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Houston Schools Superintendent Highest Paid in State - or is He?

The Houston Chronicle conducted a study andat Angleton was the lowest paid with $117,700
published its results in mid-March. As partfor 6,559 students; however, Burns earned
of the Sunshine Week open-records program ofapproximately $17.94 per student. La Porte's
the American Society of Newspaper Editors,Michael Say earned $186,720 for 7,623
the newspaper surveyed the compensationstudents - that is almost $24.50 per student.
packages of superintendents across the state,
finding that ten regional superintendents inObviously, superintendent salaries do not
greater Houston exceed $199,000 in annualmatch up to the student populations. Compared
salary.to the Houston schools superintendent's
salary, it looks as though it would be more
They narrowed their research to Harris,lucrative to work for the smaller school
Montgomery, Fort Bend, Galveston and Brazoriadistricts.
counties, looking only at the base salaries
for superintendents. Though many compensationMary Barrett, assistant director for the
packages include car allowances, retirementTexas Association of School Boards, stated
packages, and performance incentives, suchthat some smaller school districts want
perks would be more difficult to compare.larger district experience and have to pay
Each contract is negotiated individually andmore to get it. She also said that other
perks vary from contract-to-contract forfactors impact the salary offered to
superintendents.superintendents, other than student
enrollment.
The study, which focused on the 2004-2005
school year, found that the Houston schoolsPaul Wilson, associate executive director of
superintendent, Abelardo Saavedra, is thethe Texas Association of School
highest paid at $278,100; however, theAdministrator, stated superintendents earn
Houston schools also is the largest districttheir pay. Superintendents, such as in the
in Texas with a student population ofHouston schools with its large student
208,945. That means Saavedra was paid apopulation, is worth the salaries set by
little  more  than  $1.33  per  student.local  trustees.
Second to the Houston schools superintendentIn many areas, the school district represents
is Louis Stoerner at Alief. Stoerner madethe largest business operation and the
$271,500 with an enrollment of 45,571largest employer. Superintendents must manage
students. Stoerner was paid a little moreboth money and children - the two areas about
than  $5.95  per  student.which taxpayers most care. It is an enormous
responsibility with a strong potential for
Next is David Anthony at Cy-Fair, the secondpublic criticism and constant scrutiny. For
only to the Houston schools as the largestdistricts, such as the Houston schools, the
school district in the state. Anthony madejob is very demanding, dealing with many
$250,000 with an enrollment of 80,000internal  and  external  challenges.
students. He was paid a little more than
$3.12  per  student.After seeing these numbers, perhaps the
Houston schools will give Saavedra a raise.
Of the smaller school districts, Heath Burns



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