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WTF about, not just the compensation, but the fact that some of these show a salary of $200k with $2.X million in benefits. Like, what? https://transparentcali

by SilasX 4y ago

WTF about, not just the compensation, but the fact that some of these show a salary of $200k with $2.X million in benefits. Like, what? https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/2021/gateway-community-charters/cindy-petersen/ https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/2021/gateway-comm...

claytical 4y ago
The top salaries in that database match the people's names in this article: https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/east-county-superintendents-among-11-indicted-charter-school-fraud-scheme https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/east-county-superintenden...
- pengaru 4y ago
  Not seeing any of the Gateway Community Charter leaderboard on that list.
cecilpl2 4y ago
Almost certainly the value of pensions. There are teachers on that list making $65k with "benefits" of 1mm, which is probably the NPV of ~20 years of pension income.
- pengaru 4y ago
  Doesn't seem to add up though, if you keyword search for "teacher" [0], the results are dominated by GCC with consistently elevated benefits. Once you get out of GCC dominated results, the numbers start looking a lot less surprising - until another GCC entry shows up. [0] https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/search/?q=teacher https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/search/?q=teacher
  - cecilpl2 4y ago
    My completely uneducated guess is that GCC reports the entire value of the DB pension as "income" for that year, whereas all other institutions correctly report just the increase in value.
    - pengaru 4y ago
      Plausible, maybe the Superintendent/CEO would be willing to comment if contacted: > Please feel free to contact me at cindy.petersen@gcccharters.org, or (916) 286-5129. From https://www.gcccharters.org/welcome/ https://www.gcccharters.org/welcome/
- SilasX 4y ago
  Yeah but it would only show that year’s gain in pension value.
- shusaku 4y ago
  This is why transparency is often nothing but a parlor trick. The raw information we are given is useless
  - _carbyau_ 4y ago
    This is why transparency is not just a "post it and done" process. It is a conversation. At least with this much, you have a foundation to ask questions.
nickip 4y ago
Transparent California is also incorrect in a lot of cases. I worked in CA as a seasonal worker and they reported what I would have earned if I worked full time for a year. In reality I only worked at that rate for 3 months making a quarter of what was reported. So I am not sure how much I trust it anymore.

by SilasX 4y ago

claytical 4y ago

The top salaries in that database match the people's names in this article: https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/east-county-superintendents-among-11-indicted-charter-school-fraud-scheme https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/east-county-superintenden...

pengaru 4y ago
Not seeing any of the Gateway Community Charter leaderboard on that list.

cecilpl2 4y ago

Almost certainly the value of pensions. There are teachers on that list making $65k with "benefits" of 1mm, which is probably the NPV of ~20 years of pension income.

pengaru 4y ago
Doesn't seem to add up though, if you keyword search for "teacher" [0], the results are dominated by GCC with consistently elevated benefits. Once you get out of GCC dominated results, the numbers start looking a lot less surprising - until another GCC entry shows up. [0] https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/search/?q=teacher https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/search/?q=teacher
- cecilpl2 4y ago
  My completely uneducated guess is that GCC reports the entire value of the DB pension as "income" for that year, whereas all other institutions correctly report just the increase in value.
  - pengaru 4y ago
    Plausible, maybe the Superintendent/CEO would be willing to comment if contacted: > Please feel free to contact me at cindy.petersen@gcccharters.org, or (916) 286-5129. From https://www.gcccharters.org/welcome/ https://www.gcccharters.org/welcome/
SilasX 4y ago
Yeah but it would only show that year’s gain in pension value.
shusaku 4y ago
This is why transparency is often nothing but a parlor trick. The raw information we are given is useless
- _carbyau_ 4y ago
  This is why transparency is not just a "post it and done" process. It is a conversation. At least with this much, you have a foundation to ask questions.

nickip 4y ago

Transparent California is also incorrect in a lot of cases. I worked in CA as a seasonal worker and they reported what I would have earned if I worked full time for a year. In reality I only worked at that rate for 3 months making a quarter of what was reported. So I am not sure how much I trust it anymore.