Has anyone made a formal inquiry about BCBSVT’s profits. This is the money they make before they give out end-of-fiscal year bonuses to top executives, to ultimately show a zero-profit on the books? BCBSVT is a “not for profit” business, not a non-profit (a huge distinction, I promise) but this does not mean they do not make a profit. They simply spread the profits among top executives, who, as a result, make a lot of money, far, far above the average Vermonter’s salary, off the backs of hard-working Vermonters, like the teachers, who have faced annual double-digit rate increases for the past several years.

If you want to get costs under control, maybe start by taking a good look under BCBSVT’s hood before adding to the costs of all Vermonters.

~Matthew Flinn

As a 20-year veteran educator, working in mostly rural and very rural school districts, I have never, ever seen the ratios published. These numbers can only be derived from total students enrolled, divided by total employees, including cafeteria, office, custodial, and central office staff, which, while important to the functioning of our schools, misrepresents the true ratios, which I would wager, are more in the 18-20 range.

As a 20-year veteran educator, working in mostly rural and very rural school districts, I have never, ever seen the ratios published. These numbers can only be derived from total students enrolled, divided by total employees, including cafeteria, office, custodial, and central office staff, which, while important to the functioning of our schools, misrepresents the true ratios, which I would wager, are more in the 18-20 range.