Sound Off On Proposed Teacher Layoffs, Budget At Tonight's Hearing
How do you feel about proposals to cut 37 positions in the Malden School District? Residents can attend a public hearing on the budget at city hall tonight.
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Want to weigh in on the Malden Public School budget for the next fiscal year?
The district will hold public hearings at 6 p.m. Monday night in the council chambers on the third floor of Government Center, inviting public input on a proposed plan to cut 37 positions to fill a $1.5 million deficit in the $56 million budget.
Most of the cuts focus on the high school in an effort to avoid hitting staff at the K-8 level, which faces a “baby boom” of students, Superintendent David DeRuosi said.
The school board will vote on the budget at their June 25 meeting next week.
Another hearing about the proposed adoption of Linden School Innovation Plan will also be held in the council chambers immediately following budget discussions.
David Marsters
7:35 am on Monday, June 18, 2012
Here we go again. Increase the mayors office with new employees and then lay off school teachers. Same ole, same ole.Doesn't take long for the new administration to learn the the tricks of being a politician.
stella
10:59 am on Monday, June 18, 2012
We were told if we went along with the trash bags that money would be used in not laying off police, fire or teachers. Where is this money going to. Can we get a break down to show the taxpayers where the money is going.
Ken Howard
11:02 am on Monday, June 18, 2012
Personally David I think you're focusing the blame in the wrong direction. Have you read the proposed budget? The Mayor wants to allocate more money to the schools than last year.
It's the School Department that is to blame. The last few years they couldn't manage with the money they were giving, so they reached out for Federal Stimulus money. This was a temporary fix to their problems. They knew the Federal Stimulus money would run out, and they knew when it would run out.
Knowing all this the School Department did nothing to change its spending habits. They dug their own hole here.
I certainly don’t want to see teachers go. My children have gotten a lot out of the Malden Public School System. I think it is time to shake up the School Department. We need members who can find creative ways to save WITHOUT laying off teachers.
Papi
11:42 am on Monday, June 18, 2012
Could they borrow some money from the Charter School or do they need it for more real estate?
Marc Levine
9:32 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
Hey Papi.....Did the city really need to spend 77 million dollars on "renovating" the old high school. Anything the charter school buys or owns the "other" public school system already has.
Chris Caesar
10:48 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
The city only spent about 10% of that, the rest was covered by the state.
Don
11:52 am on Monday, June 18, 2012
Malden public schools have not changed ever. You still go in smart and come out stupid. So, lets have a good reason to invest other than another jail that is needed.
Liz D.
5:18 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
Amazing how the 2012 class of MHS graduates has kids going off to Harvard (a few), Providence College, Regis, UNH, Anna Maria, BU, Brown, Framingham, Endicott, WPI, Temple, all the UMass college..and on and on. Great job kids on over coming the negativity of a select few and showing what the Malden Public Schools have helped you achieve. I hope they are able to find a solution without laying off any teachers because the kids are what matters.
Julie M
9:13 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
Absolutely correct, Liz, and to add to the list: Amherst College, Union, Brandeis University, Simmons, Northeastern, Smith, and the Commonwealth Honors programs at those UMass colleges...we could go on. Good education, dedicated teachers, hard working students, and kids bound for some really great colleges! Makes a city proud! Some Patch posters are real sour grapes up there!
Michael B Elvale
12:06 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
MERIT PAY would fix this problem......
Marc Levine
9:35 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
Exactly! Tenure....bah humbag.
Gene Pinkham
1:27 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
They should not be laying off teachers. There are a number of positions that have no children reporting to them at all. Kevin Cassucci came up with a proposal about this situation.
Michael Victor
3:20 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
The problem is not how much the City is giving them its how inadequately they are using the money. Go to the city website and check it out huge increase. over ten percent. Nobody should be getting laid off this something not on here.http://www.cityofmalden.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.faq&faqTypeID=18 Thanks Mayor for putting this online it lets us see what's happening.