C. J. Huff $175,000 a year in 2012-13, child porn criminal gets $67K from district

The salaries for Joplin R-8 Central Administration shows 34 people who made $50,000 or more during the 2012-2013 school year led by Superintendent C. J. Huff’s $175,000. The 10th highest salary at 32nd and Duquesne belonged to technology employee Ronny Justin Myers who was paid $67,069 for duties that included monitoring high school students’ laptops and resulted in pornographic photos of 10 Joplin students winding up on his laptop.

Myers pleaded guilty earlier this year to child pornography charges and is awaiting sentencing.

Joplin R-8 Central Administration Salaries for 2012-2013

(taken from the central database set up by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

HUFF, CHARLES Central Office Administration JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $175,000

BESENDORFER, ANGELA Central Office Administration JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $132,743

BARLASS, MARK Central Office Administration JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $99,981

CRAVENS, JASON Central Office Administration JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $99,603

OREM, LISA Central Office Administration JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $99,360 

HOUSE, TRACI Media Personnel JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $88,251

BOYER, AMANDA Central Office Administration JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 0.5 $75,566

BOYER, AMANDA Supervisor JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 0.5 $75,566

ALEXANDER, MARY Central Office Administration JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $72,068

DAVIS, SABRINA Ancillary Personnel JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $69,026

SHALLENBURGER, LISA Ancillary Personnel JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $69,026

SOAT, SUSAN Ancillary Personnel JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $69,026

YUST-ANDERSON, CHARLENE Ancillary Personnel JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 0.2 $69,019

JAMES, SUSAN Supervisor JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $67,616 

MYERS, RONNY Aide/Paraprofessional JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $67,069 

MILLS, JUDITH Other Pupil Services JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $66,041

HART, TERRI Central Office Administration JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $65,287 

DUKE, ROBIN Supervisor JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $59,369

ST CLAIR, MELINDA Supervisor JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $58,898

RADER, KLISTA Media Personnel JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $58,315

JARRETT, JANIE Central Office Administration JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $56,457

SHANNON, JENNIFER Ancillary Personnel JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $56,450 

ALFORD, KIMBERLY Supervisor JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $54,688

BUNTIN, ANDREA Supervisor JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $54,688

CAMPBELL, CYNTHIA Other Pupil Services JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $54,688

HEILBRUN, MELISSA Guidance Personnel/Placement Specialist JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $54,688

PARKS, CHRIS Guidance Personnel/Placement Specialist JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $54,688

WEEKS, CANDICE Guidance Personnel/Placement Specialist JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $54,688

WILSON, LORI Other Pupil Services JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $54,688

TAYLOR, RAYMA Central Office Administration JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $54,479

SINCLAIR, JULIE Other Pupil Services JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $52,987

MICKEY, KRISTI Other Pupil Services JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $50,659

BELL, ADAM Aide/Paraprofessional JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $50,616

FREEBORN, RICHARD Aide/Paraprofessional JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $50,616

PITCHER, ERIC Aide/Paraprofessional JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $50,616 

SAPP, MICHAEL Aide/Paraprofessional JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $50,616 

VANGILDER, DUSTIN Aide/Paraprofessional JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $50,616 

WILLIAMS, RICK Aide/Paraprofessional JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $50,616 

THOMASSON, SARA Other Pupil Services JOPLIN SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE 1 $50,116