School System Releases Former Chief Communications Officer's Contract
Baltimore County Public Schools has released the contract of former Chief Communications Officer Phyllis Reese, who was reassigned under Superintendent S. Dallas Dance.
The two-year contract was signed by Reese and former Superintendent Joe Hairston on July 7, 2011 and expires on June 30, 2013. The contract stipulates that the superintendent can not terminate Reese's employment for any reason except gross misconduct.
If the superintendent does attempt to terminate the contract for a reason other than gross misconduct, Reese would still be paid the full salary and benefits of the position. Patch previously reported her salary to be $142,549 a year.
School system spokesman Charles Herndon would not confirm where Reese is working at this time, saying he can not comment on personnel matters. But, again as previously reported, the schools' website has the chief communications job listed as available.
Matthew
2:19 pm on Saturday, July 14, 2012
And on top of the 140k salary to do NOTHING, we have to pay her an "AUTOMOBILE STIPEND"! Outrageous.
Hairston should be ashamed of himself; frankly, she should be as well. But since they have no shame...well...
I hope Dance has the attorney's look at this, determine that this should have gone before The Board, and they are both terminated.
This is like a presidential pardon to a couple felons who carried some water; dirty water.
Mike Pierce
4:15 pm on Saturday, July 14, 2012
So the contract says that it is between the employee and the Board of Education. Pretty clear to me that the board should have been asked to approve it (which I hope they would not have). We're in a pretty bad situation if the superintendent can approve anything in the name of the board. Note that an elected school board would not have prevented this abuse of power.
kevin
4:48 pm on Saturday, July 14, 2012
Isn't it Gross misconduct being involved in this type of contract? How hard would it be for Baltimore County Legal Department to make a case this was a payoff and she new he wasn't going to be renewed? Come on Kevin you are a lawyer aren't you? Can't you handle this divorce of these two people and the taxpayers of Baltimore County ? We're watching.Or are you unable to DO anything with the school system? Not the what you portrayed when you won your first term.
RARE MARYLAND INDEPENDENT
6:38 pm on Saturday, July 14, 2012
I heard one of the folks involved will now be teaching Social Studies at Woodlawn. Perhaps we can get the other one to teach the same at Randallstown.
My guess is both will resign rather than work.
Hairston was terrible, he seemed to have no morals.
Feeling good about DD. Hopefully, he can stop the monkey business.
K Blue
10:32 am on Monday, July 16, 2012
Do we know who drafted this contract? Outside counsel? In-house counsel? The superintendent's office? The Human Resource Department? The school system legal department? The County Office of Law? There is no salary figure listed, no stated consideration, no description of duties, etc. Its a rather odd contract.