May 24, 2026

Views Recorded on the New Salem Educational Initiative Blog Continue to Surge Amid Revelations Pertinent to High Central Office Salaries and Intellectual Corruption at the Minneapolis Public Schools

My blog is revealing a third month of precipitous increase in views, now (24 May 2026) at 214,241 views for May 2026, with eight (8) days yet to go in the month.

 

The big leaps from what seemed at the time in August 2026 a tremendous achievement indicate that in the next months the ascent may continue, since my articles continue to get increasing interest from across the globe. 

 

The growth in views from August 2026 to this very month of May is witnessed as follows >>>>>   

 

May 2026           >>>>>                  193,663,000

April 2026          >>>>>                  181,694,000

February 2026   >>>>>                  149,850,000

August 2026      >>>>>                    48,677,000

 

When I checked the locations of the views for the last thirty days a couple of days ago, the result was follows  >>>>>

 

Brazil                   >>>>>                  38,400,000

United States    >>>>>                  12,800,000

Iraq                      >>>>>                  12,700,000

Chile                    >>>>>                    7,770,000

Argentina           >>>>>                    7,750,000

Bangladesh        >>>>>                    7,150,000

France                 >>>>>                    6,600,000

Singapore           >>>>>                    6,310,000

Spain                   >>>>>                    6,200,000

India                    >>>>>                    6,000,000

Columbia           >>>>>                    5,800,000

Mexico               >>>>>                    5,590,000

Turkiye               >>>>>                    5,450,000

Saudi Arabia      >>>>>                    5,270,000

Venezuela          >>>>>                    5,130,000

Pakistan             >>>>>                    5,060,000

Canada               >>>>>                    4,980,000

Italy                     >>>>>                    4,660,000

Tunisia                >>>>>                    4,600,000

 

Other                  >>>>>                  94,200,000

 

Total                   >>>>>               252,000,000

 

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Viewers are as interested in my articles pertinent to educational philosophy, Taiwan national integrity, and book reviews as they are my many pure data presentations;  but the latter do gain a great deal of attention from certain interested individuals and groups in the Minneapolis area.

 

This has been true, for example, in the following data set from my recent compilation of Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) Davis Center (central office) staff by position of salary. 

 

Viewers are interested in the revelation that ten staff members receive $200,000 or more;  and in the increasing gap between the highest earners and those just below.  While very recently, many Davis Center staff received annual salaries between $70,000 and $90,000 per year, the number in this category has slimmed considerably as the salaries of those at the very highest level have increased in monetary amount.

 

Perpend  >>>>> 

 

Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) Davis Center Staff by Position & Salary (May 2026)

 

Davis Center Staff Receiving $200,000 or More In Annual Salary

 

Lisa Lorraine Sayles-Adams

Superintendent

$271,000

 

Ty Camille Thompson

Deputy Superintendent

$232,478

 

Jamie Lynn Jonassen

General Counsel

$216,136

 

Ryan A. Strack

Senior Executive Officer

$210,865

 

Thomas Christian Parent

Senior Operations Officer

$210,865

 

Shawn Harris-Berry

Associate Superintendent

$209,639

 

Melissa Anne Sonnek

Senior Academic Officer

$205,593

 

Elizabeth Ann Keenan

Associate Superintendent/Special Education

$202,417

 

Alicia Inex Miller

Senior Human Resources Officer

$200,312                  

 

 

Davis Center Staff Receiving Between $170,000 and $200,000 In Annual Salary

 

Yusuf A. Abdullah

Associate Superintendent

$199,161

 

Lametrica Antoinette Johnson-Eaddy      

Associate Superintendent

$196,153

   

Maria Rolinger

Executive Director, Core Academics

$181,500

 

Scott G. Weber

Executive Director, Human Resources

$175,717

 

Amy Tanzer Hillenbrand

Executive Director, Community Education

$171,611

 

Donnie Nicole Belcher

Executive Director, Communications & Engagement

$170,790

 

John Andrew Bjoraker

Executive Director, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support

$170,544

 

 

Davis Center Staff Receiving Between $140,000 and $170,000 In Annual Salary

 

Timoth Dean Wilson

Executive Director, Information Technology

$169,148

 

Heather Hunt MacMurray

Executive Director, Research & Planning

$164,221

 

Tamuriel Latrice Grace

Executive Director, Equity & Climate

$163,238

 

Muhidin Warfa

Executive Director, Multicultural and Magnets

$162,479

                                                                             

Rosalind Renee Sullivan

Director, Office of Civil rights

$162,232

 

