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July 4, 2010

Stamford School board extends superintendent's contract by one year

Magdalene Perez:

In a close vote Thursday night, the Board of Education approved a one-year contract extension for schools Superintendent Joshua Starr.

The agreement increases the remaining two years on Starr's current contract to three, and provides no salary increase in the current year, with pay bumps to $220,000 in 2011-12 and $225,000 in 2012-13, Board of Education President Jackie Heftman said. Starr currently earns a base salary of $215,000.

In addition, the contact calls for the Board of Education to reimburse Starr on a portion of his retirement contributions and eliminates his use of a city vehicle in favor of a $600 monthly transportation stipend. It also allows the board to terminate Starr's employment at any time upon a majority vote.

Starr, who had pushed for the extension, said he was pleased with the outcome. He has said he will move his family from Brooklyn, N.Y. and enroll his two children in Stamford schools if the contract was granted.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at July 4, 2010 1:20 AM
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