I just read in the Guard that Eugene School District Superintendant Tom Henry is retiring and was being paid a salary of  $188,000. I have no idea what his pension is but I am sure it is around 50k per year for life. The other two people who are not being replaced were making $162,000 and $127,000 respectively.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME ? SCHOOL DISTRICT WORKERS IN EUGENE OREGON ARE MAKING UPWARDS OF 125K PER YEAR ???

I could not believe what I read. These people can't even do their jobs and they are being paid that kind of money. This is madness and this ruling class mentality needs to end here and now. These people are fleecing the people of this country and it needs to stop ...Their pensions should be revoked and they should have to face the same circumstances the people who paid their salaries for 30 years have to face.

I hire people for a fortune 50 company and these people are being paid well over twice what they should be.

Enjoy your retirement Tom...WE earned it.

Someone really needs to note that these clowns can wipe 500k out of the budget at the bat of an eye, I am sure they will not even notice anything missing...Does anyone else see anything wrong with that picture ???

One more thing...I hear constantly School Districts cannot afford lunch programs for poor kids , books etc. But we can afford to pay these people this kind of money ? 

There is one thing I will march on, and that is when the Pension Guarantee Benefit Corporation goes bust and we taxpayers are asked to bail them out, you can forget it, ain't going to happen. Think your retirement is secure Tom ? Just ask the folks over at United Airlines how their penisions are holding out....

Who is controlling your school? From a quick google search I found that Tom Henry, Eugene, OR, is connected with the Wallace Foundation. If you read the following links you can see the inter-connection with the same group of “foundations” I keep mentioning. According to their “mission” they are effecting social change outside the normal governmental system. So government funding does not keep pace with school costs, you get “grants” that fund programs you like. By delaying or cutting off various “grants” the school is forced into cutting teachers and programs. Eventually non-foundation supporting employees are let go. Foundation employees get “grants” targeted only to their program. (We have to spend this “grant” on only this program/employee, you will hear the school board say.) Books will come from their publishers, what they do not like will simply disappear. Just like in the story “1984” they will be able to rewrite history and morals and teach it to your children. You will be able to watch this happen in 4J right now.  

From http://www.nwrel.org/nwedu/09-02/wallace.asp
Wallace Foundation
“Strong leadership, a unified vision, clearly defined goals, and resources focused like a laser beam on achieving these goals—research has shown these to be key to organizational success.”



From http://www.ccsso.org/content/pdfs/STQN2005PatrickBurk.ppt
•    Demonstration Districts Leadership Teams
–    Tim Waters, McREL
–    Professional Development
–    Idea Sharing and Exchange
–    Networking

•    K-12 Literacy Strategies
–    Tom Henry, Eugene, OR
–    Betty Shoemaker, Eugene, OR

•    Cultural Competence
–    Randall Lindsey
–    Kikanza Nuri Robins
–    Laraine Roberts

http://www.nwrel.org/nwedu/09-02/wallace.asp


From http://www.geofunders.org/document.aspx?oid=7a2e7cb0-0c0c-4966-bd80-973d02ba02fe

“This makes your decisions about how to proceed in the midst of the economic crisis all the more important.
Not only will your choices have a direct effect on those you exist to serve, they will also inform the stances
that colleague foundations take.”



