Howard Hepburn would be paid $340,000 as Broward’s new superintendent and would get limited severance pay if he lasts less than a year, under tentative contract terms negotiated Friday. His salary would be less than the $350,

Howard Hepburn, Broward Public Schools’ new superintendent, will likely get $10,000 less in annual salary and slightly less rights to severance pay than his predecessor, according to what Hepburn negotiated with the Broward School Board’s Chair Lori Alhadeff on Friday.

F ormer Broward Superintendent Peter Licata begins negotiating his exit and could leave with a nearly 200-thousand-dollar payout, even though he was only on the job nine months. Nova Southeastern University's Bob Jarvis calls the school board's handling of his surprise announcement a major snafu.