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8th ANNUAL SALARY SURVEY vices but a little more sporadically or on an as-needed basis,” he says. The Leander (Texas) Independent School District saves $40,000 annually in copying costs by e-mailing information to parents (which many districts are using) instead of using paper, says Assistant Superintendent Ellen Skoviera. To save about $200,000 annually in air conditioning costs, the district has been on a summer schedule of four 10-hour days for ﬁve years. Musso says more districts are soliciting outside funding from businesses and other organizations in their communities. In Mooresville, says Haas, Superintendent Mark Edwards “feels that’s part of his job.” Two local car dealerships provided funding to support renovating high school athletic ﬁelds. In her district, adds Skoviera, a grassroots group of parents launched a foundation that seeks funding from businesses and awards grants to teachers who submit proposals for “interesting new things” to do in their classrooms. One supplemental reading grant last year funded purchasing programs that motivate elementary school students to read better and feel successful as readers. “I think they’re going to step up fundraising this year,” Skoviera says. MOVING ONLINE Technology Directors SALARIES BY ENROLLMENT 25,000 or more Mean of average salaries Mean of average daily rates 10,000 to 24,999 2,500 to 9,999 300 to 2,499 $110,727 $457.92 $95,754 $404.68 $81,372 $343.10 $63,785 $278.21 $10,000 or more SALARIES BY PER-PUPIL EXPENDITURE LEVELS SALARIES BY PER-PUPIL EXPENDITURE LEVELS $9,000 to $9,999 $8,000 to $8,999 $7,000 to $7,999 Less than $7,000 Mean of average salaries Mean of average daily rates $89,357 $373.01 $81,053 $341.96 $88,342 $378.27 $83,808 $360.24 $81,140 $342.26 Large urban Mean of average salaries Mean of average daily rates SALARIES BY COMMUNITY TYPE SALARIES BY COMMUNITY TYPE Medium urban Suburban Small town Rural $111,313 $456.19 $97,014 $407.97 $93,937 $399.30 $72,653 $310.08 $59,315 $259.68 Large urban: metropolitan area with a population greater than 400,000; medium urban: metropolitan area with a population less than 400,000; suburban: residential area or community outlying a city; small town: population center not within a metropolitan area; rural: farming or agricultural area with less than 2,500 people. Data reﬂect the mean of average salaries paid by public school systems in Educational Research Service’s 34th national survey of salaries and wages in public schools, “Salaries and Wages Paid Professional and Support Personnel in Public Schools, 2007-2008.” Copyright © by Educational Research Service. All rights reserved. Used with permission. 21st CENTURY GUIDES Guidance Counselors SALARIES BY ENROLLMENT 25,000 or more Mean of average salaries Mean of average daily rates 10,000 to 24,999 2,500 to 9,999 300 to 2,499 $59,800 $306.83 $59,473 $306.68 $59,345 $309.08 $52,816 $271.66 $10,000 or more SALARIES BY PER-PUPIL EXPENDITURE LEVELS SALARIES BY PER-PUPIL EXPENDITURE LEVELS $9,000 to $9,999 $8,000 to $8,999 $7,000 to $7,999 Less than $7,000 Mean of average salaries Mean of average daily rates $59,819 $310.62 $55,859 $289.43 $58,756 $302.97 $55,995 $283.98 $51,055 $264.54 TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORS With a mean of average salaries of $86,085, 5.2 percent more than last year, according to the ERS salary survey, technology directors, like other administrators, are hard-pressed to ﬁnd and apply the best uses of technology in their districts. Deep federal funding cuts notwithstanding in the federal NCLB Title II, Part D Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) Program, academics continue to be the program’s top priority, according to the 2008 “National Trend Report Highlights,” published by the State Educational Technology Directors Association, founded in 2001. However, new initiatives and new 28 August 2008 Large urban Mean of average salaries Mean of average daily rates SALARIES BY COMMUNITY TYPE SALARIES BY COMMUNITY TYPE Medium urban Suburban Small town Rural $60,876 $315.00 $57,684 $301.61 $63,450 $331.43 $55,580 $285.29 $49,893 $255.27 Large urban: metropolitan area with a population greater than 400,000; medium urban: metropolitan area with a population less than 400,000; suburban: residential area or community outlying a city; small town: population center not within a metropolitan area; rural: farming or agricultural area with less than 2,500 people. Data reﬂect the mean of average salaries paid by public school systems in Educational Research Service’s 34th national survey of salaries and wages in public schools, “Salaries and Wages Paid Professional and Support Personnel in Public Schools, 2007-2008.” Copyright © by Educational Research Service. All rights reserved. Used with permission. technologies are not being implemented “as readily as they were in the past 10 years,” says Susan Patrick, president and CEO of the North American Council for Online Learning. “You see more dollars ﬂowing into solutions that seem to be working, like online learning and online credit recovery, rather than into pilot programs or trying new technologies that may not be proven.” When the Cleburne County (Ala.) Schools need new hardware or software, District Administration

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration- August 2008

District Administration - August 2008
Contents
Editor's Letter
Letters
News Update
Curriculum
English Language
8th Annual Salary Survey
Do You Know the Drill?
The Evolution of Notification Systems
How Well Does This Web Site Work?
New Products
Problem Solutions
Technology Books
Profession Opinion
Supervisor's Opinion
Crisis Response
Speaking Out
Calendar of Events
Understanding the Times

District Administration- August 2008