Despite Belleview Middle School earning an A grade, Dion Gary, the former Belleview principal who is now at Forest High School, said life isn’t easy for his faculty and staff.
“We’re dealing with the $64 million budget cuts,” Gary said. “It just made working conditions a little tougher. We’ve increased class size by two students. Therefore, we don’t have to fund a certain teacher, so that will impact working conditions.”
His concerns arise as the school district faces a $64.3 million funding cut. Gary and other teaching professionals worry that this gap could cause some teachers who make Belleview special to leave in search of better financial opportunities…