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Double Dipping Investigation The Talk Of The Town
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CBS4's I-team investigation into double dipping has definitely gotten results and reactions. CBS4 News first exposed the issue of administrator who retired and then got rehired by they district, most making, more than their original salary, plus thousands from the state in pension money.
One of these principals offered to do his job for $1 a year, but the superintendent said no. That principal is supposed to lose his job by the end of the school year, along with 27 other double dippers. Friday, supporters of that principal spoke out.
"I'm not happy at all I have three children," said Ana Martin, a concerned parent. "He's made a very big difference since he got into this school he's always with the kids."
Devon Air K-8 parents are upset over the news that their superintendent Rudy Crew has turned down an offer from Principal Larry Feldman, to work for $1 a year to keep his job - under the conditions that he keeps his health insurance, sick, vacation days and his administrative team.
"I think it's ridiculous it's absurd with everything that's going on right now in the county right now as far as the budget cuts and trying to save money here and save money there," said Isabelle Jimeno a child's parent from the school. "You have a principal, which is a very experienced principal is offering to work for a dollar, and they've denied it."
From the television to the radio, Feldman was the topic of conversation on Friday morning's Footy show on News Radio 610 WIOD.
"I would donate a thousand dollars a year myself and I would get you another hundred families to do the same in order to keep doctor Feldman at that school," said a WIOD listener.
Another listener said, "If you want to call him a double dipper then, we need more educators like him." People are also writing e-mails to all school board members asking if money is the issue, how can they say not to free?
School Board Member Ana Rivas Logan oversees Feldman's district. She's now working to overturn the superintendent's decision which she says would take five board member to approve. It's the latest in a grassroots campaign from the bottom up that's touched Feldman.
"Well it just doesn't make sense we're in a fiscal crisis, yet we've got an administrator a very competent very experienced administrator that's willing to work for a dollar a year?" explains Logan. "You know we need to take that offer."
Feldman spoke to CBS4 over the phone from Washington DC during a field trip with students.
"I've had a lot of calls from people, my family has had a lot of calls from people, this whole notion of the public getting involved in public education if nothing else at least we're bringing awareness to what schools need and that is competent administrators," he said.
The district declined a request for an interview, but a spokesman reiterated the reason for denying Feldman's offer. They say the district has to abide its salary schedule and a dollar doesn't fit into that. CBS4 News has learned that Superintendent Rudy Crew might be changing his mind on the double dipping issue. Last week, he announced he would get rid off all the double dippers except 3 who are high school principals. Friday, his spokesman says he will now leave that decision up to the board members.
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