Murley told the Iowa City school board in an email this week he had no knowledge of SUPES activities beyond the teaching he did with administrators.
“I believe that the hundreds of superintendents from around the country who worked with the program feel disappointed and betrayed by the leaders of the Chicago Public Schools and the SUPES Academy who engaged in the illegal acts,” Murley wrote.
Murley, hired to lead the Iowa City school district in 2010, is allowed 10 days of discretionary leave each year for consulting or other professional activities “mutually agreed upon by the superintendent and board president,” according to his employment contract signed July 30.
The school board president must approve any outside activities for which Murley is paid, the contract states.
“He provides me an update annually about what he’s doing on his discretionary days,” board President Chris Lynch said Thursday. “I know the days, the company and generally what he’s doing.”
Murley does not report how much he’s paid for outside activities, Lynch said. So far, the district has not made those records available to the public.
School board Member Chris Liebig said he expects the board to have a discussion soon about whether school administrators should disclose outside activities.
“I do think we probably need to talk about a policy on outside work, disclosure and prior conflicts,” Liebig said. Whether this disclosure would be exempted from Iowa’s Open Records law as a personnel record needs more review, he added.
Board member Phil Hemingway said he will request the discussion be put on the Nov. 24 agenda.
“We’ve got a full-time job here in Iowa City, but we’ve got a full-time employee trying to solve problems elsewhere,” Hemingway said.
Murley’s three-year contract provides a $205,500 salary, $26,715 in deferred compensation and a $7,150 vehicle allowance for the first year, with the amounts renegotiated each year. The contract also promises $6,000 more per year if Murley earns his doctoral degree.
“If he wants to get a $6,000 raise, all he has to do is get himself his Ph.D,” Hemingway said. “The community is paying for his education.”
Board member LaTasha DeLoach said she wants to learn more about Murley’s consulting work before deciding whether it’s worthwhile to the district. “I do think it’s important we as a board know what’s going on,” she said.
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