Hello NC residents!
On Tuesday, May 3rd, the North Carolina Association of Educators and the North Carolina Parent/Teacher Association are co-sponsoring a public education rally in Raleigh from 4 pm on. Buses and carpools of educators, public school employees, parents, students, and concerned citizens are travelling to Raleigh from Murphy to Manteo to show their concern about the 2011-2012 state budget, which cuts public education funding by $1 billion statewide. Please consider travelling to Raleigh in support of our public school system, its students, and its employees! And forward this to all your friends and family! I hope you can attend.
Loren
Here is a link to the actual budget proposal. http://www.ncleg.net/documentsites/Committees/HouseAppropriationsEducation/2011%20Session/2011-04-12%20Meeting/FRD_House_PropsedEducationBudget_2011-04-12.pdf
Here is a brief description of the impact that this budget proposal will have on public education if passed.
Local discretionary cuts $346.9 million (cuts 7,000 teacher jobs/or 9,000 TA jobs)
Teacher Assistants $258.6 million (cuts 8,000 jobs)
At-Risk Student Services $30.1 million (cuts 602 teacher jobs)
Noninstructional support personnel (cuts 2,380 jobs)
Academically/Intellectually Gifted (cuts 168 teacher jobs)
Central Office Administration $10.7 million (cut 150 jobs)
Assistant principals $24.7 million (cuts 329 jobs)
Limited English Proficiency $7.5 million (cuts 150 teacher jobs lost)
Transportation $20.7 million (cuts 1,035 bus drivers)
Teacher Academy Eliminated
Mentoring Eliminated
School Technology Eliminated
Staff development Eliminated
NC Science, Math and Technical
Education Center Eliminated
Office of Early Learning Eliminated
Educator Recruitment
and Development Eliminated
Governor’s Education Cabinet Eliminated.
NC Professional Teaching
Standards Commission Eliminated
Background Information: The proposed budget for K-12 education is scheduled for debate in the House Education Appropriations Subcommittee for a week, where changes can be made. A decision on salary cuts in the House version of the budget will be made once the proposal is forwarded to the full Appropriations Chairs. A House budget proposal is scheduled for a vote in late April after which the Senate forwards its proposal.
Here is a quick link to contact your House member.
http://www.capwiz.com/nea/nc/issues/alert/?alertid=41336506&type=ST&show_alert=1
Here is a link to a video of the debate that took place on the Senate floor over the proposed State Health Plan bill following Governor Perdue’s veto of the bill. Note the reference to NCAE as the culprit behind the Governor’s veto. Please join us in thanking Governor Perdue for taking a stand and supporting educators. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8W_Ge5hlu8&feature=player_embedded
