According to his contract, Craft is eligible to receive a raise this school year.
âThe superintendent shall receive the same percentage salary increase as granted to the category of professional employees (teachers and certified administrators) in 2021,â the contract states.
After the successful 2018 $426 million bond election, in 2019, Craft received a $42,000 raise when his contract was renewed.
Craft is currently one of the highest paid superintendents in the state of Texas.
According to the Herald’s analysis of 2019-2020 data from the Texas Education Agency, his $310,000 annual salary was higher than 96% of the superintendents of Texas public and open enrollment charter schools. See the full list of superintendents’ pay here: rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/adhocrpt/adpea.html