Add It Up: Adding and subtracting
Head honchos get pay raises while teachers get pay cuts
Total 2009 incentive pay for top Georgia Teachers Retirement System staffers, in dollars: 435,000
Percentage drop in value of state teachers’ retirement fund during fiscal 2009: 13
Dollar amount contributed to the fund in 2009 by local school districts and the state: 1 billion
Amount of pay Fayette County school officials proposed teachers give back in 2009 to cover budget deficit, in dollars: 2 million
Number of occasions DeKalb County School Superintendent Crawford Lewis filled his gas tank several times in the same day using a school credit card: 14
Lewis’ current salary after a recent raise, in dollars: 255,000
Average salary for a public school teacher in Georgia, in dollars: 48,300
Georgia’s most recent ranking for average teacher salary among states: 18
Percentage pay cut Lewis has requested teachers take next year: 5
Sources: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia Association of Educators