BOE looks into Superintendent Salary Caps
January 11,2012
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Readers question is the BOE is looking to do and end around taxpayers on Superintendent Danial Fishbien’s Salary .
A small item appeared in the rps.eNews :
Superintendent Salary Caps
Michele Lenhard introduced the topic of asking the New Jersey School Boards Association NJSBA) to look further into this issue and possibly take an advocacy position by way of a resolution. The Board agreed to further explore the drafting of a resolution that would then go before the NJSBA Resolution subcommittee for review and feedback. The state regulation imposing salary caps on superintendents’ salaries dates to the summer of 2010.
Readers wonder if the BOE is looking for and out to pay the Superintendent more money than the state allows ? Board Member Michele Lenhard looking to take an advocacy position ? Village taxpayers and inquiring minds want to know?
Hmm. Sounds interesting. Now why would anyone want to pay more than they have to, unless of course it’s not their money. Which is why government spending on all levels in out of control.
They probably realized that soon, our principals will be in the same earnings arena as the superintendent. If that’s the case, why be responsible for the entire district? If this were the private sector, how many CEOs would be paid 175k plus a possible 15% bump to manage a $95 million business with 500+ employees ?
Years ago, we had a great super and several competent successors in the pipeline. Then, the BOE lost their collective mind and hired John ‘I never met a consultant I didn’t hire’ Porter and it’s been downhill ever since.
We should pay our educational staff commensurate with the job they do, for the service they provide to our families and must be held accountable. And, if they are not worthy of the job, they should be let go regardless if they have tenure or not.