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$100K Pay For 74 School Employees In Joliet District 204
In November, Joliet Patch filed a Freedom of Information Act request to obtain the latest salary and benefits at Joliet District 204.
JOLIET, IL — In recent years, the taxpayers of Joliet Township High School District 204 funded one of the highest administrative salary and benefits packages in suburban Chicago, but that's no longer the case now that Superintendent Cheryl McCarthy has retired. Prior to her summer departure, McCarthy made a $293,297 salary, plus her fringe benefits package worth $60,264.
McCarthy's successor, Mike Hanson, is drawing a salary of $210,000. Although the Joliet Township High School Board may have trimmed the new superintendent's salary, several other high paid administrators were given several thousand dollars in additional raises. For instance, Joliet West High School Principal Teresa Gibson, who already made $184,810, was given a raise this school year of $7,393, bringing her current pay to $192,203.
In terms of base salary, Hanson's assistant superintendent of business services, Ilandus Hampton, makes more than his new boss. Hampton makes $216,070 after receiving $14,362 in salary increases since the 2017-2018 school year when he worked under McCarthy.
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Assistant Superintendent Karla (Narducci) Guseman has received $11,408 in salary increases since 2017-2018, while Joliet Central High School Principal Shad Hallihan got a $11,275 pay hike since 2017-18, and Gibson's pay as Joliet West's long-time principal has jumped by $12,776 since 2017-18, Joliet Patch determined.
In November, Patch filed a Freedom of Information Act with Joliet High School District 204 to obtain the latest salary and benefits information for administrators and teachers. It's part of our continued public service of being a watchdog, keeping you better informed on how your tax dollars are being spent. Just last week, New Jersey Patch Editor Tom Davis published a story headlined, The 10,000 NJ Teachers Who Make $99,000 Or More In 2019.
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Closer to home, this Joliet Patch article highlights the 74 school teachers and administrators at District 204 who are making more than $100,000 during the 2019-2020 school year:
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS, 25 salaries above $100,000
1. Ilandus Hampton, assistant superintendent for business services, pay $216,070, benefits $34,630
2. Mike Hanson, new superintendent of District 204, pay $210,000, benefits $57,789
3. Teresa Gibson, Joliet West principal, pay $192,203, benefits $25,096
4. Karla (Narducci) Guseman, assistant superintendent for education services, pay $171,634, benefits $41,239
5. Shad Hallihan, Joliet Central principal, pay $169,638, benefits $42,251
6. Karen Harkin, director of technology services, pay $169,140, benefits $27,537
7. Christopher Olson, director of human resources, pay $166,058, benefits $31,036
8. Brian Shaw, director of support services, pay $156,951, benefits $40,510
9. Jo Wooten, assistant principal for student services, pay $132,318, benefits $39,564
10. Patricia Sewing, PPS coordinator, pay $129,528, benefits $33,584
11. Iman Ellis-Bowen, district director of special services, pay $129,377, benefits $36,192
12. Robin English, academy coordinator, pay $129,347, benefits $37,024
13. Joseph Lopez, director of buildings and grounds, pay $129,263, benefits $34,813
14. Angel Hauert, academy coordinator, pay $126,525,benefits $36,658
15. Kristine Schlismann, director of alumni/community relations, pay $118,057, benefits $24,952
16. Tino Villaflor, assistant principal for student services, pay $117,832, benefits $35,531
17. Matthew Narducci, assistant principal for student services, pay $114,400, benefits $34,390
18. Stephen Locke, assistant principal for student services, pay $113,300, benefits $27,773