From http://www.geofunders.org/currentmembers.aspx

Current GEO Members
Alberta Ecotrust Foundation
Alberta Real Estate Foundation
Allegany Franciscan Ministries, Inc.
The Aloha Foundation
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Arabella Legacy Fund
Arcus Foundation
Arts & Science Council
ASB Community Trust
The Aspen Institute
Assisi Foundation of Memphis, Inc.
Associated Grant Makers, Inc.
THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore
Association of Small Foundations
ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Innovation
Atlanta Women's Foundation
The Atlantic Philanthropies
Avi Chai Foundation
Baltimore Community Foundation
Bank of America Foundation
Bank of America, Philanthropic Management
Baptist Community Ministries
Barr Foundation
Bayview Hunter's Point Community Fund
Bertelsmann Stiftung
BEST Nonprofit Project
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Blue Ridge Foundation New York
Blue Shield of California Foundation
The Boston Foundation
The Brainerd Foundation
Brico Fund, LLC
Bruner Foundation
California Community Foundation
California Dental Association Foundation
The California Endowment
The California HealthCare Foundation
The California Wellness Foundation
The Cameron Foundation
The Campion Foundation
Carthy Foundation
The Case Foundation
Cedarmere Foundation
Center for Effective Philanthropy
Centre for Sustainability
Charities Aid Foundation (UK)
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Chasdrew Fund
Cherokee Preservation Foundation
Chesapeake Bay Trust
The Chicago Community Trust
City of Orlando
Claneil Foundation Inc.
Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation
The Cleveland Foundation
The Clowes Fund Inc.
CME Group Foundation
The Coleman Foundation Inc.
The Colorado Trust
The Columbus Foundation
Common Good Ventures
Commonweal Foundation Inc.
Community Clinics Initiative
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Community Foundation for Monterey County
Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties
Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County
Community Foundation of South Wood County
The Community Foundation Serving Riverside & San Bernardino Counties
Community Foundation Sonoma County
Community Memorial Foundation
Council of Michigan Foundations
Council on Foundations
The Cricket Island Foundation
Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation
The Daphne Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
DC Children & Youth Investment Trust Corporation
de Beaumont Foundation
Deaconess Community Foundation
Deaconess Foundation
Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation
Delaware Valley Grantmakers
The District of Columbia Bar Foundation
Donors Forum
Donors Forum of Wisconsin
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
The Duke Endowment
The Durfee Foundation
Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation
Dyson Foundation
Echoing Green
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
Education Matters
Endowment for Health
Environmental Support Center
The Erie Community Foundation
The Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation
Eurasia Foundation
Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
The F.B. Heron Foundation
FACT Services
Fieldstone Alliance
Fieldstone Foundation
First 5 Alameda County
First 5 LA
First 5 Sonoma County
Flamboyan Foundation
Fleishhacker Foundation
Flintridge Operating Foundation
Foellinger Foundation
The Forbes Funds
Ford Foundation
Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers
Foundation Center
Foundation for Young Australians
Foundations of East Chicago
Fund for Nonviolence
Gateway Center for Giving
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation
The Gifford Foundation
The Global Fund for Children
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
The Grable Foundation
Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Grand Victoria Foundation
Grantmakers for Education
Grantmakers in Health
Grantmakers of Oregon and SW Washington
The Grantmaking School
Grants Management Associates, Inc.
The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
Greater Worcester Community Foundation
Greenlee Family Foundation
Growth Philanthropy Network
Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice
Hallmark Corporate Foundation
Harold K.L. Castle Foundation
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Hawai'i Community Foundation
The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts
The Heinz Endowments
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
Howard County Department of Citizen Services
Huey & Angelina Wilson Foundation
Icicle Fund
Impact Foundation
Institute for Philanthropy
International Center on Collaboration, Inc.
International Development Research Centre
Irene E. & George A. Davis Foundation
The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
The Jacob & Valeria Langeloth Foundation
Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation
The James Irvine Foundation
Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, Inc.
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties
Jewish Funders Network
Jim Joseph Foundation
John E. Fetzer Institute, Inc
John Muir/Mt. Diablo Community Health Fund
The John R. Oishei Foundation
John Rex Endowment
John S. & James L. Knight Foundation
John T. Vucurevich Foundation
Johnson Family Foundation
Kansas Health Foundation
The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
Kenneth A. Picerne Foundation
Kern Family Foundation
KnowledgeWorks Foundation
The Kresge Foundation
Kronkosky Charitable Foundation
Laidlaw Foundation
Lancaster County Community Foundation
Legacy Foundation Inc.
The Leighty Foundation
The Lodestar Foundation
Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health
Lumina Foundation for Education, Inc.
The Lumpkin Family Foundation
M. A. Toni Moreno
Maine Community Foundation
Maine Health Access Foundation
The Marion I. & Henry J. Knott Foundation
Mary Black Foundation
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Mathile Family Foundation
Medina Foundation
MetroWest Community Health Care Foundation
Meyer Memorial Trust
Milton A. & Charlotte R. Kramer Charitable Foundation
Minnesota Council on Foundations
Moses Cone-Wesley Long Community Health Foundation
Ms. Foundation for Women, Inc.
The Muttart Foundation
National Arts Strategies
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
NeighborWorks America
Nellie Mae Education Foundation
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
New Place Fund
New Profit, Inc.
New York State Health Foundation
Nokomis Foundation
Nonprofit Finance Fund
Nonprofit Management Fund
The Nonprofit Partnership
Northern California Grantmakers
Northwest Area Foundation
Northwest Health Foundation
Ohio Grantmakers Forum
OMG Center for Collaborative Learning
Omidyar Network
OneStar Foundation
Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Open Society Institute
The Oregon Community Foundation
Orfalea Foundation
Ottinger Foundation
Pact
The Panasonic Foundation
Panta Rhea Foundation
Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education
Partnership for Nonprofit Excellence
The Paul J. Aicher Foundation
Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Philadelphia Cultural Management Initiative
The Philanthropic Initiative
Philanthropy New Zealand
Philanthropy Northwest
The Pittsburgh Foundation
The Prudential Foundation
Public Interest Projects
Quantum Foundation
The Rapides Foundation
Rappahannock United Way
The Raymond John Wean Foundation
The REACH Healthcare Foundation
REDF
The Retirement Research Foundation
RGK Foundation
Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation
Richard King Mellon Foundation
Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, Inc.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Robin Hood Foundation
Robins Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Root Cause
Ruth Mott Foundation
S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
S.H. Cowell Foundation
Saint Luke's Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio
Samberg Family Foundation
San Diego Grantmakers
San Francisco Foundation
San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation
Santa Barbara Foundation
Saxon Family Fund
Schimel Lode
Sea Change Foundation
The Seattle Foundation
Sheryl Johns
Siebert Lutheran Foundation, Inc.
Sierra Health Foundation
The Skillman Foundation
Skoll Foundation
Sobrato Family Foundation
Social Innovation Accelerator
Social Venture Partners Arizona
Social Venture Partners International
Social Venture Partners Seattle
South Dakota Community Foundation
Southeastern Council of Foundations
Southern Partners Fund
The Staten Island Foundation
Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation
Stupski Foundation
The Sudbury Foundation
The Summit Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Sunflower Foundation
Surdna Foundation
Sustainability Institute
Taproot Foundation
Telstra Foundation
Texas High School Project
Third Sector New England
Third Wave Foundation
The Tides Foundation
TomKat Charitable Trust
The Tony R. Wells Foundation, Inc.
UJA-Federation of New York
United Methodist Health Ministry Fund
The United Way of the Bay Area
United Way of Cambridge and North Dumfries
United Way of Canada - Centraide Canada
United Way of Greater Houston
United Way of Winnipeg
United Way Toronto
Unity Foundation
Venture Philanthropy Partners
Vine & Branches Foundation, Inc.
Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation
The W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation
Wachovia Regional Foundation
The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation
The Wallace Foundation
Walter and Elise Haas Fund
Weingart Foundation
The Whitman Institute
Wilburforce Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
The William Bingham Foundation
William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund
William Penn Foundation
The Women's Foundation of California
Woods Charitable Fund, Inc.
Y & H Soda Foundation
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
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Sorry I am not following...My point is simply looking at Salaries  for these people in comparison with average local salaries and factoring in cost of living these people are paid way too much - Especially when you consider :

