2nd annual salary report: adding it all up. .There's much more to an administrator's salary than just the bottom line. We go behind the numbers to reveal what really makes a desirable compensation package. Plus, a superintendent wish list and some perks perk 1 v. perked, perk·ing, perks v.intr. 1. To stick up or jut out: dogs' ears that perk. 2. To carry oneself in a lively and jaunty manner. that you would never think to ask for. It was a classic comeback Comeback Australian breed of wool sheep, bred by crossing Merino with Corriedale, Polwarth or Zenith sheep; wool is 21 to 25 microns. It is a registered breed, but the term is more commonly used in the sense of a type of sheep produced by crossbreeding a crossbred Merino back to Merino. . Several years ago, Superintendent E. Wayne Harris
Carroll Wayne Harris of Roanoke Roanoke, city, United States Roanoke (rō`ənōk), city (1990 pop. 96,397), independent and in no co., SW Va., on the Roanoke River; settled c.1740, inc. 1882. It is situated between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mts. City (Va.) School District says he was in a meeting "with this guy who just drives me crazy." As the head of a local advocacy group, the man had a tendency to say things like, "I demand an answer." And why did he deserve it? "I pay your salary," he would say. Tired of watching the man grandstand, Harris Harris, Scotland: see Lewis and Harris. decided to make a statement. "I reached in my pocket, gave him a dollar bill and said, `Well, I'll I'll Contraction of I will. I'll I will or I shall I'll will ~shall give you your share back.'" He has yet to hear the man use that expression again. "When you are on the public payroll, there's always some friction," says Rich Bagin, executive director of the National School Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Association. "The general public has always had this notion that there are too many administrators and that some of them are paid too much." Of course, as any administrator knows, the public is not usually aware of the hours and responsibility built into the educational leader's role. A love for children and a belief in education brings most administrators to their posts, despite the expansive scope of the job and political negatives. Yet, these negatives are a major reason for the superintendent shortage. The problem is as big this year as it was last year, and perhaps even greater, says Paul Paul, 1901–64, king of the Hellenes (1947–64), brother and successor of George II. He married (1938) Princess Frederika of Brunswick. During Paul's reign Greece followed a pro-Western policy, and the Cyprus question was temporarily resolved. Houston Houston, city (1990 pop. 1,630,553), seat of Harris co., SE Tex., a deepwater port on the Houston Ship Channel; inc. 1837. Economy The fourth largest city in the nation and the largest in the entire South and Southwest, Houston is a port of entry; , executive director of the American Association of School Administrators The American Association of School Administrators (AASA), founded in 1865, is the professional organization for more than 13,000 educational leaders across the United States. . When good administrators can be choosy choos·y also choos·ey adj. choos·i·er, choos·i·est Very careful in choosing; highly selective. choos  i·ness n. about selecting a district
to call home, compensation becomes an especially important part of the
equation. The school board in Portland Portland, town, EnglandPortland, town (1991 pop. 12,945), Dorset, S England. It is on the Isle of Portland, a small rocky peninsula. Portland stone has been used in St. Paul's Cathedral and other important London buildings. Lobsters and crabs are harvested. , Ore., for example, recently made headlines as the four superintendent finalists walked away with a "thanks, but no thanks" reaction to the compensation package offered. Yet, in tough economic times, as administrators are pressured to keep a lid on spending, they may be fielding questions on every budget line item--from arts and athletic programs to pay increases for staff, other administrators and even themselves. Here's the latest scoop on salary ups and downs ups and downs pl.n. Alternating periods of good and bad fortune or spirits. ups and downs Noun, pl alternating periods of good and bad luck or high and low spirits , what's popping up in contract negotiations and other trends in administrator compensation. SETTING THE STAGE Complicated. That is the best way to describe superintendent compensation packages within the past 20 years or so, says Tom Glass, a professor in the department of leadership at the University of Memphis The University of Memphis is a public research university located in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, and is a flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system. school of education, whose research interests include the superintendency Su`per`in`tend´en`cy n. 1. The act of superintending; superintendence. . Compensation is so difficult to track because superintendents themselves often don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what they truly make beyond the base salary that gets reported in the news, Glass says. And, as insiders know, a full compensation package may very well double that base. Teacher and principal benefits, on the other hand, total only about one-quarter of their full compensation packages, Glass says. Base salaries, at least, do follow some basic rules, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Arlington Arlington, county, United States Arlington, county (1990 pop. 170,936), N Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. Arlington is a residential and commercial suburb of Washington. , Va.