SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS ALBERTO M. CARVALHO RECOMMENDS
SALARY CUTS FOR ADMINISTRATORS, ASSISTANTS

Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho recommended salary cuts for district administrators and high-level clerical employees at the May 11 School Board meeting.  The cuts come on the heels of a projected $80 million cut to school funding for the 2011-2012 fiscal year, which begins July 1.
 
“We must lead by example in these tough times,” said Carvalho.  “The tough times continue, and our administrators, who have already shouldered significant salary reductions in the past three years, will again take the lead in absorbing the financial blow.” The measure will save approximately $500,000 in the coming year, and millions of dollars in the years ahead.
 
The salary cuts will affect approximately 400 administrators and clericals and were approved by the School Board.  The move will reduce the maximums of managerial pay grades by 20 percent.  Managers currently in those positions will face a two-percent pay cut, as well as a three-percent pay cut as a result of the Legislature’s action that requires state employees to pay into their retirement funds.

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