School District 43 (SD43) trustees OK’d the annual Statement of Financial Information last week, detailing the salaries and expenses for elected officials and employees for the year ending June 30, 2024.
The remuneration document, or SOFI for short, is 45 pages long and lists the names and wages paid to district teachers, administrators and staff making more than $75,000 during the time period — totalling more than $216 million — and their expenses, at $963,305.
You can read the full School District 43 SOFI report, passed by the board of education on Nov. 26, 2024, on the district website.
SD43 also paid out $104 million to employees making less than $75,000 a year, plus $182,577 for their charges, and $531,000 to trustees plus $87,786 for their bills:
- Jennifer Blatherwick, trustee
- $58,115 ($2,871 expenses)
- Carol Brodie, vice chair
- $59,932 ($3,291 expenses)
- Chuck Denison, trustee
- $58,115 ($2,8651 expenses)
- Kerri Palmer Isaak, trustee
- $58,115 ($19,872 expenses)
- Lisa Park, trustee
- $58,115 ($13,882 expenses)
- Christine Pollock, trustee
- $58,115 ($1,366 expenses)
- Zoe Royer, trustee
- $58,115 ($9,491 expenses)
- Michael Thomas, chair
- $63,927 ($28,020 expenses)
- Craig Woods, trustee
- $58,115 ($6,125 expenses)
Principals, vps, teachers
Here were the big earners for 2023–24 (in alphabetical order by surname, and who made more than $150,000):
- Kimiko Aura de Cuellar, administrator
- $150,737
- Mary Babcock, teacher
- $150,491
- Pamela Becker, district principal (HR)
- $165,975
- Michael Bird, administrator
- $151,783
- Jon Bruneau, administrator
- $165,975
- Colin Cameron, teacher
- $150,619
- John Campbell, district principal (facilities)
- $155,421
- Ivano Cecchini, executive director (facilities)
- $206,664
- Carey Chute, assistant superintendent
- $229,025
- Rose Ciardullo, teacher
- $154,779
- Anthony Ciolfitto, assistant superintendent
- $179,697
- Jeremy Clarke, administrator
- $167,755
- Janine Close, administrator
- $166,625
- Glen Conley, administrator
- $166,625
- Andrew Corbould, administrator
- $157,533
- Troy Cunningham, administrator
- $156,282
- David Cyr, administrator
- $161,755
- Nicole Daneault, administrator
- $157,534
- Stephanie Daycock, executive director (HR)
- $189,466
- Lisa Dube, administrator
- $155,984
- Laurie Ebenal, administrator
- $174,040
- Rimon Estawro, assistant director (facilities)
- $152,175
- Veronika Farnell, administrator
- $154,493
- Tara Fisher, administrator
- $157,534
- Daren Fridge, administrator
- $157,534
- Patricia Gartland, superintendent
- $327,121
- Jason Giles, administrator
- $154,835
- Andrew Graham, administrator
- $161,755
- Jason Hewlett, administrator
- $157,534
- Andrea Hunter, administrator
- $156,234
- Chris Hunter, administrator
- $157,534
- Sarah Husband, administrator
- $161,755
- William Hyde, administrator
- $152,473
- Ross Jacobsen, administrator
- $168,514
- Marco Jankowiak, administrator
- $158,184
- Ashif Jiwa, administrator
- $166,777
- Leanne Kemp, administrator
- $150,668
- Robert Killawee, administrator
- $155,984
- Stanley Lau, teacher
- $152,511
- Sandi Lauzon, administrator
- $150,737
- Brian Lehmann, assistant director (IT)
- $152,175
- Jeff Leitch, teacher
- $158,783
- Brian Leonard, administrator
- $157,534
- Amy Leung, director (HR)
- $174,274
- Gary Leuvekamp, teacher
- $188,780
- Andrew Lloyd, administrator
- $151,793
- Paul Lockwood, teacher
- $165,028
- Lisa Lucking, teacher
- $161,213
- Darren MacMillan, administrator
- $161,755
- Craig Mah, administrator
- $166,225
- Stephanie Maki, administrator
- $161,755
- Randy Manhas, secretary–treasurer
- $256,512
- Tristan McCutcheon, administrator
- $161,755
- Michael McGlenen, administrator (cont. ed.)
- $166,225
- Paul McNaughton, assistant superintendent
- $220,164
- Nita Mike, assistant secretary (treasurer)
- $195,592
- Jody Moss, administrator
- $157,834
- Heather Murphy, administrator
- $165,975
- David Mushens, administrator
- $151,740
- Carolyn Muxworthy, teacher
- $155,770
- Perry Muxworthy, administrator
- $158,184
- Michael Parkins, administrator
- $158,184
- Frank Pearse, administrator
- $162,534
- Murray Peters, administrator
- $159,054
- Sheila Rawnsley, administrator
- $150,737
- Jill Reid, administrator
- $157,534
- Lisa Rinke, administrator
- $161,755
- Theresa Roberts, administrator
- $166,328
- Sean Robinson, teacher
- $153,398
- Steven Roos, administrator
- $171,648
- Devon Ross, administrator
- $157,834
- Susan Ross, administrator
- $165,975
- Lisa Salloum, administrator
- $157,834
- David Sands, administrator
- $178,110
- Wally Sawchuck, teacher
- $170,972
- Jonathan Sclater, administrator
- $164,415
- Dennis Shannon, administrator
- $157,534
- Gerald Shong, assistant superintendent
- $278,025
- Frank Sun, teacher
- $160,166
- Laura Sviatko, administrator
- $153,316
- Nadine Tambellini, assistant superintendent
- $227,918
- Maria Thomas, teacher
- $187,851
- Bill Trask, administrator
- $161,755
- Rhonda Trunkfield, teacher
- $168,927
- David Truss, administrator
- $156,634
- Mark Tustin, teacher
- $151,301
- Ceri Watkins, administrator
- $157,533
- Stephen Whiffin, assistant superintendent
- $220,164
- Bryn Williams, administrator
- $157,534
- Ronald Williams, teacher
- $159,039
- Dailene Wood, teacher
- $169,293
- Cheryl Woods, administrator
- $161,755
- Robert Wright, administrator
- $179,826
- Anita Young, administrator
- $154,956
- Wendy Yu, administrator
- $167,075
- Robert Zambrano, assistant superintendent
- $229,025
- Kelly Zimmer, administrator
- $157,863
According to the Statement of Operations, SD43 brought in $498,507 in revenues for the year ending June 30, 2024, through provincial and federal grants, tuition, rentals and investment income — about $52 million more than the previous year.
As for expenses, it spent $477 million — or $41 million more — on instruction, district administration, operations, maintenance, transportation, housing and debt services.
Meanwhile, a byelection will be held in February to replace Coquitlam trustee Jennifer Blatherwich, who was elected in October as the NDP MLA for Coquitlam–Maillardville to replace Indepedent MLA Selina Robinson, who did not run for re-election.
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