5-09-2025 11:08pm

A $276,000 Coaching Assignment Job At Kings Local School District?

Beth Callahan Editor

KINGS MILLS, OH -- In the recent article How's Your Public School Score When Compared To Other School Districts In The Area?, it was reported that the highest paid employee was Tabitha Miller, Coaching Assignment, for $276,000 in 2023.

A few days after being published, the WarrenCountyPost.com was informed that information was incorrect by King Local's Superintendent Greg Sears.

Sears wrote a kind email asking if we could correct the mistake ..."The recent article on Public Schools and scores has an error for Kings Schools. It says Tabitha Miller made $276,000. This is not accurate as Tabitha was a track and cross country coach that made under $4,000. Any chance you could update that information. Thank you."

Of course, we at the WarrenCountyPost.com don't want to be putting out incorrect information.

But, I also needed to find out how did I make such a big mistake. I went back to my source openpayrolls.com, and it read what I wrote.

The site openpayrolls.com is a "free public research tool providing United States citizens access to millions of public compensation records that were released in accordance with public record laws. This website is not affiliated with any government entity. Though we strive to ensure the information presented is true to the best of our knowledge, we cannot make any guarantee that it is 100% accurate or complete, and as such, the information should not be a substitute for your own due diligence. If you discover any possible problems with the accuracy of the data please use the "Report a Problem" link to notify us and we will promptly address it. OpenPayrolls.com is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 USC § 1681 et seq, (“FCRA”). We strictly prohibit the use of this website or the information it contains to make any determinations concerning employment, consumer credit, insurance, tenant screening, or any other purpose that would require FCRA compliance."

This is a great website, and it is used all the time to find information that can take hours to gather. But as we all know, humans can make mistakes and computers can generate wrong information if humans create a wrong calculation.

And, that seems to be what has happened.

According to Sears, "I verified with our treasurer's office and our EMIS data person, and we did find the error in the data being pulled. It somehow calculated a daily rate rather than a one time payment. We have fixed it on our end, and we certainly did not pay anyone that salary for coaching cross country and track! We appreciate you updating that for us!"

So, the moral of the story... Humans make mistakes, and our mistakes can cause computers to make mistakes. But, the great thing about this type of mistake... being a digital paper, we can correct it and explain what happened.. whereas, in the days of print, it would be out there forever!