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Community group makes recommendations for $16 million FCPS deficit

A community work group has recommended using the FCPS contingency fund to address the district's $16 million budget deficit rather than implementing a controversial occupational tax increase.
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Due to their own mismanagement/ridiculous spending (trips, restaurants, outside contracts, etc), school board (3 of the 5 members) and superintendent wanted to raise our taxes to pay for a $16 million shortfall.
Thankfully 2 of the board members and attorney general said what they did was not legal. Now work group that they were forced to do has put raising taxes as the last option in their suggestions.

Now school board/superintendent is going to fear tactics..”if we don’t get this revenue, jobs will be lost, kids will suffer, etc.

They are a complete joke. Couldn’t do their own jobs, so had to form a public committee to do it for them. Committe comes up with 9 other suggestions they say to do before raising taxes. And superintendent and his crew response…fear tactics and bullying.
 
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Their two top choices cover the $16M shortfall. We’ll see if those are what they select.
 
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Hey, Fayette voted heavily against school choice. I have no sympathy. They can double taxes as far as I'm concerned.
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www.lex18.com

Community group makes recommendations for $16 million FCPS deficit

A community work group has recommended using the FCPS contingency fund to address the district's $16 million budget deficit rather than implementing a controversial occupational tax increase.
www.lex18.com www.lex18.com

Due to their own mismanagement/ridiculous spending (trips, restaurants, outside contracts, etc), school board (3 of the 5 members) and superintendent wanted to raise our taxes to pay for a $16 million shortfall.
Thankfully 2 of the board members and attorney general said what they did was not legal. Now work group that they were forced to do has put raising taxes as the last option in their suggestions.

Now school board/superintendent is going to fear tactics..”if we don’t get this revenue, jobs will be lost, kids will suffer, etc.

They are a complete joke. Couldn’t do their own jobs, so had to form a public committee to do it for them. Committe comes up with 9 other suggestions they say to do before raising taxes. And superintendent and his crew response…fear tactics and bullying.
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Hey, Fayette voted heavily against school choice. I have no sympathy. They can double taxes as far as I'm concerned.
 
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School superintendent’s make more than police chiefs everywhere. Although it’s slightly inflated and has dumb things like the “life coach” I see nothing wrong with the FCPS super making 300k. The problem is Liggins personally.
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and he was just named School Super of the year for Kentucky.

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Fayette County's Demetrus Liggins named Kentucky Superintendent of the Year

Liggins has served as superintendent of Kentucky's second-largest district since July 2021. His contract runs through June 2029.
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What the actual fvk. Jive *** turkey
 
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I’m curious what unique skill sets and qualifications warrant paying a school superintendent $325K per year. Is this a highly technical job that requires a tremendous amount of advanced training and expertise? What does a day on the job look like? Are there not other equally qualified individuals who would happily perform just as well in the role for less?
 
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Pulled from someone else’s comment on the eminent domain. Not surprised at all if FCPS and school board screwed this up…
“FCPS would have you believe that eminent domain is their only option to avoid a costly change to the infrastructure on the old Webb estate. That there is a retaining basin in the way of the driveway and that stealing the backyards of adjacent private property is the only solution.

This is a $250k lie. What you need to understand is they BUILT THAT RETAINING BASIN. THEY PUT IT IN THE WRONG SPOT. You'll have to excuse my yelling but I am completely dumbfounded that these people would have the gall to screw something up so badly and then try to use EMINENT DOMAIN to fix it.”
 
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Business leaders and community budget group formed to study $16 million budget gap said use contingency fund for the gap. Guess liggins didn’t like that answer. Today he comes out and says ooppppps, we had said there was $42 million in the contingency fund but there is actually more like $15 - $22 million 😳😳😳. Convenient, scary and utterly ridiculous that contingency fund was revised to 27 million less. How does this man have a job…3 board members Tyler Murphy,
Penny Christian, and Amy Green..those are his 3 cheerleaders.
 
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Business leaders and community budget group formed to study $16 million budget gap said use contingency fund for the gap. Guess liggins didn’t like that answer. Today he comes out and says ooppppps, we had said there was $42 million in the contingency fund but there is actually more like $15 - $22 million 😳😳😳. Convenient, scary and utterly ridiculous that contingency fund was revised to 27 million less. How does this man have a job…3 board members Tyler Murphy,
Penny Christian, and Amy Green..those are his 3 cheerleaders.
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That’s shamelessly unbelievable. Can a school district also be a banana republic?
 
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I’m curious what unique skill sets and qualifications warrant paying a school superintendent $325K per year. Is this a highly technical job that requires a tremendous amount of advanced training and expertise? What does a day on the job look like? Are there not other equally qualified individuals who would happily perform just as well in the role for less?
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Exactly. That number is complete horsesht. No way that role needs or should be so high. If teachers are making 60k while the super makes over 300k that's complete garbage. This isn't the frkn lottery, and the super is figurehead level rather than work product.

Everything above teacher level, where the real work is done, should be incremental with a decreasing % scale as you go higher. Teachers @60k? Then 85k for seasoned principal with decade plus of teaching. Super should be 20k above that with equal experience as principal. Anything bonuses above that number should be <15k and based on success of the schools and the students. Graduation %, GPA, testing, safety, managing budgets, facilities management, etc.
 
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Pulled from someone else’s comment on the eminent domain. Not surprised at all if FCPS and school board screwed this up…
“FCPS would have you believe that eminent domain is their only option to avoid a costly change to the infrastructure on the old Webb estate. That there is a retaining basin in the way of the driveway and that stealing the backyards of adjacent private property is the only solution.

This is a $250k lie. What you need to understand is they BUILT THAT RETAINING BASIN. THEY PUT IT IN THE WRONG SPOT. You'll have to excuse my yelling but I am completely dumbfounded that these people would have the gall to screw something up so badly and then try to use EMINENT DOMAIN to fix it.”
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Same. 100%
 
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Exactly. That number is complete horsesht. No way that role needs or should be so high. If teachers are making 60k while the super makes over 300k that's complete garbage. This isn't the frkn lottery, and the super is figurehead level rather than work product.

Everything above teacher level, where the real work is done, should be incremental with a decreasing % scale as you go higher. Teachers @60k? Then 85k for seasoned principal with decade plus of teaching. Super should be 20k above that with equal experience as principal. Anything above that should be based on success of the schools and the students. Graduation %, GPA, testing, safety, managing budgets, facilities management, etc.
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Precisely.

I’m sorry, but there is nothing a school superintendent is doing that warrants a $325,000 annual salary. It’s pure lunacy.
 
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www.wkyt.com

Superintendent’s email reveals new complication to FCPS budget solution plans

It has been two weeks since Fayette County Public Schools’ budget solutions work group gave its recommendations to close the district’s $16 million budget deficit.
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Seems like it's time for an immediate criminal investigation and removal of the super without pay until this is resolved. At best we're looking at mismanagement. At worst embezzlement and possibly more. Need to be looking at clawing back that clown's wages as well. Need to go back 4-5 yrs at least.
 
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Seems like it's time for an immediate criminal investigation and removal of the super without pay until this is resolved. At best we're looking at mismanagement. At worst embezzlement and possibly more. Need to be looking at clawing back that clown's wages as well. Need to go back 4-5 yrs at least.
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KY AG needs to do a deep DOGE dive into FCPS. It is one fiasco after another of late, and Liggins/Murphy walk around like strutting roosters.
 
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School board meeting this Monday where Budget work group will present and discuss $16 million deficit and their recommendations. Superintendent to push for tax increase against their recommendations. Open to the public.

Monday Aug 18 6:00 PM
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450 Park Place
 
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