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Ridgewood NJ, Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation ending the cap on school superintendent salaries in New Jersey. The Democratic governor signed the measure baring the state Department of Education from setting maximum salaries for superintendents and sets guidelines for school executive contracts to limit or standardize bonuses, golden parachutes and other fringe benefits.
Former Republican Gov. Chris Christie had implemented a $175,000 cap on superintendents in 2011, citing what he called high salaries and generous perks in superintendent contracts. The cap was raised to $191,584 in 2017, with incentives to earn more if school chiefs stay in the same district.
So who wants to guess how long it will take for the Ridgewood Board of Education to raise the salary of our schools superintendent?
Nothing wrong with that. Managing a school system, especially the one as big as Ridgewood’s, is enormous responsibility. It should be compensated in line with free market rules.
I’d argue the government should get out of the education system altogether. Any artificial floors or ceilings government rules create cause more harm than good. For example the Teachers Unions that reduce competition. Getting promotions with tenor has been practically eradicated in the private sector. It’s role-based promotions now, given to best applicants. Not so amongst teachers.
Whatever. The salaries of all superintendents in all towns will go up. Stop trying to make this a Ridgewood-specific issue.
But in RW we insist on superintendents and principals that are locals. We overpay them for the skills and experience they have. Remember when our super threatened to leave due to the salary cap, and no where else would have him, we got stuck with him
I agree we should leave it to market driven rates, but we should get the absolute best who would consider the role for the comp we are willing to pay. In this case our super will get a raise after he proved he can’t get it anywhere else. We overpay for mediocre
Same issue with our no experience judge who set himself up after being a lousy mayor, local non college police, etc.
Some folks just don’t get it, many may, hard to stop
If it was based upon market conditions, he would have been sack already. In a free market system, your career and how you are compensated is based upon results, data, competition, etc.
Which mean teachers getting almost 200k is asinine.
Payback fur the NJEA votes to make him Guv. We’re all worse off as a result. Teachers’ union thugs run this state.