teachers laid off by the district this year could all probably use 38% of their last years salary to tie them over, too. The
deferred signing bonus (severance payment) would be less bothersome if it were contingent on some measure of
performance - pick any of the many possible. As it is, the compensation bump for Jennings is a cruel slap in the face of all the
MPS teachers who have increased responsibilities this year, most of them. They are all still waiting for the pay increase that is
a part of the their current contract and that Jennings and the board have refused to pay.
Dan McGuire
Ericsson
