Riffing Teachers Has Become a Rite of Spring in Seattle
The testimony below will be given this evening regarding a proposal authorizing our interim superintendent to rif teachers yet again this spring.
Dora
I am speaking on behalf of Parents Across America, the Seattle chapter. We oppose teacher layoff’s and demand that the school board place our students first and instruct the superintendent to find cuts in other areas including central district staff who reside in the Stanford Center per Section IX of the RIF motion that is listed as an option.
The Seattle School District has a history of being top-heavy, with 39% more money spent on central administration than any other district in our state according to the 2008 state auditor’s report.
Our former superintendent scoffed at the idea of furlough days for employees in the Stanford Center when asked