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7 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

When a school district goes to 4-day weeks, do they cut teacher and staff salaries by 20%? That's the bulk of expenses for an ISD. I think that has happened in other states.

In Texas, schools have to teach a certain number of instructional minutes, not a certain number of days.
So a 5-day week where the kids are there for X minutes is just as good for funding as a 4-day week where the kids are there for the same X minutes.

If the school is closed on the 5th day, they don't have to pay for transportation, cafeteria, janitorial service, or as much heating and cooling on that day.  The teacher pay is the same.  The teachers are there 4 days a week instead of 5 days, but for longer days.

Some districts are using the 5th day for teacher planning and training, so the school might be open 5 days a week, but Friday becomes teacher-only day.

 It's not so bad of an idea for high schools that are already on an A/B schedule.  It's probably better for affluent schools with a parent at home to turn Friday into super fun extra-curricular day.  It's harder for poorer schools that rely on 5 days a week of other people watching their kids while parents work.

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1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

Fuck yes you will.

In a totally unrelated story, what's your address so I can send you a prospectus for Brisketexan's FreedomEagleJesusGun Patriot Academy, and investment opportunity for the ages?

This is why I think the rural folks will vote for it. 

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5 minutes ago, Vegas64 said:

This is why I think the rural folks will vote for it. 

And I am legit serious about starting a mostly online academy of the sort I proposed.  Because if America is going down the shitter at rapid speed....I might as well get in the toilet bidness and make some money.

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Just now, Brisketexan said:

And I am legit serious about starting a mostly online academy of the sort I proposed.  Because if America is going down the shitter at rapid speed....I might as well get in the toilet bidness and make some money.

Let’s create a Surly Junior High (5-8th) and target the siblings of the kids in the “Can’t get into UT thread”. Immamac could spin that up in a day and be ready to ingest $10k checks when they get released.

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Not a great start to the House Bill

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House Bill 2 — filed by Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado — would increase the base amount that schools receive from the state per student each school year from $6,160 per pupil to $6,380.

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Robison said neither the increase to public school funding nor the changes to employee compensation included in HB 2 come close to what schools need. To account for inflation, schools need at least $1,000 more per student than what the basic allotment currently provides, he said.

“This is wholly inadequate. They have to do better and they can do better,” Robison said of lawmakers’ efforts.

Shell out $10k for private school students but offer a measly $200 of additional funding per student for public schools. I'm sure this is all part of the negotiating game, but these are not people interested in having a good public school system. 

I know my district is currently running at about a $13 million deficit this year. Luckily we are well run and have had a previously established fund to take care of future payroll obligations. That will last us until 2026-2027, but this "raise" would only address about 1/3 of the current deficit. 



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