Meet Dr. Susan Enfield, Seattle's Interim Superintendent

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You would have thought she would take a cut in pay during these tight times.

svensken on March 2, 2011 at 9:12 PM

How do any of these school district honchos (not just Seattle's) make more than the governor of the frickin' state?

rara avis on March 2, 2011 at 9:20 PM

They are hired by contract.

sarah68 on March 2, 2011 at 9:59 PM

It wasn't unanimous. Patu voted against appointing Enfield.

Floor_Pie on March 2, 2011 at 11:47 PM

This is why the Tea Party exists. Fraud of $1.8 million. Give SI a $275,000 severance package despite her failure. Hire a new SI for $225,000. Total bill to taxpayers: $2.3 million for nothing.

No state public official should make over $150k, let alone $275k. That places her in the to 5-10% of all wage earners in America and the top 1% in the world.

Medina on March 3, 2011 at 10:11 AM

@6, and no one would want the job. You have to pay for talent. One of the reasons the superintendent job has beeen filled with such mediocre candidates is the low -- yes, low -- pay. There isn't a CEO in the western world of a private company the size of the SPSD making that little.

But hey, the white parents are happy, at least. They got one of theirs back in.

Fnarf on March 3, 2011 at 10:34 AM

Fnarf, that's complete poppycock. $264,000 plus bennies is well within the average range. Even in expensive New York State, most SI's make less than $175,000. I think the top makes paid NY SI makes about $380k.

Comparing to a CEO is a red herring. Running a school district is NOT running a business. Completely different skill sets and motivation. CEOs make money for shareholders. SIs run an organization that is supposed to educate children. I could understand the want to pay more to the educators, but administration, c'mon man.

If they want to make that kind of money, let them be CEOs.

Medina on March 3, 2011 at 11:20 AM

Trust is the new Accountability

Charlie Mas on March 5, 2011 at 10:21 AM