Most discerning readers would assume that cutting 70 jobs in the Charleston County Schools District means 70 fewer employees. Wrong.
The P&C's headline reinforces this error: "School District to Cut 70 Jobs." Sounds Draconian, doesn't it? And Michael Bobby points out that "the district doesn't have much in the way of extra administrative and overhead costs." In which alternate universe?
You see, cutting 70 jobs is not the same as cutting 70 employees. In fact, those who read past the headline find out that practically all of those 70 employees whose jobs were cut have found another position in CCSD.
Sleight of hand: now you see them; now you don't.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
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They should have just leveled a hiring freeze. Only that would have prevented Superintendent McGinley from playing musical chairs just like you have described.
Looks like Gephord's replacement was promoted from within and given a salary increase, too, all without board approval. Or was it just given the rubber stamp like the superintendent's budget?
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