This post would fall under the "commentary" category. Simply put this is what I see from my perspective.
Chesterfield County has been one of the top Virginia school districts for many years and is the county that this writer resides in. It too has fallen victim to the economic downturn. It will most likely be the second largest cuts of any division in Virginia as reported by Superintendent Marcus Newsome. He stated that every student and every staff member will be affected by these cuts.
No raises will be forthcoming this year and each and every employee will be subject to a two day furlough (time off without pay) during the school year. If you would like to see more details about these cuts you can visit http://www.chesterfield.k12.va.us/ for added details.
I truly believe in hard times you often must make hard decisions and most often not pleasant ones. Having said that though it would seem our new superintendent has some form of immunity. Recent interviews have indicated he is purportedly to receive a substantial wage increase in the coming year which he says was agreed to when he took over the school district. Seems he is invoking the CEO immunity rule that wall street uses.
Leadership is from the top down and Mr. Newsome would gain far more respect by adding himself to the list of "staff" subject to these hard decisions.
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