Priorities in the Organization

The organizational side of the education system may seem unrelated to addressing issues within a district or the system as a whole but in reality, we have to understand the implications of each level of organization in education. If we want to change the policies and structure of the education system we must look at the roles and status of the districts, schools, classrooms, and individual students. The resources the district uses looks a lot different than the resources an individual student uses. For example, money. How does a school function? it functions with money--whether it's coming from the parents or taxes. The district decides how the money is going to be allocated and what the needs of each school are so that schools have the fair amount of funds for the year.

Money is a vital resource and we have the ability to challenge where those funds go. In Tacoma the amount of money the superintendent made was exposed to the public which caused a lot of anger and confusion. It's understandable that the man or woman in charge of all the schools in their district is making more money than most but why are teachers taking cuts to their salaries while the income of the superintendent exceeds the salary of 3+ teachers together? This is where we need to start addressing the inequalities in the education system; from top-down.

Teachers sometimes have to sacrifice their time and money to compensate for the lack of funds given to them by the district. Unfortunately not every teacher decides to sacrifice those things which hurt the individual students' instruction further down the road. It's unfair to expect all teachers to give more and more money to their classroom so that their lessons are effective. It would be ideal if the district prioritized their money with the students' achievement as their number one priority.

Reorganize the system to mirror a place that empowers the younger generations.