Portland Public Schools Board Members Push for Audit of Central Office Salaries

BOBBIE REGAN (CENTER)
By BETH SLOVIC

Three members of the Portland Public Schools board of education want the school district to immediately audit central-office salaries, following a report in WW on April 1 that Superintendent Carole Smith was handing out hefty pay raises to her closest staff.

The three board members—Tom Koehler, Bobbie Regan and Steve Buel—will introduce their resolution at Tuesday night's board meeting. The question is, will they have the fourth vote to pass the measure? 

They may not have the votes. Then again, that may not matter. The May 19 school-board election, with four seats up for grabs, promises to shake up the board. A new school-board majority could push an audit after the election.

Koehler posted information about the resolution on his Facebook page this morning:


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