\nCommand and control; but do not compensate. That appears to be the new state mantra for K-12 personnel. <\/p>\n
And the news on the compromise budget appears to bolster that view, as previously expressed by the Governor and others, that public school personnel are \u201clocal employees\u201d and may be why we learned last week that funding is included in the proposed budget for a 3% bonus in 2012 (and possible 2% increase in 2013), for all state employees, including college faculty and employees of local constitutional officers and other state-supported local government employees \u2013 but not for teachers, administrators or school support staff.<\/p>\n
The Standards of Quality drive state funding to schools and mandate staffing ratios, the SOA control accreditation, and, of course, there are strict state standards for instructional personnel. That\u2019s how the state system of public education is organized, controlled and funded. And in the recent past, if state employees were recommended to receive a state salary supplement, the Appropriations Act also included the same supplement for instructional personnel, including principals and assistant principals. That\u2019s the way it was; but, apparently, not any more. <\/p>\n
Are you less productive, overpaid, over-rated or just out of luck?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Command and control; but do not compensate. That appears to be the new state mantra for K-12 personnel. And the news on the compromise budget appears to bolster that view, as previously expressed by the Governor and others, that public school personnel are \u201clocal employees\u201d and may be why we learned last week that funding … <\/p>\n