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Alamance Burlington Schools Keep Harrison As Supt. for $245k plus

Posted on February 21, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The Alamance Burlington School district will retain Superintendent William Harrison for two more years. Harrison will be paid $245,000 a year.

Harrison will receive an additional payment of $85,000 coming from ‘private donations’. That sounds sketchy.

Excerpt from Times News: Continue reading →

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Orange County Schools Gives Burns $300k Contract

Posted on December 18, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Burns signs $300k contract with Orange Cty Schools; perks included, $24,621 a month…But, #teacherpay, right @ncae? http://t.co/EHbT3mDi52

— LL1885 – A.P. Dillon (@LadyLiberty1885) December 18, 2014

Just wow. This guy is now the top paid educrat in the state. Meanwhile, the NCAE is engaged in choreographing theatrics at school board meetings. Theatrics that are only missing a violinist in the background and a crying child carrying an empty bowl asking, ‘please sir, may I have some more’. Small wonder their membership is dropping.

From the Chapel Hill News article:

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Stokes County: Biggest Teacher Turnover Reason Was Local Supplement

Posted on November 17, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Teacher pay is not just set by the state. Each county controls the supplemental pay rate teachers receive on top of that state rate.

The fights over teacher pay this past year has been to harp on the state rate. No one in the media really even mentioned the supplemental pay. That supplemental pay didn’t fit into the ‘assault on education’ narrative.

They’ve broken ranks in Stokes county:

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More Activism In NC Schools

Posted on September 1, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

More fliers and activism in North Carolina schools. This time it’s not an NCAE/Organize2020 protest flier that went home in the backpacks of our children. This time it is Charlotte Mecklenburg schools and a slanted flier about a proposed sales tax hike. Charlotte Observer has a write up here, which of course doesn’t ask questions about the validity of the content of the flier.

“CMS spokeswoman Kathryn Block told the Observer the document “was developed as an informational document only.”
– Charlotte Observer

Really? Who developed it and why is the informational document not providing where you drew your information from?

WBT-TV news story about illicit and inaccurate @charMeckSchools flyer passed out at South Meck football game by CMS. http://t.co/N5H88PpqeX

— Bill James (@meckcommish) August 31, 2014

Char-Meck tweeted out to their over 15,000 followers this two-page flier.

Here’s more information about voting and how funds from the sales tax referendum, if approved, could be spent by CMS. http://t.co/CLIB2r0dwl

— CMS (@CharMeckSchools) August 30, 2014

While the intent to promote the school’s best interests is clear, what is also clear is the bias.

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Moore Schools Communication Director Hired At Over $72K

Posted on July 21, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Per the Pilot.com, Moore Schools has hired a new Communications Director to replace the outgoing one.
Moore County Schools has announced the appointment of a new community relations advisor to replace the retired Tim Lussier.

Amber Rach has more than 15 years of experience in communications and administration, including higher education. Her background includes public relations, editing, publications management, crisis communication, event management and writing.

Before joining Moore County Schools, Rach served as director of the professional writing certificate program and assistant professor of writing at Methodist University in Fayetteville. She previously served as assistant vice chancellor for university and community relations at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
-The Pilot.Com, 7/15/14

The article didn’t include the salary for Ms. Rach, so I wrote to the author, John Lentz. His reply in email indicated that her salary was going to be $72,475.
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#TeacherPay: ABSS Board Hires Temp. Super for $13k / mo. With $1,500 Housing Allowance

Posted on July 2, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Will we hear the NCAE, Organize2020, Aim Higher NC, Democracy NC or Progress Action NC decry this hire? (Emphasis added below)

The Alamance-Burlington Board of Education hired a retired Cumberland County Schools head to be interim superintendent for the Alamance-Burlington School System.

William “Bill” C. Harrison starts July 9. The district will pay Harrison $13,000 per month plus a $1,500 housing allowance. His contract goes until Dec. 31 or the board hires a permanent superintendent.

The board announced the hire at the end of a 40-minute closed session at a special called meeting Tuesday morning. The vote to hire Harrison was unanimous with all board members present. – The Times News 7/1/14 Continue reading →

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