Some Connecticut Superintendents Take Raises As Schools Cut Staff

WFSB-TV Hartford (10/29) reports that as Connecticut school districts "have been cutting jobs left and right," some superintendents are taking raises. WFSB contacted school districts statewide and found that "more than two dozen superintendents took raises this school year." In Hartford, for instance, schools have seen a consistent decline in staff, losing about 400 employees since 2007. Meanwhile, the schools superintendent has taken a raise each year.

 

Superintendent Declines Raise For Second Straight Year. The Hartford (CT) Courant (10/29) reports that Manchester, Connecticut, schools superintendent, Kathleen Ouellette, "will forgo a salary raise for the second year in a row." Ouellette, who makes $155,366 annually, has "declined any raise in the current fiscal year and in fiscal year 2009-10. The board recently approved a contract for Ouellette through June 30, 2013, that includes a boost in vacation days from 25 to 30 and raises the number of sick days paid out at retirement from 60 to 65."