Reynolds board member posts OEA salaries
Reynolds school board member Bruce McCain took a swing at striking teachers today, publishing this post on conservative radio host Victoria Taft’s website.
In it, McCain, a lawyer and retired Multnomah County sheriff’s captain, lists the total compensation for Oregon Education Association leaders, including $279,597 in salary and benefits for Executive Director Jerry Carruthers, as reported to the IRS.
“OEA reported $22.6 million in total revenue in 2010, but requires one Executive Director, four Assistant Executive Directors, a General Counsel, a President and a Past President with a combined compensation of $1,435,725 to run the outfit,” McCain wrote.
“By comparison, Reynolds hired a new superintendent at just over $140,000 in salary to run a $100 million operation with nearly 11,000 students and 1,000 employees. What are the odds these OEA fat cats are chipping into the REA strike fund out of their own quarter million paychecks?”
In it, McCain, a lawyer and retired Multnomah County sheriff’s captain, lists the total compensation for Oregon Education Association leaders, including $279,597 in salary and benefits for Executive Director Jerry Carruthers, as reported to the IRS.
“OEA reported $22.6 million in total revenue in 2010, but requires one Executive Director, four Assistant Executive Directors, a General Counsel, a President and a Past President with a combined compensation of $1,435,725 to run the outfit,” McCain wrote.
“By comparison, Reynolds hired a new superintendent at just over $140,000 in salary to run a $100 million operation with nearly 11,000 students and 1,000 employees. What are the odds these OEA fat cats are chipping into the REA strike fund out of their own quarter million paychecks?”
-- James Mayer