- May 14, 2024
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The next Flagler Schools Superintendent will earn a base salary in the range of $165,000 to $200,000 annually and will have a new title.
The School Board agreed to board member Sally Hunt’s request to change the superintendent’s title to CEO-Superintendent of Schools.
The board is scheduled to discuss a final version of the superintendent’s job description at its information workshop on Aug. 15, then vote on the final wording that evening at its monthly business meeting.
The job description’s job goal states, “The Superintendent shall be the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the District as described by School Board policy and Florida law.”
But Hunt also wanted CEO to be part of the job title.
This person is not only the superintendent of schools, they are expected to be the chief executive officer of an organization, the largest employer in the county.”
— SALLY HUNT
“In a lot of cases executives have two job titles,” she said at the board’s Aug. 1 agenda workshop. “This person is not only the superintendent of schools, they are expected to be the chief executive officer of an organization, the largest employer in the county. To me, it’s really meaningful in the job title.”
Hunt also asked for a higher range in salary, with a top-end figure of $215,000 for an exceptional candidate.
“This is a priority to me,” she said. “If we need to find dollars, to me it’s (for) this position.”
Colleen Conklin suggested a top-end salary of $195,000. The board members settled at $200,000.
Cathy Mittelstadt, the district's previous superintendent, received a base salary of $135,000 when she was hired in 2020. Her contract also included $10,800 in deferred compensation and an $8,400 expense allowance.
The board plans to name a new superintendent on Nov. 7, with a projected start date of Jan. 1, 2024. Interim Superintendent LaShakia Moore said she has not decided whether to apply for the position.
The district currently has a survey open on the flaglerschools.com website for community members to provide their input. The survey asks participants to choose the leadership qualities they find most important in a new superintendent. It includes five questions regarding culture, learning environment, working relationships, educators and staff and parents and community support.
Survey takers are also asked to list two or three significant strengths of the district and two or three challenges or issues facing the district, and to mark the stakeholder group they belong to. The survey will close on Sept. 15.
The superintendent’s job description includes qualifications, knowledge, skills and abilities and performance responsibilities. The board decided to require the candidates to have a master’s degree, with a doctorate desirable. Ten years of progressively responsible leadership-management experience is preferred, with both school principal and central office management desirable.
The board is scheduled to begin advertising for the new leader of Flagler Schools on Aug. 18.
