Update: Sac school district asks CSBA executive board to resign
September 16, 2010 Filed in:
Corruption
Melody Guiterrez, The Sacramento Bee
The California School
Boards Association (CSBA) has come under fire since it was revealed
in July that its executive director Scott Plotkin was paid $516,517
in 2008 and $403,955 in 2009 after receiving sizable bonuses and
other compensation. Plotkin also admitted to using the group's
credit cards to withdraw cash at area casinos. He said he repaid
that money … CSBA is not a government agency, but receives the bulk
of its funding from taxpayer funded public school districts through
membership dues and other fees … Sacramento City Unified is not the
first district to recently drop out of CSBA. Capistrano Unified
School District trustees voted Tuesday to sever ties with CSBA,
citing the recent scandal…