Despite mixed responses to The Clarkston News? recent public survey on issues related to Clarkston School’s non-homestead millage, one question yielded the most similar answers.
Regardless of whether or not people support or disapprove of Clarkston School’s upcoming millage proposal, a large portion of survey responses indicated the public is unaware of how much the district’s teachers and administrators are paid.
For the 2005-2006 school year, Clarkston teachers? contracts are broken into five divisions based on education level: Bachelors degree, Master’s degree, Master’s degree + 30 credits, Specialist in Education and doctorate.
Those categories are cross-referenced with the years of employment (ranging between one a 16 years) to determine the teacher’s contract salary.
The result is a grid schedule. The lowest cell on the grid is a first year teacher with a Bachelor’s degree at $35,356, the highest being a teacher with a PhD and 16 plus years of experience at $85,563.
The increase based on education level increases exponentially over time as well, with the gap between a BA and PhD starting at approximately $7,500 for a first year teacher and ending at approximately $15,000 for a teacher with 16 plus years of experience.
District administrator’s contracts salaries are also determined through scale depending on experience. The following salaries do not include benefits, stipends or bonuses.
? Assistant principals range from $77,197 to $88,165. The district currently employs four assistant principals.
? High School assistant principals range from $82,967 to $95,930. The district currently employes four high school assistant principals.
? Elementary principals range from $86,422 to $96,849. The district currently employes seven elementary principals.
? Sashabaw Middle School Principal Linda Foran’s salary is currently $98,198
? Clarkston Junior High School Principal Shawn Ryan’s current salary is $97,677
? Clarkston High School Principal Janice Meagher is currently $111,291.
? Executive Director positions range from $98,306 to $110,189. These positions include Geraldine Moore (Pre-K and Elementary Education), Bruce Beamer (Business and Financial Services), Matt McCarty (Information and Technology Services), Linda Nester (Human Resources) and Anne Evans (Student Supervisor Services)
? Deputy Superintendent Dave Reschke’s contract salary is currently $114,565.
? Superintendent Dr. Al Robert’s contract salary is currently $142,000.
The administrative numbers were either obtained from Anita Banach, Director of Communications and Marketing, or from the Salary Schedule for the 2003-2004 school and figuring an additional two percent to match the increase allowed by the state starting in the 2004-2005 school year.
Look in next week’s issue of The Clarkston News for more information regarding district salaries and benefits.