An interim deputy superintendent at San Diego Unified Schools in California will take the helm at Peoria School District 150 later this year.
The School Board approved by a 6-0 vote a three-year contract with Grenita Lathan beginning in June. Board member Rachael Parker was absent from the meeting.
For District 150, Lathan’s contract also is the first in which its superintendent can receive a performance bonus.
The School Board has until October 1 to negotiate with Lathan on the criteria of student performance and academic improvement goals that will be used for her evaluation, which will be reviewed by May 1. Under the contract, Lathan can receive a maximum performance bonus each year of $10,000.
Her base salary will be $198,000.
According to the contract, the district also will pay Lathan’s share of her retirement pension to the state, including premiums for health, dental and optical insurance as well as $7,403 payment annually to a tax deferred annuity — all considered standard forms of compensation for superintendents.
The district will provide Lathan with a “job coach” during the first year. In subsequent years, the cost of the job coach, if not continued, may be paid to Lathan as part of her performance bonus.
For more complete details, please see Tuesday’s Journal Star or check pjstar.com later.
District 150 superintendent contract
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