Comments on: CSD Meeting Wednesday to Consider Salary Freeze and Work Reduction

By: Karass

Karass — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:57:41 +0000

I also would choose no furloughs and no cuts in the number of school days over paying for a loan. I don’t care where the new 4/5 Academy building goes–5th Avenue, Westchester, Beacon Hill, Renfroe, Disneyworld–I’d rather continue with trailers than have teachers’ pay cut by furloughs or the school year shortened. The latter may affect learning; trailers, no matter how inelegant, do not.

Glad the design looks good. Sounds like all the feedback was worth it.

Article in AJC mentions that a resident spoke up at meeting about CSD budget and asked for an increase in the millage rate instead of cutting teachers’ pay with furloughs. I would prefer that too. I realize not everyone would agree and some are worried about whether they can afford to stay in Decatur. But I have a sense of impending doom coming upon public education in Georgia, in general, and upon Decatur, in particular. I would rather lose our parks, our library, our vibrant downtown, and even our churches, than lose decent public schools.

By: RachelF

RachelF — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:14:04 +0000

FYI – The new Fifth Avenue plans have been posted. I think design looks pretty good. They were able to get street parking, half turn the building and create what looks like larger classrooms with a bigger field. I think the multipurpose room may have a balcony.

As a taxpayer, my first choice would be that the school system not take out an interest-only loan, wait for SPLOST to do construction and instead pay their teachers with local tax dollars so there wouldn’t be furloughs.

However, if they are going to do it, it looks like a good facility.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:52:14 +0000

Don’t vote them into office either, right David?

By: David

David — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:48:46 +0000

I think we should send all the kids to California to go to school. I mean we can’t even do a website here in town how could we possibly educate our children!

Vote with your money folks! Don’t patronize business’s whose owners feel that buying local isn’t a good idea. No names just facts.

By: just cranky

just cranky — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:47:10 +0000

Are these new positions? If so, are you kidding me?

DRAFT 2 accounts for position increases of $337,000:-Central Office Administrator-Decatur High Events Coordinator-GlennwoodGifted Math Coordinator-Decatur High Spanish Teacher-ClairemontExceptional Student Services Teacher

Do we need a Central Office Administrator, whatever that is? And an events coordinator at Decatur High?

Isn’t the administration heavy enough at the top?