Reply #4: Yep...pretty sure Highland Park will be just fine [View All]

[rainbow4321]

Sad thing is, it's not like those being laid off from one district will be able to look into applying to another district in the area since a)all the districts are laying off and b) the very few that won't be--like HP--won't be hiring. So where do they turn to??

My kids grew up in the Plano district so stuff about that district usually catches my eye..they are looking at a $60 million cutback and you know they ain't gonna start at the top when it comes to layoffs or salary reductions. Parents in the Mcmansion part of the city are pretty much saying "WTF, this wasn't supposed to effect OUR kids/school"..in other words, their little rich neighborhood bubble is being threatened right along with the rest of the working class/lower income neighborhoods around here...or at least in their minds it is.

http://www.planostar.com/articles/2011/02/16/plano_star-courier/news/290.txt


The $60 million cut is equivalent to the total cost of running one senior high school, two high schools, three middle schools and nine elementary schools. In relation to district personnel, their top three personnel budgets include counselors, custodial services and librarians, together equaling $30.3 million – or half of the looming budget cut.

The final total of $60 million, which drew audible breaths from the audience at the meeting, is equivalent to 1,146 teachers within the district. This represents more than a quarter of the teachers within the district.