This is an ugly story, and it's only gonna get uglier and uglier...until it gets costly (and costlier and...).
The Board of Education has long been a cesspool for political patronage, and it only got worse under the current administration.
A BoE employee wants to cash in some of her vacation days, but was denied by newly-installed Superintendent of Schools Neil Cavallaro (who cashed in his own vacation days). The employee claims this refusal is retribution for her supporting the Mayor's primary rival, but Cavallaro claims he hasn't been influenced by the current administration ("hear no evil"). See Here and Here for the Register's reports to date (plus - like "dinner and a show" - the comments).
Cavallaro, by the way, used his first days in office to force out the principal of the High School, Ron Stancil. Most independent viewers thought that Ron was doing the best with what he had; but he was tossed only because "he wasn't a team player" (translation: he didn't kneel before the Mayor & his lackeys on the Board of Ed). By the terms of his contract, Stancil was able to take another job as principal of Seth Haley School, at his current rate of pay. So now we have an elementary school principal paid at the rate of a high school principal. Anyone else see a problem with that?
Board of Ed Mark Palmieri has had nothing to say about this matter ("say no evil"). Of course, he's hitched his re-election boat to the, um, rear of the mayor.
The Mayor himself (our personal version of Dubya) says that he sees no problem in this entire issue (thus, "see no evil").
Some quick points:
A BoE employee wants to cash in some of her vacation days, but was denied by newly-installed Superintendent of Schools Neil Cavallaro (who cashed in his own vacation days). The employee claims this refusal is retribution for her supporting the Mayor's primary rival, but Cavallaro claims he hasn't been influenced by the current administration ("hear no evil"). See Here and Here for the Register's reports to date (plus - like "dinner and a show" - the comments).
Cavallaro, by the way, used his first days in office to force out the principal of the High School, Ron Stancil. Most independent viewers thought that Ron was doing the best with what he had; but he was tossed only because "he wasn't a team player" (translation: he didn't kneel before the Mayor & his lackeys on the Board of Ed). By the terms of his contract, Stancil was able to take another job as principal of Seth Haley School, at his current rate of pay. So now we have an elementary school principal paid at the rate of a high school principal. Anyone else see a problem with that?
Board of Ed Mark Palmieri has had nothing to say about this matter ("say no evil"). Of course, he's hitched his re-election boat to the, um, rear of the mayor.
The Mayor himself (our personal version of Dubya) says that he sees no problem in this entire issue (thus, "see no evil").
Some quick points:
- If the employee is entitled to cash these in, then let her. Change the contract the next time around.
- If he did the same thing, how could Mr. Cavallaro deny this request?
- If there are good reasons for this denial, the Board should insist Cavallaro repay his own reimbursement.
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