This week's release of the New Westminster School District's statement of financial information revealed that 205 employees made more than $75,000 in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2011 and 25 made more than $100,000.
Topping the list is superintendent John Woudzia, who made $159,292, plus an additional $10,993 in expenses.
Coming second is assistant superintendent Al Balanuik, who made $133,979 plus $5,681 in expenses, while the third-highest paid district employee was secretary-treasurer Brian Sommerfeldt, who made $132,153 plus $4,436 in expenses.
The district currently has 696.36 full-time equivalent employees. (Part-time employees are classified by how many hours they work, so two 0.5 employees, working half-time would equal 1.0 full-time equivalent employee). The current head count in the district is 831, with 441 teachers totalling 386.25 full-time equivalent jobs, according to the most current figures supplied by Sommerfeldt to The Record on Tuesday morning.
The rest of the top 10 highest salary earners in the district included New Westminster Secondary School principal Mary Bushman, who made $124,369 plus $56 in expenses; director of instruction Sandra Pace, who made $119,793 plus $7,674 in expenses; human resources administrative officer Bob Tamblyn, who made $119,649 plus $4,955 in expenses; student services director of instruction Janet Grant, who made $118,486 plus $5,856 in expenses; community education district principal Phil Cookson, who made $112,211 plus $716 in expenses; Lord Tweedsmuir principal Patty Farris, who made $112,096 plus $102 in expenses; and Glenbrook principal Marlene Jack, who made $112,096 plus $567 in expenses.
The other 15 district employees who made the six-figure salary club were:
11. Queensborough Middle School principal Debbie Jones, at $111,251 plus $548 in expenses
12. Richard McBride principal Jacob Sol, at $107,454 plus $767 in expenses
13. Connaught Heights principal Chris Evans, at $107,454 plus $579 in expenses
14. Hume Park and F.W. Howay principal Ken Millard, at $107,454 plus $454 in expenses
15. NWSS vice-principal Kelly Boechler, at $107,454 plus $75 in expenses
16. NWSS vice-principal Laura Howell, at $107,339 plus $21 in expenses
17. Herbert Spencer principal Tracy Fulton, at $107,339 plus $67 in expenses
18. NWSS vice-principal Stephen Inniss, at $107,339 plus $485 in expenses
19. John Robson principal Karen Catherwood, at $107,339 plus $142 in expenses
20. NWSS vice-principal Rhonda Anderson, at $107,339 plus $56 in expenses
21. Maintenance administrative officer Doug Templeton, at $106,706 plus $2,110 in expenses
22. Homelearners principal Wayne Williamson, at $106,327 plus $641 in expenses
23. Queen Elizabeth Elementary principal Jamie Sadler, at $105,847 plus $51 in expenses
24. NWSS teacher Ron Mars, at $101,846 plus $185 in expenses
25. Student services district administrator Diane Halkett, at $100,482 plus $344 in expenses
For a full list of which district employees earned more than $75,000 in the New Westminster school district, please CLICK HERE, which includes the information from the district's SOFI release.
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