tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post4133005565502947176..comments2024-03-28T18:18:51.975-07:00Comments on The Turner Report: Joplin R-8 Board to hear request to hire $50 an hour graphic designerRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760019501046060231noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-1742657544312662842016-08-06T21:39:39.960-07:002016-08-06T21:39:39.960-07:00With all the financial issues facing the District,...With all the financial issues facing the District, this seems more "might as well" than a necessity. Hope the BoE continues identifying the difference and asks all the questions outlined in this discussion. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-60423338853356454752016-08-06T16:04:10.291-07:002016-08-06T16:04:10.291-07:00Zeus Visuals did not submit a bid.
Question was ...Zeus Visuals did not submit a bid. <br /><br />Question was asked:<br /><br />Does R-8 have a policy on employees contracting on the side with the district? If so, what is the policy?<br /><br />1. Under whatever policy is in effect could Zeus Visuals bid for R-8 business? <br /><br />2. Under whatever policy is in effect could someone bid for R-8 business who apparently has some sort of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-86687612280849478462016-08-06T14:34:42.589-07:002016-08-06T14:34:42.589-07:00If you'd read the action item (link in the fir...If you'd read the action item (link in the first paragraph), you would see that she bid as an individual designer. Zeus Visuals did not submit a bid. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-16326040426485954082016-08-06T14:07:48.973-07:002016-08-06T14:07:48.973-07:00>>>I wish the Joplin Globe would tackle t...>>>I wish the Joplin Globe would tackle the possible conflict of interest with Zeus Marketing.<<<<br /><br />Does R-8 have a policy on employees contracting on the side with the district? If so, what is the policy? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-63118438304606087122016-08-06T13:35:30.438-07:002016-08-06T13:35:30.438-07:00Steve Holmes: $50 per hour translates to $104,000 ...Steve Holmes: $50 per hour translates to $104,000 per year. I don't know of any graphic designer who comes anywhere close to that kind of salary. The designer should earn no more than $30 per hour, based on the current market rates. <br /><br />I do agree that you would not want a high schooler doing this kind of work for the district.<br /><br />I wish the Joplin Globe would tackle the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-16114935601737150822016-08-06T09:20:56.019-07:002016-08-06T09:20:56.019-07:00If Billy Long has a PR staff, why not Joplin High ...If Billy Long has a PR staff, why not Joplin High Schoolers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-82256347296198250062016-08-06T07:15:33.821-07:002016-08-06T07:15:33.821-07:00FTC stopped offering a graphics design program. I...FTC stopped offering a graphics design program. If the lady made $36,000 a year plus benefit and now they hire someone for less than half of that, isn't that a good thing? I agree the "former employee" that is now an employee of a current employee seems a little to close for comfort. If Kelly Price can't do this work maybe they can get rid of her and hire someone that can do Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-76983737471065512032016-08-05T22:40:21.734-07:002016-08-05T22:40:21.734-07:00$50 an hour for a professional graphic designer is...$50 an hour for a professional graphic designer is a steal, provided she knows her stuff. It's a talent, and a skill, and it deserves respect. I've seen so much bad graphic design that I appreciate people who do it well. <br /><br />Is this the right person? I don't know. Are there valid questions about connections to the district? It seems so. But any decent creative talent working Steve Holmesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-25617454334958091892016-08-05T22:35:10.421-07:002016-08-05T22:35:10.421-07:00 A new R-8 logo would be the shiznit! A new R-8 logo would be the shiznit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-52721758698944868722016-08-05T20:35:57.029-07:002016-08-05T20:35:57.029-07:00Here's another question: if JHS students are s...Here's another question: if JHS students are so capable of doing "professional work", why does FTC (with its own tv production program) pay tens of thousands of dollars per year to Storm Stanley for marketing services?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-52125367205664698842016-08-05T18:06:31.221-07:002016-08-05T18:06:31.221-07:00Questions, questions, questions ... Who needs to b...Questions, questions, questions ... Who needs to be so impressed? $50 an hour? Employed in the District until June? Zeus owned by District employee? Questionable? What?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-31405135473829059662016-08-05T17:39:35.889-07:002016-08-05T17:39:35.889-07:00How did Joplin ever make it through the 90's w...How did Joplin ever make it through the 90's without this happy horseshit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-54984627250997842232016-08-05T16:51:50.652-07:002016-08-05T16:51:50.652-07:00By using students for graphic design you show your...By using students for graphic design you show your support of the students and their abilities. Imagine their the boost In self esteem and morale knowing they helped create things their own district is proud to use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-10634927606908255342016-08-05T15:25:35.963-07:002016-08-05T15:25:35.963-07:00Waste, get rid of the district pr staff.Waste, get rid of the district pr staff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-80841444543400760642016-08-05T15:05:29.083-07:002016-08-05T15:05:29.083-07:00https://issuu.com/mcmlmatt/docs/final_december_wo_...https://issuu.com/mcmlmatt/docs/final_december_wo_jostens<br /><br />See page 8 for a profile of Zeus Visuals in SpyGlassAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-13819543167875264132016-08-05T14:24:28.653-07:002016-08-05T14:24:28.653-07:00This stakeholder would be very happy to receive a ...This stakeholder would be very happy to receive a plain sheet of paper with an update telling me the school board has stopped wasting money--that would get my attention more than new graphics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-32607337049583771602016-08-05T14:05:07.465-07:002016-08-05T14:05:07.465-07:00Kelli Price is a waste of taxpayer money.Kelli Price is a waste of taxpayer money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-5367989446727265172016-08-05T13:54:22.819-07:002016-08-05T13:54:22.819-07:00Zeus Visuals, a production company and marketing a...Zeus Visuals, a production company and marketing agency located in Joplin, MO, is owned and operated by Danny Craven and Nathan WardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-11008282304144166242016-08-05T13:13:28.487-07:002016-08-05T13:13:28.487-07:00I agree with 11:56. They should give a student the...I agree with 11:56. They should give a student the chance. Their minds are unencumbered by "stakeholders". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-61519643518460199682016-08-05T12:41:22.469-07:002016-08-05T12:41:22.469-07:00I thought Christina Williams already worked for th...I thought Christina Williams already worked for the school? What happened did she leave and not want to come back as a freelancer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-77525397371695962502016-08-05T12:40:12.533-07:002016-08-05T12:40:12.533-07:00^ There is a difference in hiring a professional t...^ There is a difference in hiring a professional to put out a professional product like the school needs, or having a student do it. You can't even compare the quality. That's like telling the boss at your job, they are wasting their money hiring a graphic designer because surely someone's kid could do just as good of a job. A professional organization needs a professional product.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-31870880432464629592016-08-05T11:56:47.885-07:002016-08-05T11:56:47.885-07:00Isn't there a high school class, or Franklin T...Isn't there a high school class, or Franklin Tech. Class that teaches students graphic design? Surely, a talented, enriched student body such as the one at JHS, would contain at least one student who would love to make 50.00 an hour, and would be honored to produce high quality designs. Look within. I know of a student that could draw anything I requested, and did so with great detail, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com