Township School Board Reaches Contract With Administrators

The Warren Township Board of Education announced contract terms have been agreed upon with the Warren Township Administrators Association, which represents the district's school principals, vice-principals and other administrators.

The agreement comes as talks with the Warren Township Education Association, which represents the district teachers and staff members, remains in limbo. The two sides are waiting for a state-approved fact finder to review contract terms and make a ruling; no date for the fact finding has been set.  

Terms of the WTAA agreement, which will be in effect from July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2014, include a 1.5 percent increase in the first year; and 1.75 percent increases in the second and third years.

The contract also moves the WTAA membership into the state health plan from a private insurance carrier for additional savings to the district.

According to the schools report card data issued by the state Department of Education for Warren Township schools, district administrators have more experience, responsibility and higher pay than the state average.

Local administrators' median salary of $127,746 for the '09-'10 school year is 17.2 percent above the state figure, but Warren administrators also have 27 percent more experience. The administrator to student ratio is also 20 percent higher for Warren administrators. The district spends about 2 percent less on the administrators' salaries and benefits than the average school district in the state.