4/17/14 - The head of the Howell School Board says a contract offer to try and retain current Superintendent Ron Wilson is in the works, but wonât be negotiated in the media. The statement by Board President Mike Witt follows a public show of support for Wilson to receive increased compensation while he seeks employment in a district in West Michigan. Wilson is scheduled to be interviewed tonight for the superintendentâs position with the Muskegon Area Intermediate School District. Witt says a committee is working on a contract proposal for Wilson, which will be presented at their next regular meeting, which is set for April 28th. Earlier this week, Howell businessman Don Cortez, who also heads up the Howell Education Foundation, expressed frustration that the school board had not yet come to an agreement on a new contract with Wilson, whose total compensation package is $209,000. That places him among the top 13% of superintendents in Michigan in regards to pay, according to a study published last year by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Wilson is asking for his base salary to increase from $155,000 to just under $174,000, which he says would be congruent with what former Superintendent Chuck Breiner was earning in 2008. He is also seeking an annual 3% cost of living increase. He adds that according to a salary survey conducted by Howell Associate Superintendent of Finance Rick Terres, what he has asked for is approximately $10,000 less than what superintendents in similarly sized districts are earning on average. That survey and a copy of Witt's statement are posted below. (JK)
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