Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 11:02.

The article on 600 plus staff making over $100,000 includes a few teachers. Some of the teachers are at Promise Academies (Germantown, Univ. City) - Barbara Jo Bess Pashak, Patricia Harrell, Karen Kelley Nickens and Michael Hawkins. This should bring attention to the "Promise" Academy model and see if it is at all cost effective. Other teachers make considerable "extra" salary from coaching. There are people who coach three teams, who often have very limited day responsibilities (e.g. little classroom time or are gym teachers) who are coaching three sports and earning anywhere from $12 - $16,000+ a year. Cut Promise Academies and athletic coaches salaries and there will be some savings.

Obviously, most staff making six figures are in Central Office jobs and are administrators. Why Debora Borges - Carrera, principal at a very small school (Kensington CAPA) is earning more than other principals is not clear. It isn't longevity or school size. I assume she is earning "EC" (extra curricular) type funding. Other top principals are at "Promise" Academies but not all. Why, for example, are Thomas Koger Michelle Byruch, who are at "non-high needs schools" making so much? Principals were given 12 month contracts and gained considerable raises in their last contract. With no summer school, who knows what principals will do this summer. Many teacher do school related work from workshops to lesson planning to fixing their room without compensation. Principals no longer do anything outside of the school day without compensation. This is one area to cut.

Submitted by Lyka Smith (not verified) on Wed, 10/31/2012 - 08:51.

This should bring attention to the "Promise" Academy model and see if it is at all cost effective. Other teachers make considerable "extra" salary from coaching.

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