This story has been updated to correct Superintendent Jacqueline Byrd's salary, which is $238,000, not $237,000.
BARTOW – Incoming Polk County Public Schools Superintendent Frederick Heid said he wants to be treated like any other school administrator when it comes to salary and health insurance.
The Polk County School Board will vote on Heid’s contract at Tuesday night’s board meeting, which includes a salary of $255,000 and health insurance for Heid, but not his wife and son — he will cover the cost for their insurance just like school employees do for spouses and children.
“I’ll pay for it – I pay for it now,” Heid said during a Monday morning phone call. “It’s something I’m accustomed to. It’s a fairness – you're modeling (behavior). I'm not better than anyone else in the organization.”