Wake SchoolsThursday, November 5

Wake school board extends Superintendent Robert Taylor's contract through June 2030 with no raise

The 5AM Morrisville teamFrom Thursday’s edition · 1 min read · 2 sources

Wake County's school superintendent is getting a longer contract but no bigger paycheck. The school board voted 7-1 Wednesday to extend Robert Taylor's contract one year, through June 30, 2030, the maximum state law allows.

Taylor's extension by the numbers

7-1: board vote to extend his contract
$349,942: annual base salary after this year's raise
3%: raise from this year's state budget

Source: The News & Observer

Board chair Tyler Swanson said Taylor asked to skip a raise because budgets are tight and teachers, especially veterans, haven't gotten the raises they deserve.

“We've had historic gains under his leadership.”
Tyler Swanson, Wake school board chair

Board member Toshiba Rice cast the lone no vote. She told WRAL after the meeting she didn't want to comment on her vote.

Absent: board member Chris Heagarty
Test results: highest state-exam passing rates since 2012
HVAC: students at more than a third of schools missed class since 2023

Taylor's contract and the HVAC plan run on separate clocks

Sept. 2023Taylor was sworn in as Wake County superintendent.
Nov. 4Board voted 7-1 to extend Taylor's contract.
Dec.Administrators plan to present a long-term HVAC plan.
June 2030Taylor's extended contract runs out.

Sources: The News & Observer, WRAL

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