Schools chief is riding in style with chauffeur

The Washington Times ^ | 10-4-05 | Gary Emerling

[JZelle]

A company car or car allowance is now a standard part of the compensation package for area public-school superintendents, a survey by The Washington Times shows, but in the District, the free ride also comes with a chauffeur. Superintendent Clifford B. Janey, 59, is taken to and from many school engagements by a support-services assistant who makes $28,711 to $36,939 a year, school officials said. The driver "serves as the main point of contact to ensure the superintendent's timely attendance to various functions," said Erika L. Pierson, deputy general counsel for D.C. public schools.

[Semper Paratus]

Driving Miss Janey

[Red Badger]

Driving ME crazy.........

[Red Badger]

A pampered poobah can't drive his own vehicle? And the costs of "education" in the DC area is?..................

[SittinYonder]

The people who do these kinds of things should have "Wasting Taxpayer Dollars" tattooed on their foreheads.

[edcoil]

he driver "serves as the main point of contact to ensure the superintendent's timely attendance to various functions,"

I am thinking a WATCH might be a good investment.

[mewzilla]

From this 2002 link:

The finalists are:

Clifford B. Janey, who has been Director of Black Studies at Northeastern University, has been in several leadership positions with Boston Public Schools, including Community District Superintendent and Chief Academic Officer, and, most recently has served as Superintendent of Schools for the Rochester City School District in New York.

Janey's been around.

[Red Badger]

Or a Blackberry........

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The solution to this travesty ? Raise the chauffeur's salary.

[Red Badger]

oops! I mean an African-American berry........

[Sthitch]

With the condition of DC Public schools, I cannot imagine how she has time to go anywhere other than to schools, the teacher's union headquarters, and court.

[Kenton]

Clifford B. Janey, who has been Director of Black Studies at Northeastern University,

Well, that explains how he landed his DC job. He is an expert at being black.

[printhead]

Cliffy used to be our s.o.s. her in Rochester, NY. I think he got nearly a half mil to leave. And do you remember the article in which he invited Marion Barry to teach high school chemistry?

[mewzilla]

Wonder if his CV would stand up to some close scrutiny?

[talleyman]

Hey, you can't expect him to ride around DC alone, can ya? It ain't safe - especially in the schools...

[i cant stand it]

He worked here in Rochester for a while. What a tool!

[mewzilla]

Good gad. I thought you might be joking. He really did invite Barry to teach chem. Click here for the story.

[Kenton]

Wonder if his CV would stand up to some close scrutiny?

Ever see one that did?

[bdfromlv]

He probably has a presidential ROLEX as part of his gifts from the wait staff. Not to mention it is DC, so the driver is either his nephew, gay lover or his crack dealer.

[CrazyIvan]

Nice to know how the other half lives. We're pretty small time here in rural Illinois. The Superintendent at Yorkwood schools just let his friends gas up free at the school pump.