1st Saturday - Higbee

We have all seen the evidence backing the point this morning that it is so important to hire quality staff. Even in the smaller district that I have been a part of the last ten years, there have been a handful of hires that you knew were questionable from the beginning, so it was no surprise that two years later (or less) these questionable hires were gone. Much like the aquarium analogy, "preventative maintainance", i.e. hiring quality personnel, will in the long run save the administration so much time in not having to deal with the typical time consuming issues related to these select faculty and staff members. This valuable time could be devoted to other, more pressing issues. Another way I would look at the aquarium analogy that ties with the hiring of personnel is to not wait until the water gets green before you do something. BUT, inevitably, I would guess if you're in administration long enough, your intuition will fail you in the hiring process and there will be plenty of headaches to address with various personnel.