Top Schools Chief Gets Pay Cut in New 5-Year Contract

The Washington Township Schools Board of Education and superintendent Jeff Mohre have come to terms on a new contract – one that will keep the administrator in the district for the next half decade.

Approved at its most recent board meeting, the five-year contract gives Mohre an annual salary of $155,000.

Mohre’s previous contract was for three years, from 2010 to June 30, 2013. He was earning $175,000 annually after being hired in March of 2010.

The pay decrease comes as a state mandate after Governor Chris Christie approved a salary cap on superintendent’s salaries in the fall of 2010. The rule did not take effect until February 2011, long after Mohre signed his first contract with the district.

Under the legislation, any ongoing contracts would not be impacted. The salary cap structure is guided in steps, and top administrators are paid based on the size of the district he or she is leading.

In Washington Township, the superintendent cannot make more than $155,000 annually because the district falls between 1,501 and 3,000 students total, per the guide.