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Post by doctorwho on May 20, 2009 6:56:19 GMT -6
www.courier-journal.com/article/20090520/NEWS02/90519025/Daeschner+hired+as+Greater+Clark+schools+chiefDaeschner hired as Greater Clark schools chief The Courier-Journal • May 20, 2009 As expected, the Greater Clark County School Board voted this morning to hire Stephen Daeschner as the new superintendent of schools. The vote was 6-1 with Christina Gilkey opposed. Under the terms of the contract, the final details of which are still being worked out, Daeschner would be paid $225,000. Part of that money will be raised through contributions from the private sector. Gilkey said it is "her understanding" that the district's share of the salary will be $150,000. She said she opposed the deal, fearing that if the private-sector contributions did not come through, the school district would end up paying the entire $225,000, an amount she deemed too high given the district's present budget woes. The $225,000 salary, she added, would make Daeschner one of the highest paid superintendents in the state. Daeschner, 67, is a former superintendent of Jefferson County, Ky., schools. He comes to Greater Clark from a suburban Chicago school district. The Greater Clark school board plans a news conference at 5 this afternoon at Spring Hill Elementary School in Jeffersonville on the appointment.
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Post by doctorwho on May 20, 2009 6:57:56 GMT -6
www.courier-journal.com/article/20090520/NEWS02/90519025/Daeschner+hired+as+Greater+Clark+schools+chiefDaeschner hired as Greater Clark schools chief The Courier-Journal • May 20, 2009 As expected, the Greater Clark County School Board voted this morning to hire Stephen Daeschner as the new superintendent of schools. The vote was 6-1 with Christina Gilkey opposed. Under the terms of the contract, the final details of which are still being worked out, Daeschner would be paid $225,000. Part of that money will be raised through contributions from the private sector. Gilkey said it is "her understanding" that the district's share of the salary will be $150,000. She said she opposed the deal, fearing that if the private-sector contributions did not come through, the school district would end up paying the entire $225,000, an amount she deemed too high given the district's present budget woes. The $225,000 salary, she added, would make Daeschner one of the highest paid superintendents in the state. Daeschner, 67, is a former superintendent of Jefferson County, Ky., schools. He comes to Greater Clark from a suburban Chicago school district. The Greater Clark school board plans a news conference at 5 this afternoon at Spring Hill Elementary School in Jeffersonville on the appointment. Don't let the door hit you on the way out....thanks for allowing the mess that has been the last 2 years to be orchestrated by certain renegade SB leaders.  |
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Post by EagleDad on May 20, 2009 7:26:53 GMT -6
Sweet!! So long Steve.
Suckers...
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Post by slp on May 20, 2009 8:10:13 GMT -6
"Ding Dong the Witch is Dead"!  |
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Post by treehugger on May 20, 2009 8:26:27 GMT -6
Zip a dee doo dah!
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Post by d204mom on May 20, 2009 8:39:57 GMT -6
Wow - $225K to live in Southern Indiana.
Cost of Living Comparison:
Naperville, Illinois - Jeffersonville, Indiana
Change cities
Jeffersonville is
37%
cheaper than Naperville.
Housing
is the biggest factor in the cost of living difference.
Housing is
73%
cheaper in Jeffersonville.
A salary of $225,000 in Naperville, Illinois could decrease to $140,638 in Jeffersonville, Indiana
Naperville U.S. Avg. Jeffersonville
Cost of Living Indexes Naperville Jeffersonville
Overall 127 79
Food 106 97
Housing 160 43
Utilities 105 102
Transportation 114 106
Health 115 89
Miscellaneous 105 99
100=national average
Or, conversely - making 225K in Jeffersonville is like making $360K here.
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Post by 204parent on May 20, 2009 8:48:36 GMT -6
When do we stop paying him?
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Post by doctorwho on May 20, 2009 8:57:58 GMT -6
When do we stop paying him? Can't wait to see when that is -- Hell, we just voted him a raise...  |
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Post by maxdog11 on May 20, 2009 9:08:37 GMT -6
A. I'm glad he's leaving. Good riddance. B. I don't understand the motivation for leaving. With the newly elected fab 3 (I won't include CV) he was a shoe in to be re-upped on his contract. So although there is a considerable drop in the cost of living between the two - he forgoes two years of increases and an Illinois pension? Begs the question - WHY? - Trying to avoid a lawsuit over the Gregory incident?
