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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a very good friend who is a head in a different city and he makes a over $750k. And I have to say I see it’s an incredibly complex, 60-80 hours/week job, which not a lot of people could do, or are willing to do.  Expertise in education and child welfare. Safety and security. Public relations. Responsible for all personnel decisions, hiring and firing everyone from CFOs to teachers to bus drivers. Legal issues of all sorts. Finances. Dealing with parents, teachers, and students non stop. Admissions. The list is endless. Everything falls at their feet. They are the CEO. They get paid what they do because that’s what the market says they’re worth. [/quote]

Their jobs are not harder than being the president of Harvard, who makes about the same amount. University presidents have to oversee colleges, graduate schools (medical, law, business, etc.), 1000s of students, faculty, staff, study abroad, federal grants, etc., etc. Why in the world a HS HOS has to earn the same amount as a university president is beyond me. And teachers in DC should be making enough money to save for retirement, a rainy day, and college (presumably a priority if you teach at a college prep school). You can't do that on $75K/year. What other HOS is earning that much? And if so, what are their teachers and staff being paid relative?[/quote]

I would say head of school and university president are two completely different jobs. A university has a much bigger budget and a much broader administration staff. I doubt the university president does a ton of work in the trenches the way a head of school with 300 to 800 students does.  Plus the issues when you have students between the ages of six and 18 are different than 18 and 30. That all said, are university presidents over or underpaid? How about HoS? I say no. They’re both paid what the market says they’re worth. [/quote]

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