Education Matters US

There is a school board meeting tonight at Grayslake Middle School. One topic being discussed is the Superintendent’s contract. Please attend if you want your voice heard.

I’d like to suggest that the school board freeze pay or at least tie ti to CPI during these economic hard times. Woodland District 50 just froze the pay of their administrators.

Facing revenue declines similar to other suburban school systems, Gurnee-based Woodland Elementary District 50’s top administrators and managers agreed they should take the lead in a cash-conservation effort.

District 50 board President Bruce Bohren announced at a meeting Wednesday night that administration and middle management staff salaries will be frozen at current levels for the 2009-10 academic year. The freezes, and not replacing a departing administrator, are projected to save about $194,600.

“The board of education thanks the district’s leadership team for bringing forth this proposal,” Bohren said. It is appreciated.”

Bohren said the administrators and middle managers also won’t be eligible for bonuses, merit awards or other additional cash compensation for the next school year. He said the lone exception to the salary freeze is an assistant superintendent of support services who will receive a pay hike of less than 1 percent under a special retirement contract.

For more information on recent job cuts in the district, please read GRAYSLAKE ELEMENTARY CUTS 29 JOBS – WHO’S TO BLAME