Cuomo Wants to Cap School Superintendant Salaries (Union, Syosset: credit, school districts)

[I_Love_LI_but]

Now what will the school superintendants of Long Island do who are used to paying themselves like rockstars????

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Under the measure, no superintendent could earn a salary greater than the governor, $179,000. The cap would impact 209 superintendents - and the overwhelming majority of superintendents on Long Island - who currently earn more than $179,000, topped by Syosset Superintendent Carole Hankin, who earns $386,868. All told, 319 superintendents would be impacted by the change to the scale proposed by the governor.

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While I appreciate his sentiment, the problem is that salary caps should not stop at school superintendants. They need to be implemented all the way down the administrative line. If not, it will only result in school superintendants being paid less than many of their underlings and therefore nobody on LI (the only people school districts seem to ever hire) "wanting" to be a school superintendant unless they are double dippers already collecting a big pension.

[Pequaman]

Now we're getting somewhere.

This should be implemented throughout every municipality in the state, not just the Schools.

[ClarkStreetKid]

I like the idea of the Big G making X and others making < Big G. I would take it that this little inequality will work it's way down to the teacher level.

[TomMoser]

What makes Cuomo think he's worth that much?

[dman72]

Originally Posted by I_Love_LI_but

Now what will the school superintendants of Long Island do who are used to paying themselves like rockstars????

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While I appreciate his sentiment, the problem is that salary caps should not stop at school superintendants. They need to be implemented all the way down the administrative line. If not, it will only result in school superintendants being paid less than many of their underlings and therefore nobody on LI (the only people school districts seem to ever hire) "wanting" to be a school superintendant unless they are double dippers already collecting a big pension.

Don't you think that the school districts would have to automatically adjust adminstrator salaries downwards in the next contract? I think they'd have to, you couldn't have a Principal making more than the Super..

This is a great idea by Cuomo, by the way, both politically and in terms of feasibility. He takes what Walker did in Wisconsin and takes it from a different angle..go after the big shots first before you start asking for the people down the totem pole to make concessions... it makes taxpayers happy and also can't be attacked by the Unions as an assault on the middle class.

[twingles]

Originally Posted by TomMoser

What makes Cuomo think he's worth that much?

It doesn't matter who is governor, that's the pay scale.

[corky101]

Very smart move - especially using his own salary as a standard. It makes any arguement about their worth null and void.

[mongoose65]

Mostly political rabble. The NY Dept of Ed has made the requirements so rigid (Masters PLUS 66 credits in a post grad program plus internship, exam, AND experience) for business officials that the positions are extremely difficult to fill. You need to be a teacher with additional certifications and if you're making $140k as a 3rd grade teacher with summer's off and no board meetings (hello all of Long Island), why become an administrator?! Lot's of interim's working at even higher contracted rates and ones looking to retire with their golden parachutes but being asked to stay on because they can't find replacements. Cuomo needs to look at the State dept of ed and explain why a non-educator can run the NYC schools but every other district in the state needs an education "lifer" to run an elementary school. Lots of great business professionals would compete for those jobs for less and do more, but the NYSED requirements make it a 5+ year life (and money) committment to get the credentials. All part of the game. Cuomo can grab the easy headline but nothing will come of it. Look at the state Dept of Ed and it's onerous requirements and mandates first, then worry about individual salaries. But do look at the salaries because they are patently ridiculous!

[ar1458]

I know it sounds good but can it really be done ?? I know nothing of their contracts if he can void active ones or wait till they expire ???

[dman72]

Originally Posted by ar1458

I know it sounds good but can it really be done ?? I know nothing of their contracts if he can void active ones or wait till they expire ???

I'm assuming this relates to new contracts. The Governor can't just void contracts at his own whim.