By WKRG Staff
Last Updated: Tue, October 16, 2007 - 5:25 pm
Late this afternoon, the Mobile County School Board released details of its contract with new School Superintendent Dr. Roy Nichols.
Nichols' salary will be $210,000 a year, but $15,000 of that is being deferred for tax purposes. Nichols will also receive $1,000 in travel expenses per month. Upon the board's approval, each year he will receive a 5% incentive bonus based on annual goals Dr. Roy Nichols' contract with the Mobile County Public School System is for 3 1/2 years.
The Mobile County School Board will vote on the contract tomorrow. Outgoing superintendent Dr. Harold Dodge was paid $156,000 a year plus incentives. His last day is December 31. Dr. Roy Nichols most recently worked as a college professor at The University of West Georgia.
Details of the contract were made public after weeks of scrutiny. Many people thought the school board should've been more open about the hiring process. We asked out viewers what they thought. Here are the results of the News 5 Community Coverage Poll conducted by Survey USA.
Geography Surveyed: Mobile County
Data Collected: 10/16/2007
Release Date: 10/16/2007 14:05 ET
Sponsor: WKRG-TV Mobile-Pensacola
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Asked of 500 Adults |
| Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.3% |
| Do you think the process of hiring a new school superintendent in Mobile County has been handled too privately? Too publicly? Or has it been handled correctly? |
| 62% | Too Privately |
| 10% | Too Publicly |
| 16% | Handled Correctly |
| 12% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 500 Adults |
| Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.5% |
| In general, what grade would you give to Mobile County public schools? An A, B, C, D, or an F? |
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| 3% | A | ||
| 14% | B | ||
| 42% | C | ||
| 22% | D | ||
| 19% | F | ||
| 1% | Not Sure |
| Complete Interactive Crosstabs | |
| Statement of Methodology | |
| © 2007 SurveyUSA / Contractual Obligations |
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The election of a school board superintendent is too private, and is a “click” matter. The school board superintendent candidates should have to court all schools in the system, allowing parents and students to submit their concerns for their school & community prior to their appearance at each school. The final decision should be made by public election. On the issue of “laying off teachers because the school board is in the red.” I am sure the board’s finances were already in the red when they so lavishly gave themselves an outrageous pay increase, and such a rediculous salary to our new superintendent. I think it would be beneficial if each school board member and our new superintendent gave at least 15% to 20% of their salary back to the board, and forego any superintendent-board pay increases for at least 5 years, to ensure we have sufficiently qualified teachers in the classroom. There is simply too much greed in this country!