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Hey SBAC,
Pay Enough Teachers Enough -
Not Too Many Administrators Too Much!!

School board priorities
By Jim Owens Thursday, October 4, 2001
http://www.gainesvillesun.com/EDITS/articles/2001-10-05speakowens.shtml
Only 56 cents of every education dollar in Florida actually makes it to the classroom. The Legislature has mandated more classroom spending, but the recent "reorganization" effort here in Alachua County was a mere juggling of books. Positions were merely renamed and addresses were changed, but class-sizes were reduced only on paper. Some of those renamed positions, moreover, came with substantial raises in a year when all salaries were supposedly frozen.

Response By James L. Scaggs - Ignore the issue that SBAC needs to
pay teachers enough and not too many administrators too much!!
http://www.gainesvillesun.com/EDITS/articles/2001-10-05speakskaggs.shtml

School board braces for cuts
Saturday, September 15, 2001 By CATHI CARR Sun staff writer
http://www.sunone.com/articles/2001-09-15c.shtml

2 new administrators OK'd by School Board
Thursday, July 19, 2001 By CATHI CARR Sun staff writer
http://www.sunone.com/articles/2001-07-19h.shtml
Both positions are newly created under Chambers' reorganization of district administrators

School Board cuts 6 administration jobs
By CATHI CARR Wednesday, June 6, 2001
http://www.gainesvillesun.com/articles/2001-06-06b.shtml
The moves were made to help streamline the district's organization after a recent management study labeled the district top-heavy with administrators. But School Board member Barbara Sharpe countered that the district appeared to be "bloated" with administrators.

Parents identify values to seek in
school leaders By CATHI CARR Tuesday, May 22, 2001
http://www.sunone.com/articles/2001-05-22i.shtml
Parents listed visibility, honesty, character, accessibility and integrity as some valued traits. They also said they did not want an administrator ... because there was nowhere else for that person to go.

Sun Letter: School board members
to blame for overstaffing Thursday, May 24, 2001
http://www.sunone.com/EDITS/articles/2001-05-24letrhea.shtml
To the contrary, there is only one source to blame for the top-heavy staffing at Kirby-Smith, and that is the five elected school board members. School superintendents in Florida can only propose administrative positions.

School administrators may be cut back
By CATHI CARR Tuesday, May 15, 2001
http://www.gainesvillesun.com/articles/2001-05-15d.shtml
More than $1 million spent on Alachua County school administrative salaries may be slashed and spent on teachers to meet the requirements of a new state law designed to put money back into the classroom. And some School Board members say that could be just what the district needs...

School workers get deal for raises
By CATHI CARR Tuesday, December 12, 2000
http://gainesvillesun.com/articles/2000-12-12c.shtml
Following six months of negotiations, officials with the Alachua County Education Association
and the School Board finally ended their impasse by agreeing to a
new salary schedule for career service employees,

Education system is not a business
SPEAKING OUT: WARD SCOTT December 10, 2000
http://www.gainesvillesun.com/EDITS/articles/2000-12-10speakward.shtml
The Education Governance Reorganization Transition Task Force has taken up the
task of reorganizing the Florida education system. I would like to share some concerns with this group.

Groups must work together for good of schoolchildren (Warning: Rhea makes sense here)
SPEAKING OUT: DARNELL RHEA December 9, 2000
http://www.gainesvillesun.com/EDITS/articles/2000-12-09speakrhea.shtml
First, let me say that the money is available to meet and exceed all of the
wishes of ACEA, none of which are unreasonable. Board members, however,
would need to recognize the difference between the chafe and the grain, and
quit spending money on chafe.

Board hears GHS students
Wednesday, December 6, 2000 By CATHI CARR
http://gainesvillesun.com/articles/2000-12-06h.shtml
Balding and 23 of her GHS peers addressed the board on issues such as
oversized classes, an over-emphasis on standardized testing and a lack of counseling services.

Fairness, consistency and equity
for all employees
SPEAKING OUT: By SANDE CALKINS December 4, 2000
http://www.gainesvillesun.com/EDITS/articles/2000-12-04speakcalkins.shtml
The superintendent and the board want to use these funds to pay for a number of employees'
raises of $6,000 to over $10,000, while other employees would receive as little as $56.
It is just not fair to use the hard-earned raise money of many to fund the
outrageously high raises of a few.

