Morning Call columnist Paul Muschick hopes that Allentown School Superintendent Thomas Parker stays on. I hope that he finds another job and moves on. We know that he has already tried, with Nashville.
Allentown has already greatly enhanced his resumé. Only 38 years old, he moved here from a much smaller job. Allentown was hell bend on hiring someone of color... all three finalist for the position were minorities. Parker knows that in these woke times, being a minority is a qualifier in itself.
I think that those school board members who hired Parker should consider it a teachable moment. Although I don't expect anybody to fess up to poor decision making, hopefully they will realize that for the next contract, fiscal expertise must be the yardstick.
I've yet to see the opinion piece but the Morning Call has been negligent on covering the apparent disarray with the district's finances. The past two budgets were a mess and the preliminary budget for the fast approaching new fiscal year should have been presented to the board and made public three months ago. Where is it? Clearly the Morning Call and Jackie could care less.
ReplyDeleteOne might think Paul would want to enlighten his Allentown readers on the dysfunction at the top of the regions biggest school district. As usual there is a lot to write about in Allentown but few words are ever written, except the puff pieces, Wonder why?
ReplyDeletescott@7:26, I'm actually pleasantly surprised by the direction that Muschick is taking. Although I don't necessarily agree with him, he is willing to opine on real issues facing Allentown. That has been missing on that page of the Call since Carpenter left.
ReplyDeleteI believe Mr. Muschick is the best writer a the Call.If he leaves, forget about it
ReplyDeleteIf he is so good why is he ignoring the ineptitude, gross mismanagement, and the extraordinary three months delay in the public presentation of the boards preliminary budget? Does anyone want to make the case, in light of what has transpired in the previous two budgets, that this isn't a big story and/or vitally important to the future of public education in the city?
ReplyDeleteExcuse my passion but a lot of hard work was done to set the district on sound fiscal footing in very hard times and difficult circumstances several years ago. As soon as that was accomplished responsible people were removed and replaced with what we have now. It is so typical of Allentown,no good work remains undone by those who seemed destined to ruin the city and everything in it.
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