Frank: I don't agree that one always gets what one pays for. In response to "Our view" in today's Herald I submit:
" Yes, I agree that the City of New Britain deserves to hire the best Superintendent of Schools it can find. As the Herald has stated the price tag for such a person may be high. Yet there are qualities, training, education, experience and attributes that such a person must possess to warrant that the search committee be able to make a sound decision.
That is where a search committee must begin (my oipinion) rather to start with talk about monetary compensation. A high salary guarantees nothing except just that. When the search began a short while ago, I submitted a list of suggestions regarding what I felt were necessary qualities, etc, for the committee to look for and that I as a taxpayer thought were important is choosing a superintendent of schools for New Britain. Most of the suggestions centered around common sense issues facing education in New Britain public schools. Conspicuously absent among the suggestions was any mention of salary. These suggestions were sent to some members of the BOE, some candidates for BOE, BOE Pres., Saavedra, and others, including members of the New Britain Herald staff.
Common on applications for jobs/positions is a question for applicants regarding current salary and the compensation they seek for the sought position.
Don't forget, salary is only one consideration in a compensation package. Starting at $200K for salary alone is inadvisable. Additional perks may bring the total package much higher.
In a financially depressed city such as New Britain, taxpayers cannot afford such an expense at the outset of the search. That, in my opinion is folly. We've been down that road recently and not just with a superintendent search. "
Frank:
ReplyDeleteI don't agree that one always gets what one pays for. In response to "Our view" in today's Herald I submit:
" Yes, I agree that the City of New Britain deserves to hire the best Superintendent of Schools it can find. As the Herald has stated the price tag for such a person may be high. Yet there are qualities, training, education, experience and attributes that such a person must possess to warrant that the search committee be able to make a sound decision.
That is where a search committee must begin (my oipinion) rather to start with talk about monetary compensation. A high salary guarantees nothing except just that. When the search began a short while ago, I submitted a list of suggestions regarding what I felt were necessary qualities, etc, for the committee to look for and that I as a taxpayer thought were important is choosing a superintendent of schools for New Britain. Most of the suggestions centered around common sense issues facing education in New Britain public schools. Conspicuously absent among the suggestions was any mention of salary. These suggestions were sent to some members of the BOE, some candidates for BOE, BOE Pres., Saavedra, and others, including members of the New Britain Herald staff.
Common on applications for jobs/positions is a question for applicants regarding current salary and the compensation they seek for the sought position.
Don't forget, salary is only one consideration in a compensation package. Starting at $200K for salary alone is inadvisable. Additional perks may bring the total package much higher.
In a financially depressed city such as New Britain, taxpayers cannot afford such an expense at the outset of the search. That, in my opinion is folly. We've been down that road recently and not just with a superintendent search. "