$75,000 for an Intern?
The Hardliner has obtained a copy of a June 26, 2007 internal memo from Schweitzer administration Chief of Staff Bruce Nelson detailing the funding for a newly-created position: Math and Science Initiative Intern. The interesting part is that to pay for the position, Nelson is asking eight departments to pony up between $4,827 and $12,730. The total amount necessary to pay for the "intern and associated expenses" is $75,000. That's the most expensive intern we've ever heard of. Click here for a copy of the Nelson memo.
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What do you bet this intern will be related to the Gov?
If there's enough money in these departments to further the Schweitzer dog and Pony show we were in fact overtaxed and this makes the $400 refund we're suppose to be getting an even bigger insult. Now we know what they're doing with the other $600 they owe each property owner. This memo needs to be circulted to every member of the press, let's see what they think of their little "darling" with this scam!
It certainly makes one wonder what government schools are doing with the multi billions of dollars that the State is spending on education. How are we to believe that an intern earning $75000 is going to have an impact on Montana students' interest in science and math, when OPI can't administer a billion dollar system and teach those same students how to count change? Nor can they teach them how to spell. The homeschool kids routinely win both the state and national spelling bees. Think more money is the answer? I don't think so, after all the homeschool kid's teacher is doing the job for nothing.
Interesting that the Governor can put a program in place, hire an person and do so without any legislative approval. That is why we have a budgeting process...this is slippery. And is it any wonder that our great state newspapers don't say word..they would miss those flights in the Governor's plane, if they did.