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CAT Tracks for March 2, 2011
SUPERINTENDENT SWOPES SPEAKS |
...to KFVS TV Channel 12.
I guess that's fortunate...
...at least employees have a way of finding out about their livelihood!
I mean...
CAT representatives can spend hours attending public meetings of the ruling bodies of Cairo School District Number One - the BOE and the FOP - and hear absolutely nothing.
The general public can sit at home and watch the 10 o'clock news and hear it all!
Just another public demonstration of the fundamental anti-union sentiment that plagues Cairo School District Number One.
Last week, I posted a rant titled "The City of Cairo Sucks" when somebody forgot or chose not to turn on the pumps during the predicted downpour...causing basements to flood. I then cattily "corrected/retracted" that statement...noting that actually, the problem was that the City of Cairo FAILED to "suck!"
Well, in this rant, I shall reprise my sentiment/statement, substituting CSD #1...
Cairo School District Number One Sucks!
There shall be no correction, no retraction...
From the KFVS TV Channel 12...
No decision on teacher layoffs in Cairo
CAIRO, IL (KFVS) – Cairo's board of education has not made a decision with anymore teacher layoffs.
As Illinois lawmakers try to balance the budget, they're taking a long hard look at the shrinking state employee pension system.
The FOP (Financial Oversight Panel) who is with the Illinois State Board of Education met with the Cairo school board Mon., Feb. 28, 2011 in closed session.
There were no decisions made at this point, but the FOP talked about the different options the district could take when dealing with cuts, according to Cairo Superintendent Leotis Swopes.
The district administrators will put together a proposal and mail it to the board members on March 11, 2011.
On March 17, board members will either approve or deny the proposal, said Swopes. That meeting is set for 6 p.m. at the Community Education Center in Cairo.
Estimates put the fund that supports state retirees at approximately $82 billion shy of filling its obligation.
Cairo is among the poorest school districts in the state. In response to state budget cuts last year, the district laid off seven teachers.
Staying afloat could get tougher if the state asks school districts to pay more for its teacher pensions.
CAT Tracks Editor's Note:
BTW...the Cairo Association of Teachers has received absolutely NO COMMUNICATIONS/NO "MISSIVES" from the District that would make any of the above official. No District official has said a word to the CAT about reducing staff.
This is significant, because there are legal requirements and procedures to be followed in doing what has been "rumored".
Then, again...CSD #1 seldom follows required rules and regulations. That's why it pays lawyers $160,000 a year!
