Are Superintendents and Asst. Superintendents paid too much? Does the size of the school district make any difference? What’s the cost per student for the Superintendent piece of the pie? In today's article we share information from Jeff Heckathorn’s website. He’s assembled some data that you may find interesting. Specifically he looked into the costs from the leadership side of school districts. Let’s look at Superintendents: Total Compensation For Superintendents Vs Enrollments | The School Data Project : In 2019/2020 the highest paid District Superintendent was...Vancouver SD in Vancouver, WA. Slightly over 20,000 students. Certainly one of the larger districts in the state but far … [Read more...]
How Broke Did Union Bargaining Make Your District?
Locally you may have seen the announcement by the Vancouver School District that they are projecting an $11.4 million deficit this school year (18/19). This is heavily impacted by the recent teachers contract. At the same time the Van SD is still negotiating with the other union for increases which may further increase the deficit. Most school districts in Southwest Washington are anticipating running deficits within the next 2 years. How will/can they deal with the shortfalls? Increased taxes or reduced spending. On the tax front the State Superintendent is asking the legislature to increase the $1.50/$1000 levy cap to ~$2.31/$1000. He is also asking for a $1 billion capital gains tax … [Read more...]