Commissioner of Higher Education Clausen booted over boosted pay

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — While Commissioner of Higher Education Sally Clausen plans to sharply cut her salary in the upcoming budget year, her compensation this year has increased because she retired and was rehired for the job. The Times-Picayune ...

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[CajunFun]

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[jazzpop]

What a cynical attempt, on her part, to look like a hero during tough budgetary times!
Her explanation/apology was even better, and in the finest tradition of deadheads caught with their hands in the cookie jar..." I didn't realize I would get all of my accrued sick and leave time as a cash payment..." Uh-huh, and she worked all this out on her kitchen table
with a number 2 pencil on the back of an envelope.

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BATON ROUGE — State Commissioner of Higher Education Sally Clausen apologized Thursday to the Louisiana Board of Regents for the way she secretly handled her retirement and rehiring a year ago. Although she is cutting her pay roughly in half in ...

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[Etowncajun]

It's almost like she misspoke. What a pile of you know what. They all know the rules because they make the rules.

[Lafitte the Pirate]

_ What a cynical attempt, on her part, to look like a hero during tough budgetary times!
Her explanation/apology was even better, and in the finest tradition of deadheads caught with their hands in the cookie jar..." I didn't realize I would get all of my accrued sick and leave time as a cash payment..." Uh-huh, and she worked all this out on her kitchen table
with a number 2 pencil on the back of an envelope. _

Sally Clausen is a political dufuss! She knew what she was doing and should be fired for it!!!

Typical "Bannana Republic of Louisiana"

[Etowncajun]

I do not know the number of retire/rehires that have occured over past few years but I would bet the number is staggering. I would think it is mostly in administration positions. Now if they come back as a teacher I would accept that as filling a need. But to rehire at the same job?

[zephyr]

These jokers are allowed to do this.....by law mind you, but yet when the economic climate is not sufficient, what is the first thing cut? The actual educational budget for the entire Louisiana college school system. Not these morons and their staggering salaries.

[jazzpop]

HER BOTTOM LINE THIS PHYSCAL YEAR IS $515,000. HOW MANY CLASSROOM INSTRUCTORS WOULD THIS PAY FOR? DOES ANYONE REALLY BELIEVE THESE POLITICAL HACKS ARE WORTH THIS KIND OF MONEY?

[LFTCajun]

_ HER BOTTOM LINE THIS PHYSCAL YEAR IS $515,000. HOW MANY CLASSROOM INSTRUCTORS WOULD THIS PAY FOR?_

Agreed! This cozy arrangement is likely why there aren't enough "foot-soldier" teachers to properly instruct the general populace in the correct spelling of fiscal...

[jazzpop]

duh...got me...

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_ HER BOTTOM LINE THIS PHYSCAL YEAR IS $515,000. HOW MANY CLASSROOM INSTRUCTORS WOULD THIS PAY FOR? DOES ANYONE REALLY BELIEVE THESE POLITICAL HACKS ARE WORTH THIS KIND OF MONEY? _

She definitely is not and Jindal should fire her. Jindal has been a huge disappointment in this area. Same old "Louisiana politics" are as bad under his watch as they've ever been and he's done nothing to change it. I did not think he would stand for this kind of thing when I voted for him, but I was wrong. I e-mailed his office and let him know that I thought that his administration would not tolerate this kind of thing. I encourage others to do the same. It amazes me how, once elected, politicians act like no one watches or cares what they do.