According to the June 5th Radiogram, the LISD board will meet tonight. Among other things, they will discuss:
“…adjustment to the compensation schedule for 2021-22. Also discussed will be the planning for federal grand applications, plans for a safe return to in person instruction.”
I THINK Rhonda Witcher meant “grant” applications and “in-person” instruction, but what do you expect from a former college professor?
“Adjustment” to the compensation schedule ALWAYS means “adjustment upwards”. Not a year goes by that the school system doesn’t give raises to everyone and anyone – including the bloated administration. Of course, school performance continues downward despite all the spending (see my post HERE).
Let’s look at the other recent “adjustments” to the compensation schedule, shall we?
April 2018: The Lampasas Independent School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved a general pay increase for all the district’s teachers, administrators and auxiliary staff. Each teacher will receive a $1,500 increase, a raise of about 3% will go to administrators, and an increase of about 5% will be given to aides, clerical and auxiliary staff. The pay raise will add about $800,000 to the budget.
July 2019: The Lampasas Independent School District Board of Trustees approved teacher raises totaling $1.5 million for the coming school year.
March 2020: Our school board approved a compensation plan for next year that includes a 7% general pay increase of the midpoint for teachers, clerical/aides, and auxiliary. A general pay increase of 5% of the midpoint for administrators was approved as well.
January 2021: The Lampasas Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Monday night to extend Superintendent Dr. Chane Rascoe’s contract, which now is set to expire in June 2024. Trustees also granted Rascoe a 7% raise, bringing his salary to $169,864 as of July 1. In addition, trustees voted to give all school district employees an additional 10 days of paid leave for “COVID-19- related issues”
Ah yes, those “COVID-19-related issues”. Not Covid, mind you….but any “issues” that “relate” to it as well.
That’s two weeks of vacation for any bullshit you can come up with – like “I think my kid has Covid” or “my husband may have Covid and I have to take care of him”. If there is a single employee of the school system who DIDN’T grab some “Covid” time this past school year, I’d sure love to meet them.
I know our intrepid City council member Cathy Kuehne took HER time off, even though she felt fine!
Ah yes. Pork chops and panko – such a deadly plague.
Anyways, AFTER the school board gives everyone and their assistant a fat raise, they will move on to “plans for a safe return to in-person learning”.
Say what? What plans are there to make? Here is how you do it: pretend it is the year 2019 again and do what you did back then. I’m not sure if the school board reads the news, but The Fauci Emails are putting the nails into the coffin of Covid as we speak.
Of course, anyone with a brain knew that masking kids was moronic a year ago. But NOW you have overwhelming evidence AND anyone who wants the untested and experimental fluids injected into their arms should have done so by now.
There is ZERO excuse not to get rid of ALL the Covid bullshit. Masks, Lysol, Plexiglas, bus fumigation, water fountains covered with trash bags – you name it. Get rid of it ALL.
Will the school board be wise enough to do that? I’d put my money on “no”. But we shall see tonight.