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Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero will earn a $17,326 bonus for assembly 85% of his targets final faculty yr, in keeping with his yearly analysis accepted by the varsity board Monday.
The bonus is the same as 5% of Marrero’s annual wage of $346,529.
The board voted unanimously to approve Marrero’s analysis and efficiency pay with little dialogue. Board President Carrie Olson briefly ticked off a listing of the superintendent’s accomplishments, together with his response to serving an inflow of hundreds of migrant college students, the creation of six “group hubs,” and the district’s concentrate on environmental sustainability.
“We’re actually grateful for all you’ve completed for Denver Public Faculties and we’re excited to see what you’ll do over the following yr,” Olson mentioned.
This was Marrero’s third analysis since he was employed as DPS superintendent in 2021. Final yr, he met simply over 80% of his targets and earned a $8,325 bonus, equal to 2.5% of his wage.
The board’s 18-page analysis of Marrero notes that the superintendent met a lot of his targets associated to fairness, well being and security, local weather motion, and commencement and post-graduation success.
Marrero missed a number of targets associated to scholar and workers well-being and instructing and studying. The latter class is essentially primarily based on how DPS college students rating on state standardized exams.
Marrero’s contract permits him to earn a bonus of as much as 12.5% of his base wage if he meets 100% of his targets. He doesn’t get a bonus if he meets 75% of his targets or much less.
Melanie Asmar is the bureau chief for Chalkbeat Colorado. Contact Melanie at masmar@chalkbeat.org .
