NYC educator remains on nearly $200,000 salary after proposed school is canceled

Education · First reported 8 Nov, 10:36 · Updated 10:49

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Caleb Haraguchi-Combs was selected to lead a proposed New York City high school that never opened, and reports say he continued to receive a salary of $192,374. The Education Department says he is developing and supporting school proposals; an unnamed department source disputed that explanation.

Haraguchi-Combs was selected in January as project director for the proposed Next Generation Technology High School, which was canceled in April and never opened to students.
The New York Post reported his annual salary as $192,374, compared with $141,960 in his previous assistant principal role.
The Education Department said he was developing new proposals and supporting proposals in progress; an unnamed department source disputed that account and said principals whose schools do not open are generally returned to assistant principal roles unless they have tenure.

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Key facts

Proposed school: Next Generation Technology High School; it was not approved or opened.
Selection: Haraguchi-Combs was selected as project director in January.
Cancellation: Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels canceled the proposal in April. [29e0c9f2-44ba-4569-8241-bab61e8d8d7]
Reported salary: $192,374 annually, according to the New York Post.
Previous salary: $141,960 annually as assistant principal, according to public records cited by the New York Post.