CSBA Scott Plotkin’s troubling resignation
Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess
Caught in lies he told the news media last week about questionable credit card expenses and about salary cuts over the past year that he claimed he took – but didn’t, Scott Plotkin resigned Friday as executive director of the California School Boards Association. In a brief statement on CSBA’s web site, Plotkin wrote, “I am sorry if my actions have damaged the reputation of CSBA and the vital work being conducted by the Association. It was certainly not my intent.” There is no “if” about it. Plotkin, who effectively led the organization for nine years, has scorched it on his way out. (more...)