Hefty Salaries Have Not Produced the Academic Improvement Necessary at the Minneapolis Public Schools

There are seven key people in the design and implementation of the academic program at the Minneapolis Pubic Schools;  there is also one person (Maggie Sullivan) who is in the very difficult position of attempting to get the necessary performance from woefully ill-trained and inadequate teachers.  In my Understanding the Minneapolis Public Schools:  Current Condition, Future Prospect, I give extensive coverage to the depth of academic failure in this school district and an analysis of the failures of particular individuals.

 

Here are the individuals most responsible for designing and implementing the academic program and, in Ms. Sullivan’s case, for providing teacher quality:

 

Staff Member                                                     Salary

 

Superintendent Ed Graff                              $225,000

 

Chief of Staff Suzanne Kelly                         $177,333

 

Chief of Academics,                                       $162,690

Research, and Accountability

Eric Moore

 

Deputy Chief of Academics,                        $151,980

Leadership, and Learning

Cecilia Saddler

 

Chief of Human Resources                          $147,900

Maggie Sullivan

 

Associate Superintendent                           $144,330

Ron Wagner

 

Associate Superintendent                           $144,330

Carla Steinbach-Huther

 

Associate Superintendent                           $144,330

Brian Zambreno

 

Here are the woeful academic results produced by the MPS staff members receiving those hefty salaries:

 

MPS Academic Proficiency Rates for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, & 2018

 

Math                     2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

African                  23%       19%            19%      16%       17%

American

 

American             23%        19%           19%       16%      17%

Indian

 

Hispanic               31%         32%          31%       29%        26%

 

Asian                     48%         50%          50%       44%        46%

 

White                   77%         78%          78%       77%        77%

 

Free/                     26%         26%          25%       24%        22%

Reduced

 

All                          44%         44%           44%     42%        42%

 

Reading               2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

African                  22%       21%            21%      21%       21%

American

 

American             21%        20%           21%       22%        23%

Indian

 

Hispanic               23%         25%          26%       26%        27%

 

Asian                     41%         40%          45%       38%        44%

 

White                   78%         77%          77%       78%        80%

 

Free/                     23%         23%          23%       25%        25%

Reduced

 

All                          42%         42%           43%     43%        45%

 

Science                 2014       2015       2016      2017      2018

 

African                  11%       15%            13%      11%       10%

American

 

American             14%        16%           13%       16%        13%

Indian

 

Hispanic               17%         18%          21%       19%        17%

 

Asian                     31%         35%          42%       31%        34%

 

White                   71%         75%          71%       70%        71%

 

Free/                     14%         15%          17%       16%        15%

Reduced

 

All                          33%         36%           35%     34%        34%