The Ceres School Board approved employment agreements for administrators Denise Wickham, Debra Bukko, Jay Simmonds, Amy Peterman, Linda Stubbs and Dan Pangrazio with unanimous votes Thursday evening.

"All of these contracts are for next school year," explained CUSD Superintendent Scott Siegel. "They've all been outstanding employees. We appreciate everything they do."

Wickham, deputy superintendent for CUSD, will earn an annual salary of $160,776.

Denise started working for Ceres Unified during the 2006-07 school year.

She was assistant superintendent for five years prior to earning a promotion in 2013-14.

Bukko (assistant superintendent of Educational Services), Jay Simmonds (assistant superintendent of Student Support Services) and Amy Peterman (assistant superintendent of Business Services) will all have a base salary of $153,121.

Stubbs (Ceres High School principal) and Pangrazio (Central Valley High School principal) will make $127,112 and $117,997, respectively.

Peterman and Pangrazio will fill different positions with CUSD next school year.

Peterman, principal of Central Valley since 2010-11, will become a district administrator.

Pangrazio, who is now the associate principal of Central Valley High beginning this school year, will replace Peterman.
Pangrazio previously served as learning director for Ceres High and principal at Walter White School.