DC Principal David Pinder writes a letter to McKinley parents and students concerning the imminent layoffs of DC teachers and school based personnel. In order to see the pages, just click on each individual page to increase the size of the page.Principal Pinder states in his September 28 letter that enrollment at McKinley High School has fallen from 890 students in '08-09 to 700 this school year. Mr. Pinder reports that enrollment was reduced intentionally at McKinley to allow for a safer and more secure environment. Are we to conclude that had Principal Pinder not intentionally reduced school enrollment - does this mean that he would not have to make such a large reduction of McKinley staff he alludes to in this letter ?
The contents of this letter appear sinister and lead me to believe that our budget deficit is a smokescreen for terminating teachers unnecessarily from our system by the Rhee administration. Feel free to share your thoughts as the plot thickens in this drama called DCPS .
Page 2 of the David Pinder letter to Mckinley parents and students
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