La Grange D102's Top-Paid Teachers, Administrators

LA GRANGE, IL – The top-paid employee at La Grange School District 102 in the 2024-25 school year was Superintendent Chris Covino, who started in 2023.

Covino made $225,000, which is 30 percent higher than the next highest-paid employee.

La Grange District 102, which has nearly 3,000 students, recently approved the release of the 2024-25 compensation list. It includes participants in the Teachers Retirement System. A few employees may have since retired or moved to other positions.

Here is what the top 25 highest-paying administrators and teachers were paid in the 2024-25 year (two administrators' salaries were the same, as was the case with six teachers):

1. Chris Covino
Superintendent
$225,000

2. Christophber Finch
Assistant superintendent-curriculum
$172,675

3. Kathryn Boxell
Director of equity and accountability
$156,520

4. Michael Michowski
Principal
$142,635

5. Tonisha Sibley
Assistant superintendent-finance
$132,874

6. Deborah LeGare
Teacher
$128,597

7. Regina Leeberg
Principal
$125,000

7. Traci Harris
Assistant superintendent-special education
$125,000

8. Karli Stamer
Principal
$122,003

9. Maureen Lockie
Coordinator of curriculum and instruction
$118,964

10. Jerome Green
Principal
$117,600

11. Amy Grieve
Principal
$114,450

12. Allison Sobotka
Principal
$110,000

13. Laura Barry
Teacher
$109,692

14. Lisa Cavaliere
Teacher
$108,798

15. Staci Voras
Teacher
$108,592

16. Cynthia Adams
Teacher
$108,205

17. Kelly Paetsch
Teacher
$107,688

18. Lisa Bernstein
Teacher
$106,371

19. Christine Boyde, Colleen Korzen, Kathleen Kratochvil, Osena Kuehle, Lynn Lawrence, Melanie Turek
Teachers
$104,045