Layoffs in Christina District
I rarely cover local topics but this one piqued my interest.
Christina to lay off 97 employees.
Combine that with:
Christina's Wise abused credit card use, auditor finds
Well, Mr. Wise's abuse could have paid for two annual salaries. If I were The Decider here. Mr. Wise would have his wages garnished and any discretionary spending of his over $100 would require auditor approval.
It's stories like this that lead me to believe that the staff layoffs wouldn't be necessary if the amount of waste, fraud and abuse were reduced. Certainly there are some staffers that may not be required but that's a careful line to walk.
Here's the other problem and one which is personal for me. Those staffers who are experienced get first shot at any open jobs in the district. Sounds good, right? The problem is that a number of them are taking jobs at Delaware Autism Program. They have neither the ability or the desire to work with autistic kids. That is a very, very narrow skill set. Putting a teacher with X years of experience working with typical kids makes no sense. You may as well ask the gym teacher to teach physics. Now we have staffers who are unfireable (Yay Unions!) who have a year or two (or more) before they retire. They're phoning it in and doing grave damage to these children. It is unconscionable.
Christina to lay off 97 employees.
Combine that with:
Christina's Wise abused credit card use, auditor finds
Well, Mr. Wise's abuse could have paid for two annual salaries. If I were The Decider here. Mr. Wise would have his wages garnished and any discretionary spending of his over $100 would require auditor approval.
It's stories like this that lead me to believe that the staff layoffs wouldn't be necessary if the amount of waste, fraud and abuse were reduced. Certainly there are some staffers that may not be required but that's a careful line to walk.
Here's the other problem and one which is personal for me. Those staffers who are experienced get first shot at any open jobs in the district. Sounds good, right? The problem is that a number of them are taking jobs at Delaware Autism Program. They have neither the ability or the desire to work with autistic kids. That is a very, very narrow skill set. Putting a teacher with X years of experience working with typical kids makes no sense. You may as well ask the gym teacher to teach physics. Now we have staffers who are unfireable (Yay Unions!) who have a year or two (or more) before they retire. They're phoning it in and doing grave damage to these children. It is unconscionable.
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