"Putting money in the bureaucracy is not the ticket. It's dollars in the classroom" -John Kasich
I guess the governor forgot about this promise when he created his education reform plan, which takes dollars out of the classroom and creates vast new bureaucracies. How many people will be employed by the state to formulate the "merit" pay formulas and assessments? Implementation? Evaluation (after it becomes clear to even his followers that the system has too many flaws)? What will be the cost of their salaries and benefits? How much red tape will local schools have to follow to be compliant? Bureaucracy. Bureaucracy. Bureaucracy.
What will the additional costs be to perform the additional teacher evaluations? Most principals are able to exercise situational leadership. This plan takes away their ability to do so and mandates that either most of their time be spent on observations and conferences or that they hire additional administrators to do the evaluations. Costs. Costs. Costs. (Outside of the classroom).
Listen to the Governor's own words:
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