DPS Proposed Budget

**Locke09** · June-24-11, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by SWMAP

I work for a non-profit with a budget of under $15 million annually. Many years we spend at least $500,000 on strategic consultancy, research etc. In the scheme of things and the situation that DPS has been in regarding scores, Federal compliances and considering the huge budget, $1.5 million on consultancies and research is certainly in the ballpark. I have no idea why this is even a story.

It doesn't say they spent 1.5 million on consultancies and research. It says they spent 1.6 million just on travel for the consultants/contractors. It also says they had many contractors [[a more accurate description) who made twice what the person they replaced made. It talked about significant raises given to the contractors, at the same time they were asking teachers for concessions.

DPS employees were trying to say this was going on ever since they were asked for concessions. No news organization tried to find out if they were telling the truth. Employees can spot hypocrisy in leaders the same way children can spot hypocrisy in parents. When they try to challenge the hypocrisy, both groups [[employees and children) are accused of being whiny, contrary and obstinate.

If you are really trying to reduce deficits and save money, you don't replace one employee with another that costs twice or nearly three times as much, and does not produce any meaningful improvements. Just one example: DPS curriculum person earned about 94K. Bobb's curriculum person earned 260K.