Bill would cap large payouts to school superintendents

As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle:

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SACRAMENTO — A California lawmaker wants to limit the generous — sometimes six-figure — payouts that school districts award school superintendents who leave their jobs.

Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Watsonville, said the state needs to reduce the severance pay school districts — and ultimately taxpayers — give superintendents who are terminated or voluntarily leave before their contracts expire. School boards typically negotiate severance deals with superintendents that equal about 12 to 18 months worth of pay. The state already caps such cash settlements at 18 months.

But increasingly, school boards are approving 18 months of severance in superintendent and other high-level administrative contracts. One Bay Area school leader collected a $600,000 payout in 2013. …

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