Interesting ISTA Reading
As school gets underway this month for a lot of Hoosier kids I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the Indiana State Teachers Association. ISTA has been at the forefront of criticizing education reforms without offering meaningful alternatives. They’ve also complained about school funding as well. However, if you take a look at the salaries of some of the unions key players, something just doesn’t seem right.
- Nate Schnellenberger (President) – $234,811.
- Larry Davis (Dir. of Financial Planning) – $219,231.
- Jennifer Clutter (CFO) – $197,628.
- Sharon Casey (Uniserv Director) – $353,629.
- Marie Giese (Uniserv Director) – $355.736.
- Nancy Pappas (Professional Staff) – $354,668.
- Donald Thompson (Uniserv Director) – $373,981.
- Terry Troxell (Uniserv Director) – $373,578.
This information all comes from the 2010 filing of ISTA’s 990 form with the federal government to keep its not-for-profit status. The salaries are based in information from 1099s and other “related compensation” (i.e. retirement, deferred compensation, etc). I’ve embedded a copy with this blog post so you can see the information for yourself. It’s on page 25. You can make your own judgment call from here, but had I known I could make $350,000 working for a teachers union, I would have skipped law school altogether.
