In the next round of Delaware charter schools that have salaries over $100,000, we have an eclectic mix that include two Kent County schools and three New Castle county. Two are military schools, one has a pseudo-religious theme, one is a first responder school, and the other has a unique partnership with Delaware State University. In my eyes, if you are going to have a charter school, make it different from the schools around you. And these charters certainly fit the bill! Two of them, as you can see by their demographics, are on my radar of what I view as skewed special populations in some areas. One of them, however, could disappear by the end of June if they don’t get their student enrollment up very soon! Delaware Military Academy is authorized by Red Clay Consolidated School District. ECHS and the two FSMAs opened up after the News Journal came out with their salary article in 2014.
DELAWARE ACADEMY OF PUBLIC SAFETY & SECURITY
9-12, New Castle
228 Students
1 Over $100k
DEMOGRAPHICS
African-American: 48.7%
American Indian: 1.3%
Asian: .9%
Hawaiian: .4%
Hispanic/Latino: 17.5%
White: 30.7%
Multi-Racial: .4%
English Language Learners: 3.1%
Low-Income: 39.9%
Special Education: 30.3%
SALARIES OVER $100k
Herbert Sheldon, Head of School, $115,000 (the former Head of School, Charles Hughes, made $129,433 four years ago)
DELAWARE MILITARY ACADEMY
9-12, Wilmington
582 Students
2 Over $100k
DEMOGRAPHICS
African-American: 5.5%
American Indian: .2%
Asian: 1.9%
Hawaiian: .2%
Hispanic/Latino: 9.6%
White: 81.3%
Multi-Racial: 1.4%
English Language Learners: .2%
Low-Income: 7.4%
Special Education: 2.2%
SALARIES OVER $100k
Kenneth Gatson, Chief Financial Officer, $105,735
Anthony Pullella, Commandant (Head of School), $137,552 (his salary four years ago was $111,777… that is a rather huge increase in a short period of time!)
EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
9-12, Dover
420 Students
1 Over $100k
DEMOGRAPHICS
African-American: 78.1%
American Indian: .2%
Asian: .5%
Hawaiian: .5%
Hispanic/Latino: 7.1%
White: 10.7%
Multi-Racial: 2.9%
English Language Learners: .5%
Low-Income: 33.1%
Special Education: 7.9%
SALARIES OVER $100k:
Evelyn Edney, Principal, $124,000 (four years ago, Edney was the Principal at Dover High School in Capital School District. She was making $62.87 less than she is now)
FIRST STATE MILITARY ACADEMY
9-12, Clayton
409 Students
0 Over $100k
DEMOGRAPHICS
African-American: 25.9%
American Indian: .2%
Asian: 2.2%
Hawaiian: 0%
Hispanic/Latino: 15.2%
White: 55%
Multi-Racial: 1.5%
English Language Learners: 1.5%
Low-Income: 24.9%
Special Education: 14.9%
SALARIES OVER $100k
*no employees making over $100,000 but the Commandant did share his salary with me!
Patrick Gallucci, Commandant (Head of School), $99,750
FIRST STATE MONTESSORI ACADEMY
K-7, Wilmington
509 Students
1 Over $100k
DEMOGRAPHICS
African-American: 16.7%
American Indian: .6%
Asian: 4.7%
Hawaiian: .6%
Hispanic/Latino: 3.7%
White: 69%
Multi-Racial: 4.7%
English Language Learners: 3.1%
Low-Income: 11.6%
Special Education: 10.6%
SALARIES OVER $100k
Courtney Fox, Head of School, $132,000
Which one is “pseudo-religious?”
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First State Montessori. I wouldn’t call it a “religious” school per se, but the Montessori education model is based on Christian teachings.
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I’d be more concerned about the racial composition at DMA. I guess most of the kids that go there are from the suburbs too.
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same with montessori
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