Top 15 Salaries In Darien's Cass D63

DARIEN, IL – The top-paid employee at Cass School District 63 in the 2024-25 school year was Superintendent Mark Cross, who is retiring at the end of this school year.

Cross made $234,141, 45 percent more than the next highest-paid employee.

The highest-paid teacher was Jennifer Callahan, who was fourth on the list at $129,695.

The district, which has about 800 students, recently released the 2024-25 compensation list.

Here is what the 15 highest-paid administrators and teachers made in the 2024-25 year (some may have since retired or moved to other positions):

1. Mark Cross
Superintendent
$234,141

2. Christine Marcinkewicz
Principal
$161,035

3. Laura Anderson
Principal
$160,694

4. Jennifer Callahan
Teacher
$129,695

5. Audrey Vaci
Resource teacher
$129,615

6. Karen Hyder
Teacher
$126,489

7. Pamela Worth
Teacher
$122,705

8. Jane York
Speech language pathology teacher
$113,345

9. Deborah Dolehide
Director of fiscal services
$107,175

10. Rebecca Kriz
Teacher
$107,089

11. Amy Pollitz
Teacher
$106,262

12. Karen Mosquera
Teacher
$106,055

13. Susan Paszkowski
Teacher
$105,357

14. Kristen Orr
Teacher
$103,563

15. Kristie Miller
English-as-a-second-language teacher
$102,840