WCBOE Public Information Officer to Receive 33% Pay Raise
June 5, 2009 by Cato
Filed under Education, Maryland, Media, Wicomico Politics
How big a raise did you get this year? That is the question that all Wicomico County taxpayers should be asking themselves as the Wicomico County Board of Education (WCBOE) prepares to award their “Public Information Liaison” a whopping pay increase of 33%!
While hardly a bargain for Wicomico taxpayers, we know that this is a steal for Supt. John Fredericksen. As most of you probably know, the WCBOE’s “Public Information Liaison” happens to be the wife of Erick Sahler, managing editor of the Daily Times. One of the perks of such an “arrangement” is that no unflattering coverage of the BOE appears within the pages of our local rag.
While we regularly read about the problems of the Somerset BOE, the fights between the Worcester County Commissioners and their BOE, and teacher pay issues in several Sussex County school districts (Delaware has independent school districts), coverage of the Wicomico County schools is primarily limited to puff pieces of children receiving awards. Note that NO coverage was given to the WCBOE’s recent decision to increase retiree healthcare benefits. Note that explanation of the WCBOE’s “dollar swap” as budget cut was afforded the same type of explanation as the Daily Times usually reserves for Barrie Tilghman’s transgressions; in other words, shine sunshine up people’s backsides. As far as the WCBOE is concerned, increasing Mrs. Sahler’s salary from around $40,000 to over $54,000 is the sale of the century. Most school districts couldn’t buy this kind of coverage (or lack thereof); the Daily Times has sold it pretty cheap.
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Check out what others are saying about this post...[...] Holloway also noted that the Daily Times also received copies of the same information in Holloway’s possession. We can only wait to see if the WCBOE’s pals at the Daily Times ignore the issue or attempt to put some lipstick on this bureaucratic pig. (Remember – WCBOE “Public Information Liaison” Tracey Sahler is the spouse of Daily Times Managing Editor Erick Sahler and recently received a 33% pay increase) [...]