superintendent

Sep.2

2010

Newark superintendent Clifford Janey’s contract is not renewed

NEWARK — Clifford Janey’s contract as Newark’s school superintendent will not be renewed, school officials informed of the decision said tonight. Janey was told tonight that his three-year contract will not be reinstated, according to the two sources, who were not authorized to speak publicly about the decision. The move potentially leaves the city looking [...]

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Aug.13

2010

Sixty-one N.J.-funded special ed officials’ salaries exceed proposed $175K cap

TRENTON — It’s not clear whether salary caps that Gov. Chris Christie wants for New Jersey’s school superintendents would apply to private schools funded with tax dollars. An analysis by The Record newspaper found more than 60 administrators for the state’s 171 private special education schools earn more than the $175,000 cap.

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Aug.9

2010

Mixed bag ruling from appeals panel

A mixed bag ruling from a state appeals court on pay limits for school administrators. Bottom line: Rules restricting pay for superintendents are fine. They sign contracts and don’t have tenure. But assistant superintendents who get tenure can’t have their pay reduced.

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Jul.29

2010

Jersey City school board hears state senator, assemblyman and freeholder tell them they should ignore Schundler’s advice and stand by vote to give superintendent a new contract

Members of the Jersey City Board of Education said last night they plan to move ahead with plans to extend the contract of Superintendent of Schools Charles T. Epps Jr. for another two years.

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Jul.26

2010

NJ governor speeds up salary cap for school district chiefs

The Christie administration is worried that school district chiefs will try to skirt a new salary cap by extending their old contracts Education Commissioner Bret Schundler told county superintendents to start imposing the cap on new contracts now rather than waiting until the new rules are formally in place. Last week the governor announced that [...]

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Jul.26

2010

Salary cap to limit school salaries

The Christie administration’s plan to impose a hard salary cap on the pay of New Jersey’s public school superintendents and top administrators has definitely caught the attention of Board of Education members in Montclair. Shelly Lombard, president of the seven-member panel, said officials watched Gov. Chris Christie’s announcement with great interest and are anxious to [...]

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Jul.19

2010

Capping superintendents’ pay: A step toward reining in school administrative costs

Gov. Chris Christie, left, and Education Commissioner Bret Schundler announced their plan to cut the pay of school superintendents during a press conference held at the E. Raymond Appleby Elementary School in Spotswood. School superintendents earn some of the highest salaries paid by taxpayers, and the recession hasn’t even been a speed bump on their [...]

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Jul.16

2010

Gov. Christie reveals plans to limit N.J. superintendents’ salaries, base pay on merit

TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie Thursday revealed a plan to end the bidding wars that have fattened school superintendents’ salaries, saying he will limit their pay based on how many students they serve and offer bonuses tied to student achievement.

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