Arguably, Jim Hinson was at the top of his game in Independence. So it was quite a shock to some that he jumped ship over to Shawnee Mission.
1 - Was it just so that he could double-dip? Retire from Missouri, start collecting the retirement (AND the substantial annuity provided annually by the ISD) and draw another high salary over in Kansas?
2 - Could it have been he wasn't going to get his contract renewed in Independence? We know that this sounds surprising - especially considering the public gushing done by the school board members. But we have heard this from several sources on both sides of the state line.
To reinforce this, we have good information that Hinson interviewed for the open position in at least one Missouri school district down in the southern part of KC area. Why would he do that? There was NO way that this school district could have paid him what he was being paid in ISD.
3 - The wheels are about to come off the ISD under MSIP 5. We've been hearing a lot that the district is likely to be provisionally accredited. So, Hinson would need to get out while the ISD seems to be doing well.
4 - Politics? Does he want to run for office in a more "Republican" area?
What would be the reasons that he wouldn't be getting a contract in ISD? Any ideas? What are your ideas about why he left?
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