If nothing else, all of those contracts will likely need the state's approval if they exceed
the superintendent salary caps, almost a certainly given the size of the districts.
Cuomo subsequently proposed
a superintendents salary cap linked to student enrollment and topping out at $ 175,000 (except for the NYC schools chancellor, who at $ 212,614, earns considerably more than that).
Not exact matches
The Buffalo schools
superintendent, who earns $ 220,000 a year, says he would quit if Cuomo's
salary cap was imposed.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that he will submit a program bill to
cap the
salaries of school
superintendents across the state.
State Council of School
Superintendents Executive Director Bill Reidy says the
salary cap Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing for his members «would undermine the capacity of schools to adjust to the new economic realities he says they must face.»
There is already a
salary cap in place for BOCES district
superintendents.
Sen. John Flanagan told me during a CapTon interview last night that he's open to the idea of a
salary cap for public school
superintendents, whose compensation was targeted by Gov. Andrew Cuomo during his budget address last week.
Christie himself heaped praise on Cuomo, noting the «son of a liberal icon» is pushing policies that mirror his own — including the
superintendents»
salary cap.
It reinforces the governor's claims that districts are spending too much on administrative costs — including
superintendents»
salaries, which he has proposed
capping (although that's a program bill that came after his 2011 - 2012 budget was unveiled).
Gov. Cuomo last week proposed a
cap on school
superintendent salaries outside New York City at $ 179,000.
In New York, BOCES
superintendents who oversee academic programs that serve several school districts already face a
salary cap of $ 166,572.
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week will propose legislation to
cap school
superintendent's six - figure
salaries as a way to save school districts and their taxpayers $ 15 million.
Most of the money was to be paid for unused sick leave and vacation days, which the board allowed Mr. Haro to accrue as a way to offset the effects of a now - defunct state rule that had
capped superintendents»
salaries...
The
cap limits what a district can pay a
superintendent to 95 percent of the governor's
salary, or about $ 108,000.
The issue came up during a question - and - answer session, when two
superintendents told Cerf that the year - old
salary caps have caused «a brain drain.»
They note that while the Christie administration has been promoting its own agenda for recruiting and developing effective teachers, its
salary cap was making it harder for school boards to hire and keep experienced
superintendents.
JACKSON, N.J. (WTW)-- New Jersey's acting education commissioner says he will review whether the state's recently imposed
salary cap for school
superintendents has had an impact on school districts.
One familiar topic did not come up during the event the Christie administration's
caps on
superintendent salaries.