proposed $1-per-ride tax<\/a> to stave off the reassignments of 340 teachers, counselors and climate staff districtwide.<\/p>\n\u201cWe are really talking about funding,\u201d said CASA President Robin Cooper, \u201cbut we think the rideshare tax is an excellent strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Parker said the tax would generate $48 million, which would prevent the reassignments. Olney High School Principal Michael Roth said without those funds, the reassignments would destabilize the teaching force.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey’re going to say \u2018I’m done with this. I\u2019m not going to be force-transferred to some other school. I\u2019m going to leave Philadelphia. I\u2019m going to go find a job where I can be for the next 10, 15, 20 years,\u2019\u201d Roth said.<\/p>\n
Potter-Thomas Principal Nichole Willoughby said the reassignments would also affect student achievement. \u201cClass sizes will increase,\u201d she said, \u201cTargeted interventions will disappear. And our ability to fulfill our mission will become harder and harder each day.\u201d<\/p>\n
With schools having to cut staff, Edward Heston School Principal Don Anticoli put the impact into sports terms. \u201cCan the Phillies work with six out of nine players?\u201d he asked. \u201cCan the Sixers play with three out of five players? Can the Eagles play with seven out of eleven?\u201d<\/p>\n
Budget negotiations between the mayor and Council continue, with many Council members still seething over the district’s facilities plan that would close 17 schools. Amid those negotiations, Willoughby said the objective should be supporting students. <\/p>\n
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