arnys army wrote on May 20, 2008 6:31 AM:with the cost of houseing being lower by 30% in the area why increase any salaries, get teachers willing to work for what is offered, this is sound business. the entitlement for city employees has got to stop. These unions want a full years pay for 180 days or a 3/4 years work. Is the fox gaurding the hen house, Again! You teachers need more money? Teach summer school.

Temecula resident wrote on May 20, 2008 7:06 AM:A salary increase for "non-teaching school employees" is a joke. I thought TVUSD has no money left for music and had to lay those actual teaching employees off, now they are increasing salaries for employees who don't even teach? Those are called non-essential employees on my list and be given the pink slip.

Jetter wrote on May 20, 2008 7:15 AM:There is no summer school.....The school district employs us through state funding not the city...we already bought homes BEFORE the 30% decrease and we still drive to work at $3.90 a gallon! Get your facts straight.

GET A CLUE wrote on May 20, 2008 7:47 AM:You don't know what you're talking about! The schools NEED classified employees in order to run properly. Who in the heck do you think does ALL the things the teachers don't. There is more to running a school than just teachers. If you don't work for the district then you need to shut your mouth because you are clueless. We run so many aspects of different areas that without us there wouldn't BE a functional school. Also, we are not paid a high wage by any means. I think I speak for every classified employee out there that NONE of us do our jobs for the money. We truly love what we do and we ARE a vital part of the childrens' lives. I would never assume that the job you do is non-essential, so don't assume mine is!!

BY THE WAY wrote on May 20, 2008 7:49 AM:We do not get paif for a full years work. We are 11 month employees and are so paid that way. We do not recieve a paycheck at all in July. Get your facts straight PLEASE!

So wrote on May 20, 2008 9:04 AM:Let me get this straight... You want the teachers to drive the buses, monitor the recesses and lunch, work in the cafeteria, run the daycare, be their own aids, oh and clean the schools while they're at it? HA! "Non essential". What a joke!

WAY TO GO GET A CLUE wrote on May 20, 2008 9:09 AM:I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH GET A CLUE. THESE SCHOOLS WOULDN'R RUN WITHOUT SUPPORT STAFF. WOULD IT BE ACCEPTABLE TO HAVE YOUR KIDS IN A CLASSROOM WITH THROW UP BECAUSE THERE IS NO ONE THERE TO CLEAN IT UP? WHAT ABOUT IF YOUR CHILD GETS HURT? GOD FOR BID. I CAN SEE LAWSUITS GALORE. PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A CLUE OF WHAT THE "BEHIND THE SCENES" PEOPLE DO. I AGREE....GET A CLUE!!!

reality in the face of adversity wrote on May 20, 2008 11:31 AM:Can't teachers who were laid off be re-employed in the non-teaching ranks? Wouldn't a highly trained educator be a better choice to work in all these non-teaching jobs? Un-educated people are able to walk in on classified jobs and receive training on the job. Why are we saying that teachers, who are trained in a standard program to work with and around kids, are not able to take on these positions? Do you really believe that? And come on a teacher can be trained in 5 minutes how to properly clean up a vomit puddle. This all sounds like classified insecurity again.

Stupid once again wrote on May 20, 2008 12:26 PM:They wouldn't want our jobs because they will pay nothing compared to what they are paid as a teacher. Also, many of our jobs are on "off" hours that no one wants. Some of us don't get home until late at night. Most of us are 2, 3 or 4 hour employees. Also, thanks to our union, our jobs will be saved from people taking them out from under us because they are a different classification. AND I AM NOT UN-EDUCATED! I went to college thank you very much, I managed a real estate company for over 13 years but I wanted to spend more time with my family so I now need the hours I have(after school hours)so that our schedule works for our kids! I chose to do this job. Just because I am not a teacher doesn't mean I'm stupid. Try and think OUTSIDE the box, huh.

You are right stupid once a gain wrote on May 20, 2008 12:42 PM:you were not educated in handling children. How does selling houses make you more qualified to work with children then a teacher?

bob wrote on May 20, 2008 12:43 PM:I am a teacher at Temecula Middle School and I see first hand the value of our classified employees. They work extremely hard and are dedicated workers who are genuinely here to help our students succeed. Their reward: substandard pay and critics who have never set foot inside a classroom and have no perception of the demands placed on school employees these days. Classified employees deserve a significant pay hike commensurate with their multiple duties and responsibilities. Those who dare to crtiticise are uninformed, ignorant, and do nothings. If you can do a better job than these valued employees, then roll up your sleeves and volunteer your services at your local school. I won't hold my breath over that expectation.

Judy wrote on May 20, 2008 12:45 PM:Classified employees are the back bone of school districts. I can't imagine any certificated employee working in child care, driving a school bus, cleaning up vomit, pulling weeds or any other job the classifieds tend to. Good grief folks, get real.

every article gives us ignorance wrote on May 20, 2008 1:04 PM:Everytime this Temecula schools subject comes up it brings out the idiots doesn't it? teachers and most school session employees get paid 12 months out of the year if they elect to have their 10 month checks spread out over 12. Way to speak before knowing. Yes classified makes less than credentialed but a classified employee with a 4 hour job makes more than a teacher with no job. Schools need the job positions that are filled with classified employees, they do not need the classified employees to exclusively fill those positions. The issues with the budget are not as extreme as was once irrationally thought. People complain that districts are full of fat and when it comes time to cut the fat people complain about the fat cutting. Genius. American.

Hire Illegals.. wrote on May 20, 2008 1:43 PM:They will do the jobs teachers wont...

What wrote on May 21, 2008 8:50 AM:So you want either a world full of teachers or better yet hire illegals to do our jobs? You have got to be kidding me. We do our jobs just fine thanks. We are qualified individuals with experience and we have to take a district test and pass it in order to be hired. What makes you think it's ok for our jobs to get taken away? We need them just as bad as anyone else!

Michelle wrote on May 21, 2008 7:19 PM:Just once could something relating to schools not be turned around to make teachers the proverbial "whipping boy?" This raise has nothing to do with teachers, who are certificated employees. It relates to non-teaching, classified employees, who are PLENTY important to the well-being of the district. Yes, there is quite a difference in the salary structure for the two types of employees. The minimum required for a teaching credential is a five year college program, including an internship. Many teachers have a Master's Degree on top of that, amounting to seven very expensive years of higher education. We have worked hard and still work hard, assuming a great deal of responsibility, to earn the right to be in our profession. I'm sure there is a wide spectrum of qualifications in the classified ranks, and employees are paid according to their abilities and training, but don't confuse apples and oranges here.