tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post930141084989700799..comments2024-03-24T11:39:28.574-04:00Comments on NYC Public School Parents: DOE administrators: high salaries and how many there are!Patrick Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631038958645725010noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-14375622584837590902009-01-07T01:57:00.000-05:002009-01-07T01:57:00.000-05:00How big is the DOE? I have in my head that there a...How big is the DOE? I have in my head that there ar 40,000 teachers, but the UFT says that it represents 74,000 teachers and total of 200,000 people. And the NYC education budget is something around $10 billion dollars.<BR/><BR/>So, how much should the head of such an organization make, if its located in New York City? And the next level down? And the level below that? Let's say that 10 people report directly to Klein, and 10 report directly to each of them. That's 111 people right there. Are these numbers salaries outrageous for that level of responsibilty and -- we would hope -- expertise?<BR/><BR/>(Whether these are the right people in these jobs is another question, one on which we would probably ageee.) <BR/><BR/>But the real problem have with this post is the lack of context. 11,796 administrators is a lot, but it is a it anything like too many? That's something like 1 administrator for every 100 kids, right? Is that crazy? I don't know. Can yo put this in some kind of context? How does this compare to other big ditricts? How does this compare to other local districts? <BR/><BR/>I'm also curious as to who these people are? Are the all full time employees? How many of them are on the payroll right now? (i.e. how many of them are replacements for other people on the list?) How many of them actually work in the central office, and how many of them are actually work in the schools, but for some reason or another got included in this list?<BR/><BR/>These raw numbers aren't really any more meaningful than the kinds of numbers the DOE throws out to "prove" how well it is doing. Numbers without explanation or context don't really mean anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com