$1.1M In School Admin. Salaries In Chatham: See How It's Spent

CHATHAM, NJ - Superintendent and principal salaries continue to rise, and last year Chatham taxpayers spent $1,128,217 on the superintendent and principals in their school district.

The Department of Education recently released its annual list of superintendents and principals and their salaries before the start of the 2018-19 school year. Some of the principals and superintendents listed may no longer be with their schools; this list was developed in 2018.

The Department of Education has said it double-checks the data before delivering it to the media.

The list below is the Chatham principals and superintendent with their school, their school district, their years of service (which is surely a factor in their pay) and, finally, their salaries in 2018:

• Michael LaSusa, Superintendent, SCH DIST OF THE CHATHAMS, 18, $200,415
• Darren Groh, High School Principal, Chatham High School, SCH DIST OF THE CHATHAMS, 18, $176,000
• Jill Gihorski, Middle School Principal, Chatham Middle School, SCH DIST OF THE CHATHAMS, 26, $159,605
• Cheryl Russo, Elementary School Principal, Lafayette Avenue School, SCH DIST OF THE CHATHAMS, 20, $153,312
• Nicholas Andreazza, Elementary School Principal, Milton Avenue School, SCH DIST OF THE CHATHAMS, 18, $150,316
• Robert Gardella, Elementary School Principal, Southern Boulevard School, SCH DIST OF THE CHATHAMS, 16, $145,699
• Kristine Dudlo, Elementary School Principal, Washington Avenue School, SCH DIST OF THE CHATHAMS, 18, $142,870

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