In another wild and inexplicable turn of events at the ECASD we have Deputy Gregg back in his office (that he had just vacated a few weeks earlier!) Did anybody else notice his comment in the LT that "I was gone seven weeks, but it feels like I've only been gone one long weekend."
Excuse me? According to my recollection Gregg resigned in April to be effective at the end of May. Then he applied for the Interim Superintendent job (make sure you read the posting about Dr. James Leary to get an idea of Butler's "application" for the job). The BOE met and interviewed candidates on June 25th and decided to hire Leary. Butler was still fully entrenched and working in his office at that date. So his comment about 7 weeks is either really bad math skills or outright delusion. Isn't Honesty one of the Core Values of the ECASD?
By my calculations he was supposed to retire at the end of May but he "forgot" to:
1.) have a going away party,
2.) be recognized and get his farewell plaque at his "final" BOE meeting,
3.) turn in his keys, ID badge and other district-issued items,
4.) pack up his things and move out of his office,
5.) stop meeting with other ECASD personnel, in ECASD buildings and discussing ECASD business and accessing ECASD files and information!
Does the ECASD not have a policy about retired employees and procedures that are followed when one ends employment in the district? Are retired teachers allowed to come and go in buildings and access district information as they please after retirement? Another crazy, sloppy, mis-managed scenario that makes those of us watching wonder who is making decisions and what is the quality of those decisions.
Did Klaus happen to notice that 3 weeks after Gregg "retired" that he was still coming to work? Their offices are right next to each other's. Did he say anything? Did Gregg and Bill just continue to meet and work together? Another ECASD mystery.
Needless to say, I have gotten LOTS of e-mails about this and will post them separately.
FYI: Compensation for Butler is as follows:
The Board will compensate Dr. Butler $2,750 per week for the term of his contract this year as Interim Deputy Superintendent. He has a 49 week contract and the annual equivalent of this would be 52 weeks for $143,000. The only
additional cost will be the Board's required share of social security which would be an additional $156 per week. There are no board contributions for retirement, dental, health, life, long-term disability insurance, or annuities.
For 2006-07, Dr. Butler's total salary and benefits totaled $163,384.
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Without comment here is a copy of the LT news story:
Butler hired by school district to fill old position on interim basis
By Mary Stegmeir
Leader-Telegram staff
The Eau Claire school district's new interim deputy superintendent won't need much on-the-job-training.
System administrators selected Gregg Butler for the job earlier this week. The 56-year-old retired from the position in June.
"Gregg certainly has by far the greatest knowledge of that office, and I am really appreciative that he was willing to come back and work as my deputy," Interim Superintendent James Leary said. "There were many good candidates, but it's obvious that Gregg knows the job far better than anyone else."
Butler was hired as deputy superintendent in 2001. He announced his retirement in April and applied for the interim superintendent position before being rehired to his old post on a 49-week temporary contract.
"I had a conversation with the interim superintendent and told him that I would be willing to make myself available to him and the school district if that's what he thought was best for the school district," Butler said.
Leary, along with Executive Director of Business Services Dan Van De Water, Executive Director of Personnel Jim Kling and Executive Director of Student Services Fred Weissenburger, reviewed about seven internal applications for the position.
"Dr. Butler knows our district, how it operates and how to keep it going," said school board President Michael O'Brien.
Butler earned $122,835 in 2006-07. He will be paid $2,750 a week, which amounts to $134,750 if he stays through his contract, which ends July 4, 2008.
The administrator, a former DeLong Middle School principal, will not receive health or insurance benefits but will be allotted paid vacation days and holidays.
As part of the search for a new superintendent, Leary replaced former Superintendent Bill Klaus, who is taking over as principal at Northstar Middle School.
Butler doesn't plan to apply for the superintendent position and said he would entertain staying as deputy superintendent for more than one year if needed.
"It feels great to be back at work," Butler said. "I was gone seven weeks, but it feels like I've only been gone one long weekend."
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