HISD ready to offer superintendent finalist Grier a 'fair contract' Houston & Texas News Chron.com - Houston Chronicle:
"The Houston school board is expected to officially hire Terry Grier as superintendent Thursday and offer him a multiyear contract that is likely to top $400,000 a year in salary and perks over time.
Three weeks of intense negotiations on the deal dragged into Wednesday evening, with trustees trying to ensure they didn't end up repeating the costly deal they had with Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra, who stepped down last month.
Saavedra's exit package cost taxpayers $978,967, according to the district. Much of the payout was for unused time off he had accrued over his career, plus extra vacation days the board granted him."
"The Houston school board is expected to officially hire Terry Grier as superintendent Thursday and offer him a multiyear contract that is likely to top $400,000 a year in salary and perks over time.
Three weeks of intense negotiations on the deal dragged into Wednesday evening, with trustees trying to ensure they didn't end up repeating the costly deal they had with Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra, who stepped down last month.
Saavedra's exit package cost taxpayers $978,967, according to the district. Much of the payout was for unused time off he had accrued over his career, plus extra vacation days the board granted him."