Where Does a School Chef Make More Than Teachers?

13 Comments Post your own or leave a trackback: Trackback URL

1. M. Schneider says:

   April 3, 2013 at 11:40 am

   The sad truth is that this obscene spending is trademark charter operating procedure.

   An excellent post by Jersey Jazzman.

   LikeLike

   Reply
2. Mike Kaufman says:

   April 3, 2013 at 11:44 am

   I taught in that school for three years. This is so typical.

   LikeLike

   Reply
   • Duane Swacker says:

     April 3, 2013 at 2:25 pm

     My condolences. Glad you lived to tell about it!!

     LikeLike

     Reply
3. southside teacher says:

   April 3, 2013 at 12:50 pm

   Of course, the ‘chef’ would make more than the teachers to produce sandwiches for the kids. After all, you have to have your priorities straight, right?
   Thanks, Diane. It was good for a laugh, after the nausea passed.

   LikeLike

   Reply
4. Bill D. says:

   April 3, 2013 at 1:37 pm

   This is the sad truth above charters in NJ. I have written and tweeted Christie a couple of times and he has no comment or at least I haven’t heard one. I have asked financing for charters be transparent so taxpayers can see where their money goes and how it is spent. This too gets no response. All the bluster he has about doing the right thing, doesn’t seem to matter when his friends benifit.

   LikeLike

   Reply
   • DeeDee says:

     April 3, 2013 at 7:20 pm

     Unfortunately that is going on in states all over the country. Where is the public pressure and outrage???

     LikeLike

     Reply
5. N G says:

   April 3, 2013 at 1:47 pm

   For that kind of money, they should do a lot better than cheese sandwiches for lunch but then the chef’s main goal is to minimize costs. Compare this with the french children’s lunch program in the video below.

   LikeLike

   Reply
6. Dienne says:

   April 3, 2013 at 3:17 pm

   The sad thing is, if we really cared about our children enough to care about what they’re eating, every school food service manager would be a skilled chef worth that kind of money (and if we really cared about our children enough to care about their minds, every teacher would also be earning that kind of money or more too). But a $20,000 increase for the same basic food? Good gig if you can get it, I guess.

   LikeLike

   Reply
7. retiredbutmissthekids says:

   April 3, 2013 at 3:33 pm

   Gee, is the food really THAT good?! Another question, since the school isn’t doing so well (didn’t make AYP), does the school chief (can’t capital that “i”–looks like lower case “l”) deserve HIS/HER salary?!

   LikeLike

   Reply
8. retiredbutmissthekids says:

   April 3, 2013 at 3:35 pm

   BTW–I also love Jazzman’s ribbon-cutting picture. Looks like the caption would be, “Dig in!” and they would each have $$$ signs above their heads!

   LikeLike

   Reply
9. DeeDee says:

   April 3, 2013 at 7:16 pm

   Best con ever!!!! You should see the junk served in charter schools. Why do parents put up with this???? All legalized thievery. Thank you legislators for protecting tax dollars!!!!! I’d like to by a chef in a charter. Where do I sign up? I know how to make cheese sandwiches and peanut butter and jelly with potato chips on the side.

   LikeLike

   Reply
   • Galton says:

     April 3, 2013 at 8:02 pm

     DeeDee,
     Sorry but you can’t just sign up for the $95,000 job, perhaps you missed it. The Chef at this Camden NJ Charter School is the boyfriend of the Charter operator. She can personally vouch for his skills in the kitchen; they live together!

     AND, in NJ, our tough luv Gov. hasn’t said a word….

     So, with Charters springing up all over…..

     🙂

     LikeLike

     Reply
10. Joe Nathan says:

    April 4, 2013 at 4:05 am

    Speaking of sad situations, any comments about the $24 million law suit in Indiana that has been filed against the state teachers union?

    Here’s a March 27 article from the Indianapolis Star:
    http://www.indystar.com/article/20130327/BUSINESS/303270085/Judge-rejects-Indiana-teachers-union-request-dismiss-case

    Among other things, Indy Star reports that
    * NEA had to bail out the state union’s retirement association for about $50 million
    * NEA has taken over the state association and is running it
    * State Securities Commission is seeking damages of $24 million

    LikeLike

    Reply