While I agree it would be nice to find a home town person who will likely stay that is quite unlikely. I can also agree that we probably have people who would do an excellent job as a superintendent. However, lets be real. There are very few people who won't go where there are greener pastures. Most of them work in non-profits. I think everyone knows the process involved with filling a highly visible position like superintendent. You have the list of expected skills knowledge and abilities. Add to this minimum education requirements. To this add experience. For good measure add the fiscal and administrative health of the unit conducting the search. Then mix in a good portion of political involvement from every conceivable special interest group associated with the hiring unit. Thus begins the recruitment process. Yes it would be nice if our professional athletes would give up a larger paycheck to stay here. It would be nice if our nationally recognized TV personalities would stay here. It would be nice if good old Minnesota Corporate headquarters would stay here. But folks this isn't reality. Minnesota professional sports fans must accept the fact that their favorite player will usually move to another team when offered a better deal. Minnesota employees must accept the fact that corporate boards don't give a hoot about the employee's bottom line, only their own. We also need to accept the fact that good TV personalities are sought by the networks for national exposure. So outside of wishing it could be, why would we limit our selection to only a small number of people who ultimately may not be willing to stay once they have the ability to move on?
Mike Fratto Payne Phalen >>> "Pam Ellison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 12/20/2004 5:48:29 PM >>> 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/ _____________________________________________ 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/
