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The School Committee (SC) was given $163million dollars (+-) of taxpayers money this year. (over one-and-a-half-billion-dollars since 2009). According to their mission statement, that money is supposed to be used for teachers raises. It wasn't. It was also supposed to be used to maintain our schools. It wasn't. A great deal of it was spent on administration raises and new positions created BY the School Committee Administration, FOR the School Committee Administration. It was. At one point the SC increased THEIR staff by 30% when AT THE SAME TIME the number of teachers were being REDUCED by the same 30%.

THEN... they ran short of money and wanted the City Council to bail them out. They still won't be accountable to the City Council but they want the City Council to bail them out. They proposed cuts that they MUST have known the state would deny, and yet today I still don't see them offering to cut a dollar from their own salaries.

One piece of good news is that it seems that all sides are, at least, communicating. That is a start and I hope it leads to a solution. I, for one, respect and appreciate the efforts of all involved.

Happy Summer everyone.

Rick Corrente

The Taxpayers Mayor