- Don't want to be around to see the drama caused when a high school has to "potentially" be closed?
- Tired of dealing with "entitled" taxpayers of District 204?
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Post by warriordiva on May 20, 2009 9:20:06 GMT -6
I agree with you maxdog. I'm sure something is coming down the pike that he is getting out of dodge for. My prediction is an inability to open MVHS on time. No inside track here - just a prediciton.
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Post by rew on May 20, 2009 9:22:30 GMT -6
Unfortunately he has left a path of destruction. A lot of good personnel have left the district under Dash. His management style, "my way or the highway", forced some of our strongest leaders to take the highway.
I hear he just released his three year plan for improving the district. Since he stripped the district of leaders, perhaps he thinks the folks left behind will implement his plans, just as if he's still with us. Two of the three HS principals are his picks. His legacy lives on.
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Post by maxdog11 on May 20, 2009 9:22:57 GMT -6
www.courier-journal.com/article/20090520/NEWS02/90519025/Daeschner+hired+as+Greater+Clark+schools+chiefDaeschner hired as Greater Clark schools chief The Courier-Journal • May 20, 2009 As expected, the Greater Clark County School Board voted this morning to hire Stephen Daeschner as the new superintendent of schools. The vote was 6-1 with Christina Gilkey opposed. Under the terms of the contract, the final details of which are still being worked out, Daeschner would be paid $225,000. Part of that money will be raised through contributions from the private sector. Gilkey said it is "her understanding" that the district's share of the salary will be $150,000. She said she opposed the deal, fearing that if the private-sector contributions did not come through, the school district would end up paying the entire $225,000, an amount she deemed too high given the district's present budget woes. The $225,000 salary, she added, would make Daeschner one of the highest paid superintendents in the state. Daeschner, 67, is a former superintendent of Jefferson County, Ky., schools. He comes to Greater Clark from a suburban Chicago school district. The Greater Clark school board plans a news conference at 5 this afternoon at Spring Hill Elementary School in Jeffersonville on the appointment. For the salary difference I bet the local Aramark, Sodexo, or local area construction companies (wink, wink) would be glad to kick in the balance. It would probably be much a more efficient means of advertising! |
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Post by doctorwho on May 20, 2009 9:27:21 GMT -6
I agree with you maxdog. I'm sure something is coming down the pike that he is getting out of dodge for. My prediction is an inability to open MVHS on time. No inside track here - just a prediciton. While that would be good fo my daughters friends in the class of 2012 - I don't believe they will let anything get in the way of that opening. Doesn't matter what's ready or not...doesn't matter how much construction left or if we have the money for it, 1 year contracts given to everyone to avoid ANY personnel issues -- changes order out the wazoo....and some creative bookkeeping with the bonds to make the school look like it cost $10 million or so less than it has... the coming nightmare is the financials that have been highlighted here numerous times and delivered at SB meetings by Mike Crockett. We are going to be so far in the hole - only building closings , offering cuts and layoffs will fix... it is not going to be pretty... |
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Post by rew on May 20, 2009 9:29:50 GMT -6
I just want to emphasize this was a total failure on the part of our school board. They hired someone in the twilight of his career. They paid top dollar for someone who had no long term commitment to the district. They hired someone the community did not want. They hired someone who was a poor fit with the district's needs.
THEY HIRED THE WRONG PERSON!!
And now I'm sure their response will be praise for Dash and sadness at his leaving. Oh and to vote another $30,000 for a search firm to come up with someone new.
Form a community search committee. Let the committee select three candidates for the board to pick from.
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Post by maxdog11 on May 20, 2009 9:29:59 GMT -6
This leaves the District with one remaining major problem: A sitting school board member who's STILL there after the email and the Gregory incident. No current media attention, the public outcry has subsided, back to business as usual. In the 2011 election DO the residents of District 204 re-elect? Don't drink the Kool-Aid...  |
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