Minneapolis Public Schools Davis Center Staff Positions and Salaries, December 2017

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The following compilation presents the current staff working at the Davis Center (Central Offices of the Minneapolis Public Schools [MPS], 1250 West Broadway), adapted from information provided by MPS Data Requests and Department of Human Resources.  Notice that a number of positions given at the end of the list have not been filled.  Current staffing at the Davis Center as indicated by positions actually filled appears to be at 444 staff members---  down dramatically from the 650 or so staff positions that typically prevail at the district.  Even if all of the positions now open are filled, the total number of staff would just be 508---  still a dramatic reduction of the central office staff burden, a circumstance for which I have long advocated and heartily approve.  Also, there appear to be many new positions, such as community outreach workers and community liaisons, who seemingly would have many of the functions that I have advocated in many articles;  I will be examining these positions closely to see if they do in fact have the capacity to reach out to families that struggle with problems of poverty and functionality for the direct provision of services and for resource referral.

 

If the staff reductions hold, and outreach workers are working effectively, then Superintendent Ed Graff has made two very powerful positive initiatives.  Were Graff now to move forward to address the problems of curriculum and teacher quality, and to implement an aggressive program of skill remediation (tutoring) for students struggling below grade level in math and reading, he would have acted in the five areas to which I have given abundant coverage in advancing my five-point program for the overhaul of the Minneapolis Public Schools to become a model for the locally centralized school district.

 

If the indicated changes were to be made, I would laud Graff enthusiastically.

 

In the days to come, I will be examining the following list with great care, determining how committed Ed Graff is to permanent staff reductions at the Davis Center;  how serious he is about family outreach;  and how capable the current leadership is of making the needed changes in curriculum, teacher quality, and the implementation of an academic enrichment program that offers tutoring and additional learning opportunities to all students.   

 

Now please consider the following list of staff currently working at the Davis Center:

Staff Member                                   Position                                                 Salary

 

Edward J. Graff                 Superintendent of Schools                         $225,000

Suzanne P. Kelly              Chief of Staff                                                     $177,000

Michael Thomas              Chief of Academics & Leadership            $163,761

Karen Devet                       Chief Operations Officer                              $155,739

Ibrahima Diop                   Chief Financial officer                                   $153,000

Amy Moore                        General Counsel                                              $153,000

Cecilia M. Saddler           Deputy Chief of Academics                         $151,980

                                                                & Leadership

Maggie Y. Sullivan          Chief Human Resources Officer                                $147,900

Eric Moore                       Chief of Accountability, Innovation,                        $147,900
                                                                
                                                                 & Research


Ronald V. Wagner           Associate Superintendent                           $144,330

Lucilla Davila                     Associate Superintendent                           $144,330             

Laura L, Cavender            Associate Superintendent                           $144,330             

Carla Steinbach                                Associate Superintendent                           $144,330

                    -Huther

Fadi M. Fahil                      Chief Information Officer                            $139,740

Kevin J. Bennett               Principal, Special Assignment                    $139,518

Kevin T. Tucker                 Director, District Athletics                           $135,114

Tariro Chapinduka           Executive Director, Finance                        $132,600

Nilo P. Guanzon               Principal, Special Assignment                    $131,471                                             

Julie S. Brown                   Marketing  & Communications                 $130,000

Tammy K.                            Budget Planning & Analysis                        $125,468

        Frederickson

Michael Walker                               Office of Black Male Achievement          $125,468

Martha L. Amundson     Director, Special Education Programs     $125,468

Michael Walker                               Director, Special Education Programs     $125,468

Maureen J. Seiwert        Executive Director,                                         $124,338

Early Childhood Education

Maria F. Mason                                Director, of Employee Relations               $124,020

Charles E. Long                 Assistant General Counsel                          $122,960

Sara M. Stack                     Director, Special Education Programs     $122,407

Jack L. Tamble                   Executive Director,                                         $121,764

Community Education

Daren L. Johnson             Director, Extended learning                       $119,422

Rochelle M. Cox               Director, Special Education & Health      $119,340

Francisco L. Gonzalez     Director, Compliance                                     $117,300

Keenan L. Shelton           Director, Talent Management                   $117,000

Anjaleck M. Fllowers     Assistant General Counsel                          $116,600

Anna L. Ross                       Indian Education                                              $116,509

Amy LE Johnson               Director, Special Education Programs     $116,509

Muhidin Warfa                 Executive Director,                                         $115,000

English Language & Global Education

Clyde Kane                         Manager, Facilities & Design                     $113,667

Justin L. Hennes               Information Technology Services             $113,667

Amber R. Spaniel             Director, Nursing Services                           $110,895

Naomi R.Taylor                 Director, Secondary Education                  $110,895

Keith S. Brooks                 Executive Director,                                         $109,000

Student Support Services 

Nan Miller                          Policy Development Specialist                  $108,226

Carrie Seeley Dzierzak  Director, Elementary Education                                $108,191

Eric J. Vanderbrook         Data Scientist                                                    $108,191

                                                Data Scientist                                                    $108,191

Peter P. Ronza                  Director, Total Compensation                    $108,120

Terry Henry III                   Executive Director,                                         $107,406

                                                                Department of College and Career Readiness

Scott G. Weber                                 Director, HRIS                                                    $107,100

                (Human Resources Information Systems)

Syed Yaseeri                      SAP Programmer                                             $106,050

James E. Liston                 Student Information Analyst                      $105,581

Colleen M. Kaibel           Director, Student Retention Recovery   $105,552

Melinda M. Stapley        Coordinator, Area Learning Centers        $105,552

Karen F. Bryce                   Occupational/ Physical Therapist             $105,552

David H. Richards             Capital Planning and                                      $105,552

Program Development

Matthew Y. Lau                                Psychological Services                                  $105,552

Catherine M. Dalnes      Manager, Social Work                                   $105,552

Jill R. Rentmeester         Speech and Language Services                  $105,552

                                Disher

Jaimee                 H. bohning          Talent Acquisition                                           $105,495

Janelle A. Zumbusch      Accountability & Evaluation                       $102,977

Kimberly G. Lieb              Accountant                                                         $102,977

Christopher T. Moore    Data Scientist                                                    $102,977

Kelly A. Stewart               Research & Assessment                               $102,977

Brigid A. Butler                 School Improvement Specialist                                $100,465

Assistant Director,          David M. Wicker                                              $100,465

Athletics

Leslie A.                               Director, Contract Alternatives                                 $100,465

       Lewandowski

Arjun K. Ale                        Data Warehouse Administrator                                $100,465

Gregory Bendel                                HRIS Project Manager                                    $100,465

GB Fleming                        Enrollment Management                            $100,465