Commissioners on the Syracuse City School District Board of Education must stop hiding and explain to the public why they want to pay $250,000 for consulting services from two retired district executives.
The seven members of the board are elected by the voters. Their policy of refusing to publicly explain their work continues to be an embarrassment.
The latest proposal to come under scrutiny is a plan to rehire Superintendent Anthony Davis, who retired Oct. 31, on a $125,000 consulting contract through the end of the school year. According to district spokesperson Amanda Malinowski, Davis would coach new high school principals and administrators. Why is this needed? The new superintendent, Pamela Odom, is an impressive educator who attended city schools and has spent her entire career in the district. She knows how to coach her leadership team…