tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420931743669274643.post4652672754838185482..comments2024-03-25T15:49:09.972-04:00Comments on Whos of Who-cester: CIty budget update: hits foundation, still cuts to WPSTracy Novickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16988285248618452154noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420931743669274643.post-42714480267496783342012-05-09T13:52:43.025-04:002012-05-09T13:52:43.025-04:00I entirely agree on elementary cuts being intolera...I entirely agree on elementary cuts being intolerable. We'll move money once we get the budget on June 1. Just once the city manager issues his budget, it is only moving money; we can't add it. It's about $210,000 for us to cut from somewhere else.<br />I'd also say that art and music are on my "you can't cut" list. Some other things, like coaches, have funds coming from places that we can't use for teachers. <br />Glad you're planning on coming tonight.Tracy Novickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988285248618452154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7420931743669274643.post-32116854805630021262012-05-09T10:24:19.537-04:002012-05-09T10:24:19.537-04:00Whether or not you believe the City should be kick...Whether or not you believe the City should be kicking in more money to fund schools in our city, I still don't see how Dr. Boone and the school committee can justify cutting 3 elementary teachers. No matter what we do as parents - and believe me at Flagg St we are doing it!-- We CANNOT replace an elementary school teacher. It is absolutely, completely irresponsible to cut teachers in our district and it's clearly unnecessary. Administrators, testing costs, vice principals, aides, "instructional coaches," music, art -- whatever. Cutting classroom teachers should be an absolute LAST resort. Maybe it's not clear to you what this means everyday to our kids getting lost in huge classes, struggling to transition to the next grade because everything is up in the air, to the parents at Flagg who are doing everything they can to help out. It's not a game and this proposal is plain wrong!!!As an elected official Tracy, I believe that YOU too need to stand up for the youngest of our citizens and do what's right. NO TEACHER CUTS.Mitch Lipkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218526874018101422noreply@blogger.com