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Radnor resident urges co-principal and co‑superintendent roles, criticizes pay and resource gaps
Summary
At the March 17 finance committee meeting, Arthur Sherry, a retired CPA and Radnor resident, urged the district to create male–female co-principal posts at each school and a co‑superintendent role, saying leadership demographics and athletic allocations disadvantage support staff and girls’ sports.
Arthur Sherry, a retired CPA and Radnor resident, used the public‑comment period to call attention to gender imbalances in school leadership and what he described as misplaced budget priorities.
Sherry told the committee he had found “inequality as egregious as what I see at RFD,” and asked the district to “establish co‑principals and a co‑superintendent,” proposing that each of the district’s five schools have both a man and a woman in the principal role with “equal pay, equal title, equal authority.”
Why it matters: Sherry framed the request as a question of equity for staff who he said are underpaid while top administrators and some extracurricular programs receive larger budget increases. He cited a district superintendent pay increase of “$56,000 this year to $715,000” and said the high‑school football budget rose “55% this year to $173 grand,” arguing that custodial and cafeteria workers earning under $30,000 a year and female athletes receive less resource support.
The committee did not take action during the meeting. Committee members acknowledged the concerns and the public‑comment record will be available to the full board ahead of next week’s business meeting. Staff and trustees present noted that compensation and staffing decisions, along with athletic allocations, are part of the district’s budget process and collective‑bargaining/administrative authorities; no formal proposal to reconfigure leadership roles was put forward at the meeting.
Quote: “These schools are funded by our tax dollars,” Sherry said, “Please do what is right. The time is now.”
What comes next: The committee advances its budget and governance deliberations to the board; Sherry’s remarks will be part of the public record that trustees may consider as they finalize next year’s budget and personnel plans.
