As many of you have read, seen, or heard, the high school head football coach is a very "lucrative" position according to some media outlets. Does it bother any of you that the head football coach is second in salary only behind the superintendent in some counties in Georgia? What about your high schools? In many high schools around the state, the head football coach is second only to the principal. Is there a problem with our salary structures in Georgia? As school administrators (principals/ assistant-principal) is there a problem in your schools when the head football coach makes more than the assistant principals?
Graduation/Promotion Task Force at Hampton High School
Hampton High School being in it's second year of existence added a senior class this year and it has been found that many students eligible to graduate this year are in need of more than 8 credits which could be earned in the fall and spring semesters. I have been tasked by my principal to lead a task force that will identify these eligible students and put into place strategies that will allow them to earn the additional credits and graduate this year. Working with our lead counselor, graduation coach, department chairs, and other members of the administrative team students have been identified. At our second meeting the task force used a variety of data to identify factors that have led to students falling behind credit wise on their path to graduation. These factors could be; academic, behavioral, attendance, or a variety of all three. As the year progresses the graduation/promotion task force will be identifying underclassmen that are in danger of not being ...
Wow! I never knew that. I do know that stipends can boost your annual income. I do know that there are some teachers in our building that do make more than the AP, and I often wonder if that has ever been an issue. I do think that teachers are underpaid and overlooked.
ReplyDeleteI just recently learned about this scenario when I was drawn into a discussion about it with some fellow educators. They were actually discussing the fact that one of our high schools is actively searching for a head coach, and several have applied, but the ended up withdrawing their names when their salary offer was made. The fact that they could easily go to another districts in the same region and earn twice what they were being offered was the surprising part. I can completely understand the point of view and decisions of those coaches though, and I fear the same thing is going to start happening to teachers and administrators. Education is seemingly becoming a very competitive career field...case in point, consider the attrition issue. We may be looking at a very low supply and a high demand, for teachers and administrators alike. As with the coaches, it may take experienced and deserving teachers/administrators taking a stand and being unwilling to accept an insufficient offer. It shouldn't take a mass exodus of highly qualified individuals though for local boards and county office personnel to see things for what they are and make them right.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very sensitive topic. I will speak in general terms. Football programs are very lucrative for many schools and districts thus the position of head coach. If you don't have a winning program chances are the coach will be shown the door. Many student athletes are recruited into certain schools based on the notoriety of the program and the ability to be recruited. As illegal as it sounds it is what it is and you have to pay to play. Some may not want to admit the ugly truth about athletics.
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