Sentences with phrase «pay for school board members»

Creating charters: Erika Donalds, a member of the Collier County School Board and the Florida Constitution Revision Commission, has already proposed constitutional amendments that would eliminate pay for school board members and impose term limits on them, end the election of school superintendents and allow legislators to «make provision» for educational services in addition to the free public schools.

Not exact matches

Last month, District 54 school board members suggested that rather than help pay for the new playground, they could improve the blacktopped play area at the school.

Veterans have paid their school taxes for years, and when the exemption was made possible, members of veterans groups started going to school board meetings.

Interim Superintendent Donald Ogilvie said Buffalo School Board members were unanimous in rejecting a report from an outside fact - finder that calls for giving teachers an 11.8 percent pay increase covering a 10 - year period.

The Buffalo Public Schools — where six of the other eight board members sought Paladino's removal — has paid $ 122,474 for legal services to a Syracuse law firm hired to represent the district in the case, according to district records.

Los Angeles — In a speech to Hispanic school - board members here this month, Secretary of Education Terrel H. Bell criticized the nation's school boards for paying too little attention to instructional issues and called on them to take a leadership role in upgrading educational standards.

(District of Columbia) It might not be surprising to learn that some school board members across the country paid for their services — most are not, but almost half, 48 percent — spend between 15 and 40 hours per month on district business.

The AFT fought hard for rights of their African American members including equal pay, rights to be elected to a school board, and the right for all African American students to attend school.

More than a few eyebrows were raised when School Board member - elect Monica Ratliff appeared at a Thursday Educators for Excellence (E4E) event and seemed to signal support for some kind of a test - based pay system to attract and keep good teachers in LA classrooms.

The DAE members attended the meeting to support Chapel Hill - Carrboro City School teachers, who asked the school board to cancel classes May 16 so they could go to Raleigh to lobby lawmakers for better working conditions anSchool teachers, who asked the school board to cancel classes May 16 so they could go to Raleigh to lobby lawmakers for better working conditions anschool board to cancel classes May 16 so they could go to Raleigh to lobby lawmakers for better working conditions and pay.

Legislatures haven't wanted to pay for high - level staff, and haven't wanted state officials to take actions that annoy their local superintendents, unions, and school board members.

Recently, the Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw criticised seven sizeable academy chains for failing to improve the results of too many pupils in their schools, while paying board members large salaries.

School boards, which frequently consist of members bought and paid for by the teachers unions, are particularly guilty of this crime against the taxpayer.

«Regrettably, we are going to have to lay off our school nurses and psychologists who have been doing this work paid for out of this program,» explained Jay Hansen, a board member from Sacramento Unified, at a hearing earlier this week.

«We don't believe that a private non-profit corporation appointing board members to oversee and govern the schools provides accountability to the tax payers, who are paying for the schools,» said Catherine Ahl, education chair of Washington's League of Women Voters.

K12 Inc. also pays each member of its Board of Directors between $ 155,000 and $ 216,000 annually for a few hours of work each year — far more than local school board members make for much more time spent in genBoard of Directors between $ 155,000 and $ 216,000 annually for a few hours of work each year — far more than local school board members make for much more time spent in genboard members make for much more time spent in general.

How to pay for the officers is still a hot topic for school board members and lawmakers like Congressman John Rutherford, who believes the government should be responsible for the funding.

A provision that would require a reduction in school - board member salaries if they are not aligned with starting pay for district teachers.

They won seats in 2013 on the five - member board and moved quickly to institute controversial school reforms, including a merit pay system for teachers and an educator evaluation system that used student test scores.

Veteran school board member John Tate called for a resolution at last week's school board meeting to raise teacher pay to the national average.

More ominous for local school budgets is that state board members has kept alive a proposal to revise the funding model for charter schools to require districts to pay a set tuition rate for each child from the district enrolled in a charter school.

A committee of state board members previously recommended the schools provide and pay for «learning coaches» if parents weren't available to monitor students, and provide computers and Internet access to students living in low - income families.

Some school boards have adopted a compensation schedule paying members up to $ 30 per meeting for not more than 52 meetings each year.

By Jenny Hontz When LA School Report reported this week that 181 LAUSD staffers are currently being paid to sit around and do nothing while they are investigated for alleged misconduct, costing the district $ 15 million a year, school board members expressed surSchool Report reported this week that 181 LAUSD staffers are currently being paid to sit around and do nothing while they are investigated for alleged misconduct, costing the district $ 15 million a year, school board members expressed surschool board members expressed surprise.

Martin County School Board members seem willing to make cuts in the district's content coordinators and administrators overseeing specific areas such as math or social studies to save money and help pay for school security, but are hesitant to consider scaling back art, music, extended child care programs or outsourcing custodial and technology serSchool Board members seem willing to make cuts in the district's content coordinators and administrators overseeing specific areas such as math or social studies to save money and help pay for school security, but are hesitant to consider scaling back art, music, extended child care programs or outsourcing custodial and technology serschool security, but are hesitant to consider scaling back art, music, extended child care programs or outsourcing custodial and technology services.

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Bay County School Board members approve a resolution to ask voters in August to extend the extra half - cent sales tax to help pay for school security and construction proSchool Board members approve a resolution to ask voters in August to extend the extra half - cent sales tax to help pay for school security and construction proschool security and construction projects.

The denials came at highly - charged school board meeting in February when members clashed over how the schools get paid for students needing special services.

The two schools failed to win enough votes to renew their charters at a highly charged board meeting last month (see story here) when members clashed over how the schools get paid for students needing special services.

In general, members of the board may not hold any interest in the school property or get paid for serving on the board.