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