Red Clay Consolidated School District has become a cash cow.
I thought I had a general idea of my overall theory of school administrators in Delaware. Red Clay was the last to respond to my FOIA request with their numbers. I sat for a good ten minutes just staring at what they sent me. While Christina and Red Clay have the exact same amount of administrators, Christina has more schools AND holds statewide programs like the Delaware Autism Program. Both have 93 administrators. But in reviewing Red Clay’s, along with some of the titles, I was utterly shocked. They have individual supervisors for each core subject, personnel specialists, and program coordinators.
For the 100 or so who get emails from Red Clay resident Jack Wells on an almost daily basis, it is now very easy to understand why he needs more clarity on Red Clay’s numbers. Yes, they are the most populous district in the state with 15,741 students. But give me a break! And how in the world does Deputy Superintendent Hugh Broomall make so much money? He is very close to Superintendent Merv Daugherty’s salary. Which isn’t right. But this is a district that gave all their students their own technology devices a couple of years ago. Which I’m sure has driven grades through the roof and they use the devices for instruction at all times. I’m being sarcastic here.
As a charter school authorizer, Red Clay turns a blind eye to the enrollment practices of the two charter schools it oversees, Charter School of Wilmington and Delaware Military Academy. Even their own magnet schools have enrollment preferences. Conrad may see itself in a legal jam according to Kilroy’s Slower Delaware! While they fended off the possibility of getting all the Christina Wilmington schools, the district is going to be in some serious financial woes at the rate they are going with administrators. Similar to Christina, but not as bad, the district lost over 800 students over the past four years. Those are pretty serious numbers.
According to Delaware Department of Education data, local funding pays for 41% of the district’s expenses. At an average per student expense of $13,707, based on their student count that is a total of over $215 million to run this district. But over $88 million of that is coming from local taxpayers. That is some serious coin. But the district keeps all these administrators. Yes, they are down from 97 four years ago, but the salary increases offset that to a large degree. I mentioned Christina was not the district I’m worried about. It is Red Clay.
Red Clay Consolidated School District
27 Schools
15,741 Students, 16,579 four years ago
93 Over $100k
DEMOGRAPHICS
African-American: 20.7%
American Indian: .3%
Asian: 6.7%
Hawaiian: .1%
Hispanic/Latino: 27%
White: 42.3%
Multi-Racial: 2.9%
English Language Learners: 14.7%
Low-Income: 34.1%
Special Education: 14.1%
SALARIES OVER $100k
Jodi Albers, Mathematics Supervisor, $126,288
Charles “Ted” Ammann, Assistant Superintendent Operations, $148,349
Stephanie Armstrong, Principal, Brandywine Springs E.S., $129,330
Deborah Ashton, Acting Assistant Principal, $113,008
Jason Bastianelli, Principal, H.B. DuPont M.S., $121,797
Gaysha Beard, English (Reading) Supervisor, $126,288
Carolina Beck, Program Coordinator Supervisor, $132,373
Kristine Bewley, Data Processing Director, $132,373
Tawanda Bond, Principal, Stanton M.S., $129,330
Theodore (Ted) Boyer, School Administration Director, $138,460
Melissa Brady, Principal, Cooke E.S., $116,398
Hugh Broomall, Deputy Superintendent, $171,174 (four years ago his salary was $159,109 and other compensation of $3,265 for a total of $161,286)
Joy Campbell, Assistant Principal, Dickinson H.S., $116,398
Mary Caputo, Assistant Principal, McKean H.S., $119,440
Chad Carmack, Principal, Special Assignment Educator Evaluation, $132,373
Susan Carpenter, Finance Supervisor, $126,288
Sarah Celestin, Direct Special Education & Instructional Support, $134,428
Alice Conlin, Principal, Heritage E.S., $131,559
James Comegys, Instruction Director, $138,459
Judith Conway, Instruction Supervisor, $126,288
Maribeth Courtney, Principal, Shortlidge, $126,288
Martin Cresci, Assistant Principal, A.I. DuPont H.S., $119,440
Mervin Daugherty, Superintendent, $176,408 (four years ago his salary had a base of $171,665 and other compensation of $3,265 for a total of $174,931)
Debra Davenport, Personnel Specialist, $111,883
Brock Donovan, Assistant Principal, Dickinson H.S. $116,398
Linda Ennis, Principal, Cooke Elementary, $135,325
Robert Farr, Assistant Principal, Heritage E.S., $116,398
