BUCKEYE, AZ — Dr. Kristi Wilson, Buckeye Elementary School District’s former superintendent, has agreed to pay back hundreds of thousands of dollars of overcompensation.
In January 2023, Arizona's former attorney general filed a lawsuit claiming Dr. Wilson was overcompensated.
The district put Dr. Wilson on leave earlier this year before officially cutting ties with her in September. Upon her release, she received a severance payout of more than $106,000, according to the agreement from the district obtained by ABC15.
The Arizona Auditor General found she was paid more than $1.7 million of additional compensation over the course of five years, from July 2016 to December 2021. Officials say an estimated $571,256 “of which she was not entitled to under her employment agreements.”
The lawsuit was settled and dismissed late last month with Dr. Wilson set to pay back $407,058.
Videos in the player above highlight ABC15's previous reporting of this case.
