Major General Joined: 5/29/2009 From: Port Jervis N.Y. Posts: 787

Continue the insults, I hope you are still here to debate the issues in 5 years. Bless you all!

Captain Joined: 2/12/2009 From: Milford,PA Posts: 135

Senior 10, hopefully you get a great education and learn some insight into school budgets and taxes. You don't want to be one of the many families living in Port Jervis that are being foreclosed upon due to ever increasing, outrageous school taxes. All their hard work, down the drain due to a greedy school system. Higher taxes only hurts the students in the end since there won't be anyone left to support the schools.

Captain Joined: 5/10/2009 From: Deerpark Posts: 104

i do apologize to senior10 now i at least understand the lack of wisdom in your postings

Second Lieutenant Joined: 1/28/2010 From: Ball Street Posts: 26

A senior in High school, not a senior citizen, Sir/Madame

Captain Joined: 5/10/2009 From: Deerpark Posts: 104

invest in the future senior1=help those people who lost their jobs-those taxpayers who pay the taxes-where the heck do you think the school aid comes from-if your really a senior your age didnt gather lots of wisdom

Captain Joined: 2/12/2009 From: Milford,PA Posts: 135

Nothing changes, give to the administration and their cronnies, but cut the less paid employees totally out of the picture. Trying to save money, they are wasting more and more.

Second Lieutenant Joined: 1/28/2010 From: Ball Street Posts: 26

No cuts to school aid, invest in the future!

First Lieutenant Joined: 9/15/2009 From: 6 feet under Posts: 69

Something to drink for!

Guest Joined: Unknown From: Unknown Posts: NA

Teachers did get a double digit pay increase. That fact is true. Another fact that is true that Port Jervis drop out rate is the highest in Orange county. Another fact that is true, take out NYC and the counties in the metro area school districts. Port Jervis is 18th in the state in drop out rate. So stop sticking up for the teachers. We are dealing with kids here. 20% drop out rate is CRAZY!

Guest Joined: Unknown From: Unknown Posts: NA

I don't believe your figures are accurate. I would bet that neither the teachers or any of the other employees got anywhere near a double digit pay raise. Port is one of the lowest paying districts in the area. These facts are easy to verify if you want to take the time. It sounds to me that you would rather "shoot from the hip" than take the time to get your facts straight.

Guest Joined: Unknown From: Unknown Posts: NA

The drop out rate says ALOT about what kind of teachers we have in Port Jervis. Ok, the kids that are not getting any support from home will never get any.....But as a teacher seeing that a kid has zero interest says ALOT about how they teach. Let me ask you this....... At your job, is it ok to have your work at a 20% or bettter failure rate and still keep your job???? Try working at your job for one year and everything you do is wrong at 20% or better and not get in trouble! Also get double digit pay increases and your job is only part time!!! This is crazy!!!

Guest Joined: Unknown From: Unknown Posts: NA

Does the dropout rate at Port have anything to do with the support the school gets from the home, or should I say the lack of support?

Guest Joined: Unknown From: Unknown Posts: NA

Last time I checked.....Levi's where around $35 a pair. If you get Wranglers at Wal-Mart, they go for about $14 a pair. Seriously...I hope your not paying 2 to 3 hundred dollars for a pair of pants or shoes. Paying high school taxes is something to get pissy about. Teachers have class 180 days a year, teach 5 classes a day for about 50 mins a class. We have the highest drop out rate in Orange county. Newburgh is in a distant 2nd. What we worry about in the town are sports. Not education.

Guest Joined: Unknown From: Unknown Posts: NA

why is it we think nothing of paying 2-3 hundred $$ for a pair of pants or shoes but we get all pissy about taxes? something wrong here?

Guest Joined: Unknown From: Unknown Posts: NA

Bla Bla Bla..... Yes he was great....get over it. It would be nice to have a ton of AD for all sports. But it comes donw to, how much do you want sucked out of your pockets? Pay to play must be a choice when it comes to sports. Why should home owners get huge increases each year when cuts need to be made in the budget?

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