Sometimes it means greed....Where are the best qualified? This board has proven they have NO IDEA. Where should the money be spent Dennis? On adminstators and lawyers or in the classroom. I'd prefer it in the classroom, teachers, books, supplies. Not salaries, stipends, housing allowances, mileage, retiement contributions, buyouts, $185 per hour legal advise, etc.etc.
Lackawanna teachers are 2nd highest paid in Erie Boces 1. Administrators are in the top 5 if not #1 or 2. Plus, they've added 3 more administrators and think they advertised for a 4th. They spent the money (or should we say wasted). Are they getting results? Either you're not looking at both sides or you just don't want to hear the truth.
You're right about one thing. It's about educating the children. Key word being educating. That means classrooms, building principles, teachers, aides, librarians, books, computers in class, etc.