Paul Kaiser is the next superintendent of Westfield Washington Schools and he will start almost immediately.
At a special meeting, the board approved Kaiser’s hiring in a vote of 5-0. Although originally expected to start in July, Kaiser will begin the new role on Wednesday.
Per a public notice previously published by the school district, his annual base salary will be $185,000. Additionally, he will receive $12,000 in annual stipends plus insurance and retirement benefits at an estimated cost of more than $60,000 for a total package of more than $257,000 in the first year.
But Kaiser wasn’t the only central office leadership hire made Tuesday night. At the same meeting the board also approved the hiring of John Atha as assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction. Atha starts Wednesday as well and his base salary is $150,000 per year, per spokesperson Joshua Andrews.
Updated: 12:45 AM EDT May 26, 2021
WESTFIELD, Ind Westfield-Washington Schools has selected a new leader.
Paul A. Kaiser, Ph.D. is the district’s new superintendent, effective May 26.
Dr. Kaiser, with 40 years experience in education, was superintendent of Beech Grove City Schools for 13 years.
He started as a teacher at Kokomo Haworth High School, became an assistant principal position at Eastern High School in Greentown and was principal at Decatur Central High School. He held the assistant superintendent role at Noblesville Schools before being named superintendent of Monroe-Gregg Schools.
“I am excited to be ‘coming home’ to Westfield and Hamilton County as the superintendent of Westfield Washington Schools. When I served as Assistant Superintendent at Noblesville Schools, my family and I lived in Westfield and my daughters were proud Shamrocks! I am honored to have the privilege of serving the Westfield community as superintendent of schools.