Elliott Goodrich has called for all Moses Lake School District Staff to receive a 20% pay cut across the board.  His statement comes at a time when so many in our community are suffering due to the Covid-19 epidemic.  When the community is suffering, Mr. Goodrich wants more families to experience hardship - the very families that his elected position is responsible for protecting.  Here are his words from the March 26, 2020 school board meeting:

"This isn't something I say lightly or expect us to take action on at the moment but in light of the situation and the circumstances and the suffering that is going on in our community and our state and our country, as well as the forthcoming cuts to expenditures and budgets that will have to happen as a result of what’s going on right now in the next couple fiscal years, I think we should consider doing a reduction in pay across the board for all of our staff. My suggestion would be maybe 20 percent, so in other words, one day of pay a week," school board President Elliott Goodrich said. "And I know people are not putting in the same hours that they were before. Yes, we’re teaching online. Yes, we’re providing meals and doing some things, but it is fundamentally not the same situation as when we have 8,600 kids inside our buildings all day long."

The school district staff just accomplished an extraordinary feat switching from primarily in-person instruction to 100% online instruction in 1 week.  Their hard work has ensured that the students of Moses Lake continue to receive a quality education during a national emergency.  They deserve every penny (and more) for the tremendous job they have done.

Elliott's statement makes it impossible for him to lead the district moving forward.  The right thing for him to do is resign.