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Dear editor,

You ask "Why would a group of people who have dedicated their lives to education make decisions that result in a worse education for the students they serve." Maybe they don't care to serve the students as much as they care to serve their salaries. Thornton came in at over $140,000 and that number is growing fast. So are the number (and salaries) of his staff. In fact, about the only thing in our school department that HAS improved is the income and number of the administration.

Do you think the critics would soften their tone if there were some willingness from Dr. Phil and his team to be forthcoming? What if any of them said "Let's hire a "Clerk-of-the-works" for the $40 million dollar bond request to show the taxpayers that the School Committee wants to be transparent and accountable to the taxpayers." We haven't heard anything like that, have we?

I agree with you when you say that in three years if nothing has improved "it would be proof that their philosophy failed", but isn't it three years already? You say "Let's see it through." Haven't we done that already? Isn't it time to do something else? With someone else? And aren't these highest paid Warwick employees just protecting their enormous salaries by extending their contracts? What possible other reason could they have other than to protect themselves!? I think it's so, and I believe that the 80,000 taxpayers that are paying the tab feel the same way.. I don't think we have to "see it through". I think we already have.

Happy Summer everyone.

Rick Corrente

The Taxpayers Mayor