Oliphant got a 77 percent pay raise at school district
Miriam Oliphant, Broward's ousted supervisor of elections turned school guidance counselor, got a big fat raise from the school district during her short tenure. But that tenure ended July 1 when Oliphant failed to update her certification.
Oliphant was hired in December 2007 as a substitute teacher earning $14.67 an hour. About two weeks later in January 2008 she was hired as a guidance counselor earning $42,450 a year. In July, her salary rose to $75,200 a year for the same position.
Why the 77 percent raise? It could be that by July Oliphant had submitted documentation showing her 23 years of work experience. Did the school district give her work credit for her elected positions on the school board and as supervisor of elections?
We are awaiting an explanation from the school district.
In 2003, then Gov. Jeb Bush suspended Oliphant from her supervisor of elections job after the botched 2002 election in which polls opened late among other problems.
She sounds like a winner!
Posted by: conch salad | July 15, 2009 at 04:41 PM
AND WE ARE LAYING OFF TEACHERS??????????????????????????????????????
Posted by: hUH | July 15, 2009 at 04:59 PM
Sounds like she's up to her old tricks.
Posted by: Hey to the no | July 15, 2009 at 05:09 PM
Aren't we supposed to be lowering taxes?
Posted by: Paleez | July 15, 2009 at 05:11 PM
I thought guidance counselors had to spend a minimum number of years in the classroom (five, I think), before they can become counselors??? What about that requirement????
Posted by: VoiceOfReason | July 22, 2009 at 07:39 AM
Guidance counselors must have a masters degree in counseling as a mimimum hiring and ethical condition of employment, did she have the proper training to even be a counselor?
Posted by: professional counselor | July 28, 2009 at 08:25 AM