Jefferson County School’s Business Plan

Facts:

14,000 employees, teachers including subs 6,000, principals 700

150 teachers removed from their 2009-2010 school, 3 principals removed from their 2009-2010 schools, 2 principals suspended first day of 2010-2011 for being inept

Schools  (in 2007): Elementary 87, Jr High 23, Sr high 20

75 Departments at the board employing 1140 people

No charter schools thus no federal money.

Property tax increase of $0.03 per $1,000 of value.

Third straight year of property tax increase.

Questions:

Why are only 49% of employees teachers or principals?

Why are the 5 principals per school?

What are the funding sources other than property tax?

Why doesn't the system have charter schools?

Why is this information not more widely known?

Why 5+ support people per teacher?

What are the people removed because of 2009-2010 performance doing now?

 

It is interesting that all services and departments must be retained, but taxes increased to cover budget.

 

Do we need the 220 people in the department s of Family Planning, Student Development Services, School and Community Nutrition, School to Career, Community Support, Cultural Studies, English as a Second Language, Family Resource Center, Business Partnerships, Health Promotions, Demographics, Safe and Drug Free Schools, Diversity, Homeless Education, Louisville Day Treatment, or Neighborhood Places?

 

What kind of savings could be achieved by consolidating departments of similar function like: Payroll, Purchasing, Accounting, Supply Services, Division of Financial Services, Grants and Awards Accounting, School District Business Partnering, and Financial Planning (total 110 people); or, Human Resources, Pupil Personnel, Personnel Services, Administrative Recruitment and Development, Employee Relations, and Louisville Education and Employment Partnership (Total 110 people)?

 

It should be evident the Jefferson County School System has a bad business plan. I don't know of any company that can be successful with 6,000 production workers (Classroom teachers) and 8,000 management and administrative  workers.