Federal stimulus funds are being used to create 558 jobs in the Wake County Public School System. David Neter told the Board that the school system has worked to provide job opportunities with the federal funds provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Donna Hargens said there are four principles guiding the school system’s use of the two years of federal stimulus funds: *Spend funds quickly to save and create jobs *Improve student achievement through school improvement and reform *Ensure transparency, reporting and accountability and *Invest one-time ARRA funds thoughtfully to minimize the “funding cliff”
Funds are to be used for short-term investment that have the potential for long-term benefits rather than expenditures the school system may not be able to sustain once the recovery funds are expended. Hargens says all 558 jobs are in schools and include 460 certified jobs and 98 non certified jobs. In the certified jobs are 180 teachers and 280 instructional staff. The non-certified jobs include 98 teacher assistants. Hargens said these job openings benefited teachers who were displaced by budget cuts. The school system sought to fill these positions with displaced teachers.
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I think that it was anexcellent way to give dedicated professional teachers their jobs back. It provides a winnable situation for both the teachers who lost their jobs but benifits the students the most. The question will be what happens next year?
I hope that in two years we are back to "normal" as far as funds are concerned so those teachers/staff can keep their jobs.
I agree with Michael that this is an excellent way to give teachers their jobs back. I think the key to the program is the potential long-term benefits. As teachers, most of us "do whatever it takes" to help our children learn and succeed. It seems to me that they are getting the most BANG for their buck by following the four principles guiding the stimuls funds.
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