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A Silicon Valley school district that has lured teachers to the area by offering them subsidized housing and lavish perks is drawing ire for pricey purchases including a $2,500 swivel chair and an energy healer to do guided meditation with administrators at $1,200 per session.
Mountain View Whisman School District, like others across California, has had to get creative to help recruit and retain teachers. Officials have offered up low-cost housing in the San Francisco Bay Area city where most find it difficult to afford the high rents and mortgages in the neighborhoods they work.
Unfortunately, the project has created long-term fiscal headaches, and the rents proposed for teachers are still too high for their salaries.
The first residents started moving into the 144-unit apartment complex last month but the complaints have already started to pile up, with parents, staff members, and educators claiming the whole thing has been a waste of money in a district that is known for its abysmal fiscal oversight.
The workforce housing project and its costs were front and center during a district meeting on Thursday. The apartment complex, which was funded by a voter-approved bond, has exceeded the $56 million budgeted for it, the paper reported.
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Author: Marty Kaufmann
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