Wednesday, November 22, 2000 By CATHI CARR
School employees protest pay impasse
"I have been in this district for 10 years and am devoted to my job, and
I don't even make the minimum that I could be making for my job description,"
said Penny Holbrooke, an attendance officer in the district.
http://www.gainesvillesun.com/articles/2000-11-22k.shtml

Wednesday, November 8, 2000 By CINDY SWIRKO
Agreement reached for teachers' raises
"We're not done. We have not settled the career service issues, but we are getting closer,"
said Gunnar Paulson, president of the Alachua County Education Association.
http://www.gainesvillesun.com/articles/2000-11-08j.shtml

Join Teach-In II Kirby-Smith Building 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 21st - www.alachuacea.org.

Tuesday, November 7, 2000 By CATHI CARR
Lawsuit against School Board is filed
Grace White had to endure the improper harassment and
retaliation from Lawrence Marazza and various School Board members
because she reported Lawrence Marazza's improper conduct.
http://www.sunone.com/articles/2000-11-07f.shtml

Most oblivious to what's bugging the voters: Judy Brashear.

Best 'Dream' opponent: Darnell Rhea: Honestly, Barbara Sharpe
should have sent him a campaign donation.

Best Darth Vader impersonation: Lawrence Marazza

Tuesday, October 31, 2000 By CATHI CARR
Lawsuit: Jails lack schooling
Asserting that the Alachua County School Board and 19 other school boards
in the state are violating the state constitutional rights of those teen-agers to
attain a quality education, a Miami public interest law firm filed suit in Alachua County Circuit Court.
http://gainesvillesun.com/articles/2000-10-31f.shtml

Wednesday, October 18, 2000 By CATHI CARR
Chambers given post extension
The Alachua County School Board has effectively hired its next superintendent.
Four School Board members voted unanimously to award Interim
Superintendent Mary Chambers a three-year contract....
http://www.gainesvillesun.com/articles/2000-10-18b.shtml

School Board passes raises for some
The Alachua County School Board approved 6 percent raises for nonunion, noninstructional
personnel, and 3 percent raises for administrators...
http://www.gainesvillesun.com/articles/2000-10-18b.shtml#raise

Saturday, October 14, 2000 By CATHI CARR
School Board to OK raises for some staff
The School Board plans to raise the salaries for nonunion administrators
and technical support personnel even as contracts for Alachua County teachers
and career service staff remain stuck in negotiations.
http://gainesvillesun.com/articles/2000-10-14a.shtml

Wednesday, October 11, 2000
Sun Editorial: Rewarding teachers

Alachua County School Board members have been taking a lot of heat this year ....
it's time for the board to take care of more important business... Certainly, it must have
been embarrassing for board members to have their meeting last week picketed by more
than 100 teachers and career service employees.... Teachers have a legitimate complaint...
http://www.gainesvillesun.com/EDITS/articles/2000-10-11edit2.shtml

Tuesday, October 10, 2000 By CATHI CARR
Four percent pay raise proposed
for county teachers
An agreement on the proposal may take weeks. The most recent proposal does
not include a salary schedule for district career service personnel, more than half of whom
do not earn a "minimum market" salary, which amounts to the least they could earn on the
open job market.
http://gainesvillesun.com/articles/2000-10-10e.shtml

Sunday, October 8, 2000 By CATHI CARR
Salary schedules frustrate school employees
"Years of experience do not mean anything in the district.
If we can get them to agree to the step schedule and a pay raise on top of that,
that would alleviate the problems."
http://gainesvillesun.com/articles/2000-10-08c.shtml

Wednesday, October 4, 2000 By CATHI CARR
Teachers show their disgust
Gainesville High School teacher Jim Owens blasted the board for paying its
administrators so well and giving them such healthy raises.
"The community has been misinformed,"
Two board members shamefully walked out on 200 teachers.
http://www.gainesvillesun.com/articles/2000-10-04e.shtml

The sad history of Larry Marazza and
the Alachua County School Board...