Pricetag of "equity" in Fairfax County Schools: $6.4 million

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Pricetag of "equity" in Fairfax County Schools: $6.4 million
By Asra Q. Nomani / Fairfax County Times
 Jan 25, 2025

With the Trump administration axing "diversity, equity, and inclusion" jobs throughout the federal bureaucracy, Mark Spooner, a 79-year-old retired attorney in Fairfax County, unearthed startling documents through a public records request, detailing the price tag for salaries of 52 employees in the “Chief Equity Office” of Fairfax County Public Schools: $6.4 million, or enough to pay about 125 new teachers.

According to documents, Nardos King, the “Chief Equity Officer” at FCPS, makes the highest salary in the department, earning $258,641 annually – more than the salary of U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, and other top lawmakers. King reports to FCPS Superintendent Michelle Reid, who just got a pay raise to $424,146, which is more than the salary of the president of the United States.

Some of the information from the documents is conflicting but, nonetheless, paints the picture of a bloated bureaucracy. The Fairfax County Times has published the documents online.

An organization chart said the Chief Equity Office comprises 56 full-time authorized positions. Currently, the department has four vacancies.

While the salaries in one document total $6.4 million for the 52 employees in the Chief Equity Office, another document details that the total budget for the Chief Equity Office is $5.76 million, with $5.25 million going to salaries and compensation. ...

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“Equity” office in the Fairfax County, VA schools employs 52 and costs $6.4 million, enough to hire 125 new teachers. The head of it makes more than the Vice President and a U.S. Senator.
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