Cuomo aims to cap school bosses' pay | Politics

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week will propose legislation to cap school superintendent's six-figure salaries as way to save school districts and their taxpayers $15 million.

Cuomo tells The Associated Press his cap would be based on student enrollment. His bill would provide for a salary of $125,000 for the smallest rural districts and up to $175,000 for the largest districts, often in wealthier suburbs.

Cuomo's bill would make superintendents subject to the cap once their current contract expires.

Currently, 31 percent of superintendents make over $179,000 with the highest being the Syosset schools superintendent on Long Island who is paid $386,868. Cuomo's proposal, should it be passed by the Legislature, could force lower salaries for 319 superintendents, nearly half of the top district administrators in the state.
      

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