Salarys - East Valley School Superintendants

[Harry Mathews]

District | Superintendent  | Students | Base salary

Phoenix Union | Kent Scribner | 25,200 | $200,000

Scottsdale Unified | Gary Catalani | 26,600 enrolled students | $195,000

Mesa Public Schools | Michael Cowan | 72,600 enrolled students | $180,000

Chandler Unified   Camille Casteel | 37,000 enrolled students | $174,865

Paradise Valley Unified | James Lee | 33,400 enrolled students | $159,000

Gilbert Public Schools | David Allison | 36,700 enrolled students | $150,000

Peoria Unified | Denton Santarelli | 38,800 enrolled students  | $150,000

Deer Valley Unified Virginia McElyea  |36,700 enrolled students | $150,000

[S. J. M.]

"East Valley?" There's no figures for Kyrene SD, certainly in the East Valley, as is Tempe and Tempe Unified HS.

And Peoria, Deer Valley and Paradise Valley as East Valley?

[Harry Mathews]

I copied this from a news article-these were the only schools listed. We'll need to do some digging in order to get the rest of the info.

S. J. M. said:

"East Valley?" There's no figures for Kyrene SD, certainly in the East Valley, as is Tempe and Tempe Unified HS.

And Peoria, Deer Valley and Paradise Valley as East Valley?

[NLZ]

While digging, it would be helpful to know the average teacher salary and average # of students per teacher, as well. Just for comparison.

[Travis Dutson]

I picked the wrong profession....

What a crock!

[Harry Mathews]

Yes! We definitely need more transparency in the accounting of our schools. As we found out with MUSD transparency is not a priority to them which suggests that they have something to hide

NLZ said:

While digging, it would be helpful to know the average teacher salary and average # of students per teacher, as well. Just for comparison.

[ObserverNY]

LOL! Our Superintendent gets paid $250,000 + benefits worth over $50,000 for, ya ready? 2,300 students.

[Diane Douglas]

Just for fun you should check to see how many of these Superintendents are also collecting an AZ state retirement.

[S. J. M.]

Ah, more double-dippers like Phoenix Police Chief/Public Safety Manager "Jack the Hack" Harris.

Diane Douglas said:

Just for fun you should check to see how many of these Superintendents are also collecting an AZ state retirement.

[shimauma]

the reason mesa doesn't say 72601 is because I moved my kid to another district. That Phoenix union district is freaking highway robbery....

[Susan]

Phoenix and Scottsdale is outrageous!!!

New York per ObserverNY is obscene!

[Shane Stapley]

It would also be good to get all of the Assistant Superintendents and Director's pay records as well. This information is supposed to be available via a FOIA request (Freedom of Information Act). However, I've been stone-walled by the GPS admininstration on many requests for information. If anyone has more details on this I would appreciate it.

There are assistant superintendents who have abused their positions for personal profit or to benefit those of family members and/or close friends. The sharing of internal contract information, status on bids, and other internal information has been shared in the past. This has got to stop.

Does anyone have a job description for any of these positions referenced above?

[Harry Mathews]

Shane,
i am planning to file a FOIA request for info from GUSD. This should be a good exercise in the process if nothing else. I will consult with an attorney on this to make sure i get all the caveats squared away. What specific information would you like to have requested on this? Perhaps: Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, anyone else?
Harry