How much should I ask for/ expect to get as a first year coach at a private HS?
I was asked this season to come back to my old HS to coach XC because the previous coach quit due to his job. I am titled as an assistant coach because they asked the head track coach in a panic to coach XC. He then asked me to come coach because he is a sprint coach. I run all the day to day activities including writing and monitoring workouts, he does the administration stuff and deals with parents. They have already asked me to continue as the distance coach for track and said I will be head XC coach next year. I coach 40 kids, each had to pay a $300 athletic fee which comes out to about $12,000 budget. The major expenses like new uniforms and buses for meet travel was paid for by a donor.
I didn't come to coach for the money however I would like to be compensated for my efforts. The head coach is not paid because he wants to be a volunteer, not because the school wont pay him.
I found out today the head varsity football coach makes $80,000 just as a coach, not a teacher. Their record is 0-2 this year and was 2-8 last year. The track program has won state or placed in the top 3 for both men and women 5 times in the last 6 years.
Thoughts?