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I went to the Northeastern school board office to get a breakdown of district expenses. The printout was so convoluted I was unable to decipher it. That cute little ploy convinced me to vote against that and subsequent levies.

Thank you for your comment. First, this is not a "cute little ploy", it is the way school districts report their financial picture to the Ohio Department of Education and the State Legislature. This report is designed by the ODE and the Legislature for their purpose. Our Treasurer is more than willing to "decipher" it for you in your terms, if you ask. It is not difficult, once you understand all of the idiosyncrasies involved in school finance and funding formulas and terminologies.


If you want to know what teachers, secretaries, cooks, library aids or anybody else makes as a salary for the NE school district. Go to the board office and pay $2 for the cost of the copies. You are given a detailed summary of everyone’s wages. I am sure all districts are the same.

Thank you for your comment


Northeastern teacher salaries: Why do people resent the salary a teacher gets, it is not much. How would you like to have a class of 30 and control them and send them home to parents who don’t teach them. Let’s publish your salary.
Teacher salaries are public. Go to www.casbohio.org. Click on CASB data.

Thank you for your comment. My next input on this blog page will hopefully outline my thoughts on teachers salaries. I will list their classroom responsibilities and the expectations of parents and administrators. I think you will find it eye-opening.


Why are people so concerned with the salaries of Northeastern school teachers? Could some please explain to me why there complaining about this so much?
Travis Aker
2:24 AM, 3/13/2010
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Travis; thank you for your comment. Education finance is the most confusing and difficult aspect of public perception. It is perceived as "slight of hand" magic and deceptive. It is neither. When dealing with the Ohio Department of Education and the State Legislature, all realms of common sense financial reporting is forgotten.



Teachers in the NE school district are hardly part time workers. They are required to work 7.5 hours per day, but most stay longer and then still take work home. Teachers are working when the students are not in the classroom - planning and preparing lessons and grading assignments. Also they only get 15 sick days each year, not 30. I am tired of all the false statements about teachers.
Tired
3:19 PM, 3/12/2010
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Tired: thank you for your comment. This goes for teachers in all school districts who are committed to educating children. I am putting together a list of responsibilities and expectations of our teachers that I have observed and resourced over the years. One reason for this blog is that there is a lot of uninformed, misinformed and "don't want to be informed" people.



Very few of the 70K+ salaries you see are for classroom teachers. In many districts, even the highest degreed 30yr veteran teacher won't make that much. Most of the salaries are much lower.

As a teacher, I am NOT complaining about my salary and benefits, but I am not denying that they are earned. We do a difficult, important job and deserve a fair wage. It's unfair to expect teachers to make less just because you do.
Teachers R 4 Students
2:49 PM, 3/12/2010
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Teachers R 4 Students: thank you for your comment. AMEN



School employees do not work 8 hour days. If a teacher has to take some work home once in a while so be it. Teachers have always said they were over worked and underpaid, but considering off in the summer, spring break,Christmas break and numerous sick days(usually around 30) and government holidays that most working people do not get. Even a starting teaching making 30 some thousand a year starting out makes more than many college graduates. Working 8 months a year is still a great benefit.
Part time workers
2:17 PM, 3/12/2010
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Part time workers: thank you for your comment. I hope you read my blog coming shortly. Suffice to say that some teacher take the summer months to supplement their salary, some to work toward their Master's Degree that they are required to attain, others to work with children in summer programs and remedial classes. The opportunity to become a teacher and enjoy the benefits are open to those who are willing to take on the required college work, the low starting pay, be required to ge a Master's degree, teach children, and do all that is required and expected.


When I started teaching in 1976, my contract was $9600. It finally rose to ~$60,000 after I had taught over 25 years, received a masters degree, took on extra duty (club advisor, sports). When you consider the exorbitant salaries for some professions, teachers, police, and firefighters ate woefully underpaid. By the way, I speak only for teachers, not paper-pushers. All districts have plenty of them. Put them back in the classrooms, at least once every 5 years, for a reality check.
n
10:04 AM, 3/12/2010
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n: thank you for your comment. Points all well taken.



Whoever it was, thank you so much for informing us of the CASB website.

A bunch of those salaries are in the 70s, 80s, and 90 thousands. I thought educators were so underpaid??

Thank you for your comment. I looked at the people listed on the web page and found that there are three districts known as "northeastern local". Look at the salaries of those teachers who are in our buildings. Some of those schools listed are not part of our district. Our buildings are Northeastern, Kenton Ridge, Rolling Hills, South Vienna Middle and Elementary schools and Northridge Middle and Elementary schools. Clairmont Northeastern High School and Tinora School is not part of our Northeastern Local School District. Further, some teachers teach specialized classes such as sciences, math, and other difficult curriculums.