03.15.07
I want a $67,000 bonus
Houston ISD chief’s $67,000 bonus raises more concern
It represents 22% of his pay, compared with teachers’ 4%
– reported by the Houston Chronicle
Houston ISD Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra will be $67,250 richer today when the school district distributes its latest round of performance bonuses.
Saavedra’s new contract, approved by the school board in January, made him eligible for $80,000 in bonus pay based in part on students’ test scores.
As head of the state’s largest school district, Saavedra earns a base salary of $302,000. His bonus — 22 percent of his base pay — is more than almost all his teachers take home in a year.
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