Posted by Civilian Kenzo B’tren-Hyrushi (Governor) in To Fashion Enlightenment (Tag Hyrushi, Holloway)

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Karina wasn’t so sure she was ready to dismiss the threat to Holloway. Her past experiences told her that people who would go after someone like Holloway so publicly would not be hesitant to commit ‘collateral damage’ to get to him, nor would they give up so easily. It ate at her to have to put security measures in place at a school, but it would be necessary. And it wasn’t that Karina didn’t trust Hyrushi, she simply didn’t know him. She knew his reputation and it spoke for itself, but everyone made miscalculations. Karina was not willing to let children be part of those miscalculations.

“I am not able to sign anything with Dai Mon Hoka. All of the finances for the school, supplies, and staff are handled by the colonial government. I am not opposed to working with Ferengi, but it does require....caution and attention to…fine print.” Karina was pretty sure that was the phrase she was looking for.

Enger, ED

Hyrushi inclined his head and said “Exactly. I am happy to know we are on the same page, Director. Now… what do you need from me? How can I help you move forward with your plans?”

Hyrushi, Governor

“Space. This is no small undertaking. Making the educational facilities on the colony somewhere that everyone wants to be does not start at the university level. It starts all the way at the beginning with the very youngest children. We want their time in our schools to be so…mm…magnificent they want to stay here for their university or trade training. We do not want them dreaming of far off places - not yet. Our current facility is barely large enough to acco…to accommodate the number of children enrolled. So we need space and lots of it. Factoring in all the people that Holloway Heavy is bringing in, and your plans to make the entire planet livable we will need a lot of space. You have given me leeway to higher whomever I want. Part of getting those people is incentive. With educators money is a factor, but more importantly it is the facility that drives their decision on where to teach. Facilities that are packed like ta’ladies in a jar will not appeal. We need room and budget to hire enough staff to keep student-teacher ratios down.” She placed a PaDD in the space between them. It was a rough sketch, the architectural and building details rough, but enough to go on. It was a veritable city all dedicated to the schooling facilities on Oed along with auxiliary sites based on specific needs of the educational tract.

Enger, ED

Kenzo took the PaDD and started to review. As he did, he said “What is the ideal student to teacher ratio? That will determine the number of faculty we need. That can be addressed immediately. And what kind of incentive packages are you looking at? And yes, I understand that drawing noteworthy faculty and administrators here will require a good deal of appeal. The Vulcan Science Academy we are not…” and he glanced up and smiled slightly, “… at least, not yet.” and he went back to the drawings.

Hyrushi, Governor

Karina smiled, “Ah, but we will be.” Karina was determined. “The ratios depend on the age group, Governor. If you scroll to the next page the ratios are listed there. I could give you better ideas of how many teachers we need, but I have yet to get the numbers from Holloway Heavy for the influx of children.”

• Infant (younger than 12 months) – 1 trained adult should not care for more than 3–4 infants
• Young toddler (1–2 years) – 1 trained adult should not care for more than 3–6 young toddlers
• Older toddler (2–3 years) – 1 trained adult should not care for more than 4–6 older toddlers
• Preschooler (3–5 years) – 1 trained adult should not care for more than 6–10 preschoolers
• Elementary (1st - 5th grades) – 1 trained adult should not care for more than 10–12 school-age children
• Middle School (6th - 8th grades) – 1 trained adult should not care for more than 15-17 middle school-age children
• High School (9th - 12th grades) – 1 trained adult should not care for more than 17-20 high school-age children

“As far as incentives: salary and financial planning are a must, sign on bonuses, moving expenses. They are costly, and can often prevent someone from taking a position that they want. I don’t know what the budget here is, but if paying for their move is out of the question perhaps subsidized housing for a set time. Also having housing set aside so they don’t have to search is a huge help. Health care is already covered and Sacred Heart is well known and respected already, so that helps. Classroom budgets. I can think of most things but every teacher will have things they want and consumables need to be replaced. Small classroom ratios are a huge draw as well as the opportunity to write the curriculum and policy for the school. Also long term contracts. Moving to a distant colony world is a huge risk, especially if you aren’t sure you’ll get a contract the following year.” It wasn’t a perfect list but it was things that Karina knew would attract people to want to apply.

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