Daniel receives pay raise ahead of school year

Posted on August 7, 2018

*Unit 5 Superintendent Mark Daniel will receive a salary of $203,606 for the 2018-2019 school year. (WJBC File Photo)*

By Patrick Baron

NORMAL – The Unit 5 Superintendent is receiving a bump in his salary.

The Superintendent Evaluation Committee met with Mark Daniel in order to review his performance and compensation for the completion of performance goals for the 2017-2018 school year.

Daniel’s salary for the previous school year was $197,676. He and the Board of Education have agreed on a three percent raise, bringing his salary for the 2018-2019 school year to $203,606.

Daniel, the 12th Superintendent of Unit 5 schools, has worked in education for 29 years. He previously served as the Superintendent of Dowagiac Union Schools in southwest Michigan.

Patrick Baron can be reached at [email protected].

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