In one of the most high-profile changes in leadership, Mike Miles will initially earn $1,473 per day to lead the state of Texas' takeover of Houston ISD; his salary is expected to eventually match the $360,000 salary of former superintendent Millard House II.
Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde has been very vocal on Twitter about lawmakers not committing funding to teacher pay raises. She says while the school board just approved raises locally, it's not enough.
"Many districts throughout the state will be passing deficit budgets, because they are facing the same challenges," said Austin ISD CFO Ed Ramos. "Teachers are leaving the profession. Employees are making the decision whether or not to stay in their districts."
The budget will include spending $8.7 million on expanding leadership density and $19.7 million on implementing the NES program at 29 schools, where teachers will be paid an average of over $80,000 per year, in addition to a $10,000 stipend.
Assuring the community that the Colchester School District is spending money wisely—and carefully—has been one of Superintendent Amy Minor's top priorities from the day she took office.
Citing fears of possible slashes to Title II funds, these education leaders explain why districts need the most support possible to implement successful professional development in their schools.
"Never have we seen such rapid expansion of labor in education," said Marguerite Roza, director of Georgetown University's Edunomics Lab. This surge in staffing coincides with a steady decline in student enrollment in many states. Here's how that will impact districts in the coming years.
Bourbon County High School Principal Morgan Adkins has proposed remote learning each Wednesday. The school building would still be open that day for students who want to work there or need one-on-one instruction.
"Those goals are ambitious," he says. "They're a stretched goal. Every one of them. In the minds of some, almost unreasonable. But I don't think they are. They're going to force us to reinvent ourselves to really pivot away from the way business and the work were doing into a new reality of education."
The Principal Recovery Network of building leaders who have experienced school shootings is pressing for several billion dollars worth of mental health and safety support for staff and students.
