BY THE NUMBERS What they get

Ohio limits school board pay to no more than $80 a meeting. Local boards may limit the number of paid meetings. Here's the pay for the Mahoning Valley's largest school districts:
DISTRICTPAY/MEETING2001 MEETINGSPAID FOR:
Youngstown $8033All meetings
Austintown $8017All meetings
Niles $80 *18 meetings/year
Salem $801714 meetings/year
Boardman $801313 meetings/year
Howland $802212 meetings/year
Canfield $801812 meetings/year
Warren $80221 meeting/month
E.Liverpool $80251 meeting/month
Poland $40211 meeting/month
*Treasurer's office did not have information available.
Source: Local school districts