Salaries, wages for Columbia School District 4 educators added to BND Public Pay Database

Mike Koziatek

The salaries and wages of Columbia School District 4 teachers and administrators have been added to the Belleville News-Democrat’s Public Pay Database. To view the BND’s Public Pay Database, go to www.bnd.com/publicpay. The school district had four educators who earned $90,000 or more in the 2020-21 fiscal year, which ended on June 30.

The highest earner was Superintendent Christopher Grode, who was paid $108,333.40 in total wages, according to records of the latest annual figures available.

Brian Reeves, the principal of Columbia High School, was the second-highest earner at $106,022.25, the records show.

Courtney Castelli, the former assistant superintendent, was third with total wages of $98,191.69. Castelli has since taken a new job to be superintendent of Smithton School District 130.The fourth highest earner was Jeanne Goacher with $91,948.50 in total wages. Goacher is the special education director for the district.The fifth-highest earner was Angela Huels at $88,091.25 for serving as the principal of Columbia Middle School.

You can see the complete list of teachers and administrators by clicking on “Columbia School Dist. 4” in the index at the top of the BND Public Pay Database box. Select 2020 as the year and hit the search button.

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