-based Educational Research Service, which publishes an annual report on salaries and wages paid to public school personnel (see the charts throughout this story for highlights). For instance, as district enrollment increases, and with it the number of staff being supervised su·per·vise tr.v. su·per·vised, su·per·vis·ing, su·per·vis·es To have the charge and direction of; superintend. [Middle English *supervisen, from Medieval Latin , salaries of central-office administrators tend to increase. Likewise, salaries tend to be lowest in districts with smaller enrollments. While averages vary widely by district, educators in the Far West, Mideast, New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. and Great Lakes regions The Great Lakes region can refer to:
As common sense dictates, the wealthiest districts typically pay the most, Glass adds. Boards generally require superintendents to live within district boundaries, so the higher pay is based on housing and other costs of living. For scheduled salaries and wages--those that may be negotiated and established for groups of employees--ERS reports that there are no hard and fast rules. One Wyoming Wyoming, city, United States Wyoming, city (1990 pop. 63,891), Kent co., W Mich., in the greater Grand Rapids metropolitan area, on the Grand River; settled 1832, inc. 1959. district specifies that only up to five years of out-of-state administrator experience can be applied for determining placement on the salary schedule. The schedule in one California One California is a skyscraper in San Francisco, California. The building rises 438 feet (134 meters) in the northern region of San Francisco’s Financial District. It contains 32 floors, and was completed in 1969. district includes anniversary increments for principals, vice principals and certain central-office administrators. These pay increments are added to the scheduled salaries when an employee works in the district for more than 13 years. In large city, large county and affluent suburban districts, another trend has been cropping up in the past five years: pay-for-performance contracts. "Superintendents are designing contracts that look like a professional sports The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. star might have designed 10 years ago. They are highly leveraged, and many of these contracts are specifically tied to the goals of the district," says William Bainbridge William Bainbridge (May 7, 1774 – July 28, 1833) was a Commodore in the United States Navy, notable for his victory over HMS Java during the War of 1812. , president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of SchoolMatch, a Columbus-based educational auditing, research and data firm. "Some [superintendents] have been extremely successful and have achieved salaries far beyond their wildest dreams," says Bainbridge, also a distinguished research professor at the University of Dayton The University of Dayton is one of the ten largest Catholic schools in the United States and is the largest of the three Marianist universities in the nation. It is also home to one of the largest campus ministry programs in the world. . Bainbridge has also seen these contracts for chief financial officers in districts. "We highly encourage performance contracts," he says, adding that they are especially common in states where schools can be placed on "emergency status." When top administrators can improve schools enough to remove them from that status, they may get a bonus. Performance contracts may also be tied to increasing graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. rates, decreasing dropout (1) On magnetic media, a bit that has lost its strength due to a surface defect or recording malfunction. If the bit is in an audio or video file, it might be detected by the error correction circuitry and either corrected or not, but if not, it is often not noticed by the human rates, bringing in funding and other goals. Some districts are experimenting with performance contracts for building-level administrators, too. For example, Richardson (Texas) Independent School District has adopted a variation of a state-recommended appraisal system for principals and assistant principals that will emphasize student test scores. Patti Kieker, assistant superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. of human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , says the system will be used to evaluate central-office administrators in the future. ON THE FRONT BURNER Noun 1. front burner - top priority; "the work was moved to the front burner in order to meet deadlines" precedence, precedency, priority - status established in order of importance or urgency; "... Pay for performance is one trend that may be on hold for now, however. "With the tightening economy, [these contracts are] not high on the list," Houston says. "When the money is fairly loose you talk about that kind of stuff." Today, they may be on school boards' "simply can't afford" list. Other potential consequences of tough economic times: * School boards may offer only a low increase. "The economy's just turned everything upside Upside The potential dollar amount by which the