Ealum pushes School Bd. pay raise - WALB.com, Albany News, Weather, Sports
Just like our elected officials at other levels, wanting to increase their own pay while the rest of us struggle.
I would ordinarily agree that the stipend is not enough, but in an economy of furloughs, layoffs, pay cuts and school closings, it is utterly ridiculous to propose quadrupling the amount. It reflects a short-sighted and self-absorbed character. To quote those who respond to my comments on salary, if you don't like the pay, take your skills elsewhere...
UPDATE: The school board has already voted on this 4 to 3, and raised their stipend of 300%. All that's needed now is the stamp of the General Assembly. Upside: the General Assembly does not meet till Jan, so this can't go into effect till next July. Their is a slim possiblity that the GA could refuse approval on this, but somehow I doubt it.
http://www.walb.com/story/22697686/dougherty-county-school-board-members-approve-pay-raise
To their credit, "Carol Tharin, Lane Price and Robert Youngblood voted against the increase, saying it's not the right time.
"With the financial's in the condition that they're in and the multiple needs that we have in the school system, it seemed to me that the timing was not correct," said Price."
Too bad the other 4 board members didn't see it that way.
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