Hai-Yen Thi Vo

Director, Special Education Programs

$146,974

 

Daren L. Johnson

Director, Extended Learning

$146,974

 

Antony Myron Fisher

Driector, District Athletics

$146,974

 

Paul D. Klym

Director, Career and Technical Education (CTE)

$146,974

 

Emily R. Olson

Director, Talent Management

$146,974

 

Sarah Walker Etzel

Director, Career and Technical Education (CTE)

$146,974

 

Deron Lee Cunningham

Assistant General Counsel

$146,974

 

Elizabeth Marie Meske

Assistant General Counsel

$146,974

 

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Farcically, the current intellectually challenged members of the MPS Board of Education seem to fantasize that my impact can be diminished by altering the rules pertaining to Public Comments. 

 

The Policy Committee led by education establishment sycophant MPS District 5 Board Member Lori Norvelle is pushing to prioritize those signing up so as to potentially preclude my making comments when sign-ups extend beyond twenty-five (25). 

 

Further, fellow creature of the education establishment MPS District 6 Board Member Greta Callahan mentioned in discussion at the 12 May 2026 regular Board business meeting that she would not be opposed to penalizing those who consistently break Public Comment rules by conveying that such rule beakers will be prohibited from making Public Comments for a number of months to be decided. 

 

Callahan is referring here to my recalling, at the end of my Public Comments for several successive months, the evidence that I presented in the form of my analysis of the abominably written dissertation of Superintendent Lisa Sayles-Adams, as powerful indication that this mean-spirited and deceptive leader is an academic fraud.  In making such a comment, I am challenging Chair Beachy’s illegal anti-free speech dictum that “no identifiable information” or comment either negative or positive referring to a specific MPS staff member may be made.

 

Following the decision pertinent to Public Comments that the Board will make at the next (9 June 2026) meeting of the Board will be both intriguing and amusing.

 

The current draft of the proposed changes would produce prioritization as follows >>>>> 

 

 

Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education Priority Criteria Draft for Those Making Public Comments

 

The School Board will hear up to twenty-five (25) public comments at monthly regular business meetings. Individuals should pre-register to be considered to provide public comment prior to the meeting by filling out the public speaker form (20 slots). There will also be an opportunity to sign up in-person from 5-5:15 p.m. on the day of the meeting (5 slots).

 

Sign-up Guidelines:

 

Priority of speakers will be given in the following order:

 

● Current MPS students

 

● Current caregiver of an MPS student or current MPS staff speaking to a meeting agenda item.

 

● Current caregiver of an MPS student, current MPS staff or a current Minneapolis resident in the order the request is received. Priority will be given to those who have not spoken in the past three months.

 

● Community members in the order the request is received. Priority will be given to those who have not spoken in the past three months.

 

To ensure appropriate speaker priority, the board office may verify a speaker’s relationship to the district, including student, caregiver, staff, or residency.

 

● Fill out the pre-registration form (20 slots) or the in-person sign-up form (5 slots) to be considered to provide public comment. You will be asked to provide your name, address, email, the subject you are addressing in your comment, noting if it is related to the meeting agenda and noting if you have provided a comment in the past 3 months.

 

If you need assistance, contact Nandi O’Brien at nandi.obrien@mpls.k12.mn.us or 612-668-2090. Draft Priority Criteria Draft ○ The pre-registration form will close at 12 p.m. the day before the meeting. Individuals will be notified of their status on the speaking list that evening.

 

Individuals participating in the in-person sign up will learn their status when in-person sign up closes (5:20 p.m.) Guidelines for Speakers:

 

● Comments must not reference identifiable information about employees or students and must not use profanity, insults, or threats. Issues related to district employees may be submitted in writing to Human Resources or The School Board and may identify employees by name, title and location.

 

● Speakers may not transfer or yield their time to a different individual. ● Only one person may stand at the podium during a comment.

 

● If you have been given a slot to provide public comment in-person, your name will be projected and called to approach the podium.

 

● Each commenter will have up to two (2) minutes to provide their comment.

 

● Public commenters should state their name, relationship to MPS, and the topic on which they are commenting.

 

● By signing up to be considered to provide public comment, you agree to all public comment guidelines and you understand that your comment and information you provide in the registration form may be considered public data under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.

 

● Ensure that signs do not obstruct the view of others in the boardroom.

 

● Public comments are an opportunity for the Board to hear feedback and input. Board members will not respond to comments or questions.

 

● The Board Chair has full discretion over the public comment period and guidelines.

 

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