This will explain a lot. It'll also cause a lot of head scratching.
http://sde.ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/FY15 MAR Supt2.pdf
http://sde.ok.gov/sde/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/FY15 MAR Supt2.pdf
The VoTech billboards proclaim, "91% of VoTech students get a job or go to college." It is sad that this statement is the best thing they can promote to prove their value.
Personally I think I'd make a split between vocational and technical training, leave vocational in the public sector and let industry take over providing the specialized technical training needed in their workforce, similar to the old "work-study" programs that used to be common in state colleges before they shifted so heavily to liberal arts disciplines.
Vo-Tech was good to me. I took four college classes on top of my Vo-Tech and got an associates degree that is making me more money than most my friends with a bachelor's.
As a state, we spend money on things that don't matter. We waste it. Who is the highest paid OK state employee? I honestly haven't used my Google Fu on it, but I think I already know the answer.
Check that and ask yourself; is this where our money should be going?
Check that and ask yourself; is this where our money should be going?
They must have a clever way to rename our college football coaches as something other than state employees. Sadly most voters probably support this, "Because football!"
After the big name college coaches I would guess it is administrators at the medical schools. Those are justifiable.
Another Oklahoma state government foible is building fancy buildings. Get yourself a big building whenever you can. What happens inside them isn't that important.
Some big numbers for some districts. What it doesn't show, for example, Enid Public Schools has the head Sup(which is listed in the PDF), and an assistant HS Sup, an assistant Jr. High Sup and an assistant Sup for the elementary schools. Then multiple principals for each building. Craziness.
Gee, I guess I guessed right on the highest paid employees. Call me "Nostradamus".
We WASTE money on all sorts of things. Big things, little things. But no matter what those things are, somebody will chime in and scream the sky will fall if we cut this particular program.
Case in point: I live in the Tulsa area. I-244 was resurfaced around '08 or '09. I can't remember the exact year. They just re-did it again. Why? Why are we paying to "fix" the original job if it wasn't done properly? Pure waste.
I would guess that football at most D1 schools and even high schools are self sufficient programs, even ridiculous coaches salaries. Other sports such as girl's volleyball, girl's basketball, and softball are probably not self sufficient. Knowing that, is this where our money should be going???
anybody notice Kay County? Our Super draws over $200k a year. Second highest in the state last year. I didn't go through the list to see who was over him.
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