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Dallas ISD 64 Million Deficit-What's Next?
Sep 17, 2008 | 6:30 PM
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Dallas ISD has a 64 million dollar deficit that was recently discovered.  Whose fault it is, no-one is sure of yet.

The DISD has announced there will be layoffs/RIF's (reduction in force) forthcoming in the next 2 weeks.

Classrooms will now have to ask for a waiver to allow more than the state mandated 22 children per classroom, as teachers will be laid off indefinately.

Staff will be informed as to their status this week or next......

What *I* want to know is, HOW is Dallas supposed to promote education, and make students "college and workforce ready" (their theme) by INCREASING the number of students per teacher?? 

WHO did this? WHO went 64 MILLION above budget? HOW??

And now look at who is going to have to  pay for it.........THE CHILDREN, the FAMILIES, and the STAFF in the DISD.

pathetic.

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Marks read my blog view my photos
Sep 17, 2008 | 7:08 PM

Are you potentially affected by this?
illusionsssss read my blog
Sep 17, 2008 | 7:17 PM

I don't THINK so, lol. But we had a meeting today with the principal to get the word out before the media does.

What they will be doing, as I understand it, is combining classrooms (more students per class), thereby eliminating teaching positions. OTHER staff (nurses, media specialists (aka librarians), and other specialists (like speech, etc)) will be going to MORE schools.............not just one or two--therefore they won't need as many.

Our school's population has dropped by about 45 so far this year............

I agree they need to get rid of excess, but having over 22 kids in a class, while trying to reach the "goals" the superindent wants, is NOT conducive.
illusionsssss read my blog
Sep 17, 2008 | 7:18 PM

(Furthermore, WHO is responsible for this BIG error?)
Marks read my blog view my photos
Sep 17, 2008 | 7:24 PM

Whomsoever it is, they need to be fired.
illusionsssss read my blog
Sep 17, 2008 | 7:27 PM

I agree on that one Mark! Especially after the big fiasco a couple years ago with people charging vacations an chit to the DISD!

And to think they can't even decide if I can BUY my OWN printer! (since they can't afford one and the old one we use isn't working and is 10 years old)
Marks read my blog view my photos
Sep 17, 2008 | 7:30 PM

A ten year old printer? We just got rid of ours, and it was only four...

Printers can cost less than $60! What is up with that?
illusionsssss read my blog
Sep 17, 2008 | 7:36 PM

I think 10 years ago the printer (commercial type) was like $1500.00. I guess they don't know about the newer printers?

Can I buy your old printer? LOL
momcat54 read my blog view my photos
Sep 17, 2008 | 9:02 PM

They didn't figure in the salaries of 600+ new teachers and staff. Hoooooollllllly CARP that is just stupid. The whole board and Hinijosa need to go. I smell a recall at least if any DISD taxpayer grows a brain
illusionsssss read my blog
Sep 17, 2008 | 9:06 PM

I heard they are RIF/laying off 1100, so far.
illusionsssss read my blog
Sep 17, 2008 | 9:17 PM

oopsie, I didn't multiply correctly (actually I asked my BF to do it, then I went to recheck it and IT was wrong, so had to delete that comment).

But how many teachers make 100K a year? NONE I know of!!
scottythecomic read my blog view my photos
Sep 17, 2008 | 9:25 PM

Hin-hose-ya needs to be canned, and any other knucklehead responsible for this fiasco.
Marks read my blog view my photos
Sep 17, 2008 | 9:33 PM

The top brass is always the one to get canned. Trust, but verify, is a tried and true management method...
illusionsssss read my blog
Sep 17, 2008 | 9:37 PM

Maybe when his BLEEP is out the door we can focus on English as the language of the USA again!
leegrimsley read my blog view my photos
Sep 17, 2008 | 9:40 PM

Hin-hose-ya needs to be canned, and any other knucklehead responsible for this fiasco.

Scotty Scotty I try my best to teach you and you just wlll not learn.

Hinojoso is Hispanic

The only way DISD will can him is if he goes to prison for something
ProudAmerican read my blog view my photos
Sep 17, 2008 | 9:40 PM

Tell 'em to get the money from AIG, I hear they have billions of out tax dollars now.

Everyone who runs that school district needs to be investigated with a microscope and a probe.
racefanatic72
Sep 17, 2008 | 9:53 PM

I CAN SORTOF UNDERSTAND A $1,000.00 MISTAKE JUST ONCE AND FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES, BUT SIIIXXTYYY FOOOOOURRRR MIIILLLIIIOOON????!!!!!
COME ON! THEY NEED TO START BY GETTING RID OF THAT IDIOT WHO OBVIOUSLY CAN'T ADD. I'VE SAID THIS MORE THAN ONCE--THANK GOODNESS MY CHILDREN DON'T HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL IN DALLAS!
mung
Sep 17, 2008 | 10:07 PM

Save the teachers, fire Hinojosa!
darkramm777 read my blog
Sep 17, 2008 | 11:06 PM

What happened to this 8 billion that was supposed to have been put into Texas schools from the lottery.
moankie82 read my blog
Sep 18, 2008 | 5:51 AM

Yea and watch them keep the teachers who can't pass their certification tests and let the good ones go.
Apparently, they use math the same way they teach it. Wow, my checkbook always balances.
Whoever is responsible need to be Bit-- slapped and fired.
Passing_Out_Valium read my blog view my photos
Sep 18, 2008 | 7:54 AM

Hi Ill,

I agree here...

We just gave AIG over 1000x more money. And, we in Texas have a surplus that has never been doled back to the tax payers.

I say Austin needs to help DISD and in doing so clean house starting at the top.

It can happen!!

-POV
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