59 Joliet HS Teachers, 27 Administrators Top $100,000 In Pay

Joliet IL

28 January, 2021

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JOLIET, IL — A total of 86 teachers and administrators with Joliet Township High School District 204 are making at least $100,000 as of the 2020-2021 school year, according to public salary data furnished to Joliet Patch under a Freedom of Information Act request. The data shows that Joliet Central and Joliet West each have 27 teachers making salaries of at least $100,000. Five additional staff members involved with special education and counseling programs with River Valley and Pathways also make six-figure pay. During the 2019-2020 school year, Patch reported that Joliet Township employed 49 teachers and 25 administrators making six figures. Those numbers have climbed to 59 teachers and 27 administrators during the 2020-2021 school year, current salary data shows. This entire school year, dating back to August, students at Joliet Central and Joliet West have remained on remote online learning. According to Joliet's high school district, the top paid teacher works at Joliet West, Lisa Ryan, and she teaches French in the foreign language department. Ryan's salary, according to District 204, is nearly $148,000, a raise of $8,376 from what Ryan made teaching French during the 2019-2020 school year. Jacqueline Tyler, who is in speech pathology, is the highest paid classroom teacher at Joliet Central. Tyler tops $140,000 in pay with District 204. Her current school year salary is $7,931 more than she made last school year. Earlier this week, Joliet Patch produced an exclusive public spending watchdog story examining the pay for District 204's top administrators. That article revealed that long-time Joliet West High School Principal Theresa Gibson is now making more than $203,000 during a school year with no students on her campus amid the pandemic. First-year superintendent Karla Guseman got an $11,000 raise over the summer, upping her pay to $226,000. At this time a year ago, Guseman made $171,000 as assistant superintendent for educational services. Here's a look at the top-paid teachers, and deans, for Joliet District 204 during the 2020-2021 school year. If the teacher made at least $100,000 during the 2019-2020 school year, that salary is listed below. It's all part of Joliet Patch's continued commitment to bring more public transparency to how your Joliet tax dollars are being used. Teachers, deans making $100,000 salaries at Joliet West during 2020-2021 school year: 1. Lisa Ryan, Joliet West French teacher, $147,965 2019-2020 salary: $139,589, 2. Susan Harris, Joliet West dean, $142,609 2019-2020 salary: $119,271 3. Benjamin White, Joliet West ROTC instructor, $124,230 2019-2020 salary: $120,612, 4. Jon Williams, Joliet West social sciences, salary $124,534 2019-2020 salary: $117,485 5. Jo Anne Bratkovich, Joliet West French teacher, $118,398 2019-2020 salary: $113,524 6. Stacy Eighner, Joliet West special education teacher, $118,398 2019-2020 salary: $113,524 7. Maria Georgantas, Joliet West special education teacher, $115,555 2019-2020 salary: $105,418 8. Ronald Fonck, Joliet West science teacher, $111,181 2019-2020 salary: $106,864, 9. Trina Diaz, Joliet West math teacher, $111,181 2019-2020 salary: $106,864 10. Karen Campolattara, Joliet West special education teacher, $111,001 2019-2020 salary: $106,692 11. Timi Gayle Hensel, Joliet West math teacher, $110,274 2019-2020 salary: $105,993, 12. Scott Laken, Joliet West dean, $109,945 2019-2020 salary: $105,418, 13. Mark Hawkins, Joliet West Spanish teacher, $108,346 2019-2020 salary: $102,213 14. Jeffrey Corcoran, Joliet West physical education teacher, $107,848 2019-2020 salary: $103,660 15. Wendy Vantilburg, Joliet West social worker, $107,263 2019-2020 salary: $102,847 16. Kelly Hennessy Raczek, Joliet West science teacher, $1o7,263 2019-2020 salary: $102,847 17. Kelli Setina, Joliet West science teacher, $107,194 2019-2020 salary: $103,032 18. Kelly Williams, Joliet West