By James Lomuscio
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As expected, Schools Superintendent Elliott Landon in 2015 again topped the school system’s list of wage earners with $282,226 in compensation.
The top 20 Westport 2015 school wage earners, as provided by the school business office. (CLICK TO ENLARGE)
Landon, who after 17 years at the helm is retiring at the end of the school year, remains Connecticut’s highest paid schools superintendent.
On July 1 he will be replaced by Weston Schools Superintendent Colleen Palmer, whose salary agreement with the Board of Education stands at $285,000.
Landon’s salary for 2015 is slightly lower than in previous years when it stood around $287,000. Elio Longo, director of school business operations who released the wage earner list today, said that Landon had deferred some of his 2015 compensation to the end of this year.
Longo ranks second on the wage earner top 10 list with a $194,948 salary for 2015. His salary is almost $10,000 less than that of his predecessor Nancy Harris, who had earned $205,344 before Longo replaced her more than two years ago.
James D’Amico, director of secondary education, and Julie Droller, director of elementary education, tied for third highest paid on the list with an annual salaries of $171,560 for 2015.
Michael Rizzo, director of pupil services, and Kris Szabo, Coleytown Middle School principal, were fourth highest paid with each earning $165,947.
John Bayers, director of human resources, came in fifth, earning $165,213. He was followed by Adam Rosen, Bedford Middle School principal, who earned $164,867.
Natalie Carrignan, director of technology, and Janna Sirowich, principal of Coleytown Elementary School, are the district’s sixth highest paid, each having earned $161,519.
Elizabeth Messler, principal of the Saugatuck Elementary School, ranked seventh, earning $152,713, and Jeffrey Golubchick, principal of Long Lots School, ranked eighth earning $152,057.
Ninth place went to James Farnen, assistant principal of Staples High School, who earned $151,499, and tenth place to Richard Franzis, also a Staples assistant principal, who earned $151,399.
Editor’s Note: A separate story covers top 2015 municipal wage earners.
