Too Good to Leave.

Saks, Judith Brody

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ERIC Number: EJ448458

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Too Good to Leave.

Saks, Judith Brody

Executive Educator, v14 n8 p12-17 Aug 1992

Spurred by the high turnover of urban school chiefs, school boards are trying to lock in outstanding incumbents by offering "golden handcuff" provisions such as trust funds, extended contracts, and supplemental salary and housing benefits. A sidebar describes a Jackson (Mississippi) superintendent's $100,000 escrow account as a pot-of-gold inducement to stay put for five years. (MLH)

Descriptors: Contracts, Elementary Secondary Education, Fringe Benefits, Incentives, Labor Turnover, Negotiation Agreements, Retirement Benefits, Superintendents, Trusts (Financial), Urban Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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