Simcoe County District School Board

Also filed as Simcoe County DSB (1998–2005).

Ontario Sunshine List 2025 · 2,733 employees earning $100K+

School Boards

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

2,733

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$328.5M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$120,182

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$118,051

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Simcoe County District School Board in 2025?

Dawn Stephens, Director of Education, was paid $296,660 in 2025 — the highest total compensation among 2,733 Simcoe County District School Board employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $118,051.

How has Simcoe County District School Board's Sunshine List changed?

Simcoe County District School Board listed 2 people in 1998 and 2,733 in 2025 — 1367× as many; payroll on the list went from $251K to $328.5M, and the median salary moved from $125,515 to $118,051.

How many Simcoe County District School Board employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 28 yearly values of median salary, from $125,515 in 1998 to $118,051 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K199820042010201320192025
Median salary, 1998–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold. That threshold has never been indexed to inflation, so this line can fall over time simply because more people newly cross it — not necessarily because pay fell.

Top Employees
2025

#1Dawn Stephens
$296,660
Director of Education
#2Dean Maltby
$240,191
Associate Director
#3Gregory Jacobs
$207,674
Superintendent, Special Education
#4Corry Van Nispen
$203,341
Superintendent, Business and Facility Services
#5Susan Sidlofsky
$201,102
Superintendent, Information Technology and School Services
#6Lisa Coffey
$198,595
Superintendent, Education K-12
#7Jessica Barrie
$195,316
Secondary Teacher
#8Peter Mclean
$192,877
Superintendent, Education K-12
#9Kadri Jessop
$191,231
Elementary Principal
#10Iain Mcmeekin
$190,750
Superintendent, Human Resource Services
#11Luke Webbe
$188,706
Superintendent, Education K-12
#12Robin Dashnay
$184,924
Assistant Superintendent, Education K-12
#13Boi Tran Ha
$184,782
Elementary Principal
#14Kelly Lalonde
$184,778
Superintendent, Education K-12
#15Kristen Muscat-Fennell
$184,102
Superintendent, Education K-12
#16John Playford
$184,102
Superintendent, Education K-12
#17Scott Young
$184,102
Superintendent, Education K-12
#18Primrose Goss
$180,728
Elementary Principal
#19Kulbir Dhaliwal
$180,579
Elementary Principal
#20Jennifer Newby
$179,856
Superintendent, Education K-12
#21Jeffery Wells
$179,176
Secondary Vice-Principal
#22Alison Chornobaj
$179,159
Secondary Principal
#23Monika Milek-Hopkins
$178,355
Secondary Teacher
#24Brae Montgomery
$178,212
Secondary Principal
#25Marci Duncan
$177,164
Elementary Principal

See all 2,733 employees in 2025 →

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Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
2024 → 2025

Dawn Stephens at Simcoe County District School Board had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2025 Sunshine List: $234,591 to $296,660, up 26.5%.

Dawn Stephens+26.5%
Director of Education
$234,591 → $296,660
Alison Golding+41.0%
Elementary Principal
$124,947 → $176,212
Maggie Smylie+30.3%
Elementary Principal
$126,453 → $164,792
Dean Maltby+18.2%
Associate Director
$203,279 → $240,191
Kulbir Dhaliwal+24.5%
Elementary Principal
$145,008 → $180,579

A year-over-year increase or decrease in disclosed pay can include overtime, a retroactive payment, a vacation payout or severance, not only a change in base pay, rate, or role — the Sunshine List discloses total salary paid that year, not a pay rate. This list is ranked by the dollar increase, not by the percentage shown.

123 people were new to Simcoe County District School Board's list in 2025; 455 who were on it in 2024 were not. See the full 2025 roster →

See all pay increases at Simcoe County District School Board →

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Top Positions
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