>The system is bizarre, because, unlike a business, the cheapest, newest teachers are laid off first and the most expensive, oldest teachers are kept. It’s all about tenure, not effectiveness. So the salaries will be skewed up on average as more young teachers are laid off. I like some of the old teachers, but layoffs should be done based on who is the most effective, not who’s been there the longest.
The system doesn’t distinguish between a math teacher or a gym teacher, they are both paid the same. This is why it’s hard to get math and science teachers, they can make more in the private sector.
I think recently Ridgewood residents have become aware that these are not $30,000 a year employees. Some parents I’ve spoken to are shocked that there are quite a few teachers making over $100,000 a year.
And most executives don’t have assistants anymore, it’s an old fashioned concept for a high tech school system.
