Rosario announced at the last meeting that he and his administrative team have agreed to a salary freeze for next year. For some reason, although he said this was a concession his team was making, it was also still under negotiation so I am not sure what that means.
Anyway, while it nice that Rosario is freezing his 175k salary, and I am sure if he did not the Union would never agree to any discussions about teacher benefits and salaries, personally I think that this is not nearly enough.
Len Berg informed the public in December that salary freezes were not the answer since they are just a temporary fix. On this one point I agree with him. What happens next year? Now, if the administration normalized to really match other districts, moving 2-4 administrative positions back down the ladder and make them non-certified administrative jobs, giving more responsibility to those who stay on the top of the administrative ladder and we reduced the administration in the Middle and High School then this year, next year, and the years after we would feel the reduced financial strain due to this administrative design.
Do not stop insisting on consolidations and real concessions from the administration. Those who make 95k and over can not be insulated ever, let alone during these difficult financial times.
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