Superintendent Letter

Just before Easter holidays Allen parish teachers received and email from the superintendent. In the letter he covered the May 16th election about amendment 3. He was basically saying if this passes and teachers get a raise from the state, then Allen parish would no longer be able to pay out the stipends they have been giving out. The stipends are around 4000 dollars altogether as compared to Vernon who gives 12000 dollars to their teachers. He also said he couldn’t use co2 money for teachers because he nor the board could do this. I don’t understand this either. Also enrollment is down parish wide so we are losing MFP money. So I can’t tell if he was trying to get votes for the amendment or against it. I find it hard to believe he wrote this because he never explains anything it’s his way or no way. Maybe one of his high priced Assistant superintendents wrote it . That would make more sense. Very strange that they will possibly not give out stipends anymore. Since we lost the Indian money ( coushatta) we have been getting stipends. Where was that money during the Doucet-Reed days. Something is not adding up. With all the raises the school board has received maybe they spent too much money. Who knows? Don’t think will ever find out the truth.