE CREUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 70.26% - 12.47% Macomb VAN DYKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 70.50% - 11.14% Macomb RICHMOND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 70.69% - 13.27% Macomb ROMEO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 70.81% - 9.68% Macomb MT. CLEMENS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 71.43% - 11.61% Macomb WARREN WOODS PUBLIC SCHOOLS 71.49% - 11.45% Macomb CLINTONDALE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 71.59% - 12.28% Macomb FRASER PUBLIC SCHOOLS 71.83% - 10.69% Macomb UTICA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 72.45% - 9.43% Macomb SOUTH LAKE SCHOOLS 72.73% - 8.73% Macomb LAKEVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS (MACOMB) 73.85% - 12.73% Macomb CHIPPEWA VALLEY SCHOOLS 74.01% - 11.10% Oakland FERNDALE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 62.95% - 15.67% Oakland SOUTH LYON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 65.33% - 12.10% Oakland SOUTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 66.07% - 14.21% Oakland BRANDON SCHOOL DISTRICT 66.20% - 11.94% Oakland MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS (OAKLAND) 67.22% - 14.74% Oakland PONTIAC CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 67.54% - 15.71% Oakland OXFORD AREA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 67.77% - 12.17% Oakland OAK PARK CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 68.01% - 11.16% Oakland WARTERFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT 69.91% - 11.83% Oakland LAKE ORION COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 69.97% - 11.73% Oakland HOLLY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 70.09% - 11.10% Oakland ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 70.30% - 10.51% Oakland CLARENCEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 70.40% - 12.22% Oakland BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT 71.27% - 10.90% Oakland WEST BLOOMFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT 71.34% - 10.46% Oakland CLAWSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 71.50% - 12.53% Oakland SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF ROYAL OAK 71.68% - 10.66% Oakland BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 72.00% - 9.88% Oakland BERKLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 72.60% - 12.86% Oakland LAMPHERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 72.64% - 12.02% Oakland CLARKSTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 72.75% - 9.87% Oakland FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 73.34% - 10.15% Oakland WALLED LAKE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS 73.81% - 9.86% Oakland NOVI COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 74.04% - 9.21% Oakland AVONDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT 74.64% - 11.24% Oakland TROY SCHOOL DISTRICT 75.01% - 9.65% Wayne ECORSE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 56.59% - 12.81% Wayne HIGHLAND PARK CITY SCHOOLS 56.83% - 16.25% Wayne SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF INKSTER 60.89% - 15.25% Wayne RIVER ROUGE SCHOOL DISTRICT 62.10% - 13.14% Wayne ROMULUS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 63.48% - 12.30% Wayne GIBRALTAR SCHOOL DISTRICT 65.10% - 10.25% Wayne DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 65.52% - 13.08% Wayne MELVINDALE-NORTH ALLEN PARK SCHOOLS 65.73% - 14.83% Wayne HURON VALLEY SCHOOLS 67.11% - 11.38% Wayne CITY OF HARPER WOODS SCHOOLS 67.96% - 13.64% Wayne VAN BUREN 68.35% - 11.90% Wayne HURON SCHOOL DISTRICT 68.49% - 11.17% Wayne GROSSE ILE TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS 68.57% - 11.96% Wayne SOUTH REDFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT 68.75% - 13.10% Wayne TAYLOR SCHOOL DISTRICT 68.91% - 10.38% Wayne FLAT ROCK COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 69.05% - 11.71% Wayne PLYMOUTH-CANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 69.69% - 10.32% Wayne RIVERVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 70.00% - 13.16% Wayne DEARBORN HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT #7 70.10% - 13.19% Wayne WAYNE-WESTLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 70.27% - 9.39% Wayne CRESTWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT 70.76% - 11.22% Wayne HAMTRAMCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS 70.83% - 10.21% Wayne WESTWOOD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 71.16% - 13.52% Wayne LIVONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 72.02% - 10.61% Wayne SOUTHGATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 72.61% - 11.25% Wayne REDFORD UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT 72.70% - 9.59% Wayne NORTHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 73.16% - 9.85% Wayne DEARBORN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 73.42% - 9.09% Wayne WOODHAVEN-BROWNSTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT 73.51% - 9.99% Wayne ALLEN PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS 73.70% - 10.54% Wayne LINCOLN PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS 74.80% - 8.33% Wayne HAZEL PARK CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 74.87% - 8.17% Wayne TRENTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 74.88% - 10.81% Wayne GROSSE POINTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 76.42% - 10.35% Wayne WYANDOTTE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 77.52% - 8.72% Wayne GARDEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 79.45% - 8.78% By Peggy Walsh-Sarnecki http://freep.com/article/20091106/NEWS05/91105071/1003/news01/Chart-Where-Metro-Detroit-districts-prioritize-spending |
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| Whatever | Nov 6 2009, 08:56 AM Post #11 |
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Did they get the percentages from Mrs. Abbey???? 
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| Hopeful | Nov 6 2009, 09:34 AM Post #12 |
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What does the energy czar make? Markarian was his name, I think? |
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| LPS Reformer | Nov 6 2009, 07:45 PM Post #13 |
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Remember, these are just percentages. LPS has huge waste in the Admins. But it also has some Very well paid teachers. A much more interesting number would be instructional dollars per child, and admin per child. |
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