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2023-07-22 -Land of the Free
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Houston Independent School District to cut more than 2300 staff positions amid plummeting student enrollment
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[FoxNews] The Houston Independent School District, the largest school district in Texas, reportedly slashed over 2300 administrative positions amid a drop in student enrollment.
According to Houston Public Media [HPM], HISD Superintendent Mike Miles on Thursday announced during a virtual forum the cut of 2,347 jobs, which is more than 20% of the district's staff.
Furthermore, Miles told HPM that "HISD’s central office has grown too much over the past decade."
He added, "At the same time, the student enrollment has decreased 27,000 kids … So that shows you there was bloat in central office, and we’re cutting some of that bloat."
The staff cuts will open up more funds in the budget to pay for 28 campus renovations, which HPM reported will entail "premade lesson plans for teachers,
| ...intended to reduce opportunities for clever politicized lessons... |
classroom cameras for disciplinary purposes
| ...more reduction of opportunities for politicization, and to provide evidence when students misbehave — much like police videocams... |
and a greater emphasis on testing-based performance evaluations,
| ...what’s measured is improved... |
among other initiatives."
Per HPM, "Over the next two years, Miles plans to expand those controversial reforms to a total of 150 schools and to enact a district-wide, pay-for-performance model for all teachers. The changes will be expensive, and Miles said the administration will explore further cuts and possible campus closures over the coming years."
Miles did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. HISD presides over 274 schools and over 187,000 students.
Earlier in the year, HISD was taken over by the state due to years of low student performance at Phillis Wheatley High School. Miles was appointed by the state to address the academic decline and dysfunction in the district.
HISD’s staff cuts come after the coronavirus pandemic ushered in what may be the most rapid rise in homeschooling the U.S. has ever seen. Even after schools reopened and vaccines became widely available, many parents have chosen to continue directing their children’s educations themselves, the Associated Press reported.
Related: Who is Mike Miles? Texas Education Agency Picks Former Dallas ISD Superintendent With Track Record Of Improving District
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