Act 10 Saves Greendale School District Big Bucks
New report says the Greendale School District has seen a big reduction in pension and health care costs because of changes in state's collective bargaining law.
Editor's note: The story has been updated to reflect a correction in regards to the amount paid in 2011-12. The controversial state law that eliminated most collective bargaining rights for school employees reduced benefit costs for the Greendale School District by about $1.2 million last school year, according to a report released Monday. However, Greendale school officials say it's more than that. According to Business Manager Erin Green, the actual number is closer to $1.8 million. The bulk of the savings came from reductions in the district's share of employee retirement costs, the report by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance said. In the 2010-11 school year, Greendale paid $878,617 toward pension costs for workers. In 2011-12, about $…
Marvin
7:42 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012
As Mark said, Watch the Greendale Public Schools give the teachers a bigger raise then they have to. Rschneed sounds like a Greendale Teacher. Instead of a raise to the highest paid teachers in the state, how about giving the money to the principals to do more for the children? No, that would mean teachers are unhappy, morale drops and then they don't teach so well...A look at the school reports … more ›