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School system administrators and principals made the top 20 list of Westport Public Schools employees for 2017, according to a list released today by Elio Longo, director of school business operations.
As expected, Schools Superintendent Colleen Palmer took the top spot with a total salary including a $2,750 annuity of $291,312.50.
Longo came in second with an annual salary of $210,709.20.
Staples High School Principal James D’Amico ranked third with wages of $192,762.01, and Julie Droller, director of elementary education, was in fourth place with $192,762.01.
John Bayers, director of human resources, was the fifth highest earner with $186,999.64, including a $5,000 annuity. Michael Rizzo, director of pupil services ranked a close sixth with a salary of $186,631.07.
Adam Rosen, Bedford Middle School principal, came in seventh with $178,206.40, followed by Coleytown Middle School Principal Kris Szabo who earned $177,091.02.
Mary Lou DiBella, principal of the Kings Highway School, was the eighth highest earner with a $173,480.88 salary.
Ninth place was shared by Nancy Carrigan, director of technology, Kevin Cazetta, principal of the Greens Farms School, and Janna Sirowich, Coleytown elementary School principal. Each earning $172,365.50.
Elizabeth Messler, principal of Saugatuck Elementary School, came in tenth with a $170,408.52 salary.
– James Lomuscio
