Posted in Finances, Reflections by: Seth
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29 Jun
Although it came with little fanfare, the School District and the San Carlos Teachers Union did settle the contract for teachers’ salaries for both this past year and the year coming up. See the Supertendent’s letter announcing the settlement.
As I have mentioned before, I was confident that we would work out a fair deal, […]
Posted in Finances, Volunteerism by: Seth
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11 Jun
If it were only that simple. As we’re close to the end of the school year (and the school’s fiscal year at the end of June), the San Carlos Educational Foundation has been furiously fundraising to reach its goal of $1 million dollars raised for our schools — a truly amazing feat. They […]
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04 Jun
One of the principles of the airline industry’s business model is “yield management” — maximizing the likelihood that any given airplane would be full with passengers. As much of the cost in flying an airplane is fixed, any empty seat causes almost 100% of that lost revenue to flow to the bottom line. […]