market or a stock could rise. Notes: This is basically an educated guess on how high a stock could go in the near future. See also: Bull, Downside down this year," as boards discuss salary with superintendents, Houston says. Glass adds, "As long as we continue to be in an economic downturn Downturn The transition point between a rising, expanding economy to a falling, contracting one. downturn A decline in security prices or economic activity following a period of rising or stable prices or activity. , the actual dollar amounts [of base salaries reported to the state] will probably remain constant." * A sought increase may be turned down outfight v. t. 1. to exceed in fighting; fight more competently; as, He outfought his challengers; the boxer outfought his opponent for eight rounds but lost the bout in the ninth on a knockout s>. 2. to defeat in a battle; as, The French forces outfought the Germans s>. . Recently a New Jersey superintendent, for example, reportedly sought a 10 percent raise, which the board refused to consider. Their reasons: a possible budget shortfall Shortfall The amount by which the capital required to fulfill a financial obligation exceeds available capital. Notes: Shortfall risk is often combated with an efficient hedging strategy created by a fund, group, institution, or individual. for this school year, as well as ongoing contract negotiations with the teachers' union about whether teacher raises were possible and whether jobs would be eliminated. * Superintendents may refuse an increase or take a smaller one than offered. Houston says he has heard of a few people who have done this recently. "They're sort of symbolically taking a freeze," he says. Houston cautions, however, that consistently forgoing for·go also fore·go tr.v. for·went , for·gone , for·go·ing, for·goes To abstain from; relinquish: unwilling to forgo dessert. an increase may catch up to an administrator quickly. "My first year as a superintendent, I tried to be a good guy," he says. "And of course nobody remembered it after the first two months." In addition, Houston says he ended up with about 20 percent less overall during the course of his tenure with the district. WHEELING AND DEALING wheeling and dealing Noun shrewd and sometimes unscrupulous moves made in order to advance one's own interests wheeler-dealer n To fill superintendent positions, Bainbridge says that more and more school boards are turning to search firms, which go out and find candidates who might not normally apply. Still, Glass says that these firms are used in relatively few districts, probably not more than 10 percent. State boards state boards Examinations administered by a US state board of medical examiners to license a physician in a particular state; these examinations play an ever-decreasing role in state medical licensure, as these bodies now rely on standardized national examinations of education probably do about 20 percent of searches, for a total of about 30 percent being handled by someone outside of the district. Which districts are turning to search firms for help? Former teacher and administrator Nancy R. Noeske, who is now president and managing principal of Milwaukee, Wisc.-based Proact Search, says that it's usually the middle-to large-sized districts. Her firm's clients also are those who aren't in a huge rush to hire, since a good search takes four to six months, she says. Once a candidate is selected, search consultants can get involved with negotiations. As an independent third party, Noeske might have the knowledge to tell a candidate, "You're way off base here. They can't afford to give you that." Besides offering this "reality check," Noeske may work with the board's attorney to come up with a compensation package that everyone agrees with. For districts that don't have an attorney, she may work with the board chair and put the contract together herself. Then it's simply reviewed by an attorney. Right now, Noeske is working on modifying a former superintendent's contract to add items that are important to the incoming superintendent. To come up with base salary figures, school boards often rely on statewide salary studies, adjusting them to meet the district size and location, Glass adds. Beyond base salary, Noeske says that superintendents moving to a new state first want to know if the retirement system has a reciprocity reciprocity In international trade, the granting of mutual concessions on tariffs, quotas, or other commercial restrictions. Reciprocity implies that these concessions are neither intended nor expected to be generalized to other countries with which the contracting parties agreement Also important to superintendents is that retirement contributions are paid by the board and that they can be fully vested vested adj. referring to having an absolute right or title, when previously the holder of the right or title only had an expectation. Examples: after 20 years of employment Larry Loyal's pension rights are now vested. (See: vest, vested remainder) within the term of the contract. Pagers, cell phones and Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the services are sometimes included in the contract, as well. Noeske is also seeing a lot of contracts where the role and responsibilities of the board and the superintendent are spelled out, which can help avoid micromanaging by the board. This has become more common in the past two or three years, she says. In addition, Noeske points