19. Dianne McDonald, curriculum director English, pay $103,908, benefits $35,143
20. Steven Millsaps, athletic director, pay $103,908, benefits $32,767
21. Paul Oswald, director of curriculum-ESL and social sciences, pay $103,908, benefits $21,789
22. Melissa Stapleton, academy coordinator, pay $103,908, benefits $19,151
23. Maureen Pulaski, academy coordinator, pay $103,907, benefits $29,121
24. John Randich Jr., Joliet Central PPS coordinator, pay $100,881, benefits $32,764
25. Bartholomew Mushro, supervisor building and grounds, pay $100,676, benefits $22,702
TEACHERS, DEANS AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS
49 Joliet Central, Joliet West salaries above $100,000:
1. Alan Mart, school guidance counselor, pay $169,438, benefits $22,598
2. Douglas Cherry, math, pay $154,310, benefits $18,649
3. Lisa Ryan, French, pay $139,589, benefits $8,968
4. Deborah Burroughs, student assistance coordinator, pay $138,728, benefits $8,664
5. Jacqueline Tyler, speech pathologist, pay $132,193, benefits $10,812
6. Susan O'Connell, special education, pay $127,571, benefits $22,285
7. Kelly Manning-Smith, Joliet Central dean, pay $122,440, benefits $22,279
8. Lisa Dewispelaere, special education, pay $122,253, benefits $22,279
9. Sandra Campbell, school guidance counselor, pay $122,162, benefits $22,412
10. Benjamin White, ROTC instructor, pay $120,612, benefits $10,117
11. Susan M. Harris, dean, pay $119,271, benefits $22,276
12. Eduardo Contreras, Joliet Central dean, pay $119,271, benefits $18,366
13. Jon Williams, social sciences, pay $117,485, benefits $504
14. Colleen Kelley, bilingual education, pay $116,362, benefits $1,800
15. Lourdes Paramo, English as a second language, pay $116,362, benefits $22,193
16. Michelle Smith, English, pay $116,362, benefits $22,008
17. Lynn Plarski, dean, pay $115,514, benefits $8,959
18. Wendy Weith, American sign language, pay $114,057, benefits $21,880
19. Jo Anne Bratkovich, French teacher, pay $113,524, benefits $22,005
20. Stacy Eighner, special education, pay $113,524, benefits $22,005
21. Richard Goberville, science, pay $108,054, benefits $8,368
22. Mark Chambers, physical education, pay $108,054, benefits $9,511
23. Andrew Harris, English as a second language, pay $107,721, benefits $18,352
24. Martine Ebert, special education, pay $107,209, benefits $1,316
25. Trina Diaz, math, pay $106,864, benefits $1,916
26. Ronald Fonck, science, pay $106,864, benefits $21,997
27. Karen Campolattara, special education, pay $106,692, benefits $22,260
28. Timi Gayle Hensel, math, pay $105,993, benefits $523
29. Scott Laken, dean, pay $105,418, benefits $21,995
30. Maria Georgantas, special education, pay $105,418, benefits $8,932
31. Philip Jayko, ROTC instructor, pay $103,346, benefits $7,644
32. Suzanne Haberkorn, business education, pay $103,226, benefits $22,256
33. James Burkey, special education, pay $101,379, benefits $21,990
34. Darcy Burns, special education, pay $100,339, benefits $9,238
35. Soyini Chism, physical education, pay $100,339, benefits $8,359
36. Jeffery Corcoran, physical education, pay $103,660, benefits $21,887
37. Laura Lopez, special education, pay $103,032, benefits $768
38. Curt Ruch, health, pay $103,032, benefits $21,992
39. Kelli Setina, science, pay $103,032, benefits $8,626
40. Kelly Williams, Spanish, pay $103,032, benefits $9,249
41. Kelly Hennessy Raczek, science, pay $102,847, benefits $21,886
42. Wendy Vantilburg, social worker, pay $102,847, benefits $21,886
43. Mark Hawkins, Spanish, pay $102,213, benefits $8,625
44. David Jones, library/media services, pay $102,048, benefits $1,642
45. William Lech, physical education, pay $102,048, benefits $21,889
46. Mark Eleveld, English, pay $101,379, benefits $517
47. Lee Swank, business education, pay $101,379, benefits $22,558
48. Laura Seper, math, pay $100,765, benefits $21,989
49. Andrea Richardson, family and consumer science, pay $100,339, benefits $21,883
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