Comments on: Orangeburg Educator Gets $84,000 For “Unused Time Off” http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/07/09/orangeburg-educator-gets-84000-for-unused-time-off/ Unfair ... Imbalanced Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:24:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: HF http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/07/09/orangeburg-educator-gets-84000-for-unused-time-off/comment-page-1/#comment-61085 HF Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:59:07 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=25333#comment-61085 The schools superintendents in Marlboro and Berkeley counties also received big buyouts when leaving or retiring. Same law firm. Coincidence? The schools superintendents in Marlboro and Berkeley counties also received big buyouts when leaving or retiring. Same law firm. Coincidence?

]]> By: disgusted http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/07/09/orangeburg-educator-gets-84000-for-unused-time-off/comment-page-1/#comment-60949 disgusted Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:54:32 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=25333#comment-60949 I. Most agencies cap the number of days...use them or lose them as they say. The same for private business. Having 164 unused sick days is unheard of... 2. He was superintendent...so who checks whether he is working or not? Who keeps his time? Well, he does. Or someone that works directly for him. This is disgusting. But I suppose, it is for the children. I. Most agencies cap the number of days…use them or lose them as they say. The same for private business. Having 164 unused sick days is unheard of…

2. He was superintendent…so who checks whether he is working or not? Who keeps his time? Well, he does. Or someone that works directly for him.

This is disgusting.
But I suppose, it is for the children.

]]> By: Mincing Words http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/07/09/orangeburg-educator-gets-84000-for-unused-time-off/comment-page-1/#comment-60923 Mincing Words Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:27:50 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=25333#comment-60923 I am not sure I understand, Will. Are you saying that the District was under no obligation to pay Smoak for his unused vacation and sick days unless he demanded payment for them? I am pretty sure it is standard policy to pay all teachers and administrators for their unused personal days at the end of their employment, whether they ask for them or not. Are you saying that Smoak is misrepresenting the number of unused days? Again, I am pretty sure the District HR people are good at tallying leave days. Perhaps you have a problem with the rate you are quoting, the $540 for each of these days. But isn't that his daily rate as superintendent (salary of $118,800 yearly)? So again, I don't understand what your problem is with this. Perhaps there is more to the story you forgot to mention- such as why Smoak is separating from the District in the first place, for instance? I am not sure I understand, Will. Are you saying that the District was under no obligation to pay Smoak for his unused vacation and sick days unless he demanded payment for them? I am pretty sure it is standard policy to pay all teachers and administrators for their unused personal days at the end of their employment, whether they ask for them or not. Are you saying that Smoak is misrepresenting the number of unused days? Again, I am pretty sure the District HR people are good at tallying leave days. Perhaps you have a problem with the rate you are quoting, the $540 for each of these days. But isn’t that his daily rate as superintendent (salary of $118,800 yearly)? So again, I don’t understand what your problem is with this. Perhaps there is more to the story you forgot to mention- such as why Smoak is separating from the District in the first place, for instance?

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