Oct 25 Meeting -- Public Comment

Yours Truly was the lone commentor for the public comment portion of the meeting. I thanked Pat Hughes, who was out of town and not able to attend the meeting, for his help in answering the questions we'd received the previous week. To sum up his answers once again:

On the question of Supt. Hill receiving a $10,000 bonus for passing the referendum, Pat said that the story is just not true. John Hill received no bonus at all, not for the referendum, nor for any other reason. After talking with some residents after the meeting, it seemed that this question may have come up because of the raise Mr. Hill received for this school year. But I believe that this raise was already a part of Mr. Hill's contract, which was negotiated three years ago, before the referendum vote. Pat reassured me that there was no additional bonus paid to Mr. Hill.

There was also a question of dropping the Gifted Program to save money for sports. Pat answered that the Gifed Program is self-funded by the students participating, just like other outside activities such as sports, Band, and Choir.

I did ask about the teacher negotiations, and while she declined to give any specifics, President Zasadil did offer reassurance that the negotiations are continuing in a positive manner, and the Board hopes to have the teacher contract agreement done soon.

My thanks to all who attended the meeting, and to those who sent in questions and comments. Remember, if you are unable to attend a meeting, you can send in questions or comments beforehand, and we will present them to the Board. Of course, if we can get an answer to you earlier, we will. Please keep 'em coming!