School Salaries Still The Same

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May 24, 2012

The most startling aspect of the Guilford County Schools salary list is that at the top it is nearly identical to the 2011 list.

Not only has no one gotten a raise, but in the top five no one has retired, resigned or been fired.

Number seven on the 2011 list, Northern Regional Superintendent John Modest, is no longer with the school system. Otherwise, the only change until number 15 is that the figures were rounded differently, so there is a dollar difference from the year before on some salaries.

School Superintendent Mo Green is still number one at $250,000, which puts him as the highest paid government employee on the salary lists that we print, unless Guilford County Manager Brenda Jones Fox sneaks a $100,000 raise for herself on to the Board of Commissioners next consent agenda.

The schools have not snuck around and figured out how to pay their employees more money without giving them "raises." Nor have they added titles that allowed them to say someone had been promoted when they really hadn't. In short, the schools said nobody got a raise, and as near as we can figure the schools are telling the truth.

The highest paid employee with "teacher" in the title is Phillip Hampton, who is listed as a teacher with the Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) at a salary of $79,899. Second is teacher and athletic director Russell Lee who is paid $77,620 a year.

The highest paid teacher who is not an ROTC instructor or an athletic director is Karen Carroll, who is listed as a teacher of English and social studies at a salary of $71,060 a year. It is important to realize that teachers are paid for a 10-month work year. So to compare a teacher's salary to a 12 month salary you need to divide the salary by 10 and then multiply by 12. For example, a teacher being paid $71,000 a year is making the same monthly salary as a 12 month employee who is paid $85,200 a year.

One interesting fact is that the highest paid principal, Noah Rogers, is paid $137,636 – more than some regional superintendents and more than twice as much as the principals on the lower end of the pay scale at $68,676.

Rogers, the principal at Smith High School, as reported in this newspaper, has a doctorate from Madison University in Gulfport, Mississippi. Madison University is not associated with James Madison University, a highly respected institute of higher learning, but is what is commonly known as a diploma mill. Generally, you pay a fee, turn in a paper of some kind and get a diploma. Madison is not accredited, and the Better Business Bureau gives it an F rating.

The school system says that Rogers' salary is not based on that degree, but principals with doctorates from legitimate, accredited universities who actually had to go to class and write a real dissertation are paid far less than Rogers. It's an interesting way to run a school system.

