School administrators getting four percent raises July 1
Phyllis Cook 02.JUL.08
Most teachers only getting 3.65 percent raises
Salaries for King George school administrators will go up 4 percent, effective this week on July 1 with the start of the 2008-09 fiscal year.
But most teachers will only get 3.65 percent increases at the start of the new school year this fall.
The School Board had voted to approve 4 percent increases “for all employees” for the 2008-09 fiscal year at a meeting on May 7.
Superintendent Candace Brown clarified to The Journal that the raises for teachers will “average out” to 4 percent because several teachers will get more than 4 percent.
Brown said the teachers who will get more are those eligible to receive a supplement of $2,520 for a Master’s degree.
Brown said the reasoning is that only teachers are eligible for supplements.
That is not accurate, as seven administrators noted below are getting supplements on top of their straight 4 percent salary increases.
o TWO ADMINISTRATORS GET BIGGER INCREASES Brown also told The Journal that two other administrators are getting bigger raises than the 4 percent increases approved by the School Board.
Financial Administrative Assistant Annette Thompson’s $6,608 raise gives her 12.9 percent more than last year, which includes a supplement of $500.
King George High School Athletic Director John Spiak’s $5,000 raise is 9.8 percent more than his salary in 2007-08. The salaries are in the list below.
Brown said increases for Thompson and Spiak were in the 2008-09 budget that the School Board voted to approve on May 14.
o BROWN Brown is the highest paid employee in the division, with her salary going from $123,357 to $128,292.
Brown also gets $10,000 per year paid into a tax-sheltered annuity or deferred compensation plan and a car allowance of $7,000 per year.
Brown’s contract runs until June 30, 2012. A contract extension was approved at the last meeting of the calendar year on December 12, 2007.
That was the final meeting with two lame-duck School Board members, Rose Marie Ball and John Davis, prior to their elected replacements, Renee Parker and Dennis Paulsen, taking office.
o ANNUAL SALARIES Annual salaries effective July 1 for school division administrators are shown below. Salaries are provided for both 2007-08 and the new fiscal 2008-09 year. Names of administrators are listed with position titles.
Figures were provided by division staff, through the office of Director of Personnel Bill Wishard. Under state law, salaries of public employees making over $10,000 are public information.
SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE
o Assistant Superintendent Dick Roberts - from $100,164 to $104,171.
o Director of Personnel Bill Wishard - from $97,232 to $101,122.
o Supervisor of Special Education Pat Nealon – from $88,237 to $91,686, which includes a $2,000 supplement.
o Supervisor of Curriculum Ann Cocke – from $81,957 to 85,236.
o Supervisor of Technology Dan Hopper - from $81,957 to $85,236.
o Coordinator of Guidance & Social Work Services Gayle Hock - from $72,091 to $75,285, which includes a $2,520 supplement.
o Supervisor of Facilities & Custodial Services Don Hall - from $65,961 to $68,600.
o Coordinator of Testing & Support Services Jennifer Collins - from $60,208 to $63,741, which includes a $2,520 supplement and $5,566 for additional days scheduled to be worked.
o Supervisor of Transportation Ray Newton - from $59,320 to $61,694.
o Financial Administrative Assistant Annette Thompson – from $50,892 to $57,500, which includes a $500 supplement.
o Coordinator of Gifted Services A.J. Rogers - from $54,765 to $57,084, which includes a $2,520 supplement.
o Executive Administrative Assistant/Clerk of the School Board Sheryl Bushrod – from $49,412 to $51,470.
KING GEORGE HIGH SCHOOL
o Principal Todd Satterwhite - from $92,730 to $96,440.
o Assistant Principal John Carter - from $81,789 to $85,061.
o Assistant Principal Holly Wargo – from $79,355 to $82,450, which includes a $2,000 supplement.
o Guidance Director Diane Eskey - from $71,904 to $75,010 which includes supplements totaling $4,521.
o Athletic Director John Spiak – from $50,895 to $55,895.
KING GEORGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
o Principal Seidah Ashshaheed – from $84,138 to $87,504.
o Assistant Principal – the position is currently vacant, with the recent resignation accepted from Christopher Johnston, who was paid $68,111 last year.
KING GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
o Principal Ron Monroe - from $79,900 to $83,096.
o Assistant Principal Angela Harris - from $72,035 to $74,917.
POTOMAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
o Principal Elizabeth Gordon – from $78,540 to $81,682.
o Assistant Principal Scott Gilbert – from $65,858 to $68,492.
SEALSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
o Principal Christopher Bryant – from $81,042 to $84,284.
o Assistant Principal Stacy Fetterolf – from $66,375 to $69,031.
The 4 percent raises are slightly more than school employees got last year, when 3.9 percent raises were given to all employee groups, except bus drivers who got raises averaging 6 percent based on an adjusted salary scale.
The salary increases are part of the $3.5M increase from all revenue sources granted in the School Board’s operating budget of $35,191,245.
A sizeable portion of the $3.5M increase in the School Board budget comes from county taxpayers, who are contributing $1.5M more to hike the local effort to $12,373,371, which equates to an increase of just under 14 percent.
The total division budget is $41,197,705, which includes $1,265,320 for Food Service and $4,741,140 for debt service to pay back loans for school construction.
