Conditions of some of the older schools are worsening and they are very overpopulated. Less teachers to more students does not help, it hurts.
Take a look at the statistics found athttp://www.schooldigger.com,a website that publishes school rankings in comparison to other schools in the county, state, and across the country. The statistics are very alarming to say the least.
An Elementary School in Charles County…
In 2013, Daniel Of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School ranked worse than 94.6% of elementary schools in Maryland. It also ranked 17th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Charles County Public Schools District.
A Middle School in Charles County…
In 2013, Mattawoman Middle School ranked worse than 67.7% of middle schools in Maryland. It also ranked 5th among 8 ranked middle schools in the Charles County Public Schools District.
PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION TO SHOW THE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE THAT WE ARE FED UP WITH GETTING A RAW DEAL FOR OUR CHILDREN. WHERE IS ALL OF OUR TAX MONEY GOING - DO WE NOT HAVE A SAY? OR DO WE JUST PAY INCREASED TAXES BLINDLY AND LET THEM CHOOSE WHERE THE MONEY GOES? MAKE A DIFFERENCE - HAVE A VOICE - MAKE A STAND!
Please pass it on and share it with everyone in the area so that their voices can be heard too! Our teacher's need higher pay and our children deserve better learning environments.
Letter from Kim Hill asking for support...
Hello, this is Kim Hill, Superintendent of Charles County Public Schools. I’d like to bring you up to date on important budget information that may impact your child’s education.
Last night, in a three to two vote, the Charles County Commissioners approved a budget that does not adequately fund the needs of our students or the opening of our new high school. The Commissioners promised to provide $10 million when we were ready to open the new high school. Instead, they voted to provide us with $2.9 million.
This lack of funding forces us to consider cuts to programs that may impact your child. It also means we will be able to hire fewer teachers, which means class sizes will increase.
Quality education requires adequate funding. By underfunding the school budget, the Commissioners will force the Board of Education to make spending cuts at a time when the costs of education are rising.
Adequate funding is the only way to keep Charles County Public Schools competitive. It’s my responsibility to advocate for the needs of our schools and your children, but I need your help. Please contact your County Commissioners and ask them to reconsider their budget decision.
Thank you for your support of Charles County Public Schools.
Other resources:
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=4011
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/governments/cb13-92.html
http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/Maryland_state_spending.html
http://edsource.org/2013
-----Original Message-----
From: CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 4:24 PM
To: Frazier Donna L NGA-TIA USA CIV
Subject: Budget concerns
<http://www.blackboardconnected.com/images/InstitutionLogos/logo_193386.jpg>
Below is the text of a phone message that was sent June 11, 2014.
Hello, this is Kim Hill, Superintendent of Charles County Public Schools. I’d like to bring you up to date on important budget information that may impact your child’s education.
Last night, in a three to two vote, the Charles County Commissioners approved a budget that does not adequately fund the needs of our students or the opening of our new high school. The Commissioners promised to provide $10 million when we were ready to open the new high school. Instead, they voted to provide us with $2.9 million.
This lack of funding forces us to consider cuts to programs that may impact your child. It also means we will be able to hire fewer teachers, which means class sizes will increase.
Quality education requires adequate funding. By underfunding the school budget, the Commissioners will force the Board of Education to make spending cuts at a time when the costs of education are rising.
Adequate funding is the only way to keep Charles County Public Schools competitive. It’s my responsibility to advocate for the needs of our schools and your children, but I need your help. Please contact your County Commissioners and ask them to reconsider their budget decision.
Thank you for your support of Charles County Public Schools.
Updates
June 14, 2014
The momentum generated by this campaign has reached a meaningful threshold that signals widespread concern regarding our current educational landscape. This shift confirms that residents are no longer willing to accept the status quo for our students.
11 Comments
Thursday i learned that several support staff at Stethem Educational Center were fired, and many others had their pay cut from $22.50 per hr to $11.85 per hr due to this inadequate budget. Home and Hospital tutors have not had a pay raise in seven years!
I am a teacher and a comminty member in La PLata. The schools are underfunded as it is. The money was promissed and did not come! That's wrong.
What a shameful decision. I am extremely worried about next year. The children are the ones that will be hurt the most. This is so sad.
Please help fund for our children. I have 2 children that are in special programs within the school system and without them I wouldn't be able to get the proper education for my kids. Thank you!
Citizens it is time that we stand behind the men and women who assist with raising the next generation & at times raise.
the commissioners should be a ashamed!!
Superintendent Hill should be ashamed of herself. The money for ALL schools except for St. Charles High School was funded completely by the commissioners. The money the BOE requested in the budget for our children's education was FUNDED. Actually, it was a percentage INCREASE from the previous approved budget. The only thing that wasn't funded was the pay increases for the teachers and police (which they deserve and have received pay increases for EVERY past approved budget). This couldn't be approved because county staff believe it isn't possible to grant pay raises without raising our taxes. Check the articles! Check the ACTUAL budget! Don't just base our county's future on a misinformed robocall that used my PRIVATE information and 16,000 other county residents and made us believe our children's education is at stake. http://www.somdnews.com/article/20140610/NEWS/140619648/1074/section/news07/&template=southernMaryland http://www.somdnews.com/article/20140613/NEWS/140619415/-3544-fiscal-2015-plan-stiffs-teachers-police-correctional-officers&template=southernMaryland
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Conditions of some of the older schools are worsening and they are very overpopulated. Less teachers to more students does not help, it hurts.
