...For instance, when Superintendent Aaron Spence joined the school system in 2023, his base salary was $375,000. A year later, in 2024, his pay jumped to $472,997. In June, the school board approved an increase in the deferred compensation for Spence to $32,500, and Spence’s proficient performance rating from the school board earned him a 6.5 percent increase in his salary this year, which brings his total earnings from LCPS to well over $500,000 in 2025...