Highest-Paid Public School Officials, Part 1

Position: Superintendent/Rochester City School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 223,600
Previous Salary(2)($): 215,000
% Change: 4.0
Number of Years in Current Position: 1.5
Number of Employees Overseen: NA
Population Served: 31,951 students, 207,000 district residents 
Education(3): Master’s
Total Years With District: 1.5

2. Mary Alice Price

Position: Superintendent/Pittsford Central School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 213,822
Previous Salary(2)($): 209,629
% Change: 2.0
Number of Years in Current Position: 8
Number of Employees Overseen: 1,050
Population Served: 5,998 students, 33,000 district residents 
Education(3): Master’s
Total Years With District: 8

3. Steven Achramovitch

Position: Superintendent/Greece Central School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 209,399
Previous Salary(2)($): 203,300
% Change: 3.0
Number of Years in Current Position: 4
Number of Employees Overseen: 3,640
Population Served: 12,346 students, 94,000 district residents 
Education(3): M.A.
Total Years With District: 4

4. Kenneth Graham Jr.

Position: Superintendent/Rush-Henrietta Central School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 208,767
Previous Salary(2)($): 201,221
% Change: 3.8
Number of Years in Current Position: 10
Number of Employees Overseen: 1,200
Population Served: 5,653 students, 46,000 district residents 
Education(3): Ph.D.
Total Years With District: 10

5. Jon Hunter

Position: Superintendent/Fairport Central School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 198,605
Previous Salary(2)($): 192,821
% Change: 3.0
Number of Years in Current Position: 3
Number of Employees Overseen: 1,260
Population Served: 7,274 students, 40,000 district residents 
Education(3): Ed.D
Total Years With District: 3

6. Adele Bovard

Position: Superintendent/Webster Central School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 194,746
Previous Salary(2)($): 187,526
% Change: 3.9
Number of Years in Current Position: 3.0
Number of Employees Overseen: 1,478
Population Served: 9,048 students, 52,300 district residents 
Education(3): M.S. Ed.
Total Years With District: 3

7. Susan Allen

Position: Superintendent/East Irondequoit Central School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 193,511
Previous Salary(2)($): 182,574
% Change: 6.0
Number of Years in Current Position: 5.0
Number of Employees Overseen: 660
Population Served: 3,073 students, 30,000 district residents 
Education(3): Master’s
Total Years With District: 5

8. Gary Valenti

Position: Assistant Superintendent for Administration/Brighton Central School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 193,413
Previous Salary(2)($): 185,974
% Change: 4.0
Number of Years in Current Position: 22
Number of Employees Overseen: 677
Population Served: 3,603 students, 26,450 district residents 
Education(3): MBA
Total Years With District: 32

9. Jeffrey Crane

Position: Superintendent/West Irondequoit Central School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 188,500
Previous Salary(2)($): 188,500
% Change: 0.0
Number of Years in Current Position: 6
Number of Employees Overseen: 667
Population Served: 3,840 students, 23,000 district residents 
Education(3): M.S. Ed.
Total Years With District: 35

10. Howard Maffucci

Position: Superintendent/East Rochester Union Free School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 182,052
Previous Salary(2)($): 172,050
% Change: 5.8
Number of Years in Current Position: 13
Number of Employees Overseen: 202
Population Served: 1,150 students, 8,200 district residents 
Education(3): Doctorate
Total Years With District: 18

11. Kevin McGowan

Position: Superintendent/Brighton Central School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 180,000
Previous Salary(2)($): 0
% Change: NA
Number of Years in Current Position: 0
Number of Employees Overseen: 677
Population Served: 3,603 students, 26,450 district residents 
Education(3): Ed.D.
Total Years With District: 13

12. John Carlevatti

Position: Superintendent/Penfield Central School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 175,000
Previous Salary(2)($): 175,000
% Change: 0.0
Number of Years in Current Position: 1.3
Number of Employees Overseen: 942
Population Served: 4,809 students, 35,000 district residents 
Education(3): M.S., CAS
Total Years With District: 31

13. Michelle Kavanaugh

Position: Superintendent/Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 172,425
Previous Salary(2)($): 180,184
% Change: -4.3
Number of Years in Current Position: 4
Number of Employees Overseen: NA
Population Served: 2,683 students, 12,000 district residents 
Education(3): Doctorate
Total Years With District: 4

