Interim school superintendent receives jump in salary, benefits
Interim Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky will immediately receive a 44 percent raise in salary and benefits, bringing his total package to $212,300 for filling in while the Clark County School Board looks for a permanent replacement.
Less than a year ago, Skorkowsky, a 25-year Clark County School District veteran, was promoted to deputy superintendent of instruction and given a salary of about $147,000, which was at the top end of the range posted for the position.
But Superintendent Dwight Jones abruptly resigned in March, giving two weeks’ notice instead of the 90 days his contract required. He received a base salary of $270,000 and a total package of $358,000.
Since Jones’ last day on March 22, Skorkowsky has been at the district’s helm, working without a contract.
The Clark County School Board agreed Thursday on Skorkowsky’s interim superintendent contract terms despite one member, Erin Cranor, asserting on March 14 that anything near a 50 percent increase is too much.
Cranor had a change of heart and was one of six board members who approved the contract terms.
Linda Young, another board member who spoke against such a pay increase for Skorkowsky, was out of state Thursday and didn’t vote.
Skorkowsky’s base salary will rise from $147,000 to $186,000, but the School Board also awarded him a $17,000 bonus to be paid at the end of his term and other perks.
Originally, Skorkowsky was to stand in for seven to nine months as the School Board conducted a national superintendent search with the intention of hiring a permanent superintendent between October and December.
But board members changed their minds April 3 and temporarily delayed the process, leaving Skorkowsky in charge of the nation’s fifth-largest school district of 311,000 students indefinitely.
Contact reporter Trevon Milliard at tmilliard@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0279.
