Bye, bye, First Grade Parapros
Clarke County board axes all teaching assistants from first grade classrooms and media centers in Athens, Ga..'s public schools.
They did everything from tying shoes to escorting a child to the bathroom to helping a child read to hqnding out books. Sometimes small, sometimes large, these daily duties kept the classrooms running smoothly and helped the teachers do their jobs. Parents and teachers may believe paraprofessionals are essential for having a well-run first grade classrooms, but the Clarke County Board of Education apparently does not, according to a story in the Athens Banner Herald. The board voted to eliminate the jobs of 32 paraprofessaionals who worked in first grade classrooms across the county, resultings in a savings of $736,000. A similar measure was proposed a few years but it didn't pass. The school board adopted a budget of $118 million at its …
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Athens Mama
11:26 am on Monday, June 18, 2012
It was my understanding that all the furniture was replaced at the Board Office in the last 2 years. Not sure if I am misinformed, but I am sure that there have been other bundles of money flushed down the toilet as jobs are cut. Apparently, there is Title One money that must be spent in specific ways, and that Title One money funds some of the jobs at the Board Office. The community needs to … more ›