Phil Haming for Jefferson County School Board,

Dist. 2
Neighborhood Schools Now!

Thank you for visiting my site. Let me tell you a little bit about myself:

 

  • Married with five children ages of 8 - 17
  • Teacher Newburg Middle School 1992-1994
  • Teacher Holy Cross High School 1994-1995
  • CNC Machine Tool Sales Engineer 1996 - present
  • St. Xavier High School class of 1985
  • Bachelor degree Hannibal LaGrange College 1989
  • Teacher certification Eastern Kentucky University
  • Waggener High School SBDM committee 2009 - 2011
  • Host of Buy American! website: www.ionlybuyamerican.com

 

 

My vision for Jefferson County Public Schools:

 

  • Fewer buses, more teachers, smaller class sizes
  • A school system where parents have the right to send their child to the school nearest their home - especially in the elementary grades.
  • Smaller class sizes and more resources devoted to our most at risk students
  • More trades and vocational opportunities for high school students in order to reduce the alarming 33% dropout rate in JCPS
  • Higher pay for experienced teachers who accept more demanding positions in failing schools
  • Summer work programs for incoming high school seniors who clean, paint, landscape and beautify their schools
  • A moratorium on increased property taxes (with a budget of over $1 billion, and spending over $10,000 per student - enough is enough)
  • The hiring of more Exceptional Child Education (ECE) Teachers in order to reach at-risk students before they fall behind or drop out
  • Sister schools located on opposite ends of the county that will allow students to experience diversity through extracurricular activities without incurring expensive daily bus rides
  • A school board that is NOT controlled by the JCTA.

 

 

How do we pay for all this?

 

 

JCPS presently uses over 1000 buses each day to transport Jefferson County students. By encouraging students to attend (walk to) the school nearest their home, JCPS could eliminate as many as 300 buses. At an approximate cost of $38,000.00 per bus each year (not counting lots of other bus related costs), this would result in an annual savings of at least $11.4 million - enough money to add over 200 ECE teachers that would reduce class sizes and improve student achievement.