Comments on: White House Gives Cecil County $125K Drug Prevention Grant; Over Half of $ Goes to Pay, Benefits for Program ‘Coordinator’ https://ceciltimes.com/2014/10/white-house-gives-cecil-county-125k-drug-prevention-grant-over-half-of-goes-to-pay-benefits-for-program-coordinator/ News and Views for Cecil County and the Eastern Shore of Maryland Fri, 25 Nov 2022 14:21:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: Connie https://ceciltimes.com/2014/10/white-house-gives-cecil-county-125k-drug-prevention-grant-over-half-of-goes-to-pay-benefits-for-program-coordinator/#comment-31336 Wed, 19 Nov 2014 17:58:23 +0000 https://ceciltimes.com/?p=4095#comment-31336 I can see the county wanting to help in the fight against drugs, however, why do we have those clinics? All they do is give out methadone, not counseling!

]]> By: Harold McCanick https://ceciltimes.com/2014/10/white-house-gives-cecil-county-125k-drug-prevention-grant-over-half-of-goes-to-pay-benefits-for-program-coordinator/#comment-31168 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:14:53 +0000 https://ceciltimes.com/?p=4095#comment-31168 Mr. Bennett, do you believe almost 47K plus bennies for a 10 month teacher fresh out of college (not to mention a mentor for every couple teachers) is fair? You seem to have lost sight of the fact that these resources are taken from we the tax paying citizens.

]]> By: John Bennett https://ceciltimes.com/2014/10/white-house-gives-cecil-county-125k-drug-prevention-grant-over-half-of-goes-to-pay-benefits-for-program-coordinator/#comment-31137 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 00:41:43 +0000 https://ceciltimes.com/?p=4095#comment-31137 I gather from the tone of the article that the blogger disagrees with the salary and benefits package for the administrator of the grant? What do you believe should be the salary/benefits package? Or do you believe either the Health Department or Cecil County Public Schools should assign staff to administer the grant?

As a reference, I looked on the CCPS website but could not find a starting salary for a first year teacher with a B. A. as a comparison. However ballotpedia.org lists the starting salary as $43,662 plus benefits. Would you, or not, agree that whomever is hired to serve as administrator should have some experience with at-risk students? If so, should not that person be compensated for that experience?

[Editor’s Note: The writer is the chairman of the Cecil County Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council.]

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