He's got enough going against him, that he doesn't need the clothing thing to poke at.

Wanna have fun with an IPS board member? Get one of them aside for five questions. Ask four relatively harmless questions which require short answers, and read their reaction. Then ask him/her about Eugene's health, and watch the board member turn eight shades of red.

It's a real sleeper issue. That and his age–the man will likely retire in a couple years. And he has no succession or transition plan in place, as far as we know. The board is guilty of malfeasance if that's remotely true.

The people around him are all sock puppets with no spines. He needs to be training a successor. This is not a small issue.

And if this guy is getting any clothing allowance at all, taxpayers should demand a style consultant. White has the sartorial presence of a bull in a china shop half the time.

Hint, Eugene: just because the color matches, it doesn't necessarily look good on an overweight tall 63-year-old man.

And altho the resolution regarding performance evaluation isn't attached, I'm betting the board had little input into it. That is Gene' M.O.

The critical portion of this contract is Sec. 6.2 (Medical Evaluation). An annual physical by a board-chosen doctor is not a part of most Superintendent contracts. It certainly invites the question: is this man healthy?

And that invites another question: does he have a sufficient succession or replacement plan? Look around him–a bunch of flunkies and yes-men(women). Anyone who dares dissent is dispatched to Siberia or fired. That is vintage Eugene White.

The contract is a typical Superintendent contract in its tenor and tone. Written entirely to favor the employee.

This school board needs to grow a set and protect taxpayers, students and employees, in all contractual matters. But don't hold your breath.