Albuquerque charter schools
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APS Questions Charter School Superintendent Salary: APS Raises More Questions About Charter Schools (KOAT.com, March 11, 2010)
APS Questions Charter School Superintendent Salary: APS Raises More Questions About Charter Schools (KOAT.com, March 11, 2010)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The Albuquerque Public School district is questioning why a charter school superintendent makes more money than the mayor of Albuquerque.
Scott Glasrud oversees three charter schools, Southwest Primary, La Luz Del Monte and Southwest Secondary.
According to reports, he oversees slightly fewer than 500 students and gets paid $204,000 per year.
Winston Brooks, superintendent of the Albuquerque Public School district, supervises 94,000 students and makes $256,000 per year.
"I think a $204,000 salary for 500 kids is absolutely outrageous," said Marty Esquivel, president of APS school board.
Esquivel said this raises questions about accountability in the charter school system and