Monday, November 15, 2010, 6:30 p.m. Greenville High School Cafeteria. Presenter will be William Phillis, Executive Director of the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding. Sponsored by The League of Women Voters of Darke County. This presentation is open to the public with a question and answer session to follow.
I know one thing that would help the school funding out would be to make a state law to stop double dipping. When you are retired, you should be retired, not getting retirement and your regular paycheck. I know someone will say this will save the district money by not paying the persons retirement and insurance, but is this really fair? The state of Indiana has this law already for all public employees, and I think Ohio should follow.
ReplyDeleteDouble-dipping, as some call it, is not the problem with the funding. Separate issue. If you want to change that, then start with a different retirement system for new hires but you can't change what has already been promised.
ReplyDeleteAs to this meeting, how does anyone know what affect the election had on school funding when the new governor hasn't revealed any of his plans yet?
I agree with that statement, it is two different issues, I just got a burr up my butt because I was told that some elected officials are retiring but keeping their job. I think the governor will do what he says, and that is to cut school administration. We have some very good Superintendents in our area schools and I hope we don't lose them to get an agenda across.
ReplyDeleteDouble-dipping is only offensive to those who cannot do it.
ReplyDeleteMr Friely makes an expected statement. People say they want cuts, just not anything that affects them or their friends. The new governor was elected, in a very large part, because he pledged to make cuts. I say let him make them because it is the will of the people!
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