out that termination agreements are growing in popularity. If the board decides to terminate the contract, an agreement might state the maximum amount of severance The act of dividing, or the state of being divided. The term severance has unique meanings in different branches of the law. Courts use the term in both civil and criminal litigation in two ways: first, when dividing a lawsuit into two or more parts, and second, when . If the superintendent leaves before the contract expires, he or she might have to pay back a set amount of money as a penalty. Another clause that some districts are including is a restrictive covenant restrictive covenant In property law, an agreement acknowledged in a deed or lease that restricts the free use or occupancy of property, such as by forbidding commercial use or certain types of structures. , where the superintendent agrees to not seek, retain or accept other offers of employment. "Boards really don't like surprises," Noeske says. "They don't want to find out [that their superintendent is leaving from] the newspaper." With AASA's estimate that superintendents tend to stay put just five to six years--and even less among urban superintendents--the thought that a district's leader is getting ready to jump ship is not an uncommon one. Bagin says it's important for public officials to make all aspects of their contracts transparent to the public. While administrators may not want to tell the media in detail about every perk perk 1 v. perked, perk·ing, perks v.intr. 1. To stick up or jut out: dogs' ears that perk. 2. To carry oneself in a lively and jaunty manner. and its cost, providing a total "price tag" that includes base, retirement and other benefits may be a good idea, he says. Just how this is done should be up to the board, he adds. When boards can't afford every price point within a contract, they may get creative to woo a candidate. Among the unique contract additions that Noeske has seen is a partnership with a local university to offer free tuition For tuition fees in the United Kingdom, see . Tuition means instruction, teaching or a fee charged for educational instruction especially at a formal institution of learning or by a private tutor usually in the form of one-to-one tuition. to the superintendent's child. Another university gave a superintendent an appointment so he could lead education academies through the school. Active community leaders have also pulled together to help the board convince a superintendent to sign on by offering additional compensation. For example, one local foundation put money into a special discretionary fund that the superintendent could use for innovative programs or student rewards. COMPENSATION REFORM One negotiation point that may not help administrators is the sentiment that the private sector could pay a lot more for someone with similar experience and education. Bagin says that if top administrators, especially those in the large county school systems, were in the business world, "they would be making two, three, four times what they're making now." In the corporate world, the spread from lowest to highest paid might be from $20,000 for an entry-level employee to $300 million for a CEO, Glass says. In education, the superintendent might be making 10 times what teachers make, but the ratio is much smaller than in business. Several years ago, SchoolMatch did a study that compared salaries in Columbus Public Schools to salaries at Ohio State University Ohio State University, main campus at Columbus; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1870, opened 1873 as Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1878. There are also campuses at Lima, Mansfield, Marion, and Newark. . More than 100 people at the university had higher salaries than the superintendent, Bainbridge says. "I don't understand why there's such a gap between the superintendent of school's salary and the hospital administrator or community college president in the same city." Even the head of the local United Way or Chamber of Commerce might make more than the head of schools, he adds. "The whole system needs a really good overhaul," Bainbridge says. "We need to start looking at ... market-based pay." This applies not only to superintendents but to teachers and other administrators, as well. Technology directors, he says, typically make less money than secondary school principals, which "certainly doesn't reflect the marketplace." Demands for these professionals elsewhere are great. One sign that technology directors may be getting more attention in the compensation arena: due to numerous requests, ERS ERS, n.pr See extended rotated side-bent. now includes technology directors (defined as those responsible for developing, coordinating and maintaining computer-based technology for districts) in its annual salary survey. Despite reforms that may be needed in the educational pay system, most administrators aren't ready to trade in their jobs. The majority of superintendents have spent more than half their superintendency careers in the same district, according to AASA AASA American Association of School Administrators AASA Asian American Student Association AASA Association of Academies of Sciences in Asia AASA Aging and Adult Services Administration AASA Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army . Still, it doesn't hurt to remind others occasionally that being an education leader means working hard for your money.
