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11th Annual Salary Survey when school is over,” Domenech says. Superintendents attend sporting events and other activities throughout the week and on the weekends; respond to breakins, thefts and accidents involving students or faculty members; rise as early as 3 a.m. in the winter to evaluate weather tendents receive their own share of perks, although far from the sort enjoyed by corporate executives. In his new contract with the Cobb County School District, Hinojosa receives $250 a month for his cell phone and home Internet access for business use, and an $800-a-month car But according to Domenech, the majority of superintendents need a PhD to have that role, which is an expensive investment on their part in higher education. The report says there must be “equal sacrifice” in a time of recession but that “long-term patterns indicate that the average compensation of state and local employees is not excessive.” In terms of capping salaries during the recession, Bender warns against it. “I have a hard time justifying economically any kind of caps in the public or private sector,” says Bender. “It creates reversed incentives, and we don’t end up getting the most productive workers. I’m hopeful that, as the economics recover, there will be less political pressure and that more economic thought can go into this.” Long Days The role of the superintendent involves constant activity. “The clock doesn’t stop “I’m hopeful that as the economics recover there will be less political pressure and that more economic thought can go into this.” —Keith Bender, professor of economics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee conditions; and attend long meetings with city officials, boards of education and parent-teacher associations, Domenech says. “When you’re the CEO of a midsized company, when business hours are over, it’s generally over,” he adds. “That’s not the case in a district.” To keep in constant communication and to attend so many events, superin- allowance, including reimbursement for gas. He also had his moving expenses from Dallas to Georgia covered, and his retirement benefits include a district match each year of about 8 percent of his annual salary. “That’s normal, and those [perks] have been in every contract I’ve had,” says Hinojosa. “Mostly supply and demand determines compensation,” he says. “How Enhancing the Intelligibility of the Spoken Word Atlas Solutions ISO9001 -CERTIFIED- 48 September 2011 District Administration http://www.atlassound.com http://www.atlassound.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - September 2011

District Administration - September 2011
Contents
From the Editor
Letters
News Update
Tech Update
District Profile
Administrator Profile
Conversations
They Work Hard for the Money
The Road to Rigor
District-Charter Collaborations on the Rise
Designing Safe Facilities
Tony Smith Tackles Oakland
Product Focus
New Products
Research Center
Crisis Response
Going Mobile
Professional Opinion
Student Counsel

District Administration - September 2011