Letter to the editor: Beachcomber
From the Brigantine Taxpayers Association
March 9, 2005
The purpose of this letter is two-fold. It's to express our concerns with the cost of public education to Brigantine's taxpayers and with the 2004 test results for Brigantine's public schools as recently printed in "The Press."
We believe that it's reasonable to expect that a declining school population results in a reduced cost to taxpayers for the support of our public school district.
Regarding the Board's contract with the Brigantine Education Association which is due to expire on 6/30/05, we believe it's also reasonable to expect that the Board of Education will do its utmost to contain/reduce personnel costs. Our median administrative salaries are the highest in all of Atlqntic County! Teachers' raises on average have been exceeding the state's CPI by over 2%. What will you do to reduce health-care costs, other benefits and raises which exceed those in the private sector and which burden taxpayers?
In general, the 2004 test scores for Atlantic County public schools which appeared in "The Press" last month aren't a reason for satisfaction and complacency. While Brigantine's percentages of failure on the Assessment of Skills and Knowledge for the third and fourth grades, except for fourth grade language arts students, and on the eighth grade Proficiency Assessment are less than the state averages, the percentages of failure in eighth grade language arts and math, in third grade language arts, and in fourth grade language arts and math are surely too high. Are you disappointed with these results, and, if so, what are you doing to reduce the number of pupils who are failing and bring them up to the satisfactory, or above, level of achievement?
We look forward to receiving your responses to our comments and questions.
Sincerely, -
The Brigantine Taxpayers Association Ray Schillinger, President
Dear Editor:.
This is our letter sent to the members of the Brigantine Board of Education and to Dr. Robert Previti, school superintendent. We have not yet received a written reply but look forward to receiving one shortly. We have raised important public issues in this letter and believe a reply.. is appropriate and desirable for an informed discussion of these issues concerning public education.
This is our letter sent to the members of the Brigantine Board of Education and to Dr. Robert Previti, school superintendent. We have not yet received a written reply but look forward to receiving one shortly. We have raised important public issues in this letter and believe a reply.. is appropriate and desirable for an informed discussion of these issues concerning public education.
March 9, 2005
The purpose of this letter is two-fold. It's to express our concerns with the cost of public education to Brigantine's taxpayers and with the 2004 test results for Brigantine's public schools as recently printed in "The Press."
We believe that it's reasonable to expect that a declining school population results in a reduced cost to taxpayers for the support of our public school district.
Regarding the Board's contract with the Brigantine Education Association which is due to expire on 6/30/05, we believe it's also reasonable to expect that the Board of Education will do its utmost to contain/reduce personnel costs. Our median administrative salaries are the highest in all of Atlqntic County! Teachers' raises on average have been exceeding the state's CPI by over 2%. What will you do to reduce health-care costs, other benefits and raises which exceed those in the private sector and which burden taxpayers?
In general, the 2004 test scores for Atlantic County public schools which appeared in "The Press" last month aren't a reason for satisfaction and complacency. While Brigantine's percentages of failure on the Assessment of Skills and Knowledge for the third and fourth grades, except for fourth grade language arts students, and on the eighth grade Proficiency Assessment are less than the state averages, the percentages of failure in eighth grade language arts and math, in third grade language arts, and in fourth grade language arts and math are surely too high. Are you disappointed with these results, and, if so, what are you doing to reduce the number of pupils who are failing and bring them up to the satisfactory, or above, level of achievement?
We look forward to receiving your responses to our comments and questions.
Sincerely, -
The Brigantine Taxpayers Association Ray Schillinger, President
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