Outsourcing Brings Mixed Reactions From Teaneck BOE
Board considers impact on taxes, township students
Teaneck Board of Education trustees are not all sold on a plan to outsource some district paraprofessionals, lunchroom aides and substitute teachers, the Record reported Monday.
Board of Education Vice President Gervonn Rice cited her positive experience with district paraprofessionals and Englewood's experience with outsourcing scores of secretaries and professional assistants.
"I personally would not like us to venture down that road," Rice told the newspaper.
The impact on Teaneck's minority residents, some of whom work in the jobs slated to be cut, was also a concern, the report said.
BOE Trustee Howard Rose said the board would take into account concerns raised by parents and staffers at a packed budget meeting last week. Rose called the decision a "balancing act" between concerns over education and the tax impact on residents, according to the report.
Under the budget proposal, the district would outsource 27 of 68 paraprofessionals, all 46 lunch aides and an uncertain number of substitute teachers. In all, the move is projected to save $800,000.
District paraprofessionals earn $36,000 on average compared to about $24,000 for outsourced staff.
Superintendent Barbara Pinsak has said the non-district staff would be carefully vetted and managed.
A final public hearing on the proposed school budget is set for March 27.
-- Staff Reports
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a worker
8:52 am on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Awh come on.... Dr Christine Johns / Hanes has been outsourcing her personnel for the last 2 years. In case you don't know her she is the superintendent for Utica Community Schools in Sterling Heights Michigan.... Michigan's second largest school district. I personally recommend outsourcing everyone. That way you too can have the excitement that outsourcing brings. Excitement such as.... substitute teachers that cannot speak English... Custodians that would rather date your daughter then clean her classroom. Is anyone out there getting my point? Although outsourcing may look like it saves money once the attorneys get involved you're going to realize it did not save you a penny.
E
10:17 am on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
It saddens me...! And I cannot be the only one...Am I?
E
10:17 am on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
With all that we know about the effects of outsourcing, why would Teaneck BOE consider it to be a good solution? I have just made my two year anniversary of being unemployed because of outsourcing, and I can tell you that it is not better. We have still managed to pay our obligations - one being taxes - which are equal to or greater than our actual mortgage (absurd); yet, when I try to gain employment in Teaneck, there is nothing! With outsourcing, there will be less than nothing.
Why is it bad economics for people to earn a decent wage and be able to reach/sustain a better quality of life? Why limit this?? Would we all benefit from higher standards???
Teaneck_Resident
11:26 am on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Outsource the teachers.
Chinadoll
2:14 pm on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Outsource the parents.
Bruce Jones
9:18 pm on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The problem with outsourcing is that the subscriber (BOE) usually fails to manage the contract and sustain performance levels. Consider the level of performance of someone receiving $24K with no benefits and no hopes of promotion versus someone with receiving $36K with benefits. greater opportunities and appreciated relationships. Sometimes outsourcing is a more expensive venture to manage than cultivating loyal and devoted employees from inside the organization.