The first in the FOIA series about districts and charters with employees making over $100,000 in annual salary goes to Appoquinimink School District. Located in the Middletown/Odessa/Townsend part of Delaware, Appo is one of the fastest growing districts in the state. Four years ago, they had 31 employees making over $100,000. They now have 54. Much of this is due to the huge increase in student enrollment and new schools in the district. Things change with funding once you get past that 10,000 mark with student count because four years ago they had 9,750 students in the district.
Appoquinimink School District:
15 Schools
10,882 Students, 9,750 four years ago
54 Over $100k
DEMOGRAPHICS
African-American Students: 25.8%
American Indian: .3%
Asian: 5.3%
Hawaiian: .1%
Hispanic/Latino: 7.9%
White: 57%
Multi-Racial: 3.5%
English Language Learners: 3%
Low-Income: 13.2%
Special Education: 14%
SALARIES OVER $100,000
Asia Ali-Hawkins, Assistant Principal, Redding M.S., $114,266
Lisa Ali-Turner, Instructional Coordinator, $105,229
Dominic Banks, Assistant Principal, Middletown H.S., $110,049
Christopher Beck, Assistant Principal, Appoquinimink H.S., $119,984
Brian Bell, Assistant Principal, Appoquinimink H.S., $106,507
Christina Boyd, Assistant Principal, Silver Lake , $103,002
Kimberly Brancato, Principal, Pre-School Center, $114,913
James Brignola, Technology Supervisor, $112,474
Keisha Brinkley, Principal, Appoquinimink H.S., $122,151
Matthew Burrows, Superintendent, $175,000 (four years ago his salary was $152,660)
Cynthia (Cyndi) Clay, Principal, Silver Lake E.S., $127,630
Kristina Colazzo, Assistant Principal, Redding M.S. , $110,394
Amanda Conley, Assistant Principal, Appoquinimink H.S., $101,842
Donald Davis Jr. , Principal, Townsend E.S., $124,184
Matthew Donovan, Principal, Middletown H.S. , $128,848
Beth Everett, Assistant Principal, Meredith M.S., $103,574
Mathias Fallis, Human Resources Director, $131,860
Rebecca Feathers, Principal, Brick Mill E.S., $121,636
Kimberly Gibbs, Assistant Principal, Meredith M.S., $103,022
Raymond Gravuer, Supervisor Special Programs, $131,860
Edmond Gurdo Jr., Principal, Bunker Hill, $113,355
Chet Hadley, Special Education Supervisor, $104,876
Robert Hershey, Executive Director Operations, $136,767
Nicholas Hoover, Principal, Meredith M.S. , $118,832
Kenneth Hutchins Jr., Assessment, Accountability, $116,375
Rachel Jaques, Assistant Principal, Old State E.S., $106,451
Amy Jones, Assistant Principal, Bunker Hill, $104,192
Carolyn Joynt, Principal, Townsend Early Childhood Center, $108,543
Erin Kaplan, Supervisor Special Education, $100,973
Joseph Lahutsky, Assistant Principal, Middletown, $106,507
Charles Longfellow, Business/Finance Director, $136,767
Josette McCullough, Director Student Services, $131,860
Stacey McIntosh, Transportation Supervisor, $100,973
Lilian Miles, Public Relations Supervisor, $118,922
Rene Nolan, Principal, Old State E.S., $124,184
Deborah Panchisin, Executive Director PreK-12 & Adult Instruction, $136,767
Sharon Pepukayi, Assistant Superintendent K-5, $141,676
Veronica Perrine, Assistant Principal, Middletown, $123,672
Thomas Poehlmann, Principal, Waters M.S., $125,443
Kari Redding, Assistant Principal, Townsend, $106,451
Gina Robinson, Principal, Cedar Lane Early Childhood Center, $105,229
Gayle Rutter, Principal, Spring Meadow Early Childhood Center, $114,913
Edward Small, Principal, Redding M.S., $125,443
Christiana Smith, Assistant Principal, Appoquinimink H.S., $110,049
Melisa Stilwell, Principal, Cedar Lane E.S., $114,082
Suzanne Street, Assistant Principal, Olive Loss, $109,792
Lynn Streets, Assistant Principal, Middletown, $106,507
Jenine Thomas, Principal, Olive Loss E.S., $121,636
Janice Vander Decker, Supervisor School Nutrition, $118,922
Thomas Vari, Assistant Superintendent, 6-12, $134,657
Sarah Vieni-Vento, Assistant Principal, Waters M.S., $103,574
Albert (Al) Volpe, Supervisor Student Services, $118,922
Paul Walton, Coordinator Facilities & Maintenance, $109,083
Charlotte Webb, Instructional Coordinator, $101,816
The Exceptional Infinite 
im not sure what the issue is, I’m a teacher in the Appo district and I don’t know all of these people but the names I recognize work three times as hard as us, every night, weekend, there giving up time with there families. They deserve whatever they get, if they made that salary at a bank no one would care,I know some schools are corrupt but not these.
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I do not agree that all Administrators or most Administrators are working 3 times harder then teachers. In fact, my money (no pun intended) is on the teachers working harder and under more extreme stress. Like most teachers, I also work nights and weekends on grading, lesson planning, training, supporting student functions AND also give up time with families….for about half the salary. Administrators are year round employees and oversee the management of schools and the district, so I do agree a higher salary is warranted, but I’m not sure that is the point. Exceptional De. is simply publishing the data, people can make their own interpretations. In today’s environment, more and more responsibilities are being pushed down or added to classroom teachers, in addition to actual teaching; however, not much additional salary. Also, Banks are mostly for-profit, corporations, they can pay whatever the market determines or what their board approves. Although they may be federally insured, banks are NOT federal or state government institutions (public, not for profit). Apples and oranges.
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