4/23/13 - Brighton Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gregory Gray is staying in Brighton. That news was announced at the regular Brighton Board of Education meeting Monday night by Board President Miles Vieau before 75 surprised, but jubilant, people in attendance. Gray told the audience that he talked with his family and board members extensively before making his decision. Gray says he has a son who is 13 and will be entering 8th grade in the fall and a daughter who will be going into the 6th grade who both indicated they liked Brighton and would like to stay. Gray says he was still the leading candidate in Portage at the time he decided to remain in Brighton. He assured those present that he would not be looking for another superintendentâs job in the foreseeable future and that he would remain in Brighton to see the bond issue implemented. Gray's contract was just extended last month by one year to 2018. He currently earns $138,000 per year, having voluntarily taken a 7% pay cut in 2011 and agreeing to pay 15% of his health insurance premiums. He also took a voluntary pay freeze for the current fiscal year due to the district's finances. He would have seen a substantial salary increase had he become the superintendent in Portage. Brighton is one of the stateâs deficit districts, with about a $7 million legacy deficit inherited from prior years â a deficit which Gray, his administration and the board are working to eliminate. (TT)
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