Just thought this interesting. No Across The Board Salary Increases For School Teachers While Johnston County schoolteachers did not receive any across the board salary increases this year, six of the 11 highest paid school system employees, all at the Central Office, received pay raises. According to salary information obtained by WTSB News for the 2010-11 school year, Chief Academic Officer Keith Beamon, the second highest paid employee, received a 7 percent salary increase from $158,797 to $170,071. Deputy Superintendent Shelly Marsh had a pay raise from $141,804 to $146,804. Chief Operations Officer Patrick Jacobs had a $5,000 pay hike from $107,520 to $112,520. Deborah Woodruff, Executive Director for School Improvement & Innovation was given a 6.9 pay raise from $100,980 to $107,980. Art Stanley, the school systems Chief Financial Officer, the eighth highest paid school system employee, was given a $5,000 pay hike from $94,932 to $99,932. Wilma Bisesi, Executive Director of Support Services, saw a $7,000 pay raise effective July 1, from $90,924 to $97,924. Robin Little, Senior Executive Director of Human Resources told WTSB in an email, “The individuals… were assigned additional duties due to the reorganization of the Cabinet and Central Office staff, and were given salary increases accordingly.” Little said the reorganization was the structure that Dr. Ed Croom began putting in place shortly after he became Superintendent. Little said, “The number of senior staff members were downsized and different individuals were assigned additional duties over the course of several months. Salaries were adjusted as those duties were finalized.” For example, Keith Beamon was given the responsibility for Instructional Technology, Patrick Jacobs began overseeing Technology & Transportation, and Shelly Marsh was assigned to supervise more central office staff members. Debbie Woodruff was assigned School Improvement duties, Art Stanley assumed Internal Auditing, and Wilma Bisesi had ESL/Migrant Programs added to her area of responsibility, Little reported. Superintendent Dr. Ed Croom remains the highest paid school system employee at $209,206.85, unchanged from the previous year. Larry Strickland, Chairman of the Johnston County School Board, said since Dr. Croom took over as Superintendent in March 2009, he has saved over $1 million by reorganizing the Central Office, including $600,000 in savings by not filling positions when they become vacant, including the retirement of key employees. School Board members are also compensated for their duties. Strickland receives benefits including a $562.50 monthly salary, $509 for insurance, and $574.32 for travel. Other board members receive a monthly salary of $414.67, $509 insurance, and $423.34 for travel. Dr. Croom told WTSB the six employees “had their plates full” and it was "only fair to give compensation to them.” He added that although the salary increases amounted to $53,000 it saved over $600,000. Additional savings were realized, Dr. Croom said, by cutting five percent from every department’s budget.
If this is factual, I'm aghast! As if teachers aren't wearing multiple hats as well or doing more than just teach. This is just unmitigated BS. Executives are supposed to lead by example. This isn't a good one.
I would two jobs for 112,000 since I don't make 50,000 for one. No increase for 3+ years. These 100+ a year people need to come down to earth!!
I have mixed opinions on this. Teachers are also taking on more. If they aren't getting raises, neither should administration. However... we live in a country of opportunity. If those administrator jobs sound so wonderful, go to school, get the training and apply. They couldn't pay me enough to take on the headaches those administrators regularly deal with.
I'm kind of in alignment with this. If they doubled their work load, they deserve it. I don't mind giving raises that equal $53,000 to save over $600,000. I do agree it does stink for the teachers to not get raises but they do have the opportunity to get some classroom help from parents/volunteers. On the other hand administration folks can't have volunteers come in and help them.
I think teachers need some type of increase especially EC teachers. They have to teach and handle case work.
And yet my take home pay has decreased steadily for each of the last 4 years while my work load at school has increased. I am now doing the job 2 certified people did last year with several hundred dollars less in my paycheck due to increases in the cost of benefits and in how they calculated my withholding.
