O'Sullivan to forgo raise
NORWICH – Superintendent Gerard O’Sullivan announced Wednesday night that he would be forgoing a raise next year as one of many measures to cut costs as the district struggles to develop the budget for the 2010-2011 academic year.
“(I am) recommending freezing my salary,” O’Sullivan said, as he discussed the additional $950,000 struck from the draft budget since the district’s board of education saw the document last Wednesday. To date, he has proposed some $2 million in cuts to district spending as Norwich struggles to create a budget which both safeguards the district’s core academic program and minimizes the impact of state aid cuts on the district’s taxpayers.
Included in the suggested cuts are 15 teaching positions, a number of extra-curricular stipends and two sports programs, as well as a host of other reductions.
The announcement, which was made with little fanfare, met with a smattering of applause from the standing-room-only crowd at last night’s school board meeting.
According to O’Sullvan, it was a move he felt compelled to make as “a measure of respect” for the district’s financial crisis.
“Ultimately it’s my responsibility to take ownership and leadership,” he said. “I thought it would be an appropriate effort on my part.”
O’Sullivan said the district’s school board had not been informed of his intention prior to the meeting. He is the first administrator in Chenango County to make such a pledge this year.
Last year, O’Sullivan’s contract was extended through June 30, 2013. Under the terms of the agreement, the superintendent’s salary was elevated by 3 percent, from $148,294 to $152,743.
“(I am) recommending freezing my salary,” O’Sullivan said, as he discussed the additional $950,000 struck from the draft budget since the district’s board of education saw the document last Wednesday. To date, he has proposed some $2 million in cuts to district spending as Norwich struggles to create a budget which both safeguards the district’s core academic program and minimizes the impact of state aid cuts on the district’s taxpayers.
Included in the suggested cuts are 15 teaching positions, a number of extra-curricular stipends and two sports programs, as well as a host of other reductions.
The announcement, which was made with little fanfare, met with a smattering of applause from the standing-room-only crowd at last night’s school board meeting.
According to O’Sullvan, it was a move he felt compelled to make as “a measure of respect” for the district’s financial crisis.
“Ultimately it’s my responsibility to take ownership and leadership,” he said. “I thought it would be an appropriate effort on my part.”
O’Sullivan said the district’s school board had not been informed of his intention prior to the meeting. He is the first administrator in Chenango County to make such a pledge this year.
Last year, O’Sullivan’s contract was extended through June 30, 2013. Under the terms of the agreement, the superintendent’s salary was elevated by 3 percent, from $148,294 to $152,743.
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