Mean of Average Salaries, 2001-2002
Position/Function * All
Reporting 25,000
Systems or more
Superintendent (contract salary) $121,794 $163,737
Deputy/Associate Superintendent 107,458 115,473
Assistant Superintendent 96,627 102,424
Director of Instructional Services 82,418 93,377
Director of Technology 72,962 91,051
Subject Area Supervisor 66,351 69,082
Position/Function * Student
Population **
10,000 2,500 300
to 24,999 to 9,999 to 2,499
Superintendent (contract salary) $132,393 $117,251 $90,999
Deputy/Associate Superintendent 106,272 102,697 76,410
Assistant Superintendent 98,969 94,910 82,935
Director of Instructional Services 85,473 79,287 65,139
Director of Technology 77,500 69,176 50,933
Subject Area Supervisor 63,952 68,456 56,408
Position/Function $9,000 $8,000
or more to $8,999
Superintendent (contract salary) $124,201 $112,294
Deputy/Associate Superintendent 113,415 106,964
Assistant Superintendent 102,632 98,610
Director of Instructional Services 89,486 82,897
Director of Technology 77,001 67,057
Subject Area Supervisor 78,289 64,062
Per-Pupil Expenditure
Level ***
Position/Function $7,000 $6,000 Less than
to $7,999 to $6,999 $6,000
Superintendent (contract salary) $121,920 $124,593 $119,815
Deputy/Associate Superintendent 107,233 108,131 101,111
Assistant Superintendent 95,425 97,200 90,217
Director of Instructional Services 81,775 83,579 74,878
Director of Technology 74,679 72,842 69,774
Subject Area Supervisor 65,866 65,101 57,964
Position/Function New
England Mideast Southeast
Superintendent (contract salary) $110,774 $129,807 $122,093
Deputy/Associate Superintendent 103,060 119,806 99,438
Assistant Superintendent 92,421 105,491 87,689
Director of Instructional Services 78,238 93,869 76,309
Director of Technology 65,625 77,478 69,456
Subject Area Supervisor 75,694 82,910 62,711
Position/Function Geographic Region
Great
Lakes Plains Southwest
Superintendent (contract salary) $116,587 $105,783 $133,876
Deputy/Associate Superintendent 109,957 99,629 105,488
Assistant Superintendent 99,138 91,071 90,768
Director of Instructional Services 85,884 73,221 76,025
Director of Technology 71,967 66,168 70,962
Subject Area Supervisor 65,931 60,379 59,818
Position/Function Geographic
Region
Rocky
Mountains Far West
Superintendent (contract salary) $101,003 $129,983
Deputy/Associate Superintendent 103,602 119,926
Assistant Superintendent 85,046 107,477
Director of Instructional Services 78,831 95,606
Director of Technology 66,503 84,730
Subject Area Supervisor 58,325 70,596
Notes: * When more than one person has the same title,
the survey asked about average salary within that position.
** All K-12 students, with half-day kindergarteners counted
as half students. *** Calculated by dividing the district's
general operation budget by the student population in fall 2001.
Participants were asked to report a budget composed of all funds,
regardless of source (i.e. local, state and federal), and to
exclude capital outlay, debt service, pre-kindergarten funds
and adult education funds. PPE and regional data may be subject
to sampling and response variation; use only as general indicators.
Source: Salaries and Wages Paid Professional and Support
Personnel in Public Schools, 2001-2002; Educational Research Service
Change in Average Salaries and Wages by Region:
Administrators versus Teachers, 2000-2001 to 2001-2002
Central-office Building-level Classroom
administrators administrators teachers
New England 2.8 -2.5 -2.4
Mideast 4.1 4.2 2.3
Southeast 2.7 2.0 1.8
Great Lakes 4.5 5.7 1.6
Plains -0.3 -0.4 0.0
Southwest 3.2 1.6 2.0
Rocky Mountains 3.8 3.6 7.0
Far West 3.6 3.6 6.1
BEHIND THE FIGURES: The Great Lakes, Rocky Mountains and Far West show
the highest rate of increase in average salaries paid to both
central-office and building-level administrators, while teachers
receive the highest increases in the Rocky Mountains and Far West
only. During the past five years, central-office administrators had a
higher rate of growth in salaries than other subgroups of employees
(including building level administrators, counselors and other
professionals and secretarial and other support staff).