Spanish water, salary $107,194 2019-2020 salary: $103,032 19. Curt Ruch, Joliet West health teacher, $107,194 2019-2020 salary: $103,032 20. William Lech, Joliet West physical education teacher, $106,170 2019-2020 salary: $102,048 21. Mark Eleveld, Joliet West English teacher, $105,474 2019-2020 salary: $101,379 22. Jennifer Dooley, Joliet West special education teacher, $101,713 23. Kelli Chvoy, Joliet West math teacher, $101,713 24. Eric Wellman, Joliet West music teacher, $101,713 25. Janice Sheehan, Joliet West English teacher, $101,603 26. Adrienne Walton, Joliet West family and consumer science teacher, $101,549 27. Christine Austin, Joliet West Spanish teacher, $100,884 Joliet West has 27 staff members classified as teachers who make at least $100,000 during the 2020-2021 remote learning school year. Image via Google Maps Joliet Central teachers, deans making $100,000 salaries during 2020-2021 school year: Jacqueline Tyler is one of the highest paid teachers in Joliet public schools. Image via District 204 1. Jacqueline Tyler, Joliet Central speech pathologist teacher, $140,124 2019-2020 salary: $132,193 2. Lisa DeWispelaere, Joliet Central special education teacher, $129,789 2019-2020 salary: $122,253, 3. Kelly Manning-Smith, Joliet Central dean, $129,786 2019-2020 salary: $122,440 4. Eduardo Contreras, Joliet Central dean, $124,392 2019-2020 salary: $119,271 5. Colleen Kelley, Joliet Central social sciences, $121,358 2019-2020 salary: $116,362 6. Lourdes Paramo, Joliet Central English as a second language teacher, $121,358 2019-2020 salary: $116,362 7. Michelle Smith, Joliet Central English teacher, $121,358 2019-2020 salary: $116,362 8. Wendy Weith, Joliet Central American Sign Language teacher, $116,053 2019-2020 salary: $114,057 9. Richard Goberville, Joliet Central science teacher, $112,693 2019-2020 salary: $108,054 10. Mark Chambers, Joliet Central physical education teacher, $112,693 2019-2020 salary: $108,054 11. Andrew Harris, Joliet Central English as a second language teacher, $112,072 2019-2020 salary: $107,721 12. Suzanne Haberkorn, Joliet Central business education teacher, $109,420 2019-2020 salary: $103,226 13. Laura Lopez, Joliet Central special education teacher, $107,194 2019-2020 salary: $103,032 14. David Jones, Joliet Central library/media services, $106,170 2019-2020 salary: $102,048 15. Lee Swank, Joliet Central business education teacher, $105,474 2019-2020 salary: $101,379 16. James Burkey, Joliet Central special education, $105,474 2019-2020 salary: $101,379 17. Laura Seper, Joliet Central math teacher, $104,836 2019-2020 salary: $100,765 18. Soyini Chism, Joliet Central physical education teacher, $104,647 2019-2020 salary: $100,339 19. Andrea Richardson, Joliet Central family and consumer science teacher, $104,647 2019-2020 salary: $100,339, 20. Darcy Burns, Joliet Central special education, $104,647 2019-2020 salary: $100,339 21. Edward Larson, Joliet Central math teacher, $104,614 22. Philip Joyko, Joliet Central ROTC instructor, $104,387 2019-2020 salary: $103,346 23. Cindy Jorgensen, Joliet Central special education teacher, $103,834 24. John Karczewski, Joliet Central math teacher, $102,529 25. Eric Jern, Joliet Central science teacher, $102,094 26. Kelli Giese, Joliet Central physical education teacher, $102,094 27. Susan Cailteux, Joliet Central health teacher, $102,094 River Valley, Pathways teachers topping $100,000 salaries in 2020-21: 1. Susan O'Connell, River Valley, special education teacher, $135,225 2019-2020 school year: $127,571, 2. Sandra Campbell, Pathways school counselor, $129,492 2019-2020 school year: $122,162, 3. Lynn Plarski, River Valley, special education teacher, $122,444 2019-2020 school year: $115,514 4. Martine Ebert, Pathways special education teacher, $113,641 2019-2020 school year: $107,209, 5. Nancy Cora, Pathways special education teacher, $100,717 Joliet Central has 27 staff members classified as teachers who make at least $100,000 during the 2020-2021 remote learning school year. Image via Google Maps