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Joshua , I know you meant well here . However , I’m not sure the adequate research was done . To begin with , a teacher and a school psychologist are on a 196 day pay scale because they get two months off . An athletic director has to work all year . Why you ask? It’s because sports go year round so they have to be managed . A teacher works 7-330 in clay county high school and may occasionally have to grade or lesson plan a little in the evening. An athletic director is one of the first employees at a school each day and most leave after the last event or team gets back to school . Around 8 if they are lucky. They budget , handle transportation, eligibility, facilities ( cutting. and lining several fields a week) , scheduling. I could go on for days . These issues have ALWAYS been handled by Athletic directors . I’d bet every school in the country has a athletic director . The budgets( that are “hidden” ) are public record just like most anything else at a school. Like most schools in this state , athletics in clay county are significantly underfunded . A better story might would be why most coaches eventually leave the state because the pay is egregiously low . Go check the supplements on the clay county schools website . Coaches work 20-30 hours a week extra and are paid pennies . If you ever want to chat feel free to reach out to me . I’m adding a link to an article that discusses how low the coaching pay is in Florida.

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/high-school/2024/04/01/florida-high-school-football-faces-growing-problem-coach-defections/73117929007/

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Still waiting to see a response to my reply or anyone else’s from the author of the post. The “historic teacher shortage” from the article is a response to the awful teacher pay and treatment from school districts and the state . Teachers , administrators, coaches , and support staff like athletic directors should all be paid a fair wage based on the amount of hours they work and the expectations of the job .

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