State of the Superintendency
Buyout Clauses
School Administrator, October 2017



Severance Clause
in Contract
Fewer than a quarter of superintendents today have a severance (buyout) provision in their contract. This has not changed over the past three years, according to AASA surveys.

Slightly more female superintendents have such provisions in their contracts than their male counterparts.

This topic is sensitive and can be awkward for superintendents and their boards, but it does not negate the reality that superintendents and school boards will one day part ways.
 

Source: “2017 AASA Superintendents Salary and Benefits Study” published by AASA. Analysis was provided by Leslie A. Finnan, Noelle M. Ellerson Ng and Robert S. McCord.