Take a look at the statistics found athttp://www.schooldigger.com,a website that publishes school rankings in comparison to other schools in the county, state, and across the country. The statistics are very alarming to say the least.
An Elementary School in Charles County…
In 2013, Daniel Of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School ranked worse than 94.6% of elementary schools in Maryland. It also ranked 17th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Charles County Public Schools District.
A Middle School in Charles County…
In 2013, Mattawoman Middle School ranked worse than 67.7% of middle schools in Maryland. It also ranked 5th among 8 ranked middle schools in the Charles County Public Schools District.
PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION TO SHOW THE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE THAT WE ARE FED UP WITH GETTING A RAW DEAL FOR OUR CHILDREN. WHERE IS ALL OF OUR TAX MONEY GOING - DO WE NOT HAVE A SAY? OR DO WE JUST PAY INCREASED TAXES BLINDLY AND LET THEM CHOOSE WHERE THE MONEY GOES? MAKE A DIFFERENCE - HAVE A VOICE - MAKE A STAND!
Please pass it on and share it with everyone in the area so that their voices can be heard too! Our teacher's need higher pay and our children deserve better learning environments.
Letter from Kim Hill asking for support...
Hello, this is Kim Hill, Superintendent of Charles County Public Schools. I’d like to bring you up to date on important budget information that may impact your child’s education.
Last night, in a three to two vote, the Charles County Commissioners approved a budget that does not adequately fund the needs of our students or the opening of our new high school. The Commissioners promised to provide $10 million when we were ready to open the new high school. Instead, they voted to provide us with $2.9 million.
This lack of funding forces us to consider cuts to programs that may impact your child. It also means we will be able to hire fewer teachers, which means class sizes will increase.
Quality education requires adequate funding. By underfunding the school budget, the Commissioners will force the Board of Education to make spending cuts at a time when the costs of education are rising.
Adequate funding is the only way to keep Charles County Public Schools competitive. It’s my responsibility to advocate for the needs of our schools and your children, but I need your help. Please contact your County Commissioners and ask them to reconsider their budget decision.
Thank you for your support of Charles County Public Schools.
Other resources:
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=4011
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/governments/cb13-92.html
http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/Maryland_state_spending.html
http://edsource.org/2013
-----Original Message-----
From: CHARLES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 4:24 PM
To: Frazier Donna L NGA-TIA USA CIV
Subject: Budget concerns
<http://www.blackboardconnected.com/images/InstitutionLogos/logo_193386.jpg>
Below is the text of a phone message that was sent June 11, 2014.
Hello, this is Kim Hill, Superintendent of Charles County Public Schools. I’d like to bring you up to date on important budget information that may impact your child’s education.
Last night, in a three to two vote, the Charles County Commissioners approved a budget that does not adequately fund the needs of our students or the opening of our new high school. The Commissioners promised to provide $10 million when we were ready to open the new high school. Instead, they voted to provide us with $2.9 million.
This lack of funding forces us to consider cuts to programs that may impact your child. It also means we will be able to hire fewer teachers, which means class sizes will increase.
Quality education requires adequate funding. By underfunding the school budget, the Commissioners will force the Board of Education to make spending cuts at a time when the costs of education are rising.
Adequate funding is the only way to keep Charles County Public Schools competitive. It’s my responsibility to advocate for the needs of our schools and your children, but I need your help. Please contact your County Commissioners and ask them to reconsider their budget decision.
Thank you for your support of Charles County Public Schools.
Updates
June 14, 2014
The momentum generated by this campaign has reached a meaningful threshold that signals widespread concern regarding our current educational landscape. This shift confirms that residents are no longer willing to accept the status quo for our students.
11 Comments
The County Commissioners should be ashamed of themselves. Their paychecks should be cut by 80%. I bet they wouldn't like that.
Thursday i learned that several support staff at Stethem Educational Center were fired, and many others had their pay cut from $22.50 per hr to $11.85 per hr due to this inadequate budget. Home and Hospital tutors have not had a pay raise in seven years!
I am a teacher and a comminty member in La PLata. The schools are underfunded as it is. The money was promissed and did not come! That's wrong.
What a shameful decision. I am extremely worried about next year. The children are the ones that will be hurt the most. This is so sad.
Please help fund for our children. I have 2 children that are in special programs within the school system and without them I wouldn't be able to get the proper education for my kids. Thank you!
Citizens it is time that we stand behind the men and women who assist with raising the next generation & at times raise.
the commissioners should be a ashamed!!
Superintendent Hill should be ashamed of herself. The money for ALL schools except for St. Charles High School was funded completely by the commissioners. The money the BOE requested in the budget for our children's education was FUNDED. Actually, it was a percentage INCREASE from the previous approved budget. The only thing that wasn't funded was the pay increases for the teachers and police (which they deserve and have received pay increases for EVERY past approved budget). This couldn't be approved because county staff believe it isn't possible to grant pay raises without raising our taxes. Check the articles! Check the ACTUAL budget! Don't just base our county's future on a misinformed robocall that used my PRIVATE information and 16,000 other county residents and made us believe our children's education is at stake. http://www.somdnews.com/article/20140610/NEWS/140619648/1074/section/news07/&template=southernMaryland http://www.somdnews.com/article/20140613/NEWS/140619415/-3544-fiscal-2015-plan-stiffs-teachers-police-correctional-officers&template=southernMaryland
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The County Commissioners should be ashamed of themselves. Their paychecks should be cut by 80%. I bet they wouldn't like that.