By Bob Walsh
Regular readers will remember I
have opined several times of late concerning the apparent mess with the
Stockton Unified School District, which is likely to be put into
receivership by the state due to at a minimum financial incompetence and
maybe outright thievery.
The
homeboy hookup for former Superintendent John Ramirez Jr. is now being
described as a "position" and not a "job" by the district Board of
Trustees. The same day that Ramirez resigned the board (in a closed
session) created the position of "superintendent emeritus" for Ramirez,
with the exact same pay and benefits package he had had in the regular
gig. This move was, among other things, a clear violation of state law
assuming, of course, this is viewed as a job. The "new" job pays
$285,000 plus the benefits package.
The
the San Joaquin County Superintendent of Schools, Troy Brown, wrote
both the SUSD board and the District Attorney protesting the new gig for
Ramirez and pointing out the legal problems attached to it. If the
state does take over SUSD it is very likely the county will be appointed
to take over operation of the district.
The
D.A, Tori Salazar, said on August 31 that she would be watching the
board very closely over the next 30 days to see what action they take to
correct the situation. It does not seem that she is impressed by the
"position" vs "job" argument. I can't say that I blame her.
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