Click here for a PDF list of all Guilford County Schools salaries

Green, Mo Superintendent $250,000

Folger, Beth Chief Academic Ofcr $155,872

Ozment, Sharon Chief Financial Ofcr $155,872

Carr, Nora Chief of Staff $150,000

Young, Terrence Chief Info Ofcr $149,040

Zhang, Gongshu Accountability Ofcr $149,040

Kidd , Angelo Regional Supt $146,000

Morrison, Shirley Chief HR Ofcr $146,000

Martin, Phyllis Regional Supt $140,000

Worrell, Terry Regional Supt $140,000

Willis, Gwen Chief Student Serv Ofcr $139,000

Zwadyk, Barbara Chief Curr & Instr Ofcr $139,000

Rogers, Noah Principal $137,636

LaRowe, Andy Chief Operations Ofcr $135,000

Eldridge, John Regional Supt-Enrichment $133,000

Shaver, Randall Regional Supt $133,000

Rogers, Kathryn Principal $132,480

Foley, Marilyn Principal $117,220

Pratt, Jesse Principal $115,000

Wilds, Rodney Principal $115,000

Greeson, Gerald Dir-Maintenance $110,472

Becoats, Jocelyn Exec Dir Pre K-8 Curr $110,422

Culmer, Sandra Exec Dir-Regional $110,422

Legrand, Wanda Exec Dir-Enrichment Reg $110,422

Segalla, Lee Ann Exec Dir-AL $110,422

Watlington, Tony Strategic Plan, Proj Ofcr $110,422

Parker, Deborah Principal $110,405

Walker, Anitra Exec Dir-Regional $109,000

Pope, Welbert Principal $107,700

Richmond, Denise Principal $107,520

McNeil, James Principal $106,188

Boschini, George Principal $105,748

Allen, Susan Principal $105,216

Foster, Stephen Exec Dir-HR Operations $104,189

Haley, Carolyn Principal $103,896

Henry, Angela Exec Dir/Asst Fin Ofcr $103,500

Coker, Alison Exec Dir-Human Res $103,334

Elliott, Brenda Exec Dir-Student Services $103,334

Griffin, Susan Exec Dir-Spec Ed Svc $103,334

Hales, Kelly Exec Dir-Fed Programs $103,334

Hayes, Bobby Principal $103,334

Holcombe, Amy Exec Dir-Talent Devel $103,334

Kemp , Darcy Exec Dir-Regional $103,334

McGrath, Steven Exec Dir-HS Curriculum $103,334

Melton, Robert Exec Dir-Facilities $103,334

Williams, Misti Exec Dir-Induct/Success $103,334

Wheat, Ken Principal $102,792

Bass , Laverne Principal $102,504

Newlin, Gregory Principal $102,000

Parker, George Principal $101,504

Misher, Samuel Principal $100,200

Kashubara, Pete Principal $99,000

Mallory, Francine Principal $98,988

Kremer, Cynthia Principal $98,700

Coble, Esther Principal $98,676

Kitley, Ralph Principal $98,648

Gorham, Shelia Principal $98,000

Gibson, James Principal $97,520

Laine, William Principal $96,000

Harper, Russell Principal $95,784

Woodward, Russell Principal $95,556

Blanchard, William Principal $95,176

Rowland-Kitley, Loretta Principal $95,000

Stewart, Pamela Principal $94,224

Lyon, Linda Principal $93,408

Harper, Sharon Principal $92,556

Walker, Monica Diversity Officer $92,052

Isley, Eunice Principal $91,860

Faison, Patrice Principal $91,500

Peeples, Kaylene Dir-Payroll $91,416

McCants, Sharon Principal $91,176

Misher, Pamela Principal $90,996

Rose, Travis Principal $90,000

Hamblin, Edgar Dir-Test Admin $89,964

Schroeder, Denise Principal $89,484

Christina, Robert Principal $88,956

Hauser, Angella Principal $88,812

Miller, Johncarlos Principal $88,000

Jackson, Angela Principal $87,500

Gantt, Robert Dir-CTE/Tech Prep $87,204

Slate, Greggory Principal $87,204

Burress, Karen Principal $86,976

Batts, Cathy Principal $86,628

Nixon-Green , Rochelle Principal $86,172

Bryant Woods, Sadie Dir-Data & Eval $86,052

Bell, Donna Dir-Facilities Planning $85,488

Hajnos, Glenn Prg Spec III-Vocats $84,912

Gottshall, Joy Psych $84,840

Harris, Jeffrey Dir-Transportation $84,660

Eubanks, Susan Supv-Ele Sch Counsel Svc $84,506

Keaton, Susan Prg Spec III-Testing $84,276

Kidd , Linda Principal $83,796

Lavere, George Principal $83,796

Reece, Jean Dir-Aft Sch Prg $83,616

Burgman, Anessa Principal $83,376

Walker, Misty Principal $82,632

Lawrence, Benita Principal $82,476

Carr, Kevin Principal $82,428

Matthews, Sarah Principal $81,996

Morgan, William Dir-Virtual Learning $81,472

Hayes, Mayra Dir-ESOL Svc $81,240

Caraher, Joseph Principal $81,120

Matson, William Principal $81,120

McHam, Theaster Principal $81,120

Mott, Deborah Principal $81,120

Williams, Karen Principal $81,120

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Stretching a Little?
May 24, 2012 | 10:25 AM

"to compare a teacher's salary to a 12 month salary you need to divide the salary by 10 and then multiply by 12. For example, a teacher being paid $71,000 a year is making the same monthly salary as a 12 month employee who is paid $85,200 a year"

$71,000/year is $71,000/year. If a Realtor sells a house and makes $10000 for 10 months his salary is not $120,000 especially if for 2 months out of the year he's not selling houses.

Anonymous
no clickhere for salaries
May 24, 2012 | 10:39 AM

the area in report to click here for all the salaries is not available

Editor's Note: The file will be available this afternoon.

triadwatch
Link
May 24, 2012 | 11:52 AM

Where is the link to the pdf referenced in the article?

Editor's Note: The file will be available this afternoon.

Anonymous
Paltry Teacher's Salary
May 25, 2012 | 08:39 PM

I love my teaching job and I work hard to meet the needs of my students and their families, regularly working in excess of 50 hours a week (between time spent at school and at home) but guess what? My name isn't on the "Big Money" list of GCS employees! So, it really galls me to hear people say that teachers have it so easy because they only have to work from 8-3 and have 2 months off during the summer! Most people have no idea how much time and personal money teachers spend on their students. It would be so nice to be appreciated for the job I do!

Anonymous
June 06, 2012 | 10:58 PM

I believe that any employee making over $60,000 a year does not need a raise. It should be given to the staff that does not make the big bucks!

under paid employee
Just Stop It!!
June 22, 2012 | 01:40 PM

you guys are always trying to play the comparison game of teachers' salaries versus the "everyman's salary". "...to compare a teacher's salary to a 12 month salary you need to divide the salary by 10 and then multiply by 12..." give me a break! the truth of the matter is this, that teachers make the money over ten months but what they make annually is what it is, period. you compared 71,000 made in 10 months to 85,000 for 12, right? 85,000 divided by 12 is about 7,100 per month while 71,000 divided by 12 is around 5,900 monthly. do the math, that's 1,200 less monthly, 300 less weekly (4 week month), 10 less daily. also note that if a teacher is making this much money he or she is pretty near or in the twilight of their career. also, the salaries compared is in stark contrast to the hours that each faction puts in. in the private sector or almost any other career field for that matter at the end of the day the job stops, however teachers know they are looking at about 3 hours more, at the least, with lesson planning, parental phone calls, and grading assignments but are not getting paid for it (at least in other career fields there is overtime), and dont forget teachers are doing this and more for YOUR CHILDREN. so please stop cryin' the blues about educators. dont forget it was these same educators who taught you how to read, write, compute, reseach, and to think critically about issues and look how you are using the skill sets taught to you..its such a shame.

anonymous
Were you present in Math class?
June 27, 2012 | 03:49 PM

How can you say that a teacher's 10 month salary is the same as a 12 month salary? Teachers get paid their salary over 10 months - period. So, if I get 50,000/10 months in a calendar year, that is all I get for the year from the school system. So, to compare my salary correctly to a 12 month salary, you must consider that I do not get paid for two months of the year. So, I either have to get another job during the summer (which many must do) or set aside some of my monthly income for summer bills. So, although I get $5000/month (no taxes taken out) during the school year, I really only have $4167. $50,000/year is $50,000/year - period.

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