Vallas is not the only Bridgeport Board of Education “employee” out consulting - Wait, What?

Vallas is not the only Bridgeport Board of Education “employee” out consulting - Wait, What?:

Vallas is not the only Bridgeport Board of Education “employee” out consulting

by jonpelto

Paul Vallas is a busy guy.

As Bridgeport’s Superintendent of Schools, Vallas is collecting about $234,000 a year from the taxpayers of Bridgeport and Connecticut.  Although he hasn’t released his schedule since May 2012, Vallas claimed he was able to work full-time in Connecticut and take on consulting projects around the country and the world because he works no less than ten-hour days and usually works full-time through the weekends.

In addition to collecting his salary as Bridgeport’s superintendent of schools, Vallas also owns The Vallas Group, Inc., an education management consulting company that has various contracts, including a three-year, $1 million contract with the Illinois State Board of Education.  Vallas is (or was) also involved in a $19 million dollar, three-year contract with the City of Indianapolis.

Now, thanks to materials provided by the State of Illinois in response to a Freedom of