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SF School District Super negotiates a $5,000 a year raise but tells subs to take a hike to a $10 a day raise

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Once again, Dr. Homan has proven it is all about her. I find it ironic that she told subs no to a pay increase in Sioux Falls, even though they are not competitive with surrounding communities, but has no problem raking it in for herself. You would think with this giant recession and over 40% of the district’s kids on free or reduced lunches Homan (who BTW has a PHD) would be intelligent enough to ask for a smaller raise.

She will make $175,882 this year.

Under the new contract, which starts July 1, she will make $181,000 in her first year and see her pay increase each year by the same percentage as the district’s teachers.

How would you like to get a $5,000 a year raise, every year for 5 years straight? Besides the wage increase hypocrisy, you gotta love this quote;

“Sioux Falls is my home. I love Sioux Falls. It’s where I belong,” she said. “That’s why they get me for such a good deal.”

First off, you live out of town (because of your precious horses) and don’t even pay property taxes in the school district that pays your wages (still wondering when you are going to follow that rule) and secondly, $181,000 is not a good deal. I’m having trouble thinking of one single public official who makes that much in Sioux Falls. I think the highest paid city employee makes $150,000(?). Anyone wanna do some digging for me?

Pam Homan SF School District Sioux Falls

Bullheaded

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Here is a letter to the editor in the Argus Leader about the recent flier ban by the SF school district:

There are statistics all over the place about the correlation of extra-curricular activities for kids and their overall health and about how the inclusion in sports and other youth activities is inversely related to crime and school absenteeism. However, the school board is not concerned with the health of its constituents, and it is not concerned with the health and well-being of its constituents’ city. The school board is concerned with running and protecting the district. The kids, apparently, are secondary to that.

You nailed it with that one sentence. Homan could have solved the problem very quickly. She could have either reprimended or fired the communication director for failing to proof the school guide. Then she could have apologized and reassured us it will never happen again. Instead, as usual with Dr. Horse Farmer, she NEVER TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANYTHING, she calls in district attorneys and makes the school board make a very decision based on her mis-management. I suggest parents pressure the school board to FIRE Homan by taking up a petition.

What disappointed me most about the process the school board followed in adopting this new policy was the absolute disdain it appeared to have for those looking for some, any, alternative to stopping the distribution of these materials altogether. Publically, the board talked of partnering and working to find a solution. It asked for input and help in finding a way to continue the distribution. Privately, however, the board wanted none of it. From the first reading of this new policy, the school board had its collective mind made up, and no amount of input, cooperation or alternative ideas were going to get in the way.

Of course they did, they were worried about getting sued because instead of taking care of the problem internally, Homan passed the buck once again. She obviously gets paid too much if she can’t solve tiny little problems like this.

Bam. Unanimous decision. All done. No more access to the kids. The school board is, after all, smarter than the rest of us. It knows what’s best.

Perhaps it is and does. I mean, I certainly feel dumb right now. I voted for at least one of them.

I suggest you run for school board or recruit people who have the best interest of the kids in mind, and like I said earlier, get rid of Homan. Whether she will admit to it or not, she works for us. Her and Munson must be buds.

abortion Pam Homan SF School District Unruh

Who is at fault? Leslee Unruh & Pam Homan.

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The different associations that use the school district to promote their programs seem to be confused as to who is at fault on this one;

“It’s a shame we live in a society where attorneys decide what’s best for students,” Dr. Lyle Van Hemert told the board, representing the Sioux Falls Soccer Association.

First person to point the finger at is Unruh, not attorneys, who consistently does not know her boundries when it comes to her lunatic mission to push her theocratic beliefs on a majority of South Dakotans. I don’t have a problem with an ad by the Alpha Center, but I do take issue with the language, “Abortion Hurts Women”. WTF? How was this message important to students or their parents? It wasn’t.

A majority of the blame lies in Pam Homan’s lap, she is the super and the buck stops on her desk. Her communication’s office and director did not do their job by proofing materials that get distributed to students. Pam should have recognized that, apologized and handed down the proper punishment to the individual in charge of that office. Instead, as usual, Homan passed the buck and didn’t follow policies already in place to stop materials like this getting in our schools.

It was a policy mistake, plain and simple.

Gawd, I’m glad I don’t have kids.

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