Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, June 9, 1994 TAG: 9406090042
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: By JOEL TURNER STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Now he has won the approval of the group that really counts: the city School Board.
"We believe he has done an outstanding job. He has begun to accomplish what we wanted him to do," said board member James M. Turner Jr.
To demonstrate their approval, board members will give Harris a pay increase of 4.6 percent, boosting his salary to $99,370 in the next school year.
His annual annuity also will be raised to $9,937, and his car allowance will be increased from $450 to $600 a month.
The annuity equals 10 percent of the superintendent's salary and can be taken as deferred income payable when he leaves the city.
"We felt he has done a good job and deserves a raise," said the Rev. Nelson Harris, another board member.
The School Board gave the superintendent the same percentage raise as city teachers received - 4.6 percent.
Harris - who came last year from Fairfax County, where he was an assistant superintendent - will be the highest paid school superintendent in the Roanoke Valley in the next year.
Deanna Gordon, Roanoke County's new superintendent, will make $90,000. She also will have the use of a county car.
Salem Superintendent Wayne Tripp's salary will be $83,443. He also will receive a car allowance of $425 a month.
Harris' salary will remain below City Manager Bob Herbert's, whose salary will be $102,000. Herbert got a $3,000 raise. He also has a city car.
School Board member Marilyn Curtis said the board has been pleased with Harris' first year on the job. She said the board gave him an excellent evaluation during a closed session.
State law permits private meetings to discuss the performance of public officials.
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