I am with Dennis on this. I would agree. I also always find it interesting that we can never find an intelligent, educated, saavy and "bound to stay" Minnesotan to take on this job. I feel that we should always, bottom line, hire a Minnesotan.
Pamela Ellison Como Park Saint Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Tester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "M Charles Swope" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 9:22 AM Subject: Re: [StPaul] Superintendent's Compensation > What a racket. This musical chairs game being played by a handfull of small > city school superintendents, where every couple of years they leave for a > better deal, creating an opening for another one of their ilk to milk the > locals for an even bigger sweatheart contract, is one of the reasons > taxpayers have such low regard for the entire public education fiasco. My 2 > cents. > > > > Dennis Tester > Mac-Groveland > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "M Charles Swope" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 8:58 AM > Subject: [StPaul] Superintendent's Compensation > > > > The StarTrib today published the details of four > > school superintendents' contracts. Superintendent > > Harvey's contract stands out in a couple of areas. > > http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5143838.html > > http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5143842.html > > http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5143834.html > > http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5143844.html > > > > For instance, her bonuses are labeled "longevity" > > bonuses while the other superintendents either get no > > bonuses or get "performance" bonuses. Now, this MAY be > > just a matter of semantics. There's no detail given > > for how "performance" is measured. It may be that it > > means the same thing as "longevity." That is, unless > > you've performed so badly that you should be fired, > > your "performance" merits a bonus. > > > > Another interesting area is in sick pay. All the > > superintendents are allowed to accumulate sick pay > > and, when they leave, be paid for at least some of > > their unused sick days. However, Superintendent Harvey > > will get paid for TWICE the number of unused sick days > > when she leaves. > > > > Coming from private industry where pay for unused sick > > days is, perhaps not unheard of, but certainly > > uncommon, I've never understood why anyone gets paid > > for unused sick days. But I've never heard, even in > > the public sector, of anyone getting paid DOUBLE for > > unused sick days. And this is not an insignificant sum > > of money. Depending on how many sick days are declared > > while she's working, this provision will add a five > > figure amount to the Superintendent's compensation > > when she leaves. > > > > Now, it may be that Pat Harvey deserves every penny > > that she's going to get under this contract. The > > consensus seems to be that she's doing a good job. But > > some of the provisions in her contract are certainly > > unusual, both on their face and in comparison to the > > other area superintendents. > > > > Charlie Swope > > Ward 1 > > > > _____________________________________________ > > To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ____________________________________________ > > NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: > > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul > > > > Archive Address: > > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ > > _____________________________________________ > To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ____________________________________________ > NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul > > Archive Address: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ > _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
