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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Getting back on topic, I've been really impressed by the process. They've sent out detailed resumes of the candidates before hosting arent meetings and zoom sessions with them. Each candidate has also answered student questions at assemblies. They've been very transparent about the whole thing. 
And I'm sure that the new head won't be making what Russel is making now. [/quote]

Why shouldn't the new head of school make what the current head makes???[/quote]
Because the candidates have yet to prove themselves as HOS. Russell has been HOS for 16+ years now, and although I think he is paid too much, he is far more experienced than any of the candidates and therefore paid more. [/quote]

Having seen how this works before, they might try draw the salary back just a little bit on the principle you cited, but a top-notch school is looking to hire a top-notch head, who has already achieved upper echelon pay at their previous school, where they presumably were very successful.  Also, don’t forget, this is a major market where many other schools are paying their heads quite well, this is a big, high-pressure job, and all the candidates know what the current head is earning.

To those people who think they should freeze tuition or cut tuition to pay this next HOS less, look at it like this: if you have 500 full-pay students and you cut tuition by $500, you could cut the salary by $250,000.  But tuition is going to go up because all expenses, especially health insurance premiums, are going up, and the people making the budget on the board aren’t going to do this mathematical gymnastics, and jeopardize the candidate pool to save every family $500 on $55k tuition bill. [/quote]

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