JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. — Employee pay and administrative growth were discussed Thursday during the Jefferson County Board of Education meeting, where district leaders addressed social media concerns about large pay raises for administrators.
While all Alabama teachers and support staff are set to receive a two percent pay raise next school year under the state-approved salary schedule, concerns circulating online had suggested central office administrators were receiving across-the-board five percent raises, prompting questions about how district funds were being prioritized.
Superintendent Dr. Walter Gonsoulin said that claim was inaccurate. Gonsoulin emphasized that a five percent pay increase applied only to certain director-level positions and did not apply to all administrators…