Dirk Visser writes that he approves of the 13% raise for Superintendent Apostle.
Raise a fraction of what Apostle has achieved
There were many interesting comments in the comment section after the guest column.
One comment particulary relevant to the business of the distict is by Buzz Feedback.
He states:
Buzz Feedback - March 01, 2013 3:40 pm
"One other point worth noting: Allegiance administers the employee benefit plans for the Missoula County School District. So it's in Mr. Visser's personal and business interests to blow sunshine up the collective a$$ of the Superintendent and the Board of Trustees."
Another comment reveals Mr. Visser's connection to the Community Medical Center Foundation and David Rehbein - Chairwoman Toni Rehbein's husband. Dirk's wife Kim is on the Board of this Foundation while David Rehbein is on one of the Foundation's committes dealing with investments.
This relationship is rather cozy in light of the school distrct's activities. As both the Vissers and the Rehbeins are connected to a community entity the Vissers may have more influence than the general public in the day to day activities of the district.
Fighting 4 Missoula - February 28, 2013 5:08 pm
"...If one uses Google and types in the names of Dirk Visser and David Rehbein (Chairwoman Toni Rehbein's husband) a Community Medical Center Foundation document appears. In this document one can read that Kim Visser is on the Community Medical Center Executive Board {probably should have added Foundation to the title - psm} and serves as the Community Events/Service person. Later in the document one can read where David Rehbein is on the Investment Committee. It reads, "The Investment Committee plans and oversees all area of the Community Medical Center Foundation's investments." Could David Rehbein's position on this Board have anything to do with the Visser donations to MCPS? And is this ethical? Furthermore, the Vissers donated in the range of $100,000-$249,000 (Benefactor category) to the CMCF. In other words Visser's money was being handled by David Rehbein and others. This seems questionable to me."
Remember that Chairwoman Toni Rehbein was the President and Vice President o Missoula International School shortly before being elected to the MCPS School Baord and quickly advocated for the lease of Prescott School to the Missoula International School and even advocated for a sale in addition to voting for the aqusition of an appraisal of Prescott School.
A little hanky panky may run in the family.
