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Agenda Item
R.-1 24-2158 Approval by the Board of Education of a new Employment Agreement by and between District and Kyla Johnson-Trammell, Ed.D., for the latter to serve as Superintendent of Schools, for the term July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, with a base salary of $378,798.42 per year plus additional compensation, health benefits and fringe benefits. *
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*For the 2024-25 school year, Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell would receive $13,800.00 in additional pay (eligible stipends), $34,075.08 in projected District-paid benefits (including health, vision, and dental insurance; long term disability insurance; life insurance; membership in professional associations), and $175,133.51 in fringe benefits (annual longevity payment, Supplemental Retirement and Retirement Plan payment). Most of these costs increase annually. **
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**Disclosure of salary and fringe benefits, for term, pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(c)(3).
It is hard for me to understand how anyone thinks this is a good idea. We're talking about the failure of leadership to disclose that our children/staff are at risk due to drinking the water. We're talking about closing schools to balance the budget. We have employees who can't afford to live in Oakland. We have cut school site budgets. And we are talking about extending the superintendents contract at a cost to our children of $600,000+ per year. We will never end this top heavy spending on too many execs making too much money if we don't stop approving these enormous contracts.
Absolutely not. Nearly $400K/yr to preside over school closures, SpEd program closures, a public health crisis in the form of contaminated water. $400K/yr to display callous disregard and moral cowardice toward the Arab and Muslim communities of OUSD during a genocide. $400K a year to approve salaries for para-professionals and custodians that pay less than they would make at In 'n' Out. $400K/yr to consistently say the buck stops...I don't know, somewhere over there, but certainly not with me? $400K/yr to say restorative justice and accountability for thee, but never for me? I don't know whose priorities these are, but they aren't mine and they aren't those of any of the OUSD staff, students, or community members I'm fortunate enough to know.
It is hard for me to understand how anyone thinks this is a good idea. We're talking about the failure of leadership to disclose that our children/staff are at risk due to drinking the water. We're talking about closing schools to balance the budget. We have employees who can't afford to live in Oakland. We have cut school site budgets. And we are talking about extending the superintendents contract at a cost to our children of $600,000+ per year. We will never end this top heavy spending on too many execs making too much money if we don't stop approving these enormous contracts.
Absolutely not. Nearly $400K/yr to preside over school closures, SpEd program closures, a public health crisis in the form of contaminated water. $400K/yr to display callous disregard and moral cowardice toward the Arab and Muslim communities of OUSD during a genocide. $400K a year to approve salaries for para-professionals and custodians that pay less than they would make at In 'n' Out. $400K/yr to consistently say the buck stops...I don't know, somewhere over there, but certainly not with me? $400K/yr to say restorative justice and accountability for thee, but never for me? I don't know whose priorities these are, but they aren't mine and they aren't those of any of the OUSD staff, students, or community members I'm fortunate enough to know.