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By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

As Indianapolis Public Schools look to cut $12 million from their budget, I decided to take a look at the salaries of the district’s more than 5400 employees.  The highest paid salary was Dr. Eugene White who makes $240,640 in salary and benefits.  The lowest paid employee is Devonna Craig, a food service employee who made $7,483 in salary and benefits. The top 10 salaries are listed below.

1. Eugene White, Superintendent – $240,640.
2. Willie Giles, Deputy Superintendent  - $189,361.
3. Li-yen Johnson, Associate Superintendent – $163,862
4. Jackie Clency, Assistant Superintendent – $151,645.
5. Jane Kendrick , Assistant Superintendent –  $151, 645.
6. Wayne Wellington, Chief Vocational Career Tech – $151,645.
7. Dorothy Crenshaw, Chief Information Officer – $150,548.
8. Douglass Ann Kincaid, Chief of Staff for Development – $150,548.
9. Jane Ajabu,  Chief of Human Resources – $150,548.
10. Steven Young, Chief Facilities Manager – $150,548.

Here’s a breakdown of the rest of the employee salaries…

• There are 173 employees who make between $100,000 – $150,000 annually in salary and benefits.
• There are 171 employees who make between $90,000 – $99,000 annually in salary and benefits.
• There are 944 employees who make between $80,000 – $89,999 annually in salary and benefits.
• There are 621 employees who make between $70,000 – $79,999 annually in salary and benefits.
• There are 531 employees who make between $60,000 – $69,999 annually in salary and benefits.
• There are 673 employees who make between $50,000 – $59,999 annually in salary and benefits.
• There are 1430 employees who make between $40,000 – $49,999 annually in salary and benefits.
• There are 531 employees who make between $30,000 – $39,999 annually in salary and benefits.
• There are 720 employees who make between $20,000 – $29,999 annually in salary and benefits.
• There are 133 employees who make between $10,000 – $19,999 annually in salary and benefits.
• There are 12 employees who make less than $10,000 annually in salary and benefits.

If were an IPS parent and the school was threatening to cut my kids programs, I’d be furious.  IPS looks like it spends a lot of money on things it can outsource or privatize and save money.   The district spends more than $850,000 on painters.   It  has more than 70 employees classified as “head custodians” and spends nearly $4 million in salary and benefits annually.  The head custodians should not be confused with the 260 odd “staff custodians” whose salaries alone top $10 million annually.  It has more than 80 police officers which is bigger than some Indiana cities, that cost by my estimate, more than $3.7 million.  The list goes on.

If I can get my blog to work right in the next couple of days, I will upload the list so you can see it yourself.  But for a district that spends more than $317 million on salaries and benefits alone, I have a hard time believing it can’t  find $12 million in cuts (less than 4% of the total budget) that won’t harm kids.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on November 24, 2009 (boomark / email).