I guess you're asking for some input? Just want others to know that's not my post. I'll read the article and check out some other info after I recuperate from the weekend , the heat, anxiety over cat's dental procedures, etc. <grin> In the meantime... Check out some of the golden parachutes that CEO's of failed ventures in the private sector are getting. . In the public sector, at least the voters can vote out board members who approve inappropriate out-a-sight salaries and other inappropriate expenditures. (E.g., unusually high frequency of non-educational catered luncheons as reported by the state's audit of AP's school district. And fewer than 300 people turned out to vote in our last election.) My current heroine is DC's Michelle Rhee, and IMO she's worth every cent below because she has shown results in only one year since signing:
According to the Washington Post, Mayor Adrian Fenty presented the D.C. Council with Michelle Rhee’s contract, which includes her compensation arrangement. According to the _Post_ (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/03/AR2007070302299.html) , Rhee will be the highest paid school leader in the close-in D.C. metropolitan area. Michelle Rhee will receive: * a salary of $275,000 annually with a $41,250 (one-time) signing bonus upon the D.C. Council confirming her to the position of Chancellor. * a car and driver, paid by the District of Columbia government. In a message dated 7/21/2008 12:46:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ...my favorite from the stories in the Press this weekend: I took a reduction in pay (former AP middle school principal) The new Super in Ocean Gate about $105k to be the super of s system with only 100 kids. That's $1k per kid for a super. Toms River Super: a bit over 220k in salary and 17,000 kids. $13 per kid. Mario.... **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)