Note: Comparisons by geographic region are provided only as a general
indication of salaries among various geographic areas. The sampling
and response variation associated with these data may be large;
therefore, regional data should not be considered precise measures of
regional differences in salaries paid when interpreting these results.
Source: Salaries and Wages Paid Professional and Support Personnel in
Public Schools, 2001-2002; Educational Research Service
Note: Table made from bar graph.
Average Salaries Compared: 2000-2001 to 2001-2002
2000-2001 2001-2002
Superintendent $118,496 $121,794
Deputy/Assoc. $104,048 $107,458
Superintendent
Assistant $94,137 $96,627
Superintendent
Director of $82,725 $82,418
Instruct. Services
Subject area $64,659 $66,351
Supervisor
BEHIND THE FIGURES: Growth in salaries is most common in the largest
districts, those enrolling 10,000 or more pupils. At the same time, the
scope of responsibilities of these people has increased significantly,
because of factors such as increased enrollments, the need for more
teachers and/or the number of central-office administrators decreasing.
Administrators responsible for instructional services are paid more
than other directors, managers and coordinators (such as those who
oversee finance, public relations and staff personnel) in most
districts with enrollments of 2,500 to 24,999 students.
Source: Salaries and Wages Paid Professional and Support Personnel in
Public Schools, 2001-2002; Educational Research Service
Note: Table made from bar graph.
DAY BY DAY: Mean of Average Daily Rates, * 1001-1002 to 2001-2002
Position/ 1991- 1992- 1993- 1994-
Function 1992 1993 1994 1995
Superintendent $351.80 $357.50 $367.52 $376.65
Deputy/Associate
Superintendent 326.85 326.06 332.89 344.09
Assistant
Superintendent 292.99 296.01 305.92 315.16
Director of
Instructional Services 265.62 265.91 274.78 283.81
Subject Area
Supervisor 229.43 230.11 235.98 243.96
Position/ 1995- 1996- 1997- 1998-
Function 1996 1997 1998 1999
Superintendent $394.35 $411.09 $423.70 $444.28
Deputy/Associate
Superintendent 354.99 372.79 379.08 389.40
Assistant
Superintendent 323.43 337.24 345.14 360.88
Director of
Instructional Services 290.91 300.54 307.89 320.02
Subject Area
Supervisor 252.51 260.48 266.50 270.55
Position/ 1999- 2000- 2001-
Function 2000 2001 2002
Superintendent $465.84 $488.49 $509.40
Deputy/Associate
Superintendent 408.08 436.98 450.29
Assistant
Superintendent 374.34 395.65 407.03
Director of
Instructional Services 333.56 348.71 350.11
Subject Area
Supervisor 282.18 285.18 290.87
* Average daily rate is defined as the average annual salary paid
divided by the number of days on duty (length of work year)
Source: Salaries and Wages Paid Professional and Support Personnel
in Public Schools, 2001-2000; Educational Research Service
IN A NUTSHELL nut·shell n. The shell enclosing the meat of a nut. Idiom: in a nutshell In a few words; concisely: Just give me the facts in a nutshell. Adv. 1. : Compensation Snapshots From paid time off for fee-based consulting to country club dues (so you can mingle with the local movers and shakers Shakers, popular name for members of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, also called the Millennial Church. Members of the movement, who received their name from the trembling produced by religious emotion, were also known as Alethians. ), perks come in all sizes. Here's a closer look at the full compensation packages of three unidentified superintendents: Superintendent 1 District: 3 schools, more than 1,000 students, 76 teachers, $8,500-per-pupil expenditure Tenure as superintendent in district: 5 years Contract length: 5 years Base salary: $107,500 Retirement: Standard state plan Insurance: Disability, life insurance and fully paid health Car allowance: None Professional dues: $1,800 annually for meetings and conventions, plus paid dues for the American Association of School Administrators, National School Board Association, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, or ASCD, is a membership-based nonprofit organization founded in 1943. It has more than 175,000 members in 135 countries, including superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and , and state organizations Continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). : Course reimbursement Reimbursement Payment made to someone for out-of-pocket expenses has incurred. , up to $1,500 per year (same for all district employees) Community organization dues: None Severance: 6 months in current contract; will be negotiating for more with new contract Time off: 25 days vacation, 3 personal days Superintendent 2 District: 15 schools, 4,200 students, 325 teachers, $9,799-per-pupil expenditure Tenure as superintendent in district: 6 years Contract length: 3 years