§ 33141 Deputy Superintendent Salaries

• •The big boss of schools (Superintendent) decides how much money their helpers (Deputy and Associate Superintendents) get paid every year.
• •But the Superintendent can't do it alone—they need the okay from the state's money boss (Director of Finance).
• •This rule was made in 1976 and is part of California's school laws.

Imagine your school principal wants to give their assistant principals a raise.

The principal can't just decide on their own—they have to ask the school district's money manager first. If the money manager says yes, then the raise happens.