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"I want to re- School board members spect thetights of thereferred questions to at- As a north suburban dis- people involved," schooltorney Dana Crumley at trict grappled with cuts toboard President MarkFranczek Radelet, a private staff and student programs Sproat said, declining tofirm retained to handle in recent years, the schoolcomment further. "There'sgeneral legal issues when board showered two topnothing I can do at thisthe investigation was administrators with nearlytime." launched. Crumley de- $450,000 worth of perks, a Gattaisscheduledto dined to comment. Tribune investigation hasearn $341,000 this year in Gatta's compensation found. pay and benefits, andhas exceeded what was Those benefits includedHeintz will earn $216,000.statedin her contract, $296,000 of graduate Both are on paid leave, anddocuments show. Since she school tuition for Superin- taxpayers continue to covertook the job as superin- tendent Nanciann Gattatheir salaries and benefits,tendent in 2008, Gatta has and Assistant Superintend-estimatedat roughlycashed out more than NUCCIO DNUZZO/CHICAGO TRIBUNE ent for Operations John $50,000 per month. $127,000 in unused vaca- Nues District219board member Canton Evans, second from right, listens to public corn- Heintz, the district's chief Gatta and Heintz saidtion time, nearly doublernents during a board meeting Sept. 8. legal counsel, to attend thethey are political casualties what her contract allowed. exclusive University of Chi-of the shifting priorities As superintendent, she Melinda Selbee, an at-and Morton Grove. Theopen session and claims he cago Booth School of Busi-that came with a new slate was allotted 25 annual va-torney with theIllinoisfollowing year, a new posi- was suspended by the ness.