Mea Culpa on School Board Salaries
We like to be up front when we make an error, so here's mine: A chart in my story today misstated the salaries being paid to members of the Guilford County Board of Education.
Here's the story: On May 10, the board voted itself a 145 percent pay raise, bringing their salaries in line with what was paid to members of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners. That salary was $14,700 with a little more for the chairman.
But the next month, the commissioners (which control school spending to some degree) approved a budget that merely doubled the school board's salaries to $12,000 a year.
My story failed to reflect that reduction, of which I was unaware.
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board of ed members each received a $200 increase. i hardly think that doubles their salaries!
Posted on August 19, 2005 9:22 PM
Mr. Leroy,
The Board of Education members each received a $500 a month increase, doubling their salaries. Here's a breakdown:
Position New monthly salary Old monthly salary
Chairman $1,100 $600
Vice chairman $1,000 $500
Board members $1,000 $500
Posted on August 21, 2005 3:51 PM