So this is where all the money is going at DC Charters?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can find the senior executives salaries on each school's 990.

Most are far below what these outliers are making.

The fact that teachers are not paid as well as DCPS is not news.

Where do you find a school's 990? It's not on their website and when I search the IRS, tax exempt organization search, a 990 is not available for the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can find the senior executives salaries on each school's 990.

Most are far below what these outliers are making.

The fact that teachers are not paid as well as DCPS is not news.

Where do you find a school's 990? It's not on their website and when I search the IRS, tax exempt organization search, a 990 is not available for the school.

On a school's PCSB profile page. Click on the button for "school profile and performance" and it will be in the right-hand column. https://www.dcpcsb.org/find-a-school

[Anonymous]

Boards of Directors approve these salaries. The lack of oversight in these outrageous examples put them at risk of meeting their fiduciary responsibilities.

I also hate all charters being painted with this terrible brush. It sucks when poor/fraudulent performers drag down others in any sector.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can find the senior executives salaries on each school's 990.

Most are far below what these outliers are making.

The fact that teachers are not paid as well as DCPS is not news.

Where do you find a school's 990? It's not on their website and when I search the IRS, tax exempt organization search, a 990 is not available for the school.

On a school's PCSB profile page. Click on the button for "school profile and performance" and it will be in the right-hand column. https://www.dcpcsb.org/find-a-school

Wow, I'm shocked. My kids are at a very highly sought-after charter middle/high school and their principal makes only $111,000. She's extraordinarily good. Why on Earth are those other heads of school making a quarter- to a half-million a year?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You can find the senior executives salaries on each school's 990.

Most are far below what these outliers are making.

The fact that teachers are not paid as well as DCPS is not news.

PP here, I understand that, but why?

it's a feature, not a bug. dcps teachers are paid well because they have unions. the charter movement has the express goal to get rid of teacher's unions.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can find the senior executives salaries on each school's 990.

Most are far below what these outliers are making.

The fact that teachers are not paid as well as DCPS is not news.

Where do you find a school's 990? It's not on their website and when I search the IRS, tax exempt organization search, a 990 is not available for the school.

On a school's PCSB profile page. Click on the button for "school profile and performance" and it will be in the right-hand column. https://www.dcpcsb.org/find-a-school

Wow, I'm shocked. My kids are at a very highly sought-after charter middle/high school and their principal makes only $111,000. She's extraordinarily good. Why on Earth are those other heads of school making a quarter- to a half-million a year?

Because their board decided they were worth it? That's who approves the salaries.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can find the senior executives salaries on each school's 990.

Most are far below what these outliers are making.

The fact that teachers are not paid as well as DCPS is not news.

Where do you find a school's 990? It's not on their website and when I search the IRS, tax exempt organization search, a 990 is not available for the school.

On a school's PCSB profile page. Click on the button for "school profile and performance" and it will be in the right-hand column. https://www.dcpcsb.org/find-a-school

Thanks for this - it turns out that not all charter schools have a 990 - not sure what explains that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can find the senior executives salaries on each school's 990.

Most are far below what these outliers are making.

The fact that teachers are not paid as well as DCPS is not news.

Where do you find a school's 990? It's not on their website and when I search the IRS, tax exempt organization search, a 990 is not available for the school.

On a school's PCSB profile page. Click on the button for "school profile and performance" and it will be in the right-hand column. https://www.dcpcsb.org/find-a-school

Wow, I'm shocked. My kids are at a very highly sought-after charter middle/high school and their principal makes only $111,000. She's extraordinarily good. Why on Earth are those other heads of school making a quarter- to a half-million a year?

Because their board decided they were worth it? That's who approves the salaries.

And the board and principals are connected how? Seems no one can find out despite the author filing FOIA requests. This is outrageous making more than the chancellor or the mayor. This is our tax dollars!!! Who are the staff who wok at Tensquare, there needs to be an investigation especially if some of these principals are working at failing schools!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can find the senior executives salaries on each school's 990.

Most are far below what these outliers are making.

The fact that teachers are not paid as well as DCPS is not news.

Where do you find a school's 990? It's not on their website and when I search the IRS, tax exempt organization search, a 990 is not available for the school.

On a school's PCSB profile page. Click on the button for "school profile and performance" and it will be in the right-hand column. https://www.dcpcsb.org/find-a-school

Thanks for this - it turns out that not all charter schools have a 990 - not sure what explains that.

Email the PCSB and ask. They usually respond within 24-48 hours.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You can find the senior executives salaries on each school's 990.

Most are far below what these outliers are making.

The fact that teachers are not paid as well as DCPS is not news.

PP here, I understand that, but why?

This is only part of the issue. 2 teachers have told me personally that they left their school because the grades they gave to students were being manipulated. They also confirmed that one of their colleagues was fired a day before the first day of school because he stood up for a student's grade (the 94% the student had received had
somehow become a 72 in the report card).

[Anonymous]

This is shocking and also important to note that Carlos Rosario is a non traditional school for adult learners. I have no idea why the ED is being paid $500k a year but this is not the reality at most charters. And there should be more transparency.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can find the senior executives salaries on each school's 990.

Most are far below what these outliers are making.

The fact that teachers are not paid as well as DCPS is not news.

Where do you find a school's 990? It's not on their website and when I search the IRS, tax exempt organization search, a 990 is not available for the school.

On a school's PCSB profile page. Click on the button for "school profile and performance" and it will be in the right-hand column. https://www.dcpcsb.org/find-a-school

Thanks for this - it turns out that not all charter schools have a 990 - not sure what explains that.

Email the PCSB and ask. They usually respond within 24-48 hours.

You can also look up 990s on a site like https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$200k+ salaries are too high. Most teachers are paid way too little.

But you guys do know that per-pupil funds are not all that schools are using, right? Just like how wealthy PTAs can decide to pay for extras at some schools, grants from private foundations pay for extras too (people and stuff)... and grant funds are usually restricted so that they can't just be used to bump up all teacher salaries, for example.

And? If they can pay $200k+ salaries then they can pay the teachers better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can find the senior executives salaries on each school's 990.

Most are far below what these outliers are making.

The fact that teachers are not paid as well as DCPS is not news.

PP here, I understand that, but why?

This is only part of the issue. 2 teachers have told me personally that they left their school because the grades they gave to students were being manipulated. They also confirmed that one of their colleagues was fired a day before the first day of school because he stood up for a student's grade (the 94% the student had received had
somehow become a 72 in the report card).

DCPS has had the same issue -- with administrators changing grades and attendance records so that students who had not successfully completed classes could graduate. https://wamu.org/story/18/04/24/d-c-s-graduation-crisis-whats-next-for-students/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can find the senior executives salaries on each school's 990.

Most are far below what these outliers are making.

The fact that teachers are not paid as well as DCPS is not news.

Where do you find a school's 990? It's not on their website and when I search the IRS, tax exempt organization search, a 990 is not available for the school.

You can find them all directly here: https://www.dcpcsb.org/report/school-budgets-fiscal-audits-and-990s.

What I don't understand from looking at the 990's is what's being reported as salary/compensation versus other estimated compensation (retirement, tuition reimbursement, benefits, something else??). The article cites KIPP as having a top paid person at $244,000 but the 990 shows the head makes about $300,000.

Except for KIPP, the other salaries reported in the article seem to be a combination of salary and other estimated compensation. What makes up estimated other compensation?