Wilcox, Robinson make nice
The Pinellas school district's top two administrators have called a truce - with a little help from a former Hillsborough school chief.
Superintendent Clayton Wilcox (left) and School Board attorney Jim Robinson (right) signed an agreement Monday crafted by former Hillsborough superintendent Earl Lennard that calls on them to "express their mutual respect of one another and commit to working together in a collaborative fashion."
The agreement, titled a "working protocol," also encourages them to meet at least weekly and to "make every effort" to be available to each other by phone on an as-needed basis.
Pinellas School Board members directed Wilcox and Robinson to meet with a facilitator when long-simmering differences threatened to boil over last month. While the agreement is not binding, School Board chairwoman Nancy Bostock is hopeful that it will put an end to the discord.
"I think they're both professionals and will make a renewed effort to work in a way that will benefit the school district," Bostock said.
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- Donna Winchester, Pinellas education reporter
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Aww, what good little boys. I still think they each need a referral and to be grounded for 1 month with no tv or video games.
Posted by: huh? | March 31, 2008 at 05:24 PM
What a joke--the superintendent who is paid with our tax dollars can't get along with the hired attorney. He also SPENDS our dollars with abandon...
Posted by: RAye | March 31, 2008 at 06:00 PM
Why can't we all just get along?
Remember the Children suffer when the leaders squabble.
Posted by: Lee Ann | March 31, 2008 at 06:46 PM
Obviously they need more practice on the FCAT. Then they would be ready to face the world and all its problems. OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND LEADERS ARE A JOKE!!
Posted by: Dr_Dug | March 31, 2008 at 06:55 PM
My impression from the earlier articles was that the attorney was trying to work with Wilcox, but that Wilcox would bypass Robinson at every turn. Hope Wilcox will remember he agreed to this "agreement" and play fair!
Posted by: sandra | March 31, 2008 at 10:03 PM
THe SB should fire them both. Wilcox is a hypocrite who should move on. Sarasota is looking for a super- how about we trade them wilcox for a box of pencils and a player to be named later.
Posted by: Angus | April 02, 2008 at 08:57 AM
Fire Wilcox.
Posted by: | April 02, 2008 at 09:59 PM