Saturday, August 13, 2011

Superintendent's raise and contract amendments published

From Monday's meeting agenda:


(5) Annual Salary for Superintendent: RESOLVED, that Dr. Timothy Steinhauer’s salary for the 2011-2012 fiscal year is set at $151,420, an increase of 3.5%.

(6) Amendment to Superintendent’s Contract: RESOLVED, that the Amendment to Dr. Steinhauer’s contract, increasing the maximum number of vacation days and reimbursed unused vacation days, is approved in the form presented.

Update August 14, 2011 2:30 p.m. Median salary for a superintendent in Pittsburgh is $136,141. Considering Dr. Steinhauer was never a superintendent before coming to Mt. Lebanon, here is yet another example of the School Board being fiscally irresponsible with our money.  I remember Josephine Posti comparing Dr. Tim's salary to others in the AIU last year, but she failed to mention that the others were not getting on the job training and were seasoned superintendents.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Am I to understand that we are increasing his vacation days, in addition to his unused, contracted vacation days?
~Therese McDowell

Lebo Citizens said...

Yes, Therese, it is like he is getting two raises.
Just keep agreeing with the Board and he will do just fine.
Elaine

Anonymous said...

The man was hired for $140,000 in June 2009 and goes to $152,000 in August of 2011. Where can I get a job like that, where customer satisfaction falls under my watch, test scores stagnate and I don't need to deliver on getting a major project started??? Simply incredible! Sapphire Diablo

Anonymous said...

Sapphire, you just gotta give him a raise.
When the high school project is completed he can't be sure there will be a rack to park his bicycle in. How much do expect one man to sacrifice for your kids education?!
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Anonymous said...

This is a prime example of what is and has been going on not only in Lebo but across the country in public employee...schools & government...local, county, state and federal....outrageous & totally unjustified compensation practices and a prime example of why our society and way of life is going down the tubes.

Do any of you even begin to understand the legacy costs that we, our children and grandchildren will also face because we are allowing it to happen ?

Bill Lewis

Anonymous said...

Bill, you are so right.
The district can't possibly honor the pension obligations they've already committed too. Their answer, hell raise salaries some more, that'll fix it!
They have to eliminate items like bleachers, phone systems, energy efiicient lighting and heating systems all so they can build "their" school.
Yet Jo Posti epostulates about the governor not budgeting enough of OUR money to her so that she can't pass it along to Mr. Celli.
Has anybody shown what goals for 2010 have been met?
Dick Saunders

Anonymous said...

" . . . increasing the maximum number of vacation days and reimbursed unused vacation days, is approved in the form presented."

If Dr. Steinhauer has an increase in the number of vacation days and an increase in reimbursed unused vacation days, is that a second raise on top of the 3.5% salary increase? Sarah Morris

Anonymous said...

salary.com shows the median superintendent's salary and benefits are:


Core Compensation Median % of Total
Base Salary $136,141 74.5%
Bonuses $0 0.0%
Value of Benefits
Social Security $8,596 4.7%
401K/403B $5,173 2.8%
Disability $953 0.5%
Healthcare $6,507 3.6%
Pension $8,713 4.8%
Time Off $16,756 9.2%
Total Comp $182,839 100%

Our Board is passing a motion, "in the form presented."

Presented to WHOM? Certainly the public is not included in this deal; there are no details presented!

Is the Board afraid to break our the real figures for the public? Apparently they are afraid of our reactions.

John Ewing

Lebo Citizens said...

John, to put things in perspective, our governor makes $174,914. He turned down the $3000 COLA when he took office.
Corbett earned $148,003 last year as the state's attorney general.
Elaine