Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said Wednesday he has raised money from the business community to more than double the salary of the city’s next superintendent to around $600,000.
Reed, speaking to students at Morehouse College, said he has a certain type of candidate in mind: someone with a stellar track record who is nearing retirement and would be enticed by the money and the opportunity to bring an education team to Atlanta.
“We are going to recruit a superintendent like we would recruit the head of football at the University of Georgia,” he said.
A position profile calls for the superintendent to be paid between $275,000 and $325,000.
Atlanta Board of Education Chairman Reuben McDaniel said Wednesday that the public should pay the superintendent’s salary.
via Reed: Donors to boost APS superintendent pay | www.ajc.com.
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