Minneapolis Public Schools Davis Center (Central Office) Staff by
Position
and Salary as of September 2025:
Deceptive
Claims by the Administration of Lisa Sayles-Adams
Staff
by Position and Salary
This edition of Journal
of the K-12 Revolution: Essays and
Research from Minneapolis, Minnesota features
information pertinent to staff salaries for those who occupy positions at the
Minneapolis Public Schools Davis Center (central offices) as of July 2025.
Staff members total 576 in September 2025, up
from 542 in July 2025 but slightly less than the 584 staff members in May 2025
and the 594 of April 2025. The increase
of staff members from 542 in July 2025 to 576 constitutes a 6.27%
increase. And, very importantly, the
slight decreases from 594 staff members at the Davis Center in May 2025 and 584
in April 2025 to the 576 figure in September constitute decreases of just 3.03%
and 1.37% respectively.
Total expenditure for salaries at the Davis
Center was $51,693,770 in September 2025, up from $48,864,041 in July 2025,
from $48,341,612 in May 2025 and $50,020,862 in April 2025to $48,864,041 in
July 2025, constituting a 1% increase in expenditure for salaries. The increase from the above figure given for
July 2025 ($48,864,041) to the figure given for September 2025 ($51,693,770) is
a 5.79% increase.
Median annual salary at the Davis Center is $85,419.50,
up from $85,372 in July 2025 and from $83,291 on 13 May 2025 and $81,259 on 14
April 2025.
For readers who have followed my articles on
deceptive claims of staff reductions at the Minneapolis Public Schools, be
reminded that in the Lisa Sayles-Adams administration issued conflicting claims
of staff reductions during spring 2025, ranging from 11.74% to 13.8% to 14.22%. Referring again to the figures given above,
the most that that the Lisa Sayles-Adams administration can claim in terms of
staff reductions is 3.03% from peak staffing of 594 in May 2025.
We have, then, the appearance of deceptive and
misleading claims having been made with regard to staff reductions at the Davis
Center.
Further, while the language used suggested the
given figures pertained to staff reductions, as in people occupying positions,
the !3.8% figure upon which the administration eventually settled was based on
reduction in FTE (full-time equivalencies), rather than actual staff position
reductions.
And even those figures were not based on FTEs
filled by employees but rather FTE assigned to the Davis Center if all
positions were filled. This allowed the
administration to claim a higher percentage reduction than was actually the
case. As of 13 May 2025, there had been only a one employee-filled FTE
reduction from the figure given for 14 April 2025 (from 603 employee-filled FTE
to 602 employee-filled FTE).
The
confusion in clearly indicating Davis Center staff reductions from spring into
summer 2025 strongly suggests an administration led by Lisa Sayle-Adams that is
unable either to communicate clearly or to avoid a decided appearance of
deception.
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As of
September 2025, expenditures for salaries at the Davis Center (Minneapolis
Public Schools central offices) totaled fifty-one million, six hundred
ninety-three, seven hundred seventy dollars ($51,693,770).
At that juncture,
there were five hundred seventy-six (576) staff members employed at the Davis
Center (Minneapolis Public Schools central offices), categorized by level or
remuneration as follows:
Above
$200,000 in Annual Salary
Ten (10)
staff members
Between
$150,000 and $200,000 in Annual Salary
Thirteen
(13) staff members
Between
$125,000 and $150,000 in Annual Salary
Thirty-eight
(38) staff members
Between
$100,000 and $125,000 in Annual Salary
One
hundred twenty-six (126) staff members
Between
$90,000 and $100,000 in Annual Salary
Sixty-two
(62) staff members
Between
$80,000 and $90,000 in Annual Salary
Eighty-five
(85) staff members
Between
$70,000 and $80,000 in Annual Salary
Seventy-seven
(77) staff members
Between $60,000
and $70,000 in Annual Salary
Ninety
(97) staff members
Between $50,000
and $60,000 in Annual Salary
Thirty-six
(36) staff members
Between $40,000
and $60,000 in Annual Salary
Fifteen
(15) staff members
Between $30,000
and $50,000 in Annual Salary
Eleven
(11) staff members
Between $20,000
and $30,000 in Annual Salary
Four (4)
staff members
Less Than
$20,000 in Annual Salary
Three (3)
staff members
Total
Five
hundred seventy-six (576) staff members
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