District 150 has four superintendents. There’s Ken Hinton, of course, who got his certification after he was hired as superintendent. Then there are the two “associate superintendents” — Herschel Hannah and Cindy Fischer — who were hired to act as superintendents while Hinton was getting his certification; they were later retained permanently. And finally, there’s the “assistant superintendent,” Cheryl Sanfilip.
Hinton had surgery and has been out for months, working from home we’ve been assured. Until yesterday:
Associate superintendents Herschel Hannah and Cindy Fischer have been named “deputy superintendents,” according to a news release sent out Wednesday. The announcement came hours after the Journal Star began inquiring about Hinton’s status.
What I think is funny is that the district felt the need to give them a new title: “deputy” superintendent. I mean, they’re already Associate Superintendents, and they were in charge before Hinton got his certification. What’s with the new title all of a sudden?
Fortunately for the district [/sarcasm], they have as many superintendents as a baseball team has relief pitchers, so they’re more than adequately covered in the event that one or three of their superintendents are incapacitated.
Unfortunately, virtually all of the Deputy/Associate/Assistant Superintendent’s (and perhaps the Superintendent for that matter) all belong in the minor leagues. Not the majors.
I wonder what type of pay increase came with the new title. This is District 150, with their philosophy of “It’s only tax dollars”.