Parkway School District Gives Raises Following Millions in Cuts
After cutting $8 million from the budget and eliminating 130 full-time jobs, KMOV reports that the Parkway School District gave its gave administrators and department heads raises. Watch KMOV's story here.
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As previously reported by Patch, in February, the Parkway School Board voted to cut up to $9.63 million from the district's budget over the next two years. At the time, school officials blamed the depressed economy for lower revenue.
According to a report KMOV investigative reporter Craig Cheatham, the district cut $8 million of that this year and those budget cuts eliminated 130 full-time positions.
(Watch Craig Cheatham's complete report on KMOV.com here.)
However, Cheatham also reports that a few months after deciding on the cuts, the district gave all of its administrators and department heads pay raises, including all 70 employees making more than $100,000 a year. Parkway school officials tell Patch that vote came at the June 13 school board meeting.
As previously reported by Patch, Superintendent Keith Marty received a $7,000 pay raise since the February cuts and now makes $227 thousand a year.
KMOV also reports that the raises came as more cuts are coming for the district.
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