OKEMOS — Okemos Public Schools Superintendent John Hood started the year with a 38% increase in salary.
Hood’s salary increased from $175,389 to $241,475. The increase was voted on during a special Board of Education meeting last month, with six board members voting in favor. Board member Katie Cavanaugh was absent. The district confirmed the contract details Tuesday.
Hood wasn’t the only person in the district who saw a “wage adjustment,” said Shannon Beczkiewicz, the communications and public relations specialist for Okemos Public Schools. Other school staff, including administrative assistants and media and technology specialists, received raises.
The pay increases for Hood and other staff were meant to be “comparable to the market,” said Beczkiewicz, and in some cases were a “substantial bump.”
Hood is now the highest paid superintendent in Ingham County, according to publicly available records.
Hood did not respond to requests for comment, nor did Board of Education President Mary Gebara .