1. In December 2010, MCPS produced a list of vendors that received over $25,000 in FY10 as required by a new law passed in Annapolis. Included on that list of vendors was a consultant that is paid $30,000 a year to work in the Study Circles program. The Parents' Coalition asks: “Can’t we find highly qualified volunteers to conduct Study Circles?”
Of course, we can. Savings: $30,000. Impact to classrooms: $0.
2. In addition, the Director of the Study Circles program is paid a salary of $107,144 to run this program. It appears that the Director is only a part-time position as this same person is also listed as working for a national organization as a Senior Associate. How and when was this position created? Did other people apply for this position?
Can this position be eliminated and filled by a community volunteer or another full-time staff member? Yes. (In fact a number of the Study Circles staff are AmeriCorps participants. One of the Parent Community Coordinators in the office is paid a salary of $81,807.84. Is there really a need for more than one paid staff member for this program?)
Savings: $107,144. Impact to classrooms: $0.
Total suggested cuts to the MCPS budget this week that would not impact classrooms: $137,144.
Please send your ideas for ways to trim the MCPS budget without impacting classrooms to: contact at parentscoalitionmc.com
