Under EFM Robert Bobb, Detroit Public Schools' consultants got raises, perks

[Bozita]

Have I told you about the 10% pay cut just instituted by the *all new and improved* Emergency Financial Manager this week?

And BTW, some of the comments are really worth the trip.



Under Bobb, consultants got raises, perks
Jun 24, 2011
BY CHASTITY PRATT DAWSEY
DETROIT FREE PRESS EDUCATION WRITER

Detroit Public Schools increased spending on travel and consultants over the last year, during a period when the district's deficit climbed, one in five schools closed and more than 2,000 positions were cut, a Free Press analysis of public expenditure reports shows.

In some cases, the pay to individual consultants was twice as much as the salary earned by the employee who was replaced, according to district data. DPS also spent more than $1.6 million on American Express travel-related purchase expenses from March 3, 2010, to March 3, 2011.

The travel costs exceed the $1.5 million DPS spent on a combination of travel, hotels, conferences and catering in 2007, the most recent year for which information is available.

Mark O'Keefe, executive vice president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, called the spending an affront to employees.

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http://www.freep.com/article/20110624/NEWS01/106240443/-1/7daysarchives/Under-Bobb-consultants-got-raises-perks

[theaocp]

1. k & r

These instituted and insulated managers are. not. to. be. trusted. There are no strings attached and they act with impunity, while real people get hurt.