New York City Chancellor Carmen Farina oversees more than a million students, 1,700 schools and a budget the size of many states. Her pay: $412,193.
Los Angeles Unified Supt. John Deasy has half a million students, 1,000-plus schools, a $7-billion budget — and made $393,106 last year.
Supt. Jose Fernandez's South Bay school district has just 6,600 students, five high schools and a $70-million budget.
His earnings: $674,559 last year.
"I don't know of anybody, in any major city, who makes anything close to that, even with extra bonuses or compensation," said Michael Casserly, executive director of the Council of the Great City Schools, based in Washington.
California Supt. of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson called Fernandez's compensation package at Centinela Valley Union High School District "wrong, significantly excessive, unreasonable."
After his pay came to light in articles in the Daily Breeze, Fernandez voluntarily surrendered some perks, including the balance of his annual raise; he did not provide specifics.
He defended his contract, saying that it was an emergency arrangement that offered a high payoff in exchange for high risk.
"This district was going 80 miles an hour straight into a brick wall, and I had to get into that car," Fernandez said. "This thing could have gone south in six months," doing serious harm to his professional reputation.
Some residents agree that Fernandez has done a good job, gradually improving the district — covering the working-class communities of Hawthorne, Lawndale and Lennox — which was on the brink of financial disaster several years ago.
"Everything looks like it is improving little by little," said parent Patricia Rivera. But she was also taken aback by the size of his salary.
"Some parents are really upset," she added, wondering why they are paying him money that could be used to pay for things that are needed at the schools.
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Here's how Fernandez made $674,559 in 2013:
His contract provided a base salary of $281,331 and a cost-of-living adjustment of $4,205. An automatic annual 9% raise added $25,698.
The district gave him $230,213 to purchase more seniority in state retirement systems so he would receive a higher annual pension.
The balance of his pay came from a variety of perks, including $12,000 for expenses; a $2,500 bonus for his master's degree, $7,200 for his auto expenses and $2,400 for his cellphone bill. The district also covers his share of pension payroll deductions, about $18,000 a year.
He's also compensated when he doesn't use his full 30 days of paid vacation, which brought him an extra $37,850 last year. And he's paid extra for each day of work beyond the 215 stipulated in his contract, adding up to $52,991.
From 2010 through 2012 he also did well — and progressively better — making $310,965, $382,370 and $407,786 respectively, according to district records Fernandez provided after a California Public Records Act request.
Fernandez, 54, also has a $1-million whole life insurance policy and a 40-year housing loan fixed at 2%, which he used to buy a $910,000 home in Ladera Heights.
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