Learn to Manage Your Resources!

Why is it that governing bodies tend to have a knack for mismanaging the resources that they allocate to their members? Sure staying in the technology race is important, but in no way is it worth setting aside resources for this progression when it is not possible to maintain the people necessary to use these assets.
Those of us from the Los Angeles area are aware that Los Angeles Unified School District most definitely has its issues. But this is not to say that they cannot be remedied. Quite the contrary actually; it is most definitely a possibility to fix, not all, but a lot of these problems. So here is my charge to you LAUSD: stop mismanaging your resources, and put your capital where it is needed.
Ok, so the economy is not in good shape, but that is not a reason to cut staff and deprive children of the education that they deserve. Why is the money that goes towards keeping teachers and other staff around instead going towards the purchase of Smart Boards? These resources should not be allocated towards such technological advancement, but rather for maintaining the people necessary to keep schools up and running.
Teachers and other faculty members are not often given the indispensable support that they need from LAUSD, causing them to put in not only the work that they are supposed to be, but also some of what the governing body should be completing. Because of this, some schools, such as the previously mentioned Carthay Center Elementary, are put into such dire positions that staff are not able to have a weekend. Instead of getting to stay at home with their families and have a relaxing two days, their weekends are often spent at school, taking care of things they cannot accomplish during the week because their governing body, LAUSD, has not allocated the proper resources.
It hardly seems fair that we are putting this kind of tax on our city’s educators. They are doing their jobs and not getting paid for it, rather they are donating their efforts. This is being done because it is what is necessary to ensure that the students of the school are able to continue receiving the high caliber education that they had become familiar with.
Now that I have brought up the issue, what can be done to remedy such ridiculous situations? One option, as previously suggested, is to do a better job of allocating resources. LAUSD should not be throwing money at products such as the Smart Board when its member schools can barely maintain a staff of 50 people.
A second possibility, which is a very hot-button issue during such difficult economic times, is to raise taxes. Yes, everybody is strapped when it comes to paying their taxes, but why not throw a little bit more money towards the government? This tax would be specifically for educational purposes and would be funneled back down to LAUSD. Providing the school system with more capital, unfortunately does not mean that it will be allocated properly, and go towards what is truly needed. It would be a necessity to put into place some kind of system that would ensure that this new source of money would go into paying the salaries of the most essential aspect of our schools. The technology is not what must be ensured. Rather, it is the maintenance of the faculty that use such resources that have futures that are in jeopardy.
My question is the following: will the Smart Boards teach our students? Will the computers? The answer is a very simple one: NO! It is a necessity of the education system to have teachers providing students with a vital learning experience. So once again, LAUSD please pay heed to my call. Please stop mismanaging your resources and funnel enough capital to your member schools to really be able to provide the necessary resources, our teachers.