Wow. I'm a fed that works for an organization of about 20K people, and our head makes about $250K/year. And they have to deal with stuff 24/7. That a private school head makes more than 3x that salary to deal with...a school...is insane.

Anonymous wrote:While it is a lot of money that all these HOSs earn, I do think they work 24/7. Truly never have a day or night off, dealing with parents, kids' crises, educating our kids, running a multi-million dollar business that relies solely on tuition and donations, fundraising. It just doesn't end for them. Yes, it's a lot, but I think it's well deserved.

I work closely with a HOS as a parent and through an outside org that we both volunteer with, and even though they do have staff and faculty, it was shocking to me how much stuff comes back to the HOS. Ours is quite effective and he is not at all a micromanager but gets pulled into the most ridiculous (from my corporate viewpoint) situations. He is at school at midnight on a Saturday when the alarm goes off. He is mediating a dispute between 3rd graders when the lower school head is at a conference and the counselor is sick. He is getting accosted in the grocery store by an intense alumni family. It goes on and on. While I agree that teachers should earn more, I also think that our HOS is earning every penny and then some. You would think the worst thing about the job would be the complaints, but I think the suggestions are even worse. Just responding to constant, moronic emails that say things like "we should build a pool" or "why don't we sell the lower field to developers and invest the cash" from people who expect follow up would drive me to retirement. And no, the HOS didn't share that information with me- acquaintances have told me that they sent him those emails.

Anonymous wrote:While it is a lot of money that all these HOSs earn, I do think they work 24/7. Truly never have a day or night off, dealing with parents, kids' crises, educating our kids, running a multi-million dollar business that relies solely on tuition and donations, fundraising. It just doesn't end for them. Yes, it's a lot, but I think it's well deserved.

NO. Many non-tenured PhD-holding professors at the university level live out of their cars without health insurance. That sort of inequity is third-world type stuff and should not exist in the USA.

I have a friend in another major city that is an HoS. His job is insane. The responsibilities are endless and the skill set is highly unusual. It is a very demanding CEO position. So if you’re compelled to raise an eyebrow when you look at your own heads salary and your own tuition bill, remember: this is what the market is. They all get paid well.
And yes, teacher salaries are disappointing.

And after just 7 years there, he got a sabatical. Paid that salary to take a six-month vacation last year.

Anonymous wrote:While it is a lot of money that all these HOSs earn, I do think they work 24/7. Truly never have a day or night off, dealing with parents, kids' crises, educating our kids, running a multi-million dollar business that relies solely on tuition and donations, fundraising. It just doesn't end for them. Yes, it's a lot, but I think it's well deserved.

Oh please. They have “people” to handle all of that.

You figure that the high six-figure salary would be enough, but free rent on top of thar? Meanwhile, some teachers find it difficult to make ends meet because of their low salaries. Yes, HOSs should be paid more than teachers, but the disparity is kind of staggering.

While it is a lot of money that all these HOSs earn, I do think they work 24/7. Truly never have a day or night off, dealing with parents, kids' crises, educating our kids, running a multi-million dollar business that relies solely on tuition and donations, fundraising. It just doesn't end for them. Yes, it's a lot, but I think it's well deserved.

And they only run one school? I would say that’s a pretty sweet deal but they do have to deal with the parents so maybe they earn it.

Heads make a lot of money. $500K-$1.1M.
There are people that get paid $60M for throwing a football. That blows my mind.

I believe the head of GDS makes more than that

Besides that being a ridiculously high salary, it’s significantly more than the Associate HOS.

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Anonymous wrote:Im pretty sure he lives on campus

Nope. Quite a few of the executive team members do, and the fellows live on campus, but he lives in his private home in McLean.

The home is owned by Potomac.

Anonymous wrote:That’s more than the presidents of either UVA or UMD. Folks are getting swindled.

Private schools esp recognizable ones are basically make-work, make-wealth programs for certain families.

An old classmate of mine from a private school was just hired to teach classes that they are totally unqualified to teach, but their father was a significant regular donor to the school. It’s not just this one named school and it’s not illegal.

Bullis previous Head was making $750 and a house. Who knows what the current Head makes. I think Potomac is way more worthy of paying that salary.