The Board of Education met on May 23 to evaluate the progress made my Dr. Al Roberts, superintendent for Clarkston Schools.
Robert’s contract term begins on July 1, 2005 and ends July 1, 2010. The Board of Education reviews the contract annually, and may make changes on or before June 30 of each year.
According to the letter written by Karen Foyteck, school board president, Dr. Roberts made great strides this past year.
Foyteck wrote in her letter that one of the most revealing comments made during the discussion of the evaluation was that ‘in spite of construction and imminent changes in the district, you have continued to work to ‘raise the bar? in Clarkston Schools by providing programs and opportunities for our students.?
Foyteck also wrote of the Michigan Blue Ribbon Awards that Clarkston schools have received as a result of Robert’s ‘foresight and dedication to the best interests of all our students.?
Robert’s 2005-06 contract includes a salary of $142,000, with a $4,000 performance bonus for the 2004-05 school year. This is a 2.8 percent increase from last year, when his salary was $138,000. He received the $4,000 bonus for the 2003-04 school year as well.
Robert’s salary can vary each year, but the salary established may not be less than the salary paid the previous year.
In the US, the average salary, according to swz.salary.com, as of June 2005, for superintendent’s is $70,052.
Roberts gets life insurance in the amount of three times his annual salary, as of July 1, 2004 and receives a monthly car allowance of $450.
He also gets his organization dues covered for the Michigan Association of School Administrators (Region and State), Phi Delta Kappa, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and others as approved by the Board of Education.
In addition, Roberts receives a retirement fund which includes his contribution in the Member Investment Program under the Michigan Public Schools Employee Retirement System, a tax-deferred annuity in the amount of $2,500 per year selected by him and the purchase of one year in the Michigan Public Schools Employee Retirement System.