Next time there’s another levy to fund the Seattle Public Schools, think twice before voting.
Check out this article. I haven’t seen it in the Seattle Times, yet.
Seattle Public Schools spends three times more on non-teaching support staff and administration than shown in the budgets presented to the School Board, according to a study by a former business analyst — who also is a school district parent.
The report stated “The lack of consistency between the budgets presented to the board and public and the budgets filed with [the Superintendent of Public Instruction] masks excessive growth in central administration.”
In addition,
1) “Central administration FTEs (full-time employees) have increased 48 percent since 1998. Enrollment in the same period has declined 7.5 percent
2) “Central administration cost growth is 96 percent in the last decade, well out of line with growth in the overall operating budget and other budget sectors.