School district superintendent Pat Duncan was the district’s top earner in 2016/17, making more than $177,000, according to the district’s statement of financial information (SOFI) report.
The annual report publishes the names of all employees who earn more than $75,000 in a year, and also includes a list of suppliers paid more than $25,000 at a time. It also includes the remuneration paid to elected trustees and expenses claimed.
Between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017, 262 staff members made more than $75,000, costing the district more than $23 million in salary and expenses. The district spent nearly $27 million on employees whose salaries were $75,000 or less, according to the report.
Senior administration, including Duncan; associate superintendent Janet Grant (now retired); secretary-treasurer Kevin Lorenz; director of instruction, learning services Chris Nicholson; and director of instruction, learning and innovations Maryam Naser, were the highest earners, taking home more than $723,000 combined.
Trustees, meanwhile, cost the district $158,605 plus $5,063 in expenses. Former board chair Kelly Slade-Kerr was the highest paid trustee, earning $24,097, while former vice-chair Mark Gifford claimed the highest expenses at $1,582, according to the report.
