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Re: new thread - art budgets

From: Mark Alexander (malexander06)
Date: Tue Feb 22 2000 - 21:20:47 PST

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    I teach in three public schools, all in the same region, all with the same
    curriculum. There are six K-8 schools and one 9-12 school in the region.
    However, they each have their own Board of Ed, and they each have their own
    budgets.

    I am very fortunate and feel my schools are all fairly generous, yet I also
    get parent donations of recycled stuff, and I am a notorious scrounge. Also,
    I still find myself chipping in out of my own pocket for a few things I
    forget to order each year.

    At one K-8 school I get about $24 per student. At the other K-8 school I get
    about $10 per student. I only teach drawing at the 9-12 school so it isn't a
    fair comparison, but there I get about $7 per student.

    The hard part comes when we put together the region wide art shows. The
    difference in budgets shows. My guess is that my $24 school is the highest,
    and my $10 school is one of the lowest in the region. The other art teachers
    in the region hold their cards very close to their vests.

    I hope my administrations and Boards of Ed aren't lurking in artsednetland!

    Mark 

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