Base salary: $106,788 Retirement: Standard state pension, $1,000 tax-sheltered annuity Tax-sheltered annuity A type of retirement plan under Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code that permits employees of public educational organizations or tax-exempt organizations to make before-tax contributions via a salary reduction agreement to a tax-sheltered retirement Insurance: Disability, life and 10 percent co-pay Co-pay A type of insurance policy where the insured pays a specified amount of out-of-pocket expenses for health-care services such as doctor visits and prescriptions drugs at the time the service is rendered, with the insurer paying the remaining costs. for health Car allowance: $1,800 annual flat rate, plus standard mileage MILEAGE. A compensation allowed by law to officers, for their trouble and expenses in travelling on public business. 2. The mileage allowed to members of congress, is eight dollars for every twenty miles of estimated distance, by the most usual roads, from his reimbursement Professional dues: Attendance at any national education conference, plus dues for AASA, Council for Exceptional Children, Phi Lamba Theta Continuing education: None Community organization dues: Rotary Rotary can refer to:
Severance: None Time off: 20 days vacation Superintendent 3 District: Approximately 100 schools, 47,000 students, 3,500 teachers, $9,200-per-pupil expenditure Tenure as superintendent in district: 3 years Contract length: 3 years Base salary: $175,000 Retirement: Standard state plan Insurance: $1 million life insurance policy, Fully paid disability and health (plus complete annual physical and up to $200 per month for health club membership) Car allowance: Yes Professional dues: Attendance at any local, state or national professional meetings (up to 24 days annually without board approval), plus dues for AASA and any other educational professional association Continuing education: None Community organization dues: None Severance: One year base salary if termination by board is not for sufficient cause or disability ("I'm not going to get fired," he adds) Time off: 30 days vacation (all unused days may be carried over into next school year) TRIUMPHS AND REGRETS We asked. You answered. Learn what your peers say they wish for in a contract, and what item in their current compensation packages make them smile: WISH LIST * Compensation for uncivil treatment. "It is a benefit I would hope to never collect," says one superintendent. * Organizational dues. One superintendent says his board won't pay for dues to the American Association of School Administrators and other organizations, and he doesn't feel he should pay for them from his own pocket. * Incentive pay. A possible scenario would be for five consecutive above-average evaluations to equal a bonus, says one superintendent. "Private businesses recognize and pay incentives for high-performing executives. Why not schools?" POSITIVE POINTS * Fully paid health insurance coverage for the whole family. * Clear delineation of roles and responsibilities of the board and superintendent. * Yearly increases spelled out. "Given how few good people want to be [superintendents] and the rising salaries, it was important to insert a mechanism to avoid yearly negotiations that inevitably deteriorate de·te·ri·o·rate v. 1. To grow worse in function or condition. 2. To weaken or disintegrate. relationships between [myself] and the board," says a superintendent who recently switched districts. METHODOLOGY: Salaries and Wages Paid Professional and Support Personnel in Public Schools, 2001-2002 is published by Arlington, Va.-based Educational Research Service, a nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. foundation that serves the research and information needs of the nation's education leaders and the public. The 100-page report was based on surveys mailed to 1,933 of the approximately 11,275 public school systems in the U.S. that enroll 300 or more students, a universe that includes just under 99 percent of the total enrolled students. Of those asked to participate, 687 school systems provided data for the survey. The mission of ERS is to be the premier provider of timely, objective and reliable pre-K-12 research and information that education leaders need to make informed decisions (in both day-to-day operations and long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. planning) that improve student achievement and benefit all children. Online subscriptions to ERS research and information services See Information Systems. , as well as customized analyses and comparative profiles, are available to all U.S. school districts. www.ers.org Melissa Ezarik, mezarik@ edmediagroup.com, is features editor. |
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