Ousted Santa Clara County schools executive splurged on support staff, investigation finds

A TOP SILICON VALLEY education leader had five highly-paid admins and assistants working for her — with some making nearly $200,000 each a year in public dollars meant to serve the county’s most vulnerable students.

An analysis by San José Spotlight revealed an office studded with six-figure salaried assistants, strategy managers and a “senior administrator for superintendent projects” reporting to former Superintendent Mary Ann Dewan. Her three “executive assistants” were each making an annual base salary ranging from $150,000 to $192,000. Two were hired in 2024 and one was hired in 2014.