Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Lolli Haws, the new superintendent for the Racine Unified School District, will be paid $200,000 a year. Some of the superintendents in the larger school district are being paid more, and some less. But is that salary too much?
The Racine Unified School District Board of Education approved a $200,000 salary for Lolli Haws, their choice for a new school superintendent, on Monday. Haws serves as an instructional superintendent for the District of Columbia Public Schools in a high-crime, high poverty area. She has also been a teacher, assistant principal and principal. Many have criticized the district for her salary. Here's what they said on Facebook: Melissa Young Schroeder "$200,000?!? Wow. Yet my kids can't play the recorder in music because there's no budget and I have to buy supplies for the art class because there's no budget. I could go on and on." Jason Bennett "Meanwhile classroom budgets are slashed..." Kathleen Marie Weber-Tiderman "How easy it is to …
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Racine School board members Julie McKenna and Don Nielsen voted against Lolli Haws contract for superintendent. Both said if her contract was approved, they would still show their support.
In a 7 to 2 vote, the Racine Unified School District Board of Education approved a $200,000 salary for Lolli Haws, their choice for a new school superintendent. Haws replaces current superintendent Ann Laing, who stepped in when James Shaw left the district. Haws is currently with the District of Columbia Public Schools in Washington, D.C. as an instructional superintendent. She issued the following statement: “It is a tremendous honor and privilege to be officially appointed as superintendent of the Racine Unified School District. I’m eager to join the smart and dedicated teachers, leaders and support staff in the important and challenging work of ensuring that Racine students achieve the goals of the North Star Vision,” according to the …
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Lolli Haws accepted the contract terms the Racine Unified School District and the school board is expected to approve the $200,000 salary on Monday.
Lolli Haws, who will serve as Racine Unified's new superintendent starting July 1, will earn $200,000 a year, according to a story in the Journal Times. The Racine Unified School District Board of Education is expected to approve the contract on Monday at their board meeting. The two-year contract also includes $10,000 for each year to be put into a tax-sheltered annuity for expenses, including moving costs, technology and periodicals. Haws was the sole candidate for the superintendent's position to participate in a public question-and-answer session with the Unified community in February. After that evening, RUSD School Board President Dennis Wiser confirmed the district was on contract negotiations with Haws. She will replace Ann Laing, …
Monday, February 11, 2013
Residents in the Racine Unified School District are invited to meet Dr. Lolli Haws on Feb. 19.
Residents who want to meet the Racine Unified superintendent finalist, Dr. Lolli Haws, are invited to a special event on Feb. 19. Haws is currently with the District of Columbia Public Schools in Washington, D.C. as an instructional superintendent. Anyone interested in looking at Haws' resume can find it at the RUSD website. According to a story in Education World, Haws said the most important quality of a strong school leader was: The ability to hire and mentor exceptional teachers and the ability to find and allocate resources to maximize student achievement by meeting kids' needs. School Board president Dennis Wiser said Haws' has focused much of her career on closing achievement gaps, according to a story in the Journal Times. “She …
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Lika Phipps
2:26 am on Sunday, April 28, 2013
It's not so much that I mind that, the problem is, the Superintendent is getting $200,000, PLUS benefits, PLUS travel expenses, PLUS housing, PLUS who knows what else, in an economy that is stagnant, on top of which, we all could use a little subsidy. For accepting that much income, benefits, and fringe benefits, she better be worth it. For that price, she needs to be able to be effective for our… more ›