14. Pamela Kissel

Position: Superintendent/Churchville-Chili Central School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 171,000
Previous Salary(2)($): 165,000
% Change: 3.6
Number of Years in Current Position: 2
Number of Employees Overseen: 740
Population Served: 4,193 students, 29,260 district residents 
Education(3): Ph.D.
Total Years With District: 2

15. David Dimbleby

Position: Superintendent/Hilton Central School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 170,093
Previous Salary(2)($): 164,500
% Change: 3.4
Number of Years in Current Position: 5
Number of Employees Overseen: 783
Population Served: 4,579 students, 25,000 district residents 
Education(3): M.S.
Total Years With District: 24

16. Garry Stone

Position: Superintendent/Brockport Central School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 165,000
Previous Salary(2)($): 0
% Change: NA
Number of Years in Current Position: 0
Number of Employees Overseen: 1,000
Population Served: 4,300 students, 23,000 district residents 
Education(3): M.S.
Total Years With District: 0

17. John Abbott

Position: Deputy Superintendent/East Irondequoit Central School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 163,172
Previous Salary(2)($): 153,291
% Change: 6.4
Number of Years in Current Position: 15.5
Number of Employees Overseen: 660
Population Served: 3,073 students, 30,000 district residents 
Education(3): Master’s
Total Years With District: 16.5

18. Mark Davey

Position: Superindentent/Gates Chili Central School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 160,000
Previous Salary(2)($): 0
% Change: NA
Number of Years in Current Position: 0
Number of Employees Overseen: 895
Population Served: 5,000 students, 35,000 district residents 
Education(3): Ed.D.
Total Years With District: 0 

  Marilynn Patterson Grant

Position: Deputy Superintendent for Teaching and Learning/Rochester City School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 160,000
Previous Salary(2)($): 160,000
% Change: 0.0
Number of Years in Current Position: 3
Number of Employees Overseen: NA
Population Served: 31,951 students, 207,000 district residents 
Education(3): Doctoral candidate
Total Years With District: 24 

    John Scanlan

Position: Deputy Superintendent of Administration/Rochester City School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 160,000
Previous Salary(2)($): 160,000
% Change: 0.0
Number of Years in Current Position: 1
Number of Employees Overseen: NA
Population Served: 31,951 students, 207,000 district residents 
Education(3): Master’s
Total Years With District: 1 

    Bonita Seaburn

Position: Superintendent/Spencerport Central School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 160,000
Previous Salary(2)($): 160,000
% Change: 0.0
Number of Years in Current Position: 1
Number of Employees Overseen: 828
Population Served: 3,988 students, 22,334 district residents 
Education(3): Master’s
Total Years With District: 30

22. Daniel White

Position: District Superintendent/Monroe #1 BOCES
Current Salary(1)($) : 158,000
Previous Salary(2)($): NA
% Change: NA
Number of Years in Current Position: NA
Number of Employees Overseen: 1,875
Population Served: NA 
Education(3): M.S.
Total Years With District: 17

23. Linda McGinley

Position: Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services/West Irondequoit Central School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 157,916
Previous Salary(2)($): 152,135
% Change: 3.8
Number of Years in Current Position: 12
Number of Employees Overseen: 423
Population Served: 3,840 students, 23,000 district residents 
Education(3): CAS
Total Years With District: 26

24. James Fichera

Position: Director of Finance and Facilities/Webster Central School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 157,219
Previous Salary(2)($): 151,390
% Change: 3.9
Number of Years in Current Position: 8
Number of Employees Overseen: 304
Population Served: 9,048 students, 52,300 district residents 
Education(3): B.A.
Total Years With District: 25

25. William Domm

Position: Assistant Superintendent for Business and Personnel/West Irondequoit Central School District
Current Salary(1)($) : 156,746
Previous Salary(2)($): 151,008
% Change: 3.8
Number of Years in Current Position: 12
Number of Employees Overseen: 95
Population Served: 3,840 students, 23,000 district residents 
Education(3): CAS
Total Years With District: 32

Notes: Information was obtained on the highest-paid public school officials from representatives of school districts in Monroe County using the Freedom of Information Act and other sources.
using the Freedom of Information Act.
(1)Refers to the 2009-10 school year.
(2)Refers to the 2008-09 school year.
(3)B.A. Bachelor of Arts; CAS-Certificate of Advanced Study; Ed.D.-Doctor of Education; M.A.- Master of Arts; MBA – Master of Business Administration; M.S. – Master of Science; M.S.Ed. – Master of Science, Education; Ph.D. – Doctor of Philosophy
NA – Not available

Researched by Julia Dickinson

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