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03.06.16

VOLUME 137

NUMBER 56

SINCE 1879

ADVICE 1AABUSINESS 6AACLASSIFIED 1DLOCAL 3ALOTTERIES 2A

OBITUARIES 16AOPINION 4AASPORTS 1CSUNDAY BEST 1EWEATHER 12C

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A 2011 austerity measure meant to stop runaway salaries for school

superintendents has had an unintended consequence — while it has

held the school chiefs’ pay largely in check, it has allowed some sub-

ordinates, including principals, to earn significantly more than their

bosses. ♦ After five years, the feel-good measure has led to almost no

savings for taxpayers because it failed to control all top salaries, an

Asbury Park Press investigation found. ♦ In 2010-11, salaries among

the state’s 5,300 school administrators totaled more than $661million.

In 2014-15, it skyrocketed to $710 million, with 5,700 administrators

employed in the schools, the Press’ review of payroll data found.

EXCLUSIVE SCHOOL REPORT

SOARINGSALARIES

Taxpayers on hook formillions despite pay cap

County District Superintendent Cap SalaryMonmouth Freehold Regional Charles Sampson $175,000* $229,122Ocean Toms River Regional Dave Healy $175,000* $226,406Monmouth Middletown Township William O. George III $175,000 $221,351Monmouth Monmouth-Ocean Education

Services Commission/Bayshore Jointure Commission

Christopher Rooney Exempt $211,462

Ocean Lacey Township Sandra D. Brower $165,000 $208,457Monmouth Monmouth County Vocational Timothy McCorkell Exempt $207,859Ocean Manchester Township David Trethaway $165,000 $206,467Monmouth Marlboro Township Eric Hibbs $165,000 $200,933Monmouth Manalapan-Englishtown Regional John Marciante, Jr. $165,000 $200,623Monmouth Holmdel Township Barbara Duncan $165,000 $199,833

Top 10 paid superintendents in Monmouth and Ocean counties:

*Districts with more than 10,000 students can request waivers to exceed maximum salary caps; Source: Superintendent contracts

KALA KACHMAR @NEWSQUIP AND KAREN YI @KAREN_YI

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ROBERT COHN/ASBURY PARKDESIGN STUDIO ILLUSTRATION

It’s lights, camera, action for Barna-bas Health at the upcoming AsburyPark Music in Film Festival.

Barnabas Health and the MonmouthMedical Center have been announcedas founding partner of the 2016 AsburyPark Music in Film Festival, which

takes place in the city April 8 through10.

“We are proud to have BarnabasHealth as a Founding Partner of the As-bury Park Music In Film Festival,” TomDonovan, President/Publisher of Gan-nett New Jersey, said in a statement.

Barnabas Health partnering onAsbury Park Music in Film FestCHRIS JORDAN @CHRISFHJORDAN

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