It just so happens that there are 1,599 CPS employees – a bit more than the targeted 1,400 – who could easily be “impacted” by the budget ax without hurting them or impacting student instruction.
Those are the employees – mostly administrators – who made more than $100,000 in straight salary in 2013-14, before their benefits were figured in, according to a salary chart obtained by EAGnews. Eighty-three of those employees made at least $150,000 in straight salary.
The 1,599 employees collectively made a whopping $192 million in 2013-14. That’s almost enough to cover the $200 million in budget cuts the district will be making.
The 83 who made at least $150,000 took home a collective $13.2 million.
Is this a classic case of “too many chiefs?”
Now-former Chief Executive Officer Barbara Byrd Bennett made $250,000. Chief Administrative Officer Timothy Cawley made $215,000. Chief Financial Officer Ginger Ostro made $180,000. Chief Accountability Officer John Barker made $175,000. Chief of College and Career Success Aarti Dhupelia made $175,000. Chief Teaching and Learning Officer Annette Gawley made $175,000. Chief Officer of Networks Denise Little made $175,000. Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive Officer Sherry Ulery made $175,000.
Let’s not forget the chief lawyer – General Counsel James Bebley – who made $175,000. Just those nine salaries alone came to nearly $1.7 million.
Toni Preckwinkle's 1 cent sales tax increase is an abomination that reflects her lack of creative talent to find a solution to the county's problems. Raising the sales tax doesn't solve the problem, but only delays the problem for a few more years while placing the burden on everyday people. It's pretty sad to see politicians abandon their responsibilities to find real solutions, rather than making the suburbs pay for the problems caused by Chicago's lack of leadership under Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the inability to crack down on excessive cronyism pension excesses.
Make sure he raises it enough to cover us retired skool teechers living here in Fort Lauderdale.
ReplyDeleteIt just so happens that there are 1,599 CPS employees – a bit more than the targeted 1,400 – who could easily be “impacted” by the budget ax without hurting them or impacting student instruction.
ReplyDeleteThose are the employees – mostly administrators – who made more than $100,000 in straight salary in 2013-14, before their benefits were figured in, according to a salary chart obtained by EAGnews. Eighty-three of those employees made at least $150,000 in straight salary.
The 1,599 employees collectively made a whopping $192 million in 2013-14. That’s almost enough to cover the $200 million in budget cuts the district will be making.
The 83 who made at least $150,000 took home a collective $13.2 million.
Is this a classic case of “too many chiefs?”
Now-former Chief Executive Officer Barbara Byrd Bennett made $250,000. Chief Administrative Officer Timothy Cawley made $215,000. Chief Financial Officer Ginger Ostro made $180,000. Chief Accountability Officer John Barker made $175,000. Chief of College and Career Success Aarti Dhupelia made $175,000. Chief Teaching and Learning Officer Annette Gawley made $175,000. Chief Officer of Networks Denise Little made $175,000. Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive Officer Sherry Ulery made $175,000.
Let’s not forget the chief lawyer – General Counsel James Bebley – who made $175,000. Just those nine salaries alone came to nearly $1.7 million.
It is a great country. Everyone a millionaire.
ReplyDeleteIts a great county Cook. Everyone is a millionaire.
DeleteThere's been a run on vaseline at Walgreens, somebody knows where they're going to stick it to us...
ReplyDeleteToni Preckwinkle's 1 cent sales tax increase is an abomination that reflects her lack of creative talent to find a solution to the county's problems. Raising the sales tax doesn't solve the problem, but only delays the problem for a few more years while placing the burden on everyday people. It's pretty sad to see politicians abandon their responsibilities to find real solutions, rather than making the suburbs pay for the problems caused by Chicago's lack of leadership under Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the inability to crack down on excessive cronyism pension excesses.
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