In the interest of transparency, we wanted to make available Ken Witt’s contract with the district, and to summarize some key points here.
- Salary: $155k (on an annual basis) from our district (Neal was compensated at $152k)
- Cell phone allowance: $100 per month
- Auto allowance: $500 per month
- 15 days of paid vacation per year
- Termination without cause requires 120 days advance notice and financial compensation equivalent to four months of base salary.
- Contract allows Witt to continue to work as Executive Director of ERBOCES.
- $4000 annually provided for professional growth/development
In addition to Witt’s contract with Woodland Park RE-2, his contract with ERBOCES remains in effect. Under the terms of that contract, Witt receives:
- Salary: $155k (annual) plus up to 12% bonus (his bonus paid in May 2022 was $15,500).
- Auto allowance: $500 per month
- Cell phone to be provided at ERBOCES’ cost
- 22 days of paid vacation per year, plus 10 days of paid sick leave per year
- Termination without cause requires 30 days advance notice and financial compensation equivalent to 90 days.
- $2400 annually provided for professional growth/development
So combined, taxpayers are paying Witt:
- $310k annual salary, plus a bonus of up to $18,600
- Free cell phone, plus $100 a month
- $1000 monthly auto allowance
- $6400 for professional growth/development
- 37 paid vacation days per year (though it’s not really 37 total days, as it’s combined between two full time jobs…), plus 10 sick days
Sources:
- Ken Witt’s contract with Woodland Park’s school district
- Ken Witt’s contract with ERBOCES
- Ken Witt’s ERBOCES bonus paid in May 20222
- Dr. Mathew Neal’s contract (our former superintendent) for comparison