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doll45 Hoover Forum Freshman THE Hoover Forum Posts: 37	Re: Fine Arts Director? Reply #20 - 04/26/10 at 12:22pm absolute waste of money....I agree that this position was created for Jarnigan...he already has a position, why are we changing it unless it comes with a pay cut, which I seriously doubt.....too much fluff in these tough times, fine arts director, district chef, friday rundown man and that's just a start....it is all ridiculous!
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ProudBerryMom

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Reply #21 - 04/28/10 at 2:53pm

It is interesting that the tax extension vote and the post for the Fine Arts Director coincide. I do not see the situation as doom and gloom like the rest of you. I believe that someone will get this position as a reward. Read the post again. Talking about responsibility! I am anxious to see how soon Hoover will break ground on the new Fine Arts Complex.

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Reply #22 - 04/28/10 at 3:37pm

Okay, so let's play connect the dots.

1. Tax extension vote which allows Hoover City Schools to.....refinance.....why (?)
2. Post for a new Fine Arts Director (which sounds surprisingly like the job description posted at the Alabama School of Fine Arts a couple of years ago when Ms. Lundstrom returned to Sweden).
3. Suzy Baker rolls off the HCS school board and immediately becomes a member of the Alabama School of Fine Arts Board of Directors. I am sure she has learned so much about ASFA's budget woes and how the school has secured funding in the past.
4. Andy Craig's comments about compartmentalizing schools and the goal of building a Fine Arts Complex on Valleydale Road.

Anyone want to play? Anyone?

*waiting patiently*

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googling Hoover Forum All-Star Member Proud Parent of a US Army Infantry Soldier Posts: 567	Re: Fine Arts Director? Reply #23 - 04/29/10 at 10:36am http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/04/hoover_school_board_picks_geor_1.html
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Reply #24 - 04/29/10 at 3:43pm

Anyone know what the salary is for the new Fine Arts Director?

It is interesting that we have enough money for this position, but the school system has cut funding for new band instruments over the last two years down to zero.

Also in the last two years, positions of assistant band directors (people actually in the classroom teaching kids) have been eliminated at Spain Park, Bumpus and Simmons.

I'm sure choir and visual arts programs are taking similar hits, I just happen to know about the ones in the band programs.

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Reply #25 - 04/29/10 at 4:11pm

Quote from hoover1990 on 04/29/10 at 3:43pm:

Anyone know what the salary is for the new Fine Arts Director?

It is interesting that we have enough money for this position, but the school system has cut funding for new band instruments over the last two years down to zero.

Also in the last two years, positions of assistant band directors (people actually in the classroom teaching kids) have been eliminated at Spain Park, Bumpus and Simmons.

I'm sure choir and visual arts programs are taking similar hits, I just happen to know about the ones in the band programs.

And yet each high school has 22 assistant football coaches? Do they? Still? Will they be cut so no more fine arts positions will be cut?
Does this bother anyone else?

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indianchief2 Hoover Forum Sophomore THE Hoover Forum Posts: 160 Gender:	Re: Fine Arts Director? Reply #26 - 04/29/10 at 4:41pm Looks like the salary for the new fine arts director will be whatever Jarnagan is making now. And band director as well? That will be a busy job for him.
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Hoovergal Hoover Forum Sophomore THE Hoover Forum Posts: 119	Re: Fine Arts Director? Reply #27 - 04/30/10 at 6:37am Cut backs here, cut backs there, rumors of more to come. Anyone heard of any in Central Office? Any? Any chance Central Offfice salaries will be frozen for a year? Just to show the "belt tightening" goes all the way around?
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Reply #28 - 04/30/10 at 9:01am

Quote from Hoovergal on 04/30/10 at 6:37am:

Cut backs here, cut backs there, rumors of more to come. Anyone heard of any in Central Office? Any? Any chance Central Offfice salaries will be frozen for a year? Just to show the "belt tightening" goes all the way around?

Andy just made $6M/yr for himself (less the cost of the late postcards). Why should he cut back on things that matter to him?

Central Office

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Reply #29 - 04/30/10 at 9:06am

Don't kid yourself.

The cuts will be at the school level - and the justification will be that the schools are where the majority of the money is spent. That part may be factual, but the reality is that the excess is spent in central office and in those other "supportive" areas like maintenance, transportation, etc. Those won't be cut.

