Dear PRSD -

It is amazing you have funds for this. Why can't you generate the same funds to find an Autism Support teacher for Eden Hall that has been absent for numerous weeks?

AGAIN, you validate your desire to bankrupt the less fortunate.

The reputation of this district is so bad whoever comes here has an uphill climb...GOD BLESS THEM & OUR CHILDREN

OMG!!! The district is spending this much money on this when the middle school is in the stone age when it comes to computers. There aren't enough and the ones that do work take forever to load according to my kids. Where is this money coming from? I'm sure there is no line item for this in the current budget.

They spent $6000 for a consultant 5 years ago to find Mary Bucci who was already on staff. Maybe they will find someone good this time by spending more...

Such a racket! Taking hard earned taxpayer money for this farce of a search. This is possibly the most important job of the school board and they farm it out.

Hearing a rumor that Dr Bucci resigned at Monday's board meeting. Can anyone confirm?

I was at the school board meeting and nothing was said about a resignation.

Ridiculous. You've got to be kidding! "Stupid is as stupid does." Wish the parents of the district had a say in this. This board is a laughing stock of the community.

Here is another problem with having PSBA perform the search. According to this article in the Scranton Times-Tribune dated August 5, 2012 ( http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/education-degree-no-longer-needed-to-be-school-chief-1.1354558), there is no longer a requirement for PA Superintendents to have education degrees. This opens the pool of candidates considerably, and considering the budget of public schools is comparable to a large corporation, a good option. However, the PSBA opposes this change. Does anyone think the PSBA will even consider candidates who are outside their box?

Thanks for the link, Crosby.

I think the the Scranton Times-Tribune answered your question.

"Tom Templeton, an assistant executive director for the Pennsylvania School Boards Association, sees the legislation as a positive move. "I think it can be a real benefit to a school district," he said."

And who is Tom Templeton? Well, a simple Google search of the PSBA website reveals that he "..oversees the association’s comprehensive policy services ...and PSBA’s administrator search services."

So he's actual THE PSBA official responsible for overseeing superintendent searches? Wow.

That took me all of about three minutes to figure out. It probably helps if you actually read the articles you reference. Makes me wonder what else you didn't quite read completely before you formed you opinions.

As far as the cost goes, Triptapadria, you and Crosby are the only ones looking stupid here if you think that is a lot of money to pay for an executive search.

The Patch could be a great forum for interesting debate and discussion, but not as long as ignorance and inability to grasp even the most basic facts are so endemic among frequent posters such as yourselves.

My bad. It says "Superintendents across the state are not pleased with the new rules". I'm glad at least someone read the link.

And you are rude in your attempt to squelch the views of people who think PRSD and the school board are wasteful and incompetent.