Three top APS officials get pay bump to $125K

Three of Albuquerque Public Schools top brass got 6.6 percent raises recently.

The APS officials who received the pay bump are all associate superintendents. Eddie Soto, Diane Kerschen and Raquel Reedy now make $125,000 each year.

APS Superintendent Winston Brooks said the three have taken on an increased workload and the district is saving money because they haven't replaced associate and assistant superintendents who have left their jobs.

"The district is still saving money even with the 6.6 percent increase in compensation for the remaining associate superintendents. The net savings to the district is $107,500," Brooks said in a statement.

Teacher salaries have remained stagnant at APS since 2008, according to the Albuquerque Journal.  

Three top APS officials get pay bump to $125K