a) The horrible reputation of our department of education as a whole (both state and federal)

b) Lack of any accountability whatsoever

c) This is funded primarily by tax payer money

My kids will not set foot in the government school system, so this is an added black eye for me as I will be paying for their education twice, while Tom, George and all the rest of them and the rest skip off to their taxpayer funded retirements.

But in any case they are fooling themselves if they think their golden parachutes are going to be there forever as the societal problems coming on this country are going to hit EVERYONE where it hurts... 

 

My point is that "Foundation" connected tend to give themselves larger pay then is required.

"

a) The horrible reputation of our department of education as a whole (both state and federal)

b) Lack of any accountability whatsoever

c) This is funded primarily by tax payer money"

a, The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation started inserting itself into education back in 1977. Their goal was to redefine education.

b. After "foundation" members "infiltrate a system they control how their rules are enforced. Accountability is they investigate themselves.

c. After they get a program insralled by "grants", then they withdraw the grant and make the taxpayers keep it going at their funding level. It you try to remove their program, they withdraw their "grants" and cause a "crisis" of "not enough funds". Basically it is an addiction to "grants" that leads to a control of the education system.

OK - I got it. Becasue the school board (and district management) is in the "more, more, more" mentality just as the rest of our pathetic consumer culture, they take ALL the money and spend it on themselves by inflating their salaries, then, just the same as any government institution, they find it impossible to "downsize", so we end up paying the bill after the grants are not renewed and the thought of taking less throws them them into convulsions.

I also noticed Jim Torrey was on the school board and his occuptation is listed as "Consultant", I can see the picture now....Using his expertise in "Consulting" Ole Jim does a feasability study of school board member salaries, of course at a pay rate higher than the Board Members themselves are getting (because he is an "authority" on the subject he cannot take less, right ?), and he comes back with justifcation for paying these deadbeats 150k a year, which will also inflate his "consutling" fees...

I worked in the "consulting" business I know how the game works. And to think Jim, I actually voted for you, not because I agree with anything you say, but the thought of 4 more years of Kitty Piercy was too frightrning to imagine.