School District approves $250K-a-year contract for consultant

Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 | 6:25 p.m.

The Clark County School Board approved a $250,000 contract for consultant Ken Turner on Thursday. Turner, the special assistant to Superintendent Dwight Jones, was instrumental in developing the "growth model" of measuring student achievement and a new school rating system. Last week, School Board members Chris Garvey and Linda Young raised concerns about the length of Turner's contract, which is paid by private foundation grants. Turner's initial one-year contract was renewed once, and came before the board for a third time on Feb. 6. At the time, Jones vehemently defended Turner, who served as deputy commissioner for three years when ...

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By guest13

Feb. 14, 2013

11:05 p.m.

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Yup, and somehow everyone will blame the oh-so greedy teachers for this. Another of Jones' buddies with a cushy job.