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QuickTake:
The new leaders of Springfield Public Schools will earn less than their predecessors.
Shawn Stover and Brian Megert, the incoming interim superintendent and assistant superintendent of Springfield Public Schools, signed contracts with the district last week. In both cases, their salaries are less than their predecessors.
The two leaders will serve as transitional leadership during the 2026-27 school year, while Springfield searches for a permanent superintendent to start in 2027. Stover’s contract is for just one year, while Megert’s is for three years.
Stover’s contract
According to his contract, Stover will make a base salary of $225,000, putting his pay at the lower end of the board’s $210,000 to $250,000 posted salary range for the position. He will also receive up to $7,500 for relocating to Oregon from North Carolina and up to another $7,500 for relocation out of Oregon if he is not hired as permanent superintendent at the end of June 2027.
His benefits include a monthly $750 stipend for travel within the Eugene-Springfield area, a $200 cellphone and technology allowance and a contribution of 5% of his salary to a tax-sheltered annuity. Tax-sheltered annuities are retirement accounts provided to employees of churches, public schools and nonprofits, similar to 401(k) accounts for private sector employees. This is a retirement fund that supplements pension payments from the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System.
Stover will also receive a performance evaluation from the Springfield Board of Education by April 1, 2027.
Previous superintendent Todd Hamilton, who worked for the district for 6½ years, had a salary of $272,130 going into the 2025-26 school year. He resigned at the end of February, receiving a payout of a year’s worth of salary. Acting superintendent Jodi O’Mara earned $20,000 a month for four months (the equivalent of a $240,000 annual salary).
Megert’s contract
Megert’s three-year contract includes a base salary of $198,358, with a yearly 3.75% raise (including in 2026), making his 2026-27 salary $205,796. He and the district will determine his salary for the following two years by June 15 of each year.
His benefits will include a monthly $400 travel stipend, a $100 cellphone and technology allowance and a $600 a month district contribution to a tax-sheltered annuity. Megert also retained the right to return to his previous position as director of special programs for the remainder of his previous contract’s term if he or the district terminate his assistant superintendent contract for any reason.
The previous assistant superintendent, David D. Collins, made $213,000 in the 2025-26 school year. He worked for the district for 29 years.
