Hebron Dollars & Sense

See the agenda for this weeks special and regular meeting. Get informed! Get involved!www.hebron.k12.ct.us/uploaded/Hebron_Dis...0/Agenda_9-16-10.pdf

Will someone at the meeting (during public comments)politely request:
"Please consider video taping ALL BOE meetings" -- thanks.

Will Somebody At The Meeting(During Public Comments) POLITELY Ask them WHY They Choose To REFUSE To Engage In A Dialoge With The Electorate??

It REEKS Of Censorship & Deriliction Of Duty By The Ellie Puppet Troupe, Doobie & The HBOE


Passing The Buck to "Slick Billy With Heels" For Select questions ONLY Ain't No Bargin Either & it's A COP OUT By Doobie & the HBOE, Since Ellie Will Just Sugar Coat Anything In Order To Portray Herself In The Best Light Po$$ible, Factual Or Not

Or Maybe The Media Consultant, Henceforth Now Referred To As The "Crystal Ball Unit Ouija Board Division" Will tell Them How To Pitch/Shill Their Verbal/Financial Slop To The DISBELEIVING, CYNICAL Public

We The Electorate Pay The Bills & This Is A DEMOCRACY, Not a DICTATORSHIP As They So run Things It Seems.

What Are They Afraid Of Hearing Pray Tell

Marie wrote:


And if the Board determines that it is not currently possible to videotape all BOE meetings, then at the very least they should please consider making their meeting minutes a bit more robust, so the public who is unable to attend in person can get a clearer sense of what the discussions entailed.

The BOE dropped the ball last year with their proposed ADK expansion. The budget "shenanigans" - if there is a better word let me know - left a bad taste in the community, especially among those who historically have supported budget requests. The Board should be encouraged to respond to the outstanding question of what did they know about the surplus in the heating oil accounts last year during the time of the information presented to the public about the requirement to keep the budget increase to zero percent overall.

The agenda includes as item VIII.C.2. the following - Develop Budget Priorities and Assumptions: Develop questions/talking points for September 29 All Boards Meeting.

Without a doubt, Supt. Cruz and the Financial Director should be able to project what next year's budget might look like - especially since teacher's salaries and benefits - the lion's share of the budget - are set because of the binding arbitration decision a couple years ago - they get another 3% raise overall, but because our teachers are on average very short service, many will get an additional bump for longevity. Given that health insurance increases are unknown, it might be reasonable to assume those costs will increase 8 - 10% - any additional noise might be offset by teacher turnover, etc.

Obviously, enrollment changes are a variable that is yet to be determined, and they have a material impact on spending - due to class sizes and the number of teachers needed. But based on census information we should be able to come up with preliminary assumptions for projection purposes.


I wanted to congratulate HES for their Blue Ribbon School designation. The application submitted is an interesting read, found here

www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2010/applications/ct04-hebron-elementary.doc - 2010-09-09


In particular, I found the following of note, as it gives perspective on teacher turnover.


13. Show the attendance patterns of teachers and students as a percentage. Only middle and high schools need to supply dropout rates. Briefly explain in the Notes section any attendance rates under 95%, teacher turnover rates over 12%, or student dropout rates over 5%.
2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007 2005-2006 2004-2005
Daily student attendance 97% 97% 99% 98% 97%
Daily teacher attendance 96% 96% 96% 96% 95%
Teacher turnover rate 17% 12% 15% 13% 18%
Student dropout rate 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Please provide all explanations below.
The teacher turnover rate represents an average of three teachers retiring each year over the five year period listed. During the same time period, an average of four teachers resign each year for a variety of reasons including raising families and moving to districts mostly with higher pay scales.
The district is working with the community and with the teachers in an effort to maintain competitive salaries. With the economic climate being as it is, teachers are recruited by other districts that have higher salary schedules. As we head into teacher negotiations this coming summer, those concerns will be taken into consideration.

Last Day Of Vacation

Auntie, We Like Your Stats Provided, Crisp & 2 The Point, with Little " Educator Eduspeak" Mixed in.

Reasonable & Easy To Read/Understand


Like Eye said Before & Did Not Get a Reply

Why Can't Ellie & The HBOE Just Use The HBOS Mtg Room Or The Rboe Mtg Room If They are TRULY COMMITTED In Being "More Transparent" In their Dealings With The Public At Large

Collaberation & Sharing Of Services.

What a NOVEL IDEA

Those 2 Meeting Rooms Are ALREADY SET UP To Record as such, So They ain't Got NO EXCUSE Not To Pursue Either Venue In Order For The Widest distribution Of Their Public Utterings/BS

What are Ellie,Doobie & The HBOE AFRAID Of The Public Seeing/Hearing If their Mtgs Are Recorded For Posterity

ONLY THE SHADOW KNOWS