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Superintendent's salary is over the top

Date published: 11/25/2009

Superintendent's salary is over the top

Spotsylvania School Superintendent Jerry Hill may be worth his pay, maybe not.

Any way you slice it, though, $234,000 a year is a lot of money. It's four or five times the compensation of a typical Spotsylvania teacher. It takes the property taxes of roughly 100 Spotsylvania homeowners to cover it.

It's about the same amount the secretary of defense makes. You be the judge.

While not wanting to pass judgment on Dr. Hill's level of compensation, I am appalled that he would be permitted to take advantage of an early retirement program that clearly is not intended for the superintendent of schools.

Is the county not going to replace him? Is the county going to replace him with someone who will earn one-half his salary?

According to The Free Lance-Star, Dr. Hill's plan to retire "early" will afford him some $35,000 per year for three years on top of his retirement pay.

That's $105,000 that won't be available to the school system; $105,000 that has to be covered by taxpayers; $105,000 that will do nothing to improve the financial or educational performance of Spotsylvania County schools.

Arnold Levine

Stafford



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Date published: 11/25/2009


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WAY TOO MUCH! (posted by ustateach , Nov. 26, 2009 8:52 pm)   
The Secretary of Defense makes less then these two men. I worked for both of them and I have to tell you, I'm not really impressed with either one.

WAY TOO MUCH! (posted by ustateach , Nov. 26, 2009 8:42 pm)   
Geesz, the Secretary of Defense makes less than Dave Sawyer and Jerry Hill. It makes NO sense at all!

Voters and parents input? (posted by DeanFetterolf , Nov. 25, 2009 7:37 pm)   
Voters and parents are to blame. How many oif them show up for budget presentations and public hearings. Maybe a handful or two of parents from the 24K student? How many teachers show up to ask for better pay?

VA Teacher Salary Ranks 40th (posted by DeanFetterolf , Nov. 25, 2009 2:27 pm)   
VA teacher salary ranks 40th in the nation in comparison to other jobs requiring equivalent education and certification.

O my no (posted by 1958 , Nov. 25, 2009 10:05 am)   
I do not think my Hill examples are anything to follow.

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