Good jobs at good wages are nothing new for administrators in our government schools and neither is a bang up retirement. This is nothing new nor is it illegal; it is playing the system and the taxpayers for all there worth. It’s just another day in government.
By waiting until January 9th to announce his July 1st “Retirement”, Paul Daigle has left too small a window for the school committee to search, interview and appoint another superintendent. That process should take a year but now has less than 6 months. This will force the school district to hire an interim replacement until the position is filled.
Can you guess who the interim replacement will be… think hard… Yep, you guessed it. Paul Daigle. Mr. Daigle will get to cash another years worth of paychecks and his retirement checks as a “Consultant”. Way to go Paul.
Before you say “what’s wrong with that” think about a full year of a lame duck consultant putting off the big decisions and treading the academic waters until the real deal arrives. Worse yet, think about a school committee rushing to fill the position with a less qualified candidate because all the good people were all hired during the normal rotation with a years notice.
The school committee had everything to do with this. They have known for a year that Daigle was going to take the golden parachute jump. They could have held Daigle’s feet to the fire and insisted he make his intentions known in a timely manner in spite of his contract. But then that would have been out of character for them. Unfortunately they are not the watchdogs they are the lap dogs.
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We need to look at the laws for early retirement in this state.(Unfortunately, those that need to look at it are eligible for it.) If it takes as long as you say to hire a new Superintendent then the notice should be equal to that time.
Don't worry about the new person, I am sure they can ask for an override every year too. (And when the don't get it they will some how survive.)
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