Relative to surrounding school districts our starting pay is lower than most, but the cost of living in Pickens is less too. It's not how much you make, but how much you have in your pocket after you pay all your bills.
We still have a school district to run. Building needs remain the top priority, and we must not let this change at the top break our stride on this issue.
That isn't happening now. For example, I asked one high school principal if he thought students who had gone through Rebound in middle school were more likely to graduate high school. He said he didn't even know which students had gone through Rebound.