Broward Superintendent Robert Runcie will remain with the district until 2023.
Under a new contract approved by the School Board Tuesday, Runcie will also get a $28,000 raise and additional benefits. The deal brings Runcie’s salary to $335,000 (up from $307,000).
Under the new contract, Runcie would:
- Be able to trade in 15 of his 29 vacation days for a cash value of $20,500
- Get $48,000 contributed annually from the school board for retirement plans
- Be allowed to earn a pension based on four years of his service in Chicago, estimated to cost to the district another $80,000
Runcie’s old contract would have expired in October 2019.
The new deal puts his salary between those of superintendents Alberto Carvalho of Miami-Dade County ($345,000) and Robert Avossa of Palm Beach County ($325,000).