Post a commentChristie targets salaries of school superintendents
Gov. Christie proposed salary caps on Thursday to limit, and in many cases cut, what the state's public school districts pay their superintendents and other top administrators.
The measure, which would take effect when an administrator's current contract expired, is among those in Christie's "tool kit" to help districts control costs and live within the recently signed 2 percent cap on property-tax increases.
"While families and school districts across the state cope with fewer resources and continued fiscal challenges, many school administrators continue to receive salaries that are out of proportion with the private sector and current economic realities," Christie said in a written statement.
State Education Commissioner Bret Schundler will propose regulations by Aug. 6 to limit pay for superintendents, assistant superintendents, and business administrators. The caps, which could go into effect as soon as Dec. 20, do not require legislative approval, according to administration spokesmen.
According to preliminary guidelines, superintendents' maximum base salaries would be determined by the number of students in the district. Merit bonuses, tied to student achievement, could be as much as 15 percent of base pay, but they could not earn pension credits.
A superintendent's maximum base pay
The measure, which would take effect when an administrator's current contract expired, is among those in Christie's "tool kit" to help districts control costs and live within the recently signed 2 percent cap on property-tax increases.
"While families and school districts across the state cope with fewer resources and continued fiscal challenges, many school administrators continue to receive salaries that are out of proportion with the private sector and current economic realities," Christie said in a written statement.
State Education Commissioner Bret Schundler will propose regulations by Aug. 6 to limit pay for superintendents, assistant superintendents, and business administrators. The caps, which could go into effect as soon as Dec. 20, do not require legislative approval, according to administration spokesmen.
According to preliminary guidelines, superintendents' maximum base salaries would be determined by the number of students in the district. Merit bonuses, tied to student achievement, could be as much as 15 percent of base pay, but they could not earn pension credits.
A superintendent's maximum base pay
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