The Jackson County Board of Education plans to review the amount of the school system’s local salary supplements next month to see how the system compares to other districts.
With nearly half of its $39 million in personnel expenses being paid by local property taxes, the BOE will discuss local salary supplements during its annual retreat March 14-15.
The move is “just to review in comparison to school systems the same size in the area to see how we really fit in,” said superintendent Shannon Adams.
The action comes amid continuing financial pressure on the school system as it faces both state cuts and a drop in the local property tax digest. The cost of local supplements and to hire personnel that don’t get state funding cost the JCSS around $17.8 million per year, around 45 percent of the system’s total salaries of $39.2 million.
The school system pays all certified personnel a local supplement of between 5.5 percent and 6.3 percent of their base salary. But in addition, the system also provides multiple other local supplements to administrators and coaches.
To read the complete story and a chart of local supplements, see the March 2 issue of The Jackson Herald.
BOE to review local supplements
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concerned taxpayer
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03/05/11 at 08:41 AM
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the rule of supply and demand should indicate that since they are an over abundance of school administrators looking for jobs during this current economic crisis, school systems should not have to pay top dollar for quality people. it is obvious that the JC BOE has no idea of what this means. you can find highly qualified people for less than you are paying the current ones. tell the high dollar (those making $90k or above) that you are going to reduces supplements and see how few leave. since there are few jobs out there, i think you will find that most will not leave such a cushy job/
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DJC
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03/15/11 at 05:37 PM
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I was angry when I read in the paper last week that the principals and other members of the school system were getting supplements from our tax dollars. People are being laid off everywhere getting their pay cut,hours cut or both. But have they taken a pay cut so they could save some one’s job, I don’t think so. So why should we vote for a continuation of a tax so that they can mismanage more money. The supplements should be canceled for the time being. If they are upset to bad to sad. Tell them to go and find a job somewhere else. Let them try to sell their home and try to find a new job. Good luck I was out of work for over a year before I found a job at a 1/4 of what I made.