GEORGETOWN, Ky. – In Feb. 2015, the Scott County, Kentucky school board voted not to renew the contract of Superintendent Patricia Putty.

The firing of the superintendent, who had been on the job since 2008, was a pretty big deal in the community. Parents, taxpayers and other residents clearly deserved to know why the move was made.

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But when asked by reporters to explain the decision, school board Chairman Haley Conway said, “I would love to tell you stuff. I’m walking through a minefield of glass right now, and I’m just trying to tiptoe,” according to Kentucky.com.

According to the news story, “Putty had been a source of continuing controversy, particularly after the board approved a new contract in 2012 that boosted her pay more than 15 percent, from $127,260 to $147,000,” the news report said.

So what did the board do? It replaced her with Superintendent Kevin Hub, who was paid an initial base salary of $152,953 in fiscal year 2015-16, which along with disability insurance, life insurance and a vehicle allowance came to $156,497.

That’s quite a bit more than the $147,000 that his predecessor was paid following her controversial raise.

The school board also paid both its share and Hub’s share of his annual retirement contribution in 2015-16, which totaled $24,250.

That brought his total annual compensation to at least $180,747.

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The 629 Scott County teachers were paid a combined base salary of $34,563,645 in 2015-16, for an average salary of $54,950.

They also received $4,983,410 in benefits, for an average of $7,922, and the school district made $1,383,390 in retirement contributions on their behalf, for an average of $2,199.

That brought the total average compensation package for Scott County teachers to at least $65,071.

The teachers worked a required 189 days for a minimum of seven hours per day, according to information provided by the school district. Using that schedule, the average teacher compensation figure breaks down to about $344 per day and about $49 per hour.