What is appropriate pay for educators?

An empty classroom at the start of a three day weekend at William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach. (Nov. 10, 2011) Credit: Daniel Brennan
Having exposed the salaries of our top paid educators, perhaps Newsday should tell us what a school superintendent should be paid for managing a district with several buildings, a few hundred staff and several thousand students [“Top-paid educators,” News, Nov. 14].
What should a teacher with a master’s degree and beyond be paid to teach our children what they’ll need to know to succeed in a complex workforce?
Frank Lombardo, Kings Park
Editor’s note: The writer is a retired teacher.