Dana Farrior, Assistant Principal, Marbrook E.S., $119,440
Chrishaun Fitzgerald, Principal, Warner E.S., $129,330
Jill Floore, Director Finance, $144,547
Thomas Glennon, Principal, Linden Hill E.S., $129,331
Samuel (Sam) Golder, School Administration Director, $138,459
Anthony Gray-Bolden, Principal, Mote E.S., $121,797
Amy Grundy, Instruction Director, $138,459
Joe Hocking, Assistant Dean, Cab Calloway, $116,398
Gail Humphreys-Mackenzie, Principal, Richardson Park Learning Center E.S., $129,330
Susan Huffman, Principal, A.I. DuPont M.S., $125,564
Karin Jakubowski, Principal, North Star E.S., $121,797
Dorothy Johnson, Principal, Richey E.S., $126,288
Marcia Johnson, Assistant Principal, Brandywine Springs E.S., $119,440
Equetta Jones, Assistant Principal, Highlands E.S., $109,617
Matthew Keen, Assistant Principal, A.I. DuPont M.S., $113,008
Barbara Land, Principal, Highlands E.S., $126,288
Trevor Little, Assistant Principal, Baltz E.S., $116,398
Eric Loftus, Finance Specialist, $102,703
Christopher Lyons, Assistant Principal, Skyline M.S., $119,441
Geraldine Marshall, Administration Manager, $132,373
Jason Martin, Assistant Principal, Richardson Park E.S., $113,008
Cynthia Mathis, Assistant Principal, Meadowood E.S., $119,440
Eric Mathis, Assistant Principal, Linden Hill E.S., $116,398
Brian Mattix, Principal, McKean H.S., $132,373
Kathleen Mattix, Principal, First School, $129,330
Edward McGrath, Science Supervisor, $126,288
Marcin Michalski, Facilities Manager, $132,373
Louis Mingione, School Administrative Specialist, $105,319
Kendall Mobley, Assistant Principal, Stanton M.S., $116,398
Byron Murphy, Principal, Dickinson H.S., $132,373
Patricia Nash, Administration Specialist, PIO, $102,703
Erin Necastro, Principal, Forest Oak E.S., $129,330
Terrance Newton, Assistant Principal, H.B. DuPont M.S., $116,398
Kenneth Oates, Special Education Supervisor, $126,288
Amy O’Neill, Principal, Baltz E.S., $121,797
Nathan Palkovitz, Assistant Principal, Lewis Dual Language Immersion E.S., $116,398
Kevin Palladinetti, Principal, A.I. DuPont H.S., $132,373
Steven Papparazzo, Assistant Principal, First School, $115,962
Kelly Penoyer, Assistant Principal, Richardson Park Learning Center, $116,398
Mark Phelps, Principal, Lewis Dual Language Immersion E.S., $115,253
Melissa Phillips, Principal, Marbrook E.S., $129,330
Mark Pruitt, Principal, Conrad, $132,373
Joseph (Joe) Rappa, Assistant Principal, Warner E.S., $116,398
Lee Raymond, Assistant Principal, A.I. DuPont H.S.., $119,440
Rebecca Reed, Social Studies Supervisor, $126,288
Shane Rifenburg, Assistant Principal, Forest Oak E.S., $116,398
Deborah Roberts, Finance Supervisor, $126,288
Frank Rumford, Principal, Skyline M.S., $129,330
Julie Rumschlag, Dean (Principal), Cab Calloway, $132,373
Tylisha Saunders, Assistant Principal, North Star E.S., $113,008
Barry Schechter, Assistant Principal, Brandywine Springs E.S., $119,440
Kelly Shahan, Finance Supervisor, $126,288
Harold Shaw Jr., Program Coordinator Supervisor, $128,519
Michael Simmonds, Manager, $132,373
Christine Smith, Administration Director, $138,459
Dominic Squittiere, Personnel Specialist, $108,576
Veronica Stevens, Assistant Principal, Richardson Park E.S., $106,227
Eunique Sudler-Lawrence, Assistant Principal, Warner E.S., $109,618
Alice Sylvester, Principal, Richardson Park E.S., $125,564
Jessica Terranova, Food Services Director, $132,373
Kellie Tetrick, Principal, Groves H.S. Adult Education, $129,331
Kendra Todd-Dixon, Assistant Principal, Conrad, $115,962
Andy Vincent, Assistant Principal, Conrad, $119,440
Reginald Worlds, Assistant Principal, McKean H.S., $119,440
Lauren Young, Assistant Principal, Mote E.S., $116,398
Red clay has always put one extra assistant principal in each of the secondary schools beyond what the school earns. I believe this was discussed at their board meetings and is funded out of excellence units with difference paid out of local funds.
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Wow. Just wow…
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Just how does the RC district spend $16 million on busing. Choice is very expensive. And “with difference paid out of local funds”, now that the State (Carney) has dumped this on Seniors along with his extra $100. Tax on Seniors some people with limited incomes have to borrow money for taxes. Why aren’t schools paid for from the general fund? People with investments and incomes are needed to prop up waste on this scale.
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