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The
Details
Since
1999, school enrollment has increased 36%, but school expenditures have
increased 64%.
School
Enrollment and Expenditures, 1999-2006
During
this period, total expenditures per student increased 21%, from $8,542 per
student in 1999 to $10,314 per student in 2006.
Capital
spending on bricks and mortar nearly doubled in the last eight years,
increasing 90% from $33 million in 1996 to $63 million in 2006. Spending
on instruction increased at a lower rate of 79%, from $113.7 million in
1999 to $203.6 million in 2006.
The
emphasis on building at the expense of instruction has created a situation
where we now have excess capacity in our schools (nearly 4,000 empty
slots) while student-teacher ratios have just held steady, hovering around
13 students per instructional personnel.
The
Woodson Alternative
Support
efficient, quality schools.
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Prioritize learning over
construction by focusing taxpayer dollars on instructional personnel.
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Maintain student teacher
ratios.
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Place additional counselors
in middle and high schools, to give students better guidance and better
prepare them for life’s challenges.
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Carefully evaluate capital
spending plans.
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Enhance student
participation in community service programs, in order to create better
citizens and give students real life experiences.
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Strengthen parent
participation in the education by supporting parent organizations.
Read
Bob Woodson's responses to the Stafford
Political Action Committee of Educators (Stafford PACE) Board of
Supervisor’s Candidate Questionnaire
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