Her first career was as a teacher and elementary school principal.

The average salary of an elementary school principal is about $72,000.

Bennett became the elementary school principal, which left the station nearly dead.

The deal would increase the starting salary of elementary school principals to $123,456 from $100,242.

There is a window of opportunity each spring when parents are invited to write or call their elementary school principal to discuss the coming year.

His father retired as an elementary school vice principal in Newark.

A final meeting will be scheduled with over 40 elementary school principals, all participants in their local P-16 partnership.

"We recently lost an elementary school principal," she said.

He also served as the elementary principal in the school year of 2011-2012 after funding cutbacks.

He has been the elementary principal since August 2011.