Records obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution show that more than half of the employees laid off by DeKalb schools make less than $40,000 a year. They include nine custodians, 11 school resource officers, 12 secretaries and 19 maintenance workers.
An Open Records Act request of the 289 jobs included in the layoffs lists only 253 names. Only 12 percent of those employees make more than $100,000.
Most citizens of DeKalb County agree that the DeKalb County School System and the DeKalb County School Board need to be more transparent in the decisions that they make. Many times, they say one thing and then we find out through the media that what is said may not be in fact what is occurring.
DeKalb County School Employees cut:
Coordinators: 17
Directors: 7
Paraprofessionals: 100
Library clerks: 30
Technical specialists: 9
Communications: 6
Custodians: 9
School resource officers: 11
Maintenance workers: 19*
* Includes electricians, painters, carpet cleaners, maintenance workers, roofers.
Source: DeKalb County School System
DeKalb County school employee cuts by salary:
Under $20,000: 2 employees
$20,000-$30,000: 113
$30,000-$40,000: 28
$40,000-$50,000: 11
$50,000-$60,000: 22
$60,000-$70,000: 16
$70,000-$80,000: 16
$80,000-$90,000: 10
$90,000-$100,000: 4
$100,000-$110,000: 8
$110,000-$120,000: 5
More than $120,000*: 18
More needs to be done to cut positions at the top of the administrative chain of command when possible and professionals who work with the students need to be saved when possible. It is apparent that the majority of the jobs cut were at the schoolhouse level and not at the administrative level.
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