School boards spend less money on staff
In the past five years, about 2 percent less of all income from school boards has been spent on personnel costs.
If we compare the housekeeping books of primary education of the past five years, we see a disturbing trend. Less and less money is going to the staff. It fluctuates a bit from year to year, but of all income from the school boards, about 2 percent less has gone to personnel costs in the past five years. The total budget increased slightly by 0,4 percent for five years, while staff expenditure decreased by 2,3 percent.
The total budget increased slightly by 0,4 percent for five years, while staff expenditure decreased by 2,3 percent.
Instead, more goes to housing, depreciation, equipment and learning resources.
A report on material conservation van Berenschot made this clear in January that shortages in those posts are supplemented by cutting back on staff.
Underline
A new report published in the summer by the SEO research institute of the University of Amsterdam underlines this. "Higher material costs are offset by using less resources for the benefit of the personnel," is the conclusion of the report. A confrontation between requirements, costs and funding in primary education. The consequences of shifting money from personnel to equipment can be felt in the classes and the salaries. The number of staff fell faster than the number of students, according to figures from DUO / OCW.
In other words: do more with fewer people. The target to place 40 percent of teachers in salary scale LB remains at 26 percent.
