Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: Weast: Highest Compensation Package

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Weast: Highest Compensation Package

From the Loudoun Independent article entitled, Supt. Hatrick's Salary at $232,680 is Unchanged from 2008-09 a review of the salaries of local superintendents including this summary of Superintendent Weast's 2007-08 compensation:

Jerry Weast is the Superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland’s largest public school system with 139,000 students and 22,122 employees. At $489,763, received the highest compensation package of any profiled in the 12-school systems comparison. Weast received a 2007-08 salary of $242,686; no bonus; $151,698 in deferred compensation; $24,339 in insurance; $7,000 in expenses; $24,738 in unused leave; $5,687 for a vehicle; and $33,615 in pension.

1 comment:

Janis SartucciSeptember 23, 2009 at 9:04 AM
One week of Superintendent Weast's time is equal to $9,418 of tax dollars.
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Formed in 2002, the Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland seeks to achieve the goals of coherent, content-rich curriculum standards; high expectations combined with timely remediation and acceleration; a wider range of educational options for parents and children; greater transparency and accountability; and meaningful community input.

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What The Washington Post said about the Parents' Coalition

The coalition might be the best-known parent advocacy group in the region. Its members represent several constituencies, including parents of special education and gifted education students and fiscal watchdogs. The group's defining victory came this school year when the school system scaled back the fees charged to families for course materials.

Coalition leaders have drawn attention to the misuse of funds collected from students for activities, the broadcast of a commercial radio service on school buses and, with their "Weast Watch" blog, the travel habits of Weast and his lieutenants.

The Washington Post, June 4, 2009

Jerry Weast on the Parents' Coalition

"Along the way, you’ve had a challenging relationship with the Parents’ Coalition, the network of citizen activists who use the political process and other means to hold MCPS accountable.

The thing people accuse me of is listening, but not hearing. I hear, but I do not always agree. I am sorry that the world is faster than it was 10 years ago. I did not do that. [But] if we do not keep up, then our kids will be behind. We have to stop whining and get real."

Bethesda Magazine, March-April 2011