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ProudBerryMom

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Reply #30 - 04/30/10 at 10:16am

Quote from BucStopsHere on 04/30/10 at 9:01am:

Quote from Hoovergal on 04/30/10 at 6:37am:

Cut backs here, cut backs there, rumors of more to come. Anyone heard of any in Central Office? Any? Any chance Central Offfice salaries will be frozen for a year? Just to show the "belt tightening" goes all the way around?

Andy just made $6M/yr for himself (less the cost of the late postcards). Why should he cut back on things that matter to him?

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:Q36lDm2zOJGyUM:csmoody.files.wordpress.com/20 09/01/raining-money.jpg Central Office

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:B_Ov96G9pPysRM:1.bp.blogspot.com/_XEkMyN00EB4 /SsvlOrQhXzI/AAAAAAAACHo/bLy_0nvDABI/s400/tighten-belt.jpg Everywhere Else

LMAO!!!

BUt it really isn't funny, is it, because education is supposed to be about the children, not about the adults lining thier pockets. Angry

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hibousage Hoover Forum All-Star Member THE Hoover Forum Posts: 912	Re: Fine Arts Director? Reply #31 - 05/01/10 at 10:36pm SPHS/Berry 2, SMS 0 I hope I'm wrong....I'd love to be...
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Hoovergal Hoover Forum Sophomore THE Hoover Forum Posts: 119	Re: Fine Arts Director? Reply #32 - 05/02/10 at 12:10am I hope you are wrong too....but I think you are right. It's like Baker is back on the Board.
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ProudBerryMom Hoover Forum Sophomore THE Hoover Forum Posts: 66	Re: Fine Arts Director? Reply #33 - 05/03/10 at 9:23am Quote from Hoovergal on 05/02/10 at 12:10am: I hope you are wrong too....but I think you are right. It's like Baker is back on the Board. Oh, no...Baker is on the Board of Directors at the Alabama School of Fine Arts!!! What I can't understand is why
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Hoovergal

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Reply #34 - 05/03/10 at 9:47am

Ken Jarnagin, Director of Fine Arts and takes over a failing Band Program at Spain Park High School.

Chris Neugent, Director of a successful Band Program at Simmons Middle School, takes a job as Assistant Director at Berry Middle School and Spain Park High School.

Mike Aycock, Director of the failing Band Program at Spain Park High School, moved to the Director's position at Simmons Middle School, which feeds into the successful program at Hoover High School.

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Reply #35 - 05/03/10 at 2:55pm

Quote from Hoovergal on 05/03/10 at 9:47am:

Ken Jarnagin, Director of Fine Arts and takes over a failing Band Program at Spain Park High School.

Chris Neugent, Director of a successful Band Program at Simmons Middle School, takes a job as Assistant Director at Berry Middle School and Spain Park High School.

Mike Aycock, Director of the failing Band Program at Spain Park High School, moved to the Director's position at Simmons Middle School, which feeds into the successful program at Hoover High School.

I do not have a child @ SPHS yet, so I was wondering why the band program has been failing. My child will not be a part of the band program, anyway....I'm just curious.

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Reply #36 - 05/03/10 at 11:25pm

Quote from Hoovergal on 05/03/10 at 9:47am:

Ken Jarnagin, Director of Fine Arts and takes over a failing Band Program at Spain Park High School.

Chris Neugent, Director of a successful Band Program at Simmons Middle School, takes a job as Assistant Director at Berry Middle School and Spain Park High School.

Mike Aycock, Director of the failing Band Program at Spain Park High School, moved to the Director's position at Simmons Middle School, which feeds into the successful program at Hoover High School.

I truly would have loved to hear the rationale behind all this....

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Hoovergal

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Reply #37 - 05/04/10 at 1:29pm

There are many rumors about the problems with the Spain Park Band and most of them go back to Mike Aycock. The students at Spain Park who are interested in instrumental music deserve better and they have it now. Jarnagin and Neugent will do a great job and the program should grow.

The young students at Simmons also deserve the best and they did not get it. Why was Spain Park's problem moved to Simmons? Why did Craig make this decision and why did the Board agree to it?

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amp920 Hoover Forum Sophomore THE Hoover Forum Posts: 66	Re: Fine Arts Director? Reply #38 - 05/04/10 at 4:10pm I've never heard of AC providing any defensible reason for any decision he's made.
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Hoovergal Hoover Forum Sophomore THE Hoover Forum Posts: 119	Re: Fine Arts Director? Reply #39 - 05/04/10 at 5:16pm Well, this one is bad. It looks like they are doing all they can for the SPHS band program and letting the Simmons band program twist in the wind. Parents at Simmons are questioning if it is a deliberate effort to hurt the program.
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