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Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras will not receive the $25,000 bonus he is eligible for as part of his contract — money he’s opted against receiving until every school in the city is accredited.

Whether or not the second-year superintendent was even set to receive the bonus after his performance evaluation last month, though, is unclear.

Kamras, who took over the school system in February 2018, said this week that he and his six-person leadership team won’t ask for a raise or the bonus until all 44 schools meet the state’s full accreditation standards. Currently, only 19 do.

“It’s what we came here to do,” he said. The superintendent has vowed to have every school accredited by 2023.

Kamras makes $250,000 per year, a salary that makes him the highest-paid schools superintendent in the region and in Richmond history. All six members of his leadership team make at least $175,250, with five of the six earning $180,547 annual salaries.

The district has given 2% and 3% raises, respectively, to teachers and other staff in the past two years, but the top school officials’ salaries have all stayed the same.