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| A $374,864 example of what may possibly be wrong with our educational system |
| 2020-05-07 |
| [The Citizen] Perhaps someone can explain to me why the Superintendent of Schools of a podunk Georgia County needs to be paid a base salary roughly equivalent to that of the President of the United States. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #10 Why should any 'civil servant' be paid a pension more than the average salary of the working taxpayer in their political district? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-05-07 19:23 |
| #9 ...I'd suggest looking at how long the last few superintendents lasted and why they bailed. The reason I bring that up is that at one point in the early 90s, Cleveland was paying at least three supers at once - these guys would be touted as the system's saviors, they'd get the job, and then sign pay-or-play contracts for 3 or 4 years. And it never failed - they would pi$$ off one or another of the wolfpacks that were fighting over the corpse of the Cleveland school system, and quit/be run out of town...with three or four years left on their contracts. They got to go home and get paid for doing nothing. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2020-05-07 17:34 |
| #8 One Colorado Springs school district has 43 people who make more than $100K a year, including several making $200K to $300K. All are "administrators". That district is one of the worst in the state. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2020-05-07 13:21 |
| #7 City/County of San Diego don't calc OT into your pay for the pension calc - that must be Calpers rules? Also, 90% is the max but achievable early at 3%/yr of service and minimum age 50 allowable retirement age for Safety Employees |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-05-07 11:50 |
| #6 CA police are the worst pension pigs. Thuggish ones, too |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-05-07 11:10 |
| #5 California it’s high one for pension calculations. The example used to be the Oakland bus drivers union that set up a system to give priority for all overtime to drivers a year out from planned retirement. In most cases they worked doubles and e even more and with overtime and weekends, drivers were retiring with a high one year six figure record and getting more in retirement than their normal salaries. The LAPD schemes were even better, in some cases drawing 90% retirement and being hired back for a five year contract to replace themselves at the same salary. CalPers and SEIU at its finest. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2020-05-07 11:05 |
| #4 And the School Boards are overpopulated by teachers.... |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2020-05-07 11:03 |
| #3 Most corrupt era since the days of the Robber Barons... I'd bet on more so, if and when the truth is told. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-05-07 10:31 |
| #2 ^ very common across the country. It's one of the main reasons so many state pins ion funds in this country are so deeply underwater. Most corrupt era since the days of the Robber Barons... |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-05-07 10:28 |
| #1 It's to pump up his pension, of course. In Mass., the state pension system's based largely on the last three year's salary. |
| Posted by: Raj 2020-05-07 09:24 |