The Board of Education is working to make a decision regarding a preliminary budget by February 1, prior to schools being given their budget guidance. We're pleased to accept the charge, Simonton told the Board Thursday. We are 14 community members with strong financial backgrounds representing the diverse interests of the city. They will be a real asset to us in meeting the challenges of our budget. The Citizens Budget Task Force plans to meet every Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m. through mid-January.
All interested citizens are welcome to attend.
T he Board of Education this week discussed issues of fairness raised by principals over the district's pay for performance plan for administrators. The Board considered a series of recommendations for the administrator version of the concept, including studies of the objective-setting and appeal processes. Another study will also examine ways to hold students accountable for their performance. Under the proposed changes, pay increases for principals would remain linked to a menu of objectives but the increases would be granted with successful completion of any two of the four established objectives. The general concept of splitting a full increment into four parts would remain intact.