Schools
Bonuses Given to Elmhurst D205 Officials
The district kept secret the record detailing the reasons for the bonuses.
ELMHURST, IL – The Elmhurst School District 205 board approved "performance incentive" bonuses for six top officials last week.
The district, though, did not make the bonus amounts available to the public in its online meeting information.
Patch obtained the numbers through a public records request. It also sought information on which the bonuses were based, but the district declined to provide the relevant document.
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The district said the record was "pre-decisional," citing an exception to the state's open records law.
"The document is an internal communication conveying opinions to assist in formulating District decisions," the district said.
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Here are the officials' salaries and their bonuses:
| Employee | Current salary | Bonus |
| Tonya Daniels Communications director | $144,200 | $2,500 |
| Skip Kumm York High asst. special ed director | $111,000 | $2,500 |
| Kerry Leuschel secondary education director | $140,000 | $5,000 |
| Katie Lyons Elementary education director | $140,000 | $7,500 |
| Kevin Rubenstein Asst. superintendent-student services | $170,016 | $2,500 |
| Todd Schmidt Director of facilities | $146,427 | $2,500 |
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