His next big project seems to be a reconfiguring of the elementary and intermediate schools in the county to drop student/teacher ratios. In some cases class sizes for a single teacher would drop from 35 to 22. That’s a 37% drop in the ratio. He deserves much praise if it pulls it off. It will take a year and you can bet there will be extreme controversy over the plan. Attendance zones will have to be reconfigured. Watch for loud complaints about this one. But in the end, Lee’s plan should be approved.
Leadership is never easy and it always brings trouble. We think Lee is to be applauded for his work.

Anyone who knows public school teachers knows they spend considerably on their classrooms every year. This is money from their pockets and is often not reimbursed by their school systems. In our Baldwin County system teachers are already being hit by limited supplies and decreasing support staff. This will add a touch more burden to their work.

Other middle class tax breaks are also threatened. For example, the tax deduction for up to $4,000 of college tuition and expenses is set to be eliminated too.

(NOTE: Reuters has pulled the story from their site but it should still be available at the link above. They say it will run later…)