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My vision for Eanes can't be seen on a Jumbotron ...

- Eanes ISD parent

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Our class sizes are expanding.

Meanwhile, Eanes ISD athletics remains fully funded with the best of everything including new artificial turf in the high school football stadium and two high school athletic practice fields.

The district's priority remains clear.

Eanes ISD is presently spending millions of dollars on new (not core) high school classes and expensive related equipment ... film lab, film teacher, video truck, garage for video trucks and more. Many of us wonder ... will the Chap Club and athletic program benefit from this new film course? Think ... games, broadcasting, selling videos, Chap Club fundraising. We know that the Jumbotron is a now a money-maker for the Chap Club. Remember, according to district leadership, the Jumbotron was supposed to "pay for itself" and then fund teachers. What's next?

Administrators are traveling to exciting places, staying in gorgeous hotels, and playing golf.

The district is creating more new Central Administration positions while claiming that it needs more donations just to keep teachers in the classroom.

May 29, 2008 Update:

While elementary-school teacher ratios decline through attrition cuts, Nola Wellman just spent $500,000 on a "vision" of "initiatives that support rigorous, engaging instruction and professional development of the highest quality for staff" to make Eanes a "world class school district." This is educationese for central office administrators, including a "Coordinator of Performance Improvement" and a "Coordinator of Math and Science."

Program Enhancements for 2008-2009 Link: Board Action Sheet #063/08

$500,000 would fund 12-and-a-half teacher salaries.

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In April 2008, KeepEanesInformed asked:

While teachers are cut and class sizes increase, why are we hiring

so many new central administrative positions?

How many administrative positions have been added by Nola Wellman since 2004?

Many community members are discussing the apparent rise of central administration positions and pay in Eanes ISD. Are the total expenditures (and positions) for central administration on the rise in Eanes ISD?

KeepEanesInformed has recommended that the Eanes ISD board ask the Eanes ISD central administration to create a spreadsheet showing the central administration positions and expenditures by year for the last five years and share that report with the public.

In May 2008, the Eanes ISD board posts the following closed session agenda item:

Tex. Gov. Code 551.074 Personnel Matters

Deliberate and Discuss Central Office Administrative Positions

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