Comments on: Mt. Diablo school board may extend top administrator contracts Monday

By: Please

Please — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:40:04 +0000

Note that MDEA is picketing the contract extensions this evening. I expect that they will also speak to this issue.

By: Doctor J

Doctor J — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:00:16 +0000

@WAM#43; I forgot about the Sue Bros. contract extension in West Sac — which is why the new Supt had to have her “reassigned” to no duties, wasn’t that to an office that didn’t have a telephone ? I was reading Lawrence’s contract — the “buyout” would be a little expensive, but cheaper than a new board leaving him in charge. Read the evaluation section — twice a year. What’s with the semi-monthly evaluations ?

By: Wait a minute

Wait a minute — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:58:25 +0000

UN@#%$*BELIEVABLE!!!

I go away for a 3 day weekend to the mountains to get away from the 4/20 stupidity in The City and this exponentially greater stupidity happens.

Maybe they thought everyone would be partying so much that they could just slip his by on a 4/20 Friday for a Monday vote?

Its like the Mafia took over and are running a criminal enterprise for fun and profit!

I guess Eberhart has given up all hope of being re-elected because his slim chances will evaporate after he and Sherry saddle the district with 3 more years of these LOSERS who make the Italian captain of the cruise ship look good after he ran his ship onto the rocks and then abandoned ship and left his charges onboard to sink and die.

By the way, Stevie Lawrence has a precedence for doing this in West Sac when he convinced their board to give Sue Bothers and their HR hatchet-man asst supes early contract extensions in Stevie’s last meeting there before coming to MDUSD to wreak his havoc here.

I’m sure Stevie is desperate for this extension and that is why he and Rolen are pulling out all the stops because the word on the street in the Dpt of Ed is that Stevie is virtually un-employable in Ca and would probably have to go out of state to even get another job.

By: g

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:12:46 +0000

“Earning” is in the eye of the beholder :~)

By: Theresa Harrington

Theresa Harrington — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:09:17 +0000

Total cost to extend contracts for five top administrators would exceed $1 million a year: http://bit.ly/Jo4YRE.
It looks like Trustees Gary Eberhart and Linda Mayo currently receive benefits in excess of the single employee rate.
The only other administrators currently earning similar salaries and benefits to the five being recommended for renewal are Mildred Browne and Deb Cooksey.

By: g

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:35:57 +0000

One could be led to believe it’s more about the bricks and mortar than the morterboard.

By: Theresa Harrington

Theresa Harrington — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:32:47 +0000

For now, I’m just comparing the very top-paid admins, which include the supt, general counsel, CFO, assistant supts and assistant general counsel. I am also comparing the trustees.

By: Doctor J

Doctor J — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:24:15 +0000

Oh goodie, will we get the “Top 50″ or everyone over $100,000 ? Its kind of like waiting for Santa Claus.

By: Theresa Harrington

Theresa Harrington — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:37:14 +0000

g: I will have to see if I received a copy of that. Per the information provided by the district, Tim Cody ranked #11 in terms of total compensation in 2011 at $152,138.75 (including benefits). Mitchell Stark was #33 with $130,195.88.

By: g

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:04:49 +0000

Thank you Theresa. From the Dec 2011 minutes: “Pete handed out an informational packet about Measure C staffing that had been requested by the committee. He described what was in the report, emphasizing the fact that it was a ‘ matrix’ organization and how all members report to any or all of the Asst. Project Managers (Tim Cody, Mitchell Stark and Kenya Chatman) at any given time, that the tasks would change as projects change and that it is a very fluid process. Any questions can be directed to Pete”