Budget
Teacher Qualifications
As of the 2008–09 academic year, 100% of the teachers in the North Hills School District met or exceeded the national standards for highly qualified teachers, and 98% of the teachers in the district possessed advanced degrees. 35% possessed doctorates, and approximately one in five were former college faculty members who decided to teach at North Hills due to the district's excellence in academics and rigorous curriculum. In 2008, 79 North Hills School District teachers were among 101 honorees in the annual Teachers of Excellence awards, sponsored by the Teacher Excellence Center. The Teacher Excellence Center received 1,265 nominations for 365 North Hills School District teachers. The Teacher Excellence Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to professional development of teachers and recognizing teacher excellence in southwestern Pennsylvania North People News, Pittsburgh Post–Gazette.
The district administrative costs per pupil in 2008 were $778. The lowest administrative cost per pupil in Pennsylvania was $398. In January 2007 the school board awarded a five year contract to Joseph Goodnack as superintendent with an initial salary of $130,000 plus a raise of 4% each year and a potential annual bonus. Additionally, he received an extensive benefits package including: a defined benefits pension, health insurance, life insurance 3 times his salary and much more. In May 2010, the school board promoted High School principal Patrick Mannarino to Assistant Superintendnet with a five year contract. The position had been unfilled since 2007. The Pennsylvania School Boards Association keeps statistics on salaries of public school district employees in Pennsylvania. According to the association, the average salary for a superintendent for the 2007-08 school year was $122,165.
Reserves In 2008, the district reported an unreserved designated fund balance of $7,882,759.00 and a unreserved-undesignated fund balance of $2,226,142.00.
The district is funded by a combination of: a local earned income tax, a property tax, a real estate transfer tax, grants, coupled with substantial funding from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the federal government. In Pennsylvania, pension income and social security income are exempt from Pennsylvania personal income tax and local earned income tax, regardless of the level of income.
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