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Dear Scal1024,

Your last post quotes me twice. Thank you for that.

I was trying to put the focus on the length of time the teachers were waiting, not the increase/decrease of their pay. Because they waited so long (through no fault of their own) I feel they deserve more than if they got a new contract in a proper amount of time...but you knew that, didn't you Scal.

You also state "what's to stop the teachers from holding out in 5 year, knowing they will be "rewarded" following a long impasse." Scal, you know that statement is dishonest. You know the TEACHERS aren't the ones holding out. I have written dozens of times about how the teachers are NOT the guilty party delaying the negotiations. The School Committee (SC) is the sole cause of the delay. If the teachers caused it I would agree with you and I would not want a penny more for them. But you know better Scal. You know that the teachers union is willing to sit and negotiate and the SC is causing now YEARS of delay. And Scal, if you think otherwise you ARE being "anti-teacher". Please don't pretend that you're not.

I do agree wholeheartedly with your last statement however, when you say "If the administration can be reduced or cut in any way, that also needs to be a priority." Seems like I have been saying that too Scal, for over 2 years!

Thanks for agreeing with that part, at least.

Scal, let's look at it from a numbers point of view. We have just about the same amount of money ($160,000,000) that we have had for 8 or 9 years, but the number of teachers are far less. Mathematically we should be able to afford huge raises for the teachers, but we can't and that is a question that the SC NEEDS to answer to you, me and the 80,000 taxpayers that are paying the tab Scal. I don't like the "level funding" idea because the same amount of money divided by a much lower amount of teachers isn't "level" at all. Can we agree on that as well? (It would be 2 items in a row! A new Scal/Corrente record)

Can we agree on that Scal?

Always good to hear from you. Please try to be more accurate when you quote me.

Happy Summer Scal.

Happy Summer everyone.

Rick Corrente

The Taxpayers Mayor