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[GWAVE1]

3 hours ago, longtimeretired said:

I think overkill has happened in high schools with individual sports. Year long demands and coaches demanding or expecting kids to specialize. Colleges still want multi sports athletes and a lot of high schools need to share athletes. I remember Principal Dan Herron demanding coaches that when football was over it was basketball and when it was over it was baseball and then it was summer time and nothing was done with your sport until it started back the next season according to TSSAA calendar. Also any coach that went against his policy was no longer coaching.

I know for a fact that Watson and Williams both encouraged multiple sport athletes.  A few years ago, Williams stressed how many athletes were multiple sport athletes when they got recruited.  Very glad specialization is not stressed at Gallatin.  Now if the athlete wants to only play one sport then so be it.  
 

Back on topic, I have no problem with the way football practice might take shape this year.  I just hope we get to see football.  

[BooWhoWiseMan]

On 5/11/2020 at 3:46 PM, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said:

You are correct but I never said it was the same thing. But let’s just say a coach isn’t willing to coach without the supplement. If there is a candidate available that is willing and has the appropriate certification the writing is on the wall for the old coach in regards to his teaching position. 

Sounds like socialism and Nazi Germany.  Hard balling coaches into coaching for free is resiculous.  Are they cutting band supplement, drama supplements, supplements for heads of departments, tutoring supplements, etc?  Or is it just athletics?

[Rerun92]

13 minutes ago, BooWhoWiseMan said:

Sounds like socialism and Nazi Germany.  

No.  It doesn't.  

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

1 hour ago, BooWhoWiseMan said:

Sounds like socialism and Nazi Germany.  Hard balling coaches into coaching for free is resiculous.  Are they cutting band supplement, drama supplements, supplements for heads of departments, tutoring supplements, etc?  Or is it just athletics?

The school system I am working in is cutting across the board. The have to reduce the total budget by approximately 1 million dollars so it is coming from all areas. Because there is less local sales tax revenue coming in and the governor is reducing BEP funding from school budgets all systems will be dramatically affected. Many school systems will cut out positions. Mine in particular is going to keep everyone employed but is having to tighten the belt in many areas. No one would be happy about losing a supplement me included as I currently receive  a nice supplement in my position. However it will probably be cut. At the end of the day I understand the situation we are facing and am grateful I still have a job to provide for my family. 

Edited May 21, 2020 by BIGPURPLEMACHINE

[osunut2]

3 hours ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said:

The school system I am working in is cutting across the board. The have to reduce the total budget by approximately 1 million dollars so it is coming from all areas. Because there is less local sales tax revenue coming in and the governor is reducing BEP funding from school budgets all systems will be dramatically affected. Many school systems will cut out positions. Mine in particular is going to keep everyone employed but is having to tighten the belt in many areas. No one would be happy about losing a supplement me included as I currently receive  a nice supplement in my position. However it will probably be cut. At the end of the day I understand the situation we are facing and am grateful I still have a job to provide for my family. 

Not trying to nuke this thread, but wouldn't this COVID situation warrant a modest property tax increase, just to help keep everything afloat?

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

1 minute ago, osunut2 said:

Not trying to nuke this thread, but wouldn't this COVID situation warrant a modest property tax increase, just to help keep everything afloat?

I honestly feel this is a one or two year financial problem. When this is over and done with and the economy is back on track it won’t be an issue. If you issue a property tax increase now does it revert back when sales tax revenue normalizes?  I see where your coming from but if there is another avenue to get districts by for 1-2 years without a tax increase I feel they should take it. Just my two cents. 

[osunut2]

6 minutes ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said:

I honestly feel this is a one or two year financial problem. When this is over and done with and the economy is back on track it won’t be an issue. If you issue a property tax increase now does it revert back when sales tax revenue normalizes?  I see where your coming from but if there is another avenue to get districts by for 1-2 years without a tax increase I feel they should take it. Just my two cents. 

Good point. Tax increases and levies aren't temporary, in most cases. Tightening the belt is probably the most reasonable short-term solution. I know this isn't a popular opinion in TN, but I favor a tax levy in certain cases simply because most teachers state-wide are underpaid.

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

2 hours ago, osunut2 said:

Good point. Tax increases and levies aren't temporary, in most cases. Tightening the belt is probably the most reasonable short-term solution. I know this isn't a popular opinion in TN, but I favor a tax levy in certain cases simply because most teachers state-wide are underpaid.

I agree. 

[BooWhoWiseMan]

7 hours ago, guthook said:

No.  It doesn't.  

Forcing coach to coach for free otherwise they lose their teaching job.  Yes very much sounds like a fascist system.  Not to the point of killing etc but you get the comparison.  Not right to use a crisis to strong arm coaches or anybody for that matter

[BooWhoWiseMan]

6 hours ago, BIGPURPLEMACHINE said:

The school system I am working in is cutting across the board. The have to reduce the total budget by approximately 1 million dollars so it is coming from all areas. Because there is less local sales tax revenue coming in and the governor is reducing BEP funding from school budgets all systems will be dramatically affected. Many school systems will cut out positions. Mine in particular is going to keep everyone employed but is having to tighten the belt in many areas. No one would be happy about losing a supplement me included as I currently receive  a nice supplement in my position. However it will probably be cut. At the end of the day I understand the situation we are facing and am grateful I still have a job to provide for my family. 

And I understand that. But simple fixes aren't even being considered.  If you cut the school week to 4 days which would extend the work day by 1 1/2 hours then you would save millions on gas for buses by eliminating that 1 day.  Not to mention the other benefits for the kids.   Why doesn't a system do that to cut instead eliminating jobs or supplements.  Why start at the things that hurt the most?

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

15 minutes ago, BooWhoWiseMan said:

And I understand that. But simple fixes aren't even being considered.  If you cut the school week to 4 days which would extend the work day by 1 1/2 hours then you would save millions on gas for buses by eliminating that 1 day.  Not to mention the other benefits for the kids.   Why doesn't a system do that to cut instead eliminating jobs or supplements.  Why start at the things that hurt the most?

You are correct there are other solutions. They may be simple and they may not. Sometimes things are not as simple as they appear. 

[FBfan26]

I wonder if the states who sale Mary Jane is having to make budget cuts for public schools or is everything ok...Don’t 80% of that money go to funding their schools?