Overstaffing cited at Leflore schools
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) – The conservator of the Leflore County School District had almost twice as many employees as it should have.
Robert Strebeck was sent by the state to bring the failing district back into shape.
The Greenwood Commonwealth reports (http://bit.ly/1f6VbeA ) that Strebeck told a civic club this week that overstaffing is just one of many problems he has discovered since arriving in the district in late October.
The district was taken over by the state because of low scores on state tests and low graduation rates for two consecutive years. Superintendent Dr. Viola Williams McCaskill and all five school board members were removed from office.
Strebeck says a personnel audit showed the school district employs 541 people, including 266 teachers.
Strebeck says many of those jobs will be eliminated next spring.
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Information from: The Greenwood Commonwealth, http://www.gwcommonwealth.com
