爱心校长不拿报酬，学校如何奖励？

曹校长提出不取酬劳，义务为学校服务。学校该如何奖励校长呢？董事会在研究"incentive plan"，老金提出成立校长奖学金，你怎么看？

Jerome Jin said...
Yesterday, the Board picked a new principal for us, starting a new chapter for the NWCS. Let’s all move on by not looking back at what has happened in the past couple of months.

To my surprise and delightfulness, Ms. Cao has decided to take on this important role without pay. I am proud of her for her decision and commitment. In our community, there exists an role model that values volunteer service and personal contribution more than the monetary compensation. Her decision is visionary and more than money can buy. Way to go, Ms. Cao!

With that being said, I am much puzzled by the Board decision as stated in Peter’s last email. Despite of Ms. Cao’s willingness to work for free, now the board insists on considering an“incentive plan” to reward her service. For what purpose? Clearly, Ms. Cao is not money driven. Therefore, I think using money as a mechanism to regard her is an out-dated and inappropriate approach in her case. While Ms. Cao could be worth every penny had she asked for and I have no problem to pay her whatever she deserves for doing a good job, we must cherish Ms. Cao’s high moral standards and honor her aspiration and do something accordingly. Don’t weigh her down with the heavy load of ”incentive plan”! Good in its intention, The Board’s plan, on one hand, reflects us parents’ desire to fairly compensate her for her upcoming valuable service. But on the other, this remarkable individual who has forced us to come up with a new compensation model other than the conventional one now challenges us.

What can we do to recognize her contribution?
I am here again to throw out my idea on the table for discussion and consideration. Why don’t we use the money intended for Ms. Cao to establish a “Principal Scholarship” at NWCS to honor her instead? I look at it this way:
a) Payment for service is fair. But the service recipient tends not to have any feeling of indebtedness afterwards.
b) The scholarship program cherishes a higher moral standard and produces a legacy with lasting effects in the community.
c) The scholarship program will have good ripple effects: recipients could attend the school otherwise they won’t be able to and it sets a good example for students and recipients alike and nurtures them with the same aspiration to give back to the society in the future.

Thanks for your attention!