First the good news: Guilford County Schools Superintendent Mo Green won’t accept his 3 percent pay raise. Applause.
Now the not-so-good news: As county commissioners push GCS on its budget, Green responds “he is attempting to rollout his strategic plan for the school system, an effort that itself is requiring major budget work.” Why do I have the feeling such “budget work” involves more money?
Meanwhile, my reliable source down in Charlotte points out that Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s legal fight with area charter schools started under Green’s watch. But here’s what jumped out at me:
The ruling lands as CMS faces a budget crunch that could force hundreds of job cuts. County officials, faced with dwindling tax collections, have said the district might need to return $5 million from the current year’s budget and look at a reduction of up to 10 percent in next year’s spending.
It also lands as the district is in transition over legal representation. General counsel Regina Bartholomew had replaced Gil Middlebrooks, a Charlotte lawyer who had been handling the lawsuit for CMS, with a Greensboro attorney.
Said Greensboro attorney would happen to be paid-by-the hour GCS board counsel Jill Wilson. Busy lady.
