Arizona’s Attorney General Mark Brnovich has announced that his office is suing the Buckeye Elementary School District (BESD) as well as its superintendent Kristi Wilson for alleged overpayment of salary despite not being entitled to it.
Wilson has been the superintendent at BESD since 2013. As of fiscal year 2019, the average teacher at BESD earned $44,536, which is 15 percent below the state average, according to the lawsuit. Between fiscal years 2014 and 2016, Wilson’s annual compensation averaged $172,813. Starting fiscal year 2017, BESD entered into three separate employment agreements with Wilson that led to her receiving “additional compensation,” the lawsuit noted.
“For fiscal years 2017 through 2021, Wilson’s compensation was 163 percent higher (or about 2-1/2 times higher) than the reported average of peer districts’ superintendents, and 108 percent higher (or more than 2 times higher) than superintendents of Arizona’s three largest districts.”…