{"id":1996107,"date":"2023-08-09T22:13:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T02:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/loudoun-county-approves-new-highly-paid-superintendent-contract-without-any-metrics-for-student-achievement\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T22:15:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T02:15:18","slug":"loudoun-county-approves-new-highly-paid-superintendent-contract-without-any-metrics-for-student-achievement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/loudoun-county-approves-new-highly-paid-superintendent-contract-without-any-metrics-for-student-achievement\/","title":{"rendered":"Loudoun County approves new superintendent contract, lacks student achievement metrics."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Floudoun-county-approves-new-highly-paid-superintendent-contract-without-any-metrics-for-student-achievement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1996107&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Generous Contract of \u200bDr. Aaron Spence, Loudoun County&#8217;s New\u2064 Superintendent<\/h2>\n<p>The new contract for Loudoun County&#8217;s new superintendent, Dr. Aaron Spence, has been revealed, and it provides a generous package that is sure to catch attention. Not only will he receive an annual salary of $375,000, but there are also several \u200badditional \u200cperks that come along with it.<\/p>\n<h3>Additional Benefits<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For each year of his work as superintendent, he will receive an additional $20,000 from the school board.<\/li>\n<li>He will have an annual data and communications allowance of \u200b$1200.<\/li>\n<li>Transportation expenses of $1,000 per month, totaling $12,000 annually, will be covered.<\/li>\n<li>Spence&#8217;s housing \u200ccosts for six months will\u2064 be covered at $4,000 a month.<\/li>\n<li>An extra $7,500 will go towards his moving costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While this may seem like a dream contract for Dr. Spence, not everyone\u2063 is happy about it. Several \u2062parents in Loudoun County are furious with the compensation package and have voiced \u2064their concerns on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Absolutely infuriating! \u2062I live in Loudoun County, so my tax money is funding this shameful compensation package!&#8221;<\/p>\n<footer>&#8211; A\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/loudoun-county-approves-new-highly-paid-superintendent-contract-without-any-metrics-for-student-achievement\/\" title=\"Loudoun County approves new superintendent contract, lacks student achievement metrics.\">concerned social media user<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;He officially makes\u2063 MORE than\u200c the President of the \u200dUnited States ($400k). Reminder: the Median salary of LCPS workers: $50,367.&#8221;<\/p>\n<footer>&#8211; Loudoun mother Aliscia Andrews<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s clear that the community has mixed feelings about the contract, especially considering the recent\u200d controversies surrounding the previous superintendent, Scott Ziegler.<\/p>\n<h3>Controversies and Legal Troubles<\/h3>\n<p>Last\u200b December, Superintendent Scott \u200dZiegler \u200dwas fired by the Loudoun County School Board due \u2062to the school system&#8217;s response to \u2062two in-school sexual assaults. Ziegler\u200d also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-indictment-watch-on-hold-as-jack-smith-grand-jury-returns-no-charges-thursday\/\" title=\"Trump indictment watch paused as Jack Smith grand jury concludes without charges on Thursday.\">faced legal \u2064troubles<\/a>\u200b of\u2063 his own, including an indictment on three\u2063 misdemeanor counts.<\/p>\n<p>Ziegler&#8217;s tenure was marked by a growing parent movement that was activated by various issues, such as school closings, extreme COVID-19 restrictions, \u200dmasking, sexual assaults in schools, targeting of parents on private lists, and indoctrination of\u2063 children.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being fired by the board, \u200cZiegler is still receiving a full annual \u2064salary, \u200chealth insurance, a vehicle \u200dallowance, and \u2064retirement benefits for next year.<\/p>\n<p>With all\u200d this \u200din mind, Dr. \u200cAaron\u200b Spence is set to take on the role of Loudoun County&#8217;s new superintendent\u200c on September 1. Only time will tell how his tenure \u2062will unfold and whether the\u200d controversies of the past will continue to impact the community.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new superintendent of Loudoun County, Dr. Aaron Spence, has been offered a generous contract with an annual salary of $375,000. Additionally, the school board will provide him with an extra $20,000 for each year of his service. 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