by
Brian Mann on September 7th, 2010
Kids in Tupper Lake head off to a harshly different school system, with roughly a quarter of the teaching staff laid off or let go since last year.
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise’s Jessica Collier paints a picture of a school that had to absorb roughly $2 million in spending cuts.
In one of the most significant changes this year, there will only be one set of teachers teaching both seventh and eighth grades – one English teacher, one science teacher and so on.
“That’s a huge change,” said [district superintendent Seth] McGowan. “It’s quite a work of magic how that was made to happen.”
Larger class sizes are in store, and there will be no library at L.P. Quinn Elementary.
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Wow I did not realize that severe of cuts were done. I hope they can make it work.
Why did some districts in the area get severe state aid cuts of several million and others no significant aid cuts?
I think it might have something to do with the basic wealth of a school district. A school district that is better off financially will not get as much in state aid as a district that is in greater need… which is fine until there needs to be significant cuts from the state. The wealthier district will not see as much of a cut as they didn’t get that much from the state to begin with. A district with greater needs will see greater amounts cut. It might be the same percentage from each district but if the need from the state is lower in one district than another, that district isn’t going to have as much actual dollars cut from their budget. This description is an oversimplification but I think it gets at the core of the difference in financial aid from the state to different school districts.