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Mr Corrente,

I believe you work (or worked) in the finacial realm so I'm sure you are familiar with the "law of large numbers". Using percentages to make this type of comparison paints a somewhat skewed picture because a 20% drop in student population was roughly 2000 students; a 20% drop in teachers was probably around 100-150 positions (since today we have approximately 900 teachers) while a correponding 20% increase in Administration is probably around 20 or so positions, give or take a few. While I don't know what the specific additioal positions are, I would venture a guess that some are required because of the increase in Federal and State mandates in education over that same time period. My point is that it's a very over-simplistic measurement and we shouldn't make too much hay with it. It's also obvious that geting the teachers a fsair contract is a crucial element for us to move forward successfully.

David Testa