Three Retired Middletown Schools Superintendents Make $100K Club Cut
The "club," named by New Jersey Watchdog, includes retired government employees earning a pension of $100K and more
There’s something called the “$100K Club” and three former Middletown schools administrators are unwitting members: retired superintendents Dennis Jackson, Karen Bilbao and interim Thomas Pagano. Those who qualify for this “club” are former government employees who are on a list of those who have earned $100,000 or more in pensions. The list was culled from a state Department of Treasury database. It was dubbed the “100K Club” by New Jersey Watchdog, identifying “an elite corps of retired public employees that's growing bigger, younger and richer at the expense of the New Jersey retirement system,” an investigative report by the group’s head, Mark Lagerkvist, said. According to Watchdog, last year alone 1,244 former public employees …
Kristen H
7:57 pm on Sunday, September 30, 2012
I know Mr.Jackson personally. He was the superintendent during my Middletown public education. As a taxpayer, I have no qualms about paying him well for his retirement. The quality of my education is a testament to how well the public school system works. Middletown is an amazing township and it would not remain as such without the dedication of such people. more ›