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School Chief Earns $37,620 In Bonuses

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By MARILYN BROWN, The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 15, 2008

Updated: 01/15/2008 12:14 am

TAMPA - Hillsborough Schools Superintendent MaryEllen Elia will make $290,518 this year after adding a bonus for improved student performance during 2006-07.

That is $5,974 more than Elia earned last year, when her bonus was higher and her salary lower.

Elia's current pay is made up of her base salary of $252,898 plus a bonus of $37,620 for student performance measured in 18 areas during 2006-07.

Last year, Elia was paid $284,744. Her base salary was $236,504 and her bonus was $48,240.

Elia's contract also includes bonus pay based on 18 performance factors, most derived from student tests.

In areas where achievement did not increase over the previous year, Elia received no bonus money.

Those totaled eight areas this year, compared with three the previous year.

The bonuses and areas of improvement this year are:

•$13,600 earned when 68 schools met the national measure for making adequate yearly progress.

Last year, 59 schools hit that mark.

•$10,100 for state-assigned A grades at 101 schools. Last year 89 made the top grade.

•$600 for percentage point increases in the number of Hispanic students taking the International Baccalaureate exam.

•$3,700 for a 7.4 percentage point increase in number of students participating in Advanced Placement courses/exams in gradesnine through 12.

•$2,375 for percentage point increases in the number of black students participating in the Duke Talent Identification Program.

•$4,150 for percentage point increases in the number of black students taking AP exams.

Elia received no bonus pay in areas where there was no percentage point increase, including:

•Black or Hispanic student achievement on reading tests in grades three, eight and 10.

•Students scoring 3 or higher on AP exams.

•Students scoring 4 or higher on IB exams.

•Black students taking IB exams and Hispanics taking AP exams.

Two measures have not yet been met in either of the two years where Elia has received performance pay.

Elia earned bonus money - but a smaller amount this year - for lower percentage point increases for black and Hispanic students' math scores in grades three, eight and 10; for overall seventh-grader participation in the Duke Talent Identification Program, and for Hispanic student participation in that program.

Elia took over as superintendent in July 2005. Besides her pay, she receives a $125 monthly car allowance, mileage, a $1 million life insurance policy and retirement plan equal to 15 percent of her salary in addition to her state retirement.

In August, Elia was given a $16,413 raise as designated in her contract when school board members gave her an overall satisfactory evaluation. Her contract was extended until July 2010.

Reporter Marilyn Brown can be reached at (813) 259-8069 or